Sometimes as the loved ones of addicts, we have emotions surrounding them and their addictions that we don’t understand, that we can’t seem to come to terms with, accept or make peace with. Our resentment towards the addicts in our lives is one of these complicated emotions we struggle to make sense of. We’re filled […]
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Gifts We Receive in Recovery
One thing that can help us in our recovery is to focus on the gifts we’re receiving by staying sober and by working on our health and peace of mind. Sobriety gives us so many life-changing gifts that we sometimes take for granted and forget to be mindful of. When we remember them and focus […]
How We Can Benefit From Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a support group designed specifically for the loved ones of those struggling with addiction. When we have a family member or friend in the grips of addiction, we have a unique set of challenges that can be difficult to contend with, to say the least, in part because we might not have other […]
How Can We Reclaim Our Self-Worth?
Our sense of self-worth is often extremely fragile and precarious when we’re struggling with addiction and mental illness. We don’t view ourselves with love and compassion. We tend to deny ourselves forgiveness and understanding, especially surrounding the mistakes and regrets we can’t seem to live down. We have a hard time accepting ourselves for who […]
Attending 12-Step Meetings
As we commit to our recovery program, one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our sobriety is to make the effort to attend 12-Step meetings consistently. Just like working with a therapist and a sponsor, attending meetings can help us to address some of the deeply rooted mental and emotional health […]
How Can I Determine My Identity Beyond Addiction?
Our addictions and mental health issues have a way of overtaking our lives and causing us to forget who we are beyond our illnesses. We can begin to feel as though our identities have been reduced to being merely addicts and people who are mentally ill. We have a hard time remembering what it was […]
The Benefits of 12-Step Programs
There are multiple different options when it comes to addiction recovery programs, and one of the more common programs recovering addicts turn to is the 12-Step program. It is often used in conjunction with detoxification programs, professional treatment, and long-term therapy. Once people finish a treatment program, they will often continue to attend 12-Step meetings, […]
What Can We Learn From Our Mistakes?
We tend to associate our mistakes with all of the shame, regret, and remorse we felt when we first committed them, the same emotions we can’t seem to let go of after years of trying, unsuccessfully, to forgive ourselves. We think of our mistakes as evidence of our failures and as defects in our moral […]
Positive Thinking in Recovery
When we’re working to recover, we want to supplement our sobriety with as much self-supportiveness as possible. Often the ways in which we talk to ourselves and think about ourselves can actually hinder our sobriety. When we feel down on ourselves, self-hating and insecure, we’re more likely to want to return to our drugs of […]
Understanding the Marchman Act
The Marchman Act is a law under the Florida Statute that allows for individuals struggling with substance abuse to receive an involuntary assessment and be treated if they are unable or unwilling to seek out voluntary admission to a treatment facility. Unlike the Baker Act, the Marchman act enables family members to seek help for […]