Having a loved one who is struggling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs can affect the whole family. Whether it’s a spouse, parent, child, friend or someone else in your life, it can be difficult to know what to do. There’s often a fine line between...
A loved one going to treatment to get sober is an amazing thing. After months or years of watching someone you care about struggle with the disease of addiction, it’s great to see them finally get help. As a loved one of an addict, it’s important to...
Getting sober is one of the most difficult things any person can ever go through. The disease of addiction is powerful, and it’s the only disease that makes you believe you don’t have a problem. When you’re living with an addiction, your mind tells...
When you first get sober, whether you go through treatment or start attending meetings, you start hearing about the importance of getting a sponsor. Many people don’t understand what a sponsor is or why you need one if you hope to achieve long-term...
There are many different paths to achieve long-term recovery, but most people find success in utilizing different methods to avoid getting stagnant. Therapy and 12-step programs are some of the most popular ways to build a strong foundation, but meditation...
It’d be great to know that everyone who gets sober stays sober, but sometimes that isn’t the case. There are many people who attempt sobriety, and then relapse within a few weeks, months or years. Although many people give up on their recovery, there...
Unfortunately, some people relapse after they go to treatment to attempt a life of recovery. There are a wide range of reasons this happens, but one that often goes unnoticed is self-sabotage. For reasons that are typically unknown to the person, they...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been plaguing the United States as well as the rest of the world. One population that’s lacking attention when it comes to who is being negatively impacted are those who are trying to stay clean and sober from...
One of the biggest challenges that newly sober people face is surviving through days that are widely accepted as party days. There are holidays to get through such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, which may be where your friends and family like to drink,...
“We invariably find that we have made decisions based on self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.” – Alcoholics Anonymous page 62
One of the worst mistakes a person can make when they get sober is thinking that the alcohol or the...
