It turns out that the anger and insecurity felt from fake scenarios feels just as bad as the emotions from real ones.
It Doesn’t Matter if You Think Addiction is Not a Disease
Stigma and resentment primarily motivate the anti-disease narrative, not the fact that a human choice is a significant contributor to the risk factors.
Stigma and resentment primarily motivate the anti-disease narrative, not the fact that a human choice is a significant contributor to the risk factors.
Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts
When left alone, we tell ourselves things that we are unlikely to ever repeat out-loud to friends, yet we can readily accept those thoughts as being correct when left trapped in our minds. Instead of allowing our thoughts to uplift us, we let the negative things we say to ourselves to overpower us.
When left alone, we tell ourselves things that we are unlikely to ever repeat out-loud to friends, yet we can readily accept those thoughts as being correct when left trapped in our minds. Instead of allowing our thoughts to uplift us, we let the negative things we say to ourselves to overpower us.
Withdrawing From Emotional Stress in Recovery From Addiction
Uncomfortable situations are opportunities for self-reflection and growth.
Uncomfortable situations are opportunities for self-reflection and growth.
Before Recovering From My Drug Addiction, I First had to Accept It
Accepting is not the same as giving up.
Accepting is not the same as giving up.
How I Used Stoicism to Battle My Addiction to Drugs and Alcohol
What stands in the way becomes the way.
What stands in the way becomes the way.
This Year Don’t let Perfection Get in the Way of Better
I’ve never heard of anyone completing recovery–or accomplishing anything in life perfectly. I know I haven’t even done it well.
I’ve never heard of anyone completing recovery–or accomplishing anything in life perfectly. I know I haven’t even done it well.
Life is Getting Too Good, Time to Burn It Down
Life was good, and it was about to get a lot better. I was experiencing success and growth in all areas of my life. What I felt was real happiness, and things seemed to be finally coming together in my life; a gift of my recovery.
Life was good, and it was about to get a lot better. I was experiencing success and growth in all areas of my life. What I felt was real happiness, and things seemed to be finally coming together in my life; a gift of my recovery.
Recovery is Possible, But You Can’t Keep It Until You Give It Away
Helping others has a profound impact on our mental and physical health, not just in recovery from Substance Use, but for all of us.
Helping others has a profound impact on our mental and physical health, not just in recovery from Substance Use, but for all of us.
If I Die From an Overdose, Please Don’t Prosecute My Dealer
The people typically closest to a fatal overdose are not dealers making a profit, but peers who are also struggling with drug addiction.
The people typically closest to a fatal overdose are not dealers making a profit, but peers who are also struggling with drug addiction.
You Can’t Rationalize Irrational or Unsafe Behavior in Addiction
You can’t rationalize irrational behavior. Once addicted, the brain perceives the need for the drug on the same level of importance as survival behaviors like eating food and drinking water.
You can’t rationalize irrational behavior. Once addicted, the brain perceives the need for the drug on the same level of importance as survival behaviors like eating food and drinking water.
Compliments Make Me Uncomfortable
Receiving praise from others when we feel negative about ourselves causes discomfort because it conflicts with our existing belief system.
Receiving praise from others when we feel negative about ourselves causes discomfort because it conflicts with our existing belief system.
How I Almost Chose Death Over the Stigma of Addiction
For most of my adult life, I thought that I needed to act and feel specific ways to be accepted as the man that I believed I wanted to be.
For most of my adult life, I thought that I needed to act and feel specific ways to be accepted as the man that I believed I wanted to be.
What Someone Thinks About You Is Not Your Business
What someone thinks of me is not my business and most importantly not something I should tie to my happiness.
What someone thinks of me is not my business and most importantly not something I should tie to my happiness.
The Gym Taught Me These Three Important Things About Recovery From Addiction
You can’t plan your way out of addiction.
You can’t plan your way out of addiction.
Your Circumstances Don’t Care How You Feel About Them
Choose to make the experience a good one because your circumstances don’t care how you feel about them. The only way to change them is through action, not wanting.
Choose to make the experience a good one because your circumstances don’t care how you feel about them. The only way to change them is through action, not wanting.