February 2010

Instant Gratification Is A Huge Part of Addiction

Our world today is based upon instant gratification. Taking into consideration all of the technology that allows us to get what we want right when we want it, it’s really no wonder that we are trying to apply that standard to our emotional state. Think of all the ways that people use drugs or alcohol [...]

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Accountability In Addiction Recovery

Ultimately in order for someone to have success in addiction recovery they need to have a sense of accountability towards themselves. With that said, it’s also beneficial to feel accountability towards someone/something outside of yourself. In very early recovery just being accountable to ourselves doesn’t always work out very well. We are usually still plagued [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a day made for love. Take a moment today and think about all of the people in your life that you love. It doesn’t matter if they are here or passed…take a moment and think about them today. Happy Valentine’s Day to all those that I love…including myself.

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Loneliness In Addiction Recovery

Think about all of the isolating that we did in active addiction. Is it any wonder that a lot of us experience a sense of loneliness in addiction recovery? Because in addiction you have distanced yourself from a lot of the positive people in your life and have instead chosen to surround yourself with people [...]

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Addiction Recovery:A Bad Person Trying To Become Good Or A Sick Person Trying To Become Well?

There is still a debate out there as to whether or not addiction should be considered a disease or a sort of mental disorder of the weak willed. It seems that these two schools of thought will never find common ground on what truly causes addiction. I have been on both sides of the fence. [...]

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A Touch Of The Sniffles, Get Me Some NyQuil

I abused over the counter drugs for many years. I used situations where I was “sick” to sleep days at a time away with the help of OTC drugs like NyQuil. Since I am no longer practicing this destructive behavior the question is now presented to me: I have a cold, what do I do?

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Addiction Recovery: Sober Socializing

Slowly I am becoming more and more comfortable with being sober in social settings. I have found it easier and easier to be myself in front of people and carry on real conversations where I actually listen to people instead of just waiting to talk. Then I had kind of a weird sober socializing setback.

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Addiction Recovery: Get Back To Basics

From time to time you may find that for one reason or another, you have lost focus on keeping your recovery your number one priority. It happens. Once you realize that you have lost focus of your recovery the best thing you can do for yourself is to get back on track as quickly as [...]

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Addiction Recovery: A Little Peace Of Mind Goes A Long Way

This will be quick. It’s kind of funny that when I’m doing good I don’t have that much to write. I figured I would just check-in and tell everyone that today is a good day.

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Addiction Recovery Sayings: Why Do We Talk The Talk?

I have a fascination with addiction recovery sayings or catch phrases. You know the ones, you see them from time to time plastered on the back bumper of someone’s vehicle. Easy Does It…or something to that effect. But have you ever wondered why there are literally hundreds of these addiction recovery sayings? I have. I’ve [...]

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