You Have Got To Check Out Mereggie, A.K.A. Me Reggie McDonald – A True Story
Although I had seen Sickgirl's post about mereggie on The Write Thought, I hadn't checked out the mereggie site until right now...it is amazing. It is one of those sites that really hits home. Maybe it reminds you of how fortunate you and your family were that you didn't end up like this...or it might remind you of the addict in your life and the potential for something like this to happen.
Mereggie is a website dedicated to the true story of Reggie McDonald. He was a drug addict, who under the influence of crystal meth left his house one day and never returned. Despite a country wide search...he wasn't found.
Epiphanies: Slowly Building Up Life Skills In Addiction Recovery
So I've talked, almost a sickening amount, about how active addiction keeps us from developing life skills. But what I really haven't discussed is how being in addiction recovery makes building up life skills possible.
There I am driving down the road. I should be concentrating on, oh I don't know... driving. But I'm not. I'm thinking about what it would take for my husband, my son and myself to be able to move out of where we live now. This train of thought somehow turned into setting goals for myself and then... Boom. It hit me, an epiphany.
How Is Addiction Recovery Like Baseball?
When you think of addiction recovery you usually don't associate this with baseball BUT after reading the following quote I think you will agree that in our addiction recovery and in our spiritual lives we should be striving to be more like the game of baseball.
"Baseball teaches us, or has taught most of us, how to deal with failure. We learn at a very young age that failure is the norm in baseball and, precisely because we have failed, we hold in high regard those who fail less often - those who hit safely in one out of three chances and become star players. I also find it fascinating that baseball, alone in sport, considers errors to be part of the game, part of it's rigorous truth."
-Francis T. Vincent, Jr., Commissioner of Baseball
It is very easy in life to lose perspective and think that you should somehow strive for perfection. This can do a real number on your self-esteem which can leave you with internal pain and...looking for a way to numb that pain.
Relapse Prevention: Having One Of Those Days
Sometimes I don't realize how happy my life has become until I have one of those days. You know, the ones where everything seems unbearable. You are feeling not so enthused about life in general and you wonder why you bother to fight the good fight.
Have You Ever Heard Of A Second-Round Addiction?
You probably have heard of a second-round addiction you just don't know it by that name. Basically a second round-addiction is a substitute addiction that you pick up once you are in recovery. How do you avoid second-round addictions and how do you know if you already have one?
Why Have An Addiction Recovery Blog?
I am pretty open with people about being a recovering addict but what I found myself hiding was the fact that I run an addiction recovery blog. It just seems like some people just don't get it. They ask "why have an addiction recovery blog?".
Happy Mothers Day
My mother was so supportive of me when I finally told my family I had a substance abuse problem. Since it is Mothers Day I thought it was fitting to talk about what role a supportive mother can have in addiction recovery.
Cymbalta Online Petition: Make Cymbalta Withdrawl Symptoms Known
I just wanted to give a quick thanks to those of you that have already signed the online Cymbalta petition that I created. I have just reached a second page of signatures (it's only 52 people but a 2nd page none the less).
The Sun Is Rising Once Again On The Write Thought
The Write Thought was going through somewhat of a lull but I am pleased to announce that thanks to the addition of some new writers over the past couple of months (along with it's already great writers) we seem to be recovering (pun intended).
Since October when the moderator torch was passed to me, I have felt a sense of responsibility in getting this site back to what it once was. That is why with the addition of some new writers, I'm hoping that we can once again get that community feel back to The Write Thought.
For any of you not familiar with The Write Thought, it is best explained as a place for those in and out of recovery as well as those people with addicts in their lives that they are trying to love and understand. If you fit into one of these categories...The Write Thought is the place for you.
Addictive Thinking: The Way I Deal With Pain Has Changed
I kind of touched on this subject before but I have realized that since being in addiction recovery, the way that I deal with aches and pains has really changed...for the better.
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