First Person: A Relapse Avoided
I want to focus on the sheer persistence of that conditioned association between emotional pain and upset, and the desire to numb those feelings with chemicals.
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Getting it, keeping it, growing it. Recovery is the most amazing thing ever- but it doesn’t “just happen” or even “just keep happening”.
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 4, 2021 | People in Recovery | 0 |
I want to focus on the sheer persistence of that conditioned association between emotional pain and upset, and the desire to numb those feelings with chemicals.
by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2020 | People in Recovery | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 29, 2019 | Families, People in Recovery | 0 |
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Suddenly we’re missing obvious warning signs, ignoring key markers of danger, or simply deciding to take a leap of faith at exactly the wrong moment.
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The benefits needn’t be long-lasting, just readily accessible when you discover you need them.
Read Moreby Kate Adermann | Apr 18, 2019 | People in Recovery | 0 |
I must take responsibility for the ways I acted and the things I did. Then, I must ask if there is anything I can do to make these mistakes right.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 11, 2019 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Now we carry 24 hour access to crap in our pockets, via the phone. And rather than a couple irritating broadcasters, we have access to millions.
Read Moreby Daniel Wittler | Mar 14, 2019 | People in Recovery | 0 |
There will be times where you catch yourself lying either in your head or to somebody– fix it, there is major growth there when you do.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 10, 2019 | People in Recovery | 0 |
There’s not much point in pretending that all those years of dousing the brain with toxins hasn’t left its mark.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 24, 2018 | People in Recovery | 0 |
For most of us, personal risk management boils down to inserting a process of logical reasoning between the desire and the action.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 13, 2018 | People in Recovery | 0 |
It’s difficult to gab or text with your friends or play Candy Crush while you’re struggling to assume the yoga position.
Read Moreby Rufus Carter | Aug 30, 2018 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Rebuilding trust is no easy feat but if you have a friend or family member willing to let you crash on the couch, you will have to do just that temporarily.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 13, 2018 | People in Recovery | 0 |
As control erodes, the drinker redoubles efforts to regain it. Some resort to “white-knuckle” abstinence, giving up alcohol for a while, just to prove to themselves or someone else that they can.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 12, 2018 | People in Recovery | 1 |
“All my friends drink,” someone says. There’s a reason for that.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 22, 2018 | People in Recovery | 0 |
…provoking is behavior that encourages a return to use.
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