Does Relapse Mean Your Treatment Has Failed? Many addicts have asked themselves, does relapse mean my treatment failed? The fact is, just because you relapsed doesn’t mean your treatment failed. For some addicts, it’s just part of their recovery process. As addicts, we are constantly looking for what works for us, and each addict’s treatment…
NEW YEAR’S AND ADDICTION RECOVERY The promise of the New Year makes optimists out of most of us. We feel empowered by the symbolic new beginning that it offers and want to reinvent ourselves. At the very least, we identify and address the areas of our lives we think we can improve. New Year’s resolutions…
Not sure how to celebrate Halloween sober? We’ve got tips on how to make sure your recovery comes first on October 31st. If you’ve been sober, whether for a long period of time or a short while, you’ve likely had to deal with facing a holiday while in recovery. Doing so can feel like an…
5 Ways to Get Mentally Healthier for the Holidays by Dr. Benjamin Be friendly…to yourself Remind yourself that other people have the same problems that you do Always remember that you are not defined by your problems Get enough sleep Exercise If you visit your primary care doctor, they will tell you about things that…
Positivity is crucial to recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. But what is it? First, it’s a quality of hope, that maybe I can live a substance-free life. Maybe I can make it through a day without drinking or drugging. Just entertaining that hope takes a lot of courage. After all, by the…
One of the best ways to understand addiction is to read about it. In psychology this is called bibliotherapy. It is a therapeutic technique whereby you read books about the disorder you are dealing with, in this case addiction. Bibliotherapy is helpful for people who are hoping to recovery from addiction as well as people…