Breathing A Sigh of Relief
I have been going on for a couple of posts about my inability to talk about some stuff that has really been bothering me. Well, it is with a huge sigh of relief that I tell you that I was finally able to open up about these issues (the details of which I won't bore you with). I should have done it sooner.
I still had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the conversation but once I was in it... I was so glad I was. Things are not magically fixed but I feel a hell of a lot better now that I've gotten a few things off my chest. Funny how that works huh?
Putting It All Out There
Lately I've been trying to find some ways of publicizing my site. I'm finding it's not that easy with a site that focuses on addiction recovery. But I was able to find a pretty cool site that let's you do your own blog reviews
Hey Look at My Narcotics Anonymous Key Tag, I’m a Drug Addict
Anyone who has gone to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting knows that just as they do in Alcoholics Anonymous they celebrate lengths of sobriety. There is just one difference. Instead of giving you a nice little chip that you can keep in a private place and be proud of like you get in Alcoholics Anonymous, you get a key tag. A florescent colored, sometimes glow in the dark, hey look over here, key tag.
Accept The Things I Cannot Change
I was thinking about the part of the serenity prayer that says "grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change".
Now, I'm not going to try and fool you into thinking that I go to NA/AA meetings all the time by talking the talk.
But, I do want to point out that there are a lot of things that I took away from my time in NA/AA that I find useful in my everyday life.
One of the things that I feel that I've struggled with has been the whole accepting the things I cannot change. Rationally I know the importance of this acceptance but I have struggled to take that rational thought and put it to use in my life.
That was until I heard myself telling my son "you do what you can, the very best that you can, and that is all you can do". Boom! How simple. But could it truly be that simple to accept the things I cannot change?
Cymbalta Withdrawal Only Exists On Message Boards
Earlier I had written a post titled Cymbalta Withdrawal Symptoms Suck where I had gone on a rant of all the shitty Cymbalta withdrawal symptoms I was feeling. To my surprise, that post became very popular and a lot of people have weighed in about their experience while weening off Cymbalta.
Addiction Recovery: Ebbs And Flows
When I am having a hard time with my addiction recovery for some reason I start to think that it is always hard, that I'm always struggling. Then I take a look at some of my previous posts and I realize...no I have had just as many easy and harmonious times as I have difficult times.
In Addiction Recovery, What Do The Winners Do?
Do you consider yourself one of the winners? I received this question via email from someone that is just entering into addiction recovery. This person is seeking the experience from others as an aid to their own recovery.
Going by the name of my site, What Winners Do, one might get the impression that I am someone with answers...I'm not. I don't think there are too many answers in addiction recovery, mainly there are questions.
Breaking Down Bad Beliefs In Addiction Recovery
The beliefs that I'm talking about breaking down in addiction recovery have to do with what you believe to be true about yourself. This occurred to me while being on an airplane recently. There was a time that I believed that I was terrified of flying and that I needed to take a tranquilizer (or many tranquilizers) to get myself through this horrific ordeal. If I wasn't completely "relaxed" during my flight there is no telling what could happen...or so I believed.
Recently I experienced flying for the first time without the help of tranquilizers. You want to know what - I'm not afraid of flying. Sure I get a little nervous as I assume most people do at times, but I am able to calm myself down without the use of a mood altering substance. So why is it that I believed I was afraid of flying?
Have You Ever Relapsed?
It is my belief, and the belief of alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous that being in recovery means abstinence from all mood altering substances. With that explained...have you ever relapsed?
Relapse Prevention: You Can Change Your Friends But What About Family?
Every person in addiction recovery has changed their socializing situations in order to avoid the dreaded relapse. We are told that certain people and certain situations can be triggers. What do we do when some of our triggers are also family members?
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