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RECOVERY
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How Loved Ones Can Support Recovery Without Enabling
Caring for a family member or friend who is going through recovery is not the easiest thing to do. You want to help, but at the same time, there are some factors that are important to know because they may impede the recovery process. One of those factors is “enabling.”
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The Key to Successful Interventions: Preparation
Addiction is a significant issue in our nation, and many families have to watch loved ones struggling with it every day. This situation can be even more difficult when the addict doesn’t think they have a problem or are refusing help.
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Embracing Change: Your Journey to Recovery
Addiction is far from a minor issue within the United States. Fortunately, addiction is not impossible to overcome, and thousands of people achieve sobriety every year. Recovery requires a major change to an individual’s life, which can be difficult to accept initially. However, it is a good change, and embracing it can be an incredible part of the recovery process.
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Narconon Offers Resources for Families Dealing with Addiction Over the Holidays
The holiday season is an exciting time for families and friends to gather, reflect on the good times of the year, and dream of the future together. For those struggling with addiction, these scenarios can be highly stress-inducing and triggering. If you’re wondering how you can help support a loved one during the holidays, there are many steps you can take to ensure they feel safe, protected, and never judged.
So Much to Be Thankful For
So much can change in three years. Celebrating my third Thanksgiving since leaving addiction behind and achieving a drug-free life, I have so much to be thankful for this year.
The Journey of Recovery
Recovery is a journey. Here I take a look at many of the different phases a person can experience while living a life free from drugs and alcohol, from where it all begins all the way to long-term recovery.
How We Justify a Relapse and How to Avoid It
The journey to stay sober over drugs and alcohol can have its challenges. We can sometimes fall victim to our own justifications of why it may be okay to go get high again or to maybe just have that “One Drink.”
Finding the Root Cause of the Addiction and Preventing Relapse
I examine the common saying in recovery, “whatever you do, don't pick up” and analyze why it runs so much deeper than simply telling someone not to drink or use.
Artistic Expression in Recovery
In recovery, the need for a healthy outlet is important. The pain and emotions that drugs and alcohol used to mask, represent a void that must be filled, creating a vicious cycle of using, feeling bad, and then using again to feel better. Learning how to replace that cycle with healthy habits is part of recovery, provides self-comfort, and can help contribute to long term sobriety.
Helpful Tips to Support Your Loved One After Leaving Treatment
Helping your loved one stay on the path of sobriety post-rehab or in early recovery can be a challenge for everyone involved, but it is important to keep in mind that being supportive is vital to their progress.