Photo by Peter Kasprzyk on Unsplash Whether you’re newly clean and sober or you’ve been in recovery for a while, it’s quite possible (and probable even) that you have or will experience drinking or using dreams. The thing about these dreams is that they’re frequently quite vivid which can be very stressful when we work so hard to …
*Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash Everybody’s recovery experience is different, but one thing is almost certain – a pretty significant lifestyle change occurs when we get clean and sober. Not only are we no longer drinking and using, but over time, many of us find that the things we used to do, the jobs we used to …
Asking for help is one of the most challenging things many of us will face when we first get clean, and often throughout our recovery journey. Do the famous last words, “I’ve got this!” sound familiar to anyone? The thing is, if we’re die-hard addicts, we don’t “got this,” but most of us at one …
If you’ve been in recovery for any period of time, you’ve likely dealt with unpleasant experiences and difficult emotions. Feeling uncomfortable in recovery sucks and there are no two ways around it. Not only are we facing something we don’t want to deal with, but we no longer have a way to anesthetize. And then, of …
It’s fairly common in early recovery to start hearing people talk about the concept of a higher power, and how we can turn all of our problems over to this ambiguous entity. This is particularly true in twelve-step programs like AA and NA, and it can be a challenging concept to grasp for many, especially …
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I’ll never forget my early recovery days. I also remember seriously doubting that I’d ever have the same level of enthusiasm for recovery and life as most people with long term sobriety seemed to have. I maintain my recovery through AA, which has worked well for me, but everyone is different. Whatever keeps you sober …
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There are many possible reasons why a person might choose to pick up a drink, use drugs, or engage in other compulsive behaviors, but one of the most popular reasons is boredom. Nearly everyone gets bored from time to time, so the idea of having an occasional drink or drug because we’re bored may sound …
Can you date when you’re sober? Yes! Should you date in early recovery? Probably not the best idea. Okay, no one here is telling you what to do, but as folks who’ve been around recovery for a while––and perhaps, ahem, experienced some of these things ourselves––many of us have learned a thing or two about …
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