After you go through treatment for addiction, you might think you're free and clear in terms of recovery. However, addiction recovery can be a long process, even after formal treatment. Your therapists and treatment staff probably told you about how common relapse is during recovery....
People often view those who engage in substance abuse as lacking willpower or self-control. On the surface, lacking impulse control would seem to fit in with this description. However, impulse control is a result of brain chemistry. People who have certain types of brain chemistry...
Anger is a common emotion in addiction recovery. At some point, you have to learn to deal with it and process it in a constructive way. Your anger might be directed at yourself, or at certain people, or society in general, or even at law...
The longer you stay sober, the smaller risk you have of relapsing. However, it's important to have a relapse prevention plan in place for both your early years of recovery and later down the road. A relapse prevention plan can make the difference between lasting...
Relationships are one of the most intrinsic needs that humans have. If you're in recovery from addiction, it's very likely that you're wondering about your relationships. Most people with addiction damage their relationships during their struggles with substance abuse. As you move from active addiction...
Anxiety and alcohol or drug addiction are connected. It's also common to feel anxiety in sobriety as many people use alcohol or drugs to alleviate social anxiety. Once you've reached sobriety, you might still have times of anxiety that you don't know how to cure....
September is a transition month where summer slowly moves into fall. The warm days get cooler, and the leaves change color as we prepare for the winter months ahead. September is also National Recovery Month as designated by the Mental Health Services Administration to celebrate...
Addiction recovery is a difficult journey, and sometimes it can also feel like a very lonely one. Many of those in the addiction recovery process often report that they feel lonely and isolated. The worst part of being lonely is that it can sometimes mirror...
Addiction to alcohol or drugs can be confusing, frustrating and devastating. Because it involves the reward chemicals in the brain, it’s not a disease with a quick cure. In fact, an addict may relapse up to six times before becoming sober for good. Our brains...
Many people who struggle with addiction never get treatment. There are many reasons for this, but one of them is that they worry that they can’t put their life on hold while they go through addiction recovery. We have so many obligations and responsibilities that...