Sober? 5 Reasons You’re Better Off There’s an outdated idea that getting sober means giving something up — saying goodbye to partying, excitement, fun and impulsivity. Really though, nothing could be further from the truth. When you give up drugs and alcohol, you’re opening yourself up […]
Fun Sober Activities Fun Sober Activities can be crucial for long term sobriety. For most of us, the path to behavioral change reaches many crossroads. Since recovery is a program of action sometimes, we have to move our feet in directions our heads are unwilling to […]
Tips For Maintaining Your Recovery Recovery takes action. You can start simply by setting your alarm earlier in the morning, getting up, making your bed. You can do things like clean the house, or something that you’ve put off for some time. Go to a meeting, […]
Staying In Recovery Recovery gives us the ability and skills to deal with the “normal” issues we face in life: loss of loved ones, loss of relationships, empty nesting, career changes, physical impairment, and grieving. Recovery is a process not an event. Life is a continuum […]
The Recovery JourneySobriety gives us the ability and skills to deal with the “normal” issues we face in life: loss of loved ones, loss of relationships, empty nesting, career changes, physical impairment, and grieving. Recovery is a process not an event. Life is a continuum of […]
Having Fun Clean And Sober!! People who have substance use disorders often have a million excuses for not wanting to get clean and sober. They may worry about disappearing friendships once they get clean, fear other people’s judgement, or they may not be able to face […]
Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines are often mistaken for one another. Both of these drugs are part of the drug class called Central Nervous System depressants and are generally used to treat symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, or seizures. CNS depressants increase brain activity on the GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) […]
How Trauma Leads To Addiction – 6 Things To Consider A trauma event is defined as something that causes emotional, mental or physical harm. Often when someone witnesses or physically experiences a trauma, it affects their emotional and mental development. And in some cases, it ends […]