It’s important for every single person in recovery to feel empowered and inspired. We need to believe in ourselves if we want to accomplish anything in our lifetime – but it’s harder for people who struggle with addiction to believe in themselves than it might be for others. Sometimes, an addiction can feel stifling – […]
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A new year has arrived, and with it, a hope for better times to come. With the cutoff of an old year and the celebration of a new one, it’s only natural to hope for terrible things to end and for good things to come. But one has to do more than hope if they […]
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The benefits of sobriety include many instantaneously obvious perks, the biggest being that you’re guaranteed survive your addiction days. But beyond the fact that you get to live past an early age and stay sane enough to experience life around you as it occurs, there are many benefits of sobriety – many of which become apparent […]
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No one ever said sobriety would be easy – but to many, the idea of long-term sobriety can seem almost unattainable. And with the way addiction works, overcoming that point of view and working towards a new and hopeful future is difficult, but that’s what January is for. A new year, and the beginning of […]
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Relapsing during addiction recovery is when the urge to use overwhelms you to the point where you fail to resist it, and you find yourself using again. This is more than just a simple error or mistake – to most people, it’s an act of self-betrayal that can take a lot of emotional strength to […]
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It’s hard to draw the line between drug use, and drug addiction. There is no such thing as a one-hit addiction – addiction happens over repeated usage. And while using a drug can prime your brain for more of its usage, the cycle of addiction does not begin until a behavior has already been established, […]
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While we’re still in the holiday season, the new year is drawing near – and to many, this is a reason to celebrate a meaningful ending to the year. With a new year come new opportunities, new possibilities, and a fresh start to something possibly much better after you kick addiction. Of course, with these […]
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It’s incredibly difficult to talk about addiction. Not only is it an issue that permeates you to the point where your own will becomes difficult to follow, but it can also be a tremendous source of strife in families, tearing them apart. Finding a way through an addiction with your relationships intact takes a massive […]
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Drug addiction has always been an issue – since we’ve discovered the wondrous effects of psychedelics, alcohol and natural stimulants, civilizations have at one point or another profited off drugs or struggled with their effects of intoxication and addiction. From opium to cocaine to mushrooms, history is littered with instances where people, great and small […]
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Regardless of how you’re spending your holiday season, it can generally be agreed upon that there’s something special to this time of year. Traditions are, in some aspect, important to us – and if it’s a particularly positive and festive tradition, then it’s important that we carry it on, and use it to enrich the […]
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