Increasing Your Self-Esteem in Addiction Recovery
In early addiction recovery, feelings of guilt and shame are common and expected. In fact, it can bet difficult to overcome those negative feelings…but a proactive approach can help you develop self-confidence. This article describes several things people in recovery can do to boost their low self-esteem. Then, we invite you to share your own experiences about building […]
Is There A Quick Fix for Addiction?
No. There is no quick fix – not to addiction, diabetes, or any other disorder. For that matter, quick fixes rarely appear in any other context, including climate shift or family budgeting. Here, we explore what it really takes to recover from addiction in the long term. Then, we invite your questions or comments about addiction recovery in […]
Warning signs of relapse
The disease of addiction never goes away; it only goes into remission. No matter who you are or how long you’ve been sober, relapse is always a possibility. Unlike other diseases, however, relapse doesn’t just happen. Relapse is a process. And it’s better to acknowledge signs of relapse than deal with the consequences after a slip […]
Addiction recovery affirmations
Addiction recovery takes time. And each person’s path is unique and different. But one thing most addicts have in common? Low self-esteem. Addiction Blog has met up with John Myers and Corey Wesley, from Urban FLRT, to talk more about affirmations and how positive thinking can influence our lives. They are trying to change lives, one affirmation […]
Balancing pain management with addiction awareness:
By Lucas Tolbert It Began With Morphine… In the early 1960s my grandfather, a smoker of two packs of unfiltered Camels a day, died of lung cancer. Unfortunately for him, WWII and the Korean War had seen a spike in the incidence of morphine addiction from soldiers bringing home the habits they’d picked up to […]
Honesty in Addiction Treatment
The Importance Of Honestyby: Michael Sigal The first step towards recovery is an acknowledgement of the problem. The second step is full disclosure. Anything short of that will allow denial or secrecy to rule behavior and minimize the chance for recovery. More than likely, those seeking treatment are well-practiced at keeping things to themselves and when […]
The Language We Use to Talk About Drug Abuse Fuels Shame and Blame
Words carry a tremendous amount of power. They can be positive and reinforcing, or negative and condemning. Recognizing this intrinsic power, a White House summit on drug policy reform recently recommended a change in the language used to describe addiction. The hope is that by doing so, the stigma, shame and blame associated with addiction […]
Living with & Addicted Spouse
Do You Feel Neglected?If someone living with an addicted spouse was asked which person in their life was most neglected, the answer might be, a child, friend, family member or parent. The least likely answer would be “me.”In fact, a co-addict will usually neglect themselves the most. If this person loved and took care of […]
Meth-Addicted Moms Have Babies With Odd Stress Response
The synthesization of methamphetamine, … Toddlers exposed to methamphetamines in the womb have abnormal responses to stress, but only when they also live in unstable home environments. Unfortunately for kids, prenatal drug use and unstable homes often go hand-in-hand. In a new study, 68 percent of kids whose mothers used meth during pregnancy showed a blunted response to stressful situations. […]
