Here is My Cymbalta, Where is My Libido?

Cymbalta has effected my libido…negatively effected my libido. I had previously talked about the fact that I thought my Cymbalta for depression wasn’t cutting it for me. I have discovered that I am having a negative side effect from Cymbalta: sexual dysfunction, low libido, lack of sex drive. Whatever you want to call it, I [...]

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Go After Addiction Recovery Like A Newcomer

Do you remember what it was like when you were a newcomer to addiction recovery? If you were anything like me, you pursued recovery. You went after it, you studied it and you spent a lot of time building up your addiction recovery fundamental skills. As time goes on, you feel a little more comfortable [...]

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Being Present: The Importance Of Staying In The Moment

If you are familiar with addiction recovery, you know that living life one day at a time is a major part of a successful recovery. I’m here to say that in order to be happy, healthy, and have a little peace of mind in life you need to not only live one day at a [...]

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Addiction Recovery: The Relationship Aftermath

I had written a post about dealing with the consequences of addiction and it occurred to me that I never wrote about what consequences addiction recovery has on relationships. We know first hand what consequences substance abuse has on our relationships but what about addiction recovery?

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Some Myths About the Dreaded Relapse

More thank likely, at some point in your recovery you will have a relapse. Of course it is your goal in life not to relapse, that is really the whole point to all of the work we are doing. But mistakes will happen. The most important thing to do is learn from your mistakes. No [...]

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Addictive Thinking: People Watching Is Your Mind Projecting

Have you ever caught yourself judging people that you are seeing for the first time, say in a crowd. While you are people watching you are actually projecting yourself, good or bad, onto others. When you have doubts about yourself or things that you don’t like about yourself…you see the same in others. This is [...]

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Goodbye George Carlin… You Will Be Missed

My absolute favorite comedian, George Carlin, passed away yesterday at the age of 71. I just wanted to acknowledge his passing and say that he will be missed. George was a brilliant comedian with a passion for language that shined through in his act. For those that didn’t pay close attention to him, they may [...]

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Happy Memorial Day… And Thank You

I think that sometimes we lose sight of what this holiday is really about. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those that have served in our military. Thank you

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Addiction Recovery: Return Of The Living Dead

Last year at this time I was in a full on Oxycontin addiction. I had quit my job. My husband, son and I had to move into an apartment in my parents house because our house was foreclosed on and…I was beginning to hate myself. That is why it is so amazing to me where [...]

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My Ability to Share My Feelings is Dwindling

I’m sitting here thinking: what happened to the girl that would sit in a room full of strangers and talk about her problems and inner thoughts? Even as uncomfortable as it would feel sometimes, I would be completely honest about what was going on inside of me with strangers. So why am I finding it [...]

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