Don’t Panic!
These episodes occur “out of the blue,” not in conjunction with a known fear or stressor.”
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Chill Breathing
I felt better and according to science, made better decisions if I took a few moments to calm myself.
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My Life in Recovery
They soon realize they need to learn how to stay sober, while also repairing relationships, restoring health, and picking up the pieces of a career.
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“…and practice these principles in all my affairs.”
It should have been obvious all along that this effort was being Divinely Orchestrated. I just needed to step up and let the process work.
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Five Natural Stress-Busters for Recovery
Clear thinking will help you make the best and healthiest choices while you build your recovery.
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What My Treatment Center Did Right
Treatment is a formative time for a recovering addict—the ideas that seem to save us end up staying with us.
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Social Media and Recovery
In other words, they may also be engaged in professional treatment, attending live support groups, seeking medical or mental health care, or some combination of the above.
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Gratitude: From Platitude to Attitude
It’s a form of rehab for the brain recovering from sick, negative thinking.
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Witnessing
You understand, on an emotional level, that you’re not really alone, and that everyone isn’t looking down on you for being who you are.
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12 Step is Holistic
It’s a spiritual program that addresses emotional growth alongside behavior change.
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Intrusive Thoughts
In most cases, the intrusive thoughts associated with addiction (cravings, disturbing images, etc) go away during the course of recovery.
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Not-So-Early Recovery
But no matter how difficult a challenge or how great a triumph it is for us to get from there to here, life’s still going to keep throwing more problems at us.
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The Colors of Serenity
We were using the same kind of language to talk about it: Focusing, centering, in the moment, relaxing, stress-reducing, peaceful.
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