Anyone who has been there themselves will agree that staying sober during and after rehab is not easy. However, this is not the opinion of just a select few; several studies show that this is, in fact, the case. One of those studies comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which
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Going to recovery meetings is an important part of learning how to manage your addiction. You’ll typically begin going to your first group meetings during your time in an addiction treatment program. These early meetings help you learn how to lean on the support of others, and you’ll find that talking to other people with
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If you watch a group of people in recovery for any length of time, you might get the idea that everyone seems to be a smoker. Smoking cigarettes and recovery often go hand in hand, since people tend to be hesitant to give up this last vice that seems to help them get through tough
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When you are going through addiction recovery, self-esteem is a big part of what you will be working on. Sometimes it can feel like an impossible task to think that you will ever have the same level of confidence and well-being that you had before addiction. Especially when some pretty serious changes in your life
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Sobriety is a journey, and how you experience it will be different from everyone else. At the start, you will most likely feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of things that you have to check off your list. The good news is, after a month or so, the initial feelings of overwhelm will give way
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While it’s rare to experience strong emotions after treatment, if you’ve gone through this process and feel like your life is out of balance, there are ways to fix that. When it comes to rules and emotions, there are several methods you can use to help yourself you cope with these challenges. Here is a
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Helping others is one of the best ways to help yourself. If you’re in a treatment program for substance abuse or other addictive behavior, you may be getting the message over and over again that addiction is a selfish, self-centered disease. When you’re sober and can think clearly, this idea may seem like an insult
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After hitting your rock bottom and deciding to receive treatment, it’s easy to assume that life on the other side of addiction is guaranteed to be automatically brighter. Although you’re sure to reclaim your power of choice and your physical and mental health, maintaining a positive outlook and avoiding feelings of depression, boredom, and malaise
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A big part of addiction recovery is making amends to those who have been directly affected by your drug and alcohol abuse. Not only is this a great way to preserve the relationships that may have become strained or even ruined by your drug abuse, but it allows you to accept responsibility for your actions
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Addiction changes the brain. Depending on the drug, addiction cravings can become such an automatic trigger that it’s hard to consider other choices or actions. In a different way, meditation can change the brain. While addiction triggers become automatic and harder to manage, meditation is a practice that you can use to train your brain
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