It can feel scary to exit an inpatient treatment program. An inpatient environment is highly controlled, offering you fewer triggers and stressors. You might worry about staying on the path to recovery when faced with these external factors. If you need continued mental health and sobriety support, aftercare can offer an effective solution. Planning forRead More
During recovery, there are lots of skills you have to relearn. Knowing how to manage and maintain healthy relationships is crucial, but what exactly does it mean? Recognizing beneficial relationships is critical to success in recovery and sobriety; like all other parts of the recovery journey, these skills are learned through practice. Relationships are vitalRead More
As time goes on and you are successfully managing your recovery to the point that you have reclaimed your life, it is important to continue to invest in recovery by offering your success story to peers who are just starting out. Hearing about your trials and successes may be just the thing they need toRead More
If you have ever responded to a scenario in a way that you regret, but you are not sure how you could have improved your reaction, then you could benefit from psychodrama. It is not always as dramatic as it sounds, but it can be. It is, after all, all about drama. Dr. James MorenoRead More
Asking for help makes many people feel uncomfortable for a variety of reasons. For one, asking for help involves handing over a bit of control, which generally scares people. Some people don’t ask for help because they think they will sound needy, and nobody wants to appear needy or not competent. Some people may fearRead More
There are two things you should guard against when you are in recovery: isolation and boredom. Including new activities in your recovery that help you enjoy life without substances is a crucial part of healing. Getting outside is a great tool to combat isolation and boredom and has immense benefits in recovery. What Are theRead More
“Trauma” is a term that is gaining in popularity these days. It should come as no surprise since modern medicine recognizes that you do not have to survive an actual war to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Life offers plenty of traumatic events on a daily basis. You can suffer a debilitating trauma withoutRead More
It may not be in your nature to be chatty, but in order to be successful in recovery, communication is essential. It is necessary during recovery because you need to support your peers, and you also need to express your own struggles and needs. Why Is Communication Important in Recovery? Communicating effectively is beneficial inRead More
During recovery, your emotions may be all over the place. You may find yourself doubting that you will be able to cope. After several weeks you may settle into a routine that, although substance-free, feels stagnant and dull. What can be done to make your recovery feel less like a chore, less like minute-to-minute hardRead More
You may have seen or heard in some version a thousand times; “I quit smoking, so I started eating.” “I quit drinking, and now all I eat is sugar.” There is always some version of addiction replacement available out there. Some of these are harmless, to a degree. No one should fault a person forRead More