Tools for Recovery

October 20, 2012 by Cecile

Once the support of the treatment program no longer surrounds you, dealing with life’s challenges can be overwhelming. That’s when tools for recovery count.

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Calm as a Tool for Better Living

October 19, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

Calm is a tool we learn to use so that we can deal more successfully with life and the problems we all face.

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Relapse: What Threatens My Sobriety

October 18, 2012 by Soberchrystal

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Relapse doesn’t mean failure, but it does mean a great deal of pain and effort.

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We All Need Boundaries

October 17, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

It might be a friend, or a colleague. Maybe an ex, or a sort-of relationship. Might be a relative who doesn’t live with you. In any case, their problems are draining YOU of energy and time, and the stress is mounting. It’s a toxic relationship.

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Quick Onset: “One Drink” Alcoholism

June 17, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

One large survey of alcoholics found that some 14% had actually become dependent within a year of the first drink. The percentage almost doubled when the time period was extended to two years.

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The Power of Mindfulness

May 28, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

Mindfulness therapies are a way of stepping outside your everyday attitudes and beliefs — those automatic to your thinking — in order to consider alternatives that might improve your life.

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Beyond the Barrier: Depression in Early Recovery

April 24, 2012 by Cecile

Medication may help, and we shouldn’t automatically rule it out because it’s “taking pills.” Some pills are okay, if we take them under supervision and according to directions.

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Sure, “set boundaries.” How?

March 14, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

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With some people, it’s better not to answer,because they’ll just argue with you anyway. In that case, smile and depart the scene.

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Resetting Your Triggers

January 22, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

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The trick is to find another reward to replace the one that’s no longer available. For instance, if we’re no longer going to have a cigarette with coffee after dinner, what other reward could we substitute in its place?

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Recovery With Co-Occurring Disorders: Step Ten

January 7, 2012 by C. Scott McMillin

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Many of us have deliberately set the bar too high to encourage ourselves to jump. Obviously, we don’t always reach it.

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