How Should I Prepare for Rehab?
When you prepare to enter inpatient drug or alcohol rehab, it is akin to thinking about going away to college. Getting the most out of both experiences requires pre-planning, preparation, and putting in a [...]
When you prepare to enter inpatient drug or alcohol rehab, it is akin to thinking about going away to college. Getting the most out of both experiences requires pre-planning, preparation, and putting in a [...]
One of the most common themes you’ll hear about in treatment for drug or alcohol addiction is the importance of finding an outlet. This could be anything from painting to yoga to running marathons or [...]
Whether the winter blues have you down or there’s something else in your life that’s impacting you, when you’re at a low point in your life, it can feel as if you’re trapped in a [...]
Sobriety can be a bear sometimes. It’s easy to let yourself get caught up in stress, and before you know it, you’re itching for a hit or a drink again. It doesn’t help that stress, [...]
When you’re battling addiction, chances are there will be or has been a time when you’ve hit rock bottom. Rock bottom is the lowest place you can possibly find yourself, and it’s usually different for [...]
When we get caught up in some of the harder times in our lives, there’s a tendency to let negative thinking overpower your mind. Difficult or painful situations tend to create the mental mixture needed [...]
Drug and alcohol addiction often go hand in hand with a partying, exciting lifestyle that’s riddled with danger. When people struggling with these addictions think about getting clean and sober, they shudder at the idea [...]
Treatment is just one facet of battling addiction. It’s a huge accomplishment, to successfully complete a treatment program for addiction to drugs or alcohol, but the challenge really begins when you walk out of the [...]
When you’re starting out fresh into sobriety, whether for the first time or after you’ve recovered from a relapse, sobriety can be pretty hard. Things don’t seem to go right, you’re dealing with other consequences [...]
One of the main reasons people relapse after recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is stress. If you have financial, legal or family troubles now because of choices you made while in the grip of [...]