Sometimes we unintentionally reinforce good and bad behaviors in people. Those that struggle with addiction can use positive reinforcement to help them change for the better. Understanding Positive Reinforcement Relationships and habits can reinforce specific behaviors. Both sides of the… Read More ›
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Using the Right Resources in Recovery to Fight Old Habits
Handling stress in addiction recovery revolves around fighting old habits. You’re likely to have already established a few new habits toward your recovery. However, to prevent yourself from repeating previous stress reactions, you need to know how to use the… Read More ›
How Visualizing Your Future Self Helps Treatment
When applying your mind to something, you can visualize the outcome before acting upon it. Visualizing yourself in addiction recovery is vital to the success of your recovery goals. When you aim to change a habit you have in your… Read More ›
Making a Prompt Response to Emotional Triggers
The recovery process teaches you how to learn and identify your triggers with coping mechanisms, and when those triggers occur, you need a prompt response. Everyone, at some point or another, is going to experience triggers. It is important to… Read More ›
Breaking Down Wellness and Betterment
The idea of treating addiction, mental health issues, or dual-diagnosis by addressing both dimensions in one’s recovery plan often includes having each individual make key changes for their own wellness or betterment. However, the terms “wellness” and “betterment” are often… Read More ›
Find Your Way of Giving Back
Recovery is a lifelong journey that involves many people and services, from dedicated supports and established recovery programs to interconnected peers working towards their own sober goals. Moving through each phase of recovery is a test on its own, and… Read More ›
Coping With Cravings While Maintaining Long-Term Sobriety
Cravings are an unfortunate inevitability throughout the recovery process. They can be extremely intense in the early phases of recovery, such as during detox and residential care, but can persist throughout any stage of recovery. Those who have worked hard… Read More ›
Moving Away From the Selfishness of Addiction
For many, addiction is a selfish disease, and when stuck in the depths of the disease, they put their addiction above everything and everyone in their life. Selfishness is taking care of your wants and needs first, and in addiction,… Read More ›
3 Types of Biases Involved in Addiction
When you are battling addiction, your brain will work at any angle to keep you in the cycle of using. Even if you feel shame every time you drink or use drugs and don’t feel the same high like you… Read More ›
Information on Triggers in Recovery
Learning to cope with stressors, triggers, and urges is a part of each step of the recovery process. Whether an individual is just beginning their detox program or is preparing to celebrate their first year sober, managing triggers is essential for… Read More ›