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Reassurance After Relapse
Recovery Isn't a Straight Line So you’ve acknowledged that you have a substance abuse problem. You’ve gone to treatment, and you’ve done the work. But you’ve found yourself in some tricky, trying spots after finding sobriety. Now you’re tackling what might be your...
Addiction & Low Self-Esteem: The Connection
How much do you like yourself? The confidence you feel in our own worth and abilities is what determines your level of self-esteem. A short quiz from PsyCom can help you see how high or low your self-esteem may be. Someone who has a healthy self-esteem believes that...
Managing SAD to Stay Sober this Fall
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) If the thought of fall, pumpkin spice lattes, and bonfires bums you out... If you find yourself confused by the unnerving cheer on a snowman’s face...f your mood lowers rapidly along with the liquid mercury in the thermometer... If...
How to Support Your Loved One When They Return Home From Addiction Treatment
When a Loved One Gets Help Having a loved one in addiction treatment can spark a range of emotions: relief, worry, loneliness, and hope, to name a few. Whether it’s our partner, son, daughter, or other close family member, we feel their absence when they are...
Soldiers and Substance Abuse
In the Movies In Forrest Gump, actor Tom Hanks plays a young southern man who goes to the Vietnam War and befriends Lieutenant Dan. Later in the movie, we see that Lieutenant Dan has become a paraplegic and alcoholic after he completes his service. Life isn’t always a...
Parenting From Recovery Centers
It’s unspoken but loud. It’s in the back of our minds and makes us hesitate to move forward. It’s the feeling that we’re weak and negligent for going to recovery--a feeling that increases ten-fold if we’re parents. If you are a parent battling addiction, you may feel...
Staying Fit in Sobriety
Physical Fitness Many of us look at fitness like a chore. The sweat, the pain, the lack of instant results: it can be pretty disheartening. When it comes to addiction and substance abuse disorders, what causes us pain can often be eradicated instantaneously. That easy...
Navigating the Job Market in Sobriety
You Did It You took that first step to getting your life back. You entered treatment. You did the work. You’re finally ready to be employed and gain financial independence. If this is the case for you or your loved one, getting back into the job market after addiction...
Are Antidepressants Addictive?
What Exactly Are Antidepressants? Antidepressants are a type of medicine that may aid in the relief of depression symptoms, social anxiety disorder symptoms, anxiety disorder symptoms in general, as well as other mental health ailments. They work by supporting the...
Five Influential People Who Overcame Opioid Addiction
Conquering opioid addiction, whether the addiction involves prescription medication, heroin, or other forms of opiates, typically requires professional treatment that includes detox, intensive therapy, education, and relapse prevention planning. We can look to several...
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