Summertime living is easy, right? Splashing in the pool, hanging out at the beach, tubing down the river, attending barbeques, cookouts, and family reunions—what more could you want? For someone trying to maintain their recovery from addiction, those proverbial dog days of summer can present challenges at every turn....
Articles with the Tag addiction
Depression: Sober but Sad in Recovery
Many addicts are well aware of what it takes to get off drugs. Acute withdrawal can include every uncomfortable symptom imaginable, including anxiety, sweating, shaking, insomnia, irritability, vomiting and diarrhea. This acute withdrawal phase can last up to two weeks. But it ends. What happens next, in the weeks...
Step 1: Admission, Surrender, and Acceptance
“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.” Originally posted at Recovery Place, January 2015 The journey of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and many other recovery programs starts with Step One. In this step we admit we are powerless...
In His own Words: Jason Love Shares His Recovery Story with Revolution Recovery.
Some may say being hopeless would be a bad place, but once your completely and totally hopeless and have lost everything till you had what you thought was nothing and then lost the nothingness you were still clenching too, you may be ready to start your journey of recovery....
Overcoming Addiction: How to Seek Help
Originally posted by Fizznich @ Always new You Battling an addiction is both scary and overwhelming. We struggle to get past what binds us, but often times it can seem impossible. Learn why overcoming addiction is so difficult. Through the experience of others you can learn how to free...