Maintaining Healthy Habits Through Addiction Recovery
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, many people find themselves feeling more tired and less motivated to continue with healthy habits they established during the summer. For people in addiction recovery, this can be especially problematic. Maintaining a routine and continuing to engage in healthy sober activities are essential for carrying one's recovery into the fall months. Maintain Your Sleep Schedule To maintain a regular sleep schedule, it is important to wake up around the same time every day. However, waking up when it's still dark out can make doing so difficult. Many people tend [...]
Social Sobriety: How To Have Fun Without Relapsing
Friendship and sobriety don't always go hand-in-hand, especially when much of your social life has formerly been centered around drinking. The potential embarrassment of turning down a drink at a party may seem daunting, and the temptation that may go along may seem too great a challenge. While attending social events as a sober person may be a drastic change to what your comrades are used to, your new lifestyle choices do not have to bring social time with friends to a screeching halt. Through a careful selection of friends, honest conversations and well-planned activities, you will gain the [...]
Tips for Staying on Track in 2016 After Finishing Drug or Alcohol Rehab
It’s 2016, a new year and a new start! If you’ve finished rehab for drug or alcohol use, you may be wondering how to avoid a relapse. Read these tips to help you stay on track in 2016. New Year, New You Instead of making resolutions for the new year, what would you like to do that you’ve never done before? Travel? Try a new language? Learn how to cook gluten-free? Whatever it is, it’s something positive to focus on. Spending your time and energy focusing on what you can do is much more enjoyable than focusing on what [...]
Stress Triggers for Recovering Teen and Adult Drug and Alcohol Abusers and How to Avoid Them
The holidays conjure up images of joy, happy families, shared meals, and exchanging presents. But for many families with members recovering from drug and alcohol abuse, the holiday season proves very difficult and stressful. They are surrounded by triggers that may result in a relapse. Sobriety doesn’t lead to instant happiness, and teenagers are especially susceptible to relapsing. Are you or your loved one at risk? Read on for holiday stress triggers and how to keep yourself and loved ones from slipping back into old, harmful patterns. Stress Triggers During the Holidays In order to avoid them, first you need [...]
