A Few Reasons Why Leaving Home for Treatment May Be a Good Choice When people are ready to face the music when it comes to addiction, they usually do it because they are finally ready. They are not willing to be pushed to this idea by others. They want to go of their own accord.…
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What Are Psychosocial Stressors and How Do They Impact Recovery? Addiction has a tremendous impact on people’s lives, especially on their mental and physical well-being. Long after they stop using drugs, they are likely to be triggered by current events or people that send them back to the past. These memories result in the brain’s…
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How Do I Avoid Summertime Relapse Triggers? Addiction treatment is a step on the road to recovery, even though it is not the whole road. The road is really a journey that lasts a lifetime without a final destination. There is always more to learn, more to do, and growth to happen on the way.…
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What Are 5 Things to Avoid in Early Recovery? Now that you are in early recovery, you are on the other side of addiction. It may feel uncomfortable, scary, frustrating or myriad other feelings. Newly sober people might feel truly alive also, not having felt as good as they do now. If you are feeling…
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How Can I Cope with Triggered Emotions in Recovery? Emotions can drive people to drink or use drugs. Maybe when a person drinks they feel stressed, or smoke marijuana to ease pain, loneliness, or something else. Just having those feelings in recovery can give them a desire to use – a craving. Commonly triggering feelings…
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