You are possibly reading this blog post because: 1) You are curious about the process of heroin withdrawal, 2) You or your loved one is addicted to heroin and you are looking into treatment, 3) You are currently sober and reminding yourself why you stay sober...
Self-harm is often considered as a ‘taboo’ topic of which to be kept to oneself or ignored unless there is a perceived suicidal impulse with each cut.
Unfortunately, that leaves the majority of us who have the overwhelming tendency to either cope with stress, anxiety, depression,...
"That won't happen to me; I am a safe user." - Most Active Addicts
As active addicts or alcoholics, we tend to think we are invincible. We push drug and drink into our bodies with little to no thought about the danger of what...
If you have been sober for a couple of days so far, chances are you have heard someone say the word 'grateful' in a sentence.
If you have been sober for 1-2 weeks, chances are you have heard the word grateful used in so many sentences...
In the midst of our disease, our world is chaos.
Everything we do feels rushed, overwhelming, and debilitating. Everyone we talk to is frustrating, nosy, and again, overwhelming. Every thought that enters our head feels cluttered, irrevocably powerful, and disheveled.
Our world is chaos and we don't even...
We've come to a turning point, whether self-made or forced.
Drugs and alcohol have interfered with some aspect of our lives, causing other people or our innermost selves to happen upon a thought: "Is this a problem?"
Whether we immediately retort: "No, that's probably not true. I can...
