Patience can be a valuable asset, especially during recovery, which can be a challenging time. Many people view patience as simply the ability to wait for a result we would like to happen without getting upset. This is partially true, although it only covers a piece of what true patience is. Patience is a combination …
Addiction can recontextualize much of a person’s life, from daily routines to nuanced situations. Stress, anxiety, depression, and more can all carry a heavy emotional toll. Longing for a simpler, less stressful time can become enticing. One’s childhood hobbies, while one may have grown out of them, can still be a way to help an …
Motivation is a core part of the recovery process and is necessary to employ coping strategies and push towards goals. However, while motivation is essential, it can feel like a finite resource that needs to be managed. Staying motivated can be exceptionally difficult, especially on such a mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging journey as addiction …
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“Safety” is a word used a lot throughout recovery. While it is undoubtedly an important component of substance abuse or mental health recovery, it can be difficult to define exactly what “safety” means to each individual. Exploring the different definitions of safety can help each person create safe environments outside of the recovery sphere. This …
While one’s time in a recovery facility is tightly focused on creating a safe and secure environment, graduating, becoming an alumnus, and moving out of these facilities introduces new stresses and changes. Conflict, while unfortunate, is an inevitability throughout one’s journey to sobriety from the first step one takes into a detox program to their …
With the beginning of the school year making its annual return, those who have been navigating their recovery over the summer may be met with some new hurdles. Returning to one’s school can be a difficult transition. There can be several factors involved in reintegrating oneself into this sphere that can make this time incredibly …
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Graduating from an addiction recovery program and reingratiating oneself into the “real world” is worthy of celebration. However, joining new communities or engaging in social events outside of the recovery sphere can be difficult, especially for those who experience social anxiety. While social anxiety can feel debilitating, there are ways for those in recovery to …
Hopelessness can be an intense emotional barrier that is prevalent throughout one’s recovery journey. For some, hopelessness can result in feelings of depression and self-criticism. Others may experience it as a disheartening feeling of defeat or inability to achieve one’s sober goals. While such overwhelming emotional turmoil is a difficult barrier to overcome alone, the …
Family is a major part of one’s life. The various relationships established with family members can influence an individual through each stage in their lives, working to establish norms, form opinions and viewpoints, and continue to impact an individual from childhood to adulthood. However, families can take a number of different forms, and there is …
Resentment is corrosive to relationships, self-confidence, and sabotages your recovery. Everyone experiences bitterness at some point in their life. However, dwelling on resentment has the potential to derail your happiness by introducing doubt, shame, anger, or other negative emotions into your life. You have the chance to start a new chapter with rehabilitation and recovery. …