Families that have strong ties to religion may wonder why their loved one cannot get sober by simply using the religious guidelines they are meant to adhere to. Religion can create a difference of opinion in conversations, provoke undue judgments, and deter someone who wants to get sober away from their family and friends if […]
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Feb
Feb
Now that you are working the 12-Steps, you recently gave an amends letter to one of your oldest and dearest friends to help resolve your past issues. Your intent is to let them know that you feel remorseful about your part of what went down and that you are amending, or changing, your behavior to […]
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Feb
Feb
Now that you have become sober, you may be wondering how this will affect your travels. Whether you are a world-class traveler, travel for business, or just travel a couple of times a year, your trip can cause a myriad of cravings that make you want to drink or use during your travel times. From […]
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Jan
Jan
The holidays would not be the holidays without some families generating drama over something that happened when the family got together. Even though you are bound by blood or by marriage, this does not mean that the family’s usual cohesiveness will stay intact forever. There could be a time where tempers flare or disrespectful behavior […]
Some parents have put their kids through the wringer with their addiction and then there are other parents who have kids that have never see them drink or use at all. Regardless of what side you are on, there may come a time when questions could be provoked based on your past. “Have you ever […]
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Jan
Jan
Friends who are addicted to drugs and alcohol will drink and use them together. Even though they may not really like each other or trust one another, they will become thick as thieves because they are all after one thing – to get loaded and drunk without having any consequences. That goal, which is nearly […]
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Jan
Jan
People who become addicted to prescription medication will do anything they can to keep these “legal” drugs flowing for them. Whether they steal from medicine cabinets they have access to or try to buy pills off people who already have prescriptions, they could also try doctor shopping. Rather than have one physician to prescribe the […]
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Jan
Jan
The first weekend in February typically houses all the Super Bowl festivities. Super Bowl Sunday is a day synonymous with parties and not just regular old parties either. Parties that happen around the Super Bowl are often boozed fueled, drunken, blackout, pass out parties. Kegs and shots are flowing, and it may seem like the […]
20
Jan
Jan
Coming out of the holidays is a huge proponent of wanting to isolate. With all of the overwhelming circumstances surrounding sobriety, family, presents, holiday gatherings, and loss that you pushed through with self-will and adrenaline, you may find yourself wanting to escape altogether from everything. The problem that isolation creates is self-imprisonment because all you […]
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Jan
Jan
People who battle addiction often battle sleep as well. Spending days awake due to the effects of drugs such as cocaine and meth can eradicate sleeping patterns altogether. Even though heroin and alcohol are known as depressive drugs that eventually make you sleepy, these substances can also wreak complete havoc on the body’s circadian rhythm […]