Finding Help for a Loved One So You Can Heal
Finding Help for a Loved One So You Can Heal Updated on 06/25/24 Living with a loved one who struggles with an addiction can be extremely difficult. You might feel that everything you say or do takes on a new meaning. Your words might even influence them in ways that could be detrimental or beneficial […]
Why Having Family Support is Important to Recovery
Why Having Family Support is Important to Recovery Drug and alcohol addiction affects so much more than just the person experiencing the actual addiction. The people closest to the person suffering from substance use disorder are also affected, and overcoming this takes more than just getting their loved one to go to treatment. Recovery from […]
How to Explain Recovery to Family and Friends
How to Explain Recovery to Family and Friends With the holiday season approaching, you might start seeing family and friends that you haven’t seen in a while. While it is great to see everyone, there is something new about you this year — you are sober. They might wonder why you are not partaking in […]
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October
. National Substance Abuse Prevention Month in October October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, a time to bring awareness to substance abuse and how the cycle of use begins. In an effort for young individuals to recognize the signs before the cycle starts, National Substance Abuse Prevention Month aims to slow, and eventually stop, […]
How To Tell If I Am Enabling
Am I Enabling? Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be one of the hardest things someone can experience. This is especially true for close family members, like children or parents. People who are suffering from addiction can become very manipulative in order to continue their substance abuse. The person who is at the […]
How to Get My Loved One Into Rehab
Do You Need to Get a Loved One Into Rehab? Watching a loved one struggle with addiction can be one of the most painful things in the world. Addiction can take hold and completely spin someone’s life upside down, often taking family and loved ones along with it. One of the biggest difficulties of addiction […]
What Do the Stages of Change Mean to Recovery?
What are the Stages of Change? At the University of Rhode Island, two researchers named Prochaska and DiClemente deciphered that there are 6 stages individuals go through and experience while seeking addiction, going through recovery and ultimately maintaining sobriety. These stages became a model known as “The Stages of Change”, which we base our individualized […]
Is Addiction a Disease or a Failure?
Disease vs Choice When someone is suffering from addiction, it can be very easy for those around them to wonder how it happened. How could this person choose to drink so much, despite the consequences? How can he/she possibly choose to pick up heroin for the first time? Why do they act the way that […]
Is Being an Addict a Stigma?
Is Being an Addict a Stigma? Understanding the Impact of Shame on Addiction Recovery What Is the Stigma of Addiction? Stigma is defined as “a mark of shame or discredit.” For people suffering from addiction, this stigma implies that their condition is something to be ashamed of. The perception often stems from the behaviors that […]
Is Addiction Hereditary?
Is Addiction Hereditary? Looking at Your Family History It can be widely speculated that addiction can be hereditary. If there are addicts in your family, it could be possible that their behaviors can be passed on to you, as well. When considering this, it is important to look at your family history, especially your parent’s. […]