How Can We Reprogram Our Minds to Beat Our Addictions?
One of the things we learn as we’re working to recover from addiction and mental illness is just how powerful our subconscious minds are. Our subconscious holds all of our emotional information and memory. This means all of our fears, our wounds and our memories of trauma are all stored there. The subconscious mind governs […]
How Can We Learn to Forgive Ourselves?
Those of us struggling with addiction and mental health issues often share a lack of self-forgiveness in common. We have a very hard time moving past the things we’ve done wrong. We haven’t come to a place of acceptance about our mistakes, shortcomings and wrongdoings. We carry the heavy weight of shame with us for […]
How Can I Reconnect with My Inner Self?
When we’re struggling with addiction and mental illness, we tend to become further and further removed from our inner selves as we go about living our lives. Our disconnection can cause us to become depressed and anxious, creating lives of sadness and fear that we use our addictions to try and escape. We feel like […]
Healing from an Inferiority Complex
One of the emotional complexes many of us with addiction and mental illness share in common is that of an inferiority complex. We perpetually feel inferior to other people, unworthy and inadequate. We feel as though we’re in competition with other people and that we never measure up. We feel easily threatened by the people […]
What is Shadow Work?
Our shadow is the term sometimes used to represent the part of ourselves we consider to be our dark side – our secrets, our shame, our wounds and our fears. Shadow work is the process of confronting those difficult elements of ourselves so that we can free ourselves from the negative impacts of our pain […]
Do Married Couples Need to Be Celibate in Recovery?
It is often recommended married couples refrain from sexual relationships for 90 days into a partner with addiction sobriety. This is especially true when it comes to sexual addiction. This will help a person get sober and let recovery take place on its own without other things getting in the way. When you can work […]
What is a “Wet Drug?”
The term ‘wet drugs’ or ‘dip drugs’ refers to tobacco or marijuana cigarettes dipped into PCP, or ‘angel dust.’ It may also be dipped into formaldehyde-based embalming fluid. There may be little known about what is in the substance which brings great risks and dangers. Find out more about wet drugs and how to know […]
Tips for Handling Ghosting and Gaslighting in Recovery
Ghosting makes you disappear. Gaslighting can make you feel like you’re going crazy. There are no rules on how to behave it seems these days. That’s the reason why gaslighting and ghosting provoke powerful emotions and responses in people. Handling it in recovery is another story. Find out why responding well to this issue is […]
The Difference Between Opiates and Opioids
The current drug overdose epidemic that is plaguing America has brought addiction front and center to everyone. Of the 64,000 drug overdose deaths that occurred in the United States in 2016, nearly two-thirds were due to heroin and prescription painkillers. Opiates and opioids have been a main topic of conversation for lawmakers, health professionals, and […]
What Happens When You Come Off Meth
Methamphetamine is an extremely powerful and addictive drug. Many users become hooked after their first use. For those who want to come off meth, they may be extremely hesitant to do so. The withdrawal symptoms associated with meth can be extremely painful and uncomfortable to ensure. If you are looking to quit meth for good, […]