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What Could be Wrong about Positive Reinforcement at an Addiction Recovery Center?
Have you ever noticed that a simple phrase ("good job") can make you feel like a million bucks in one setting, but the very same words leave you feeling manipulated or patronized in another setting?
Recovering for Yourself and Your Family
It is easy to overlook how important and influential a family structure can be. Especially when you grow up with a stable family structure, you may often overlook the subtle and, some may say, mundane…
The Importance of Values
Values are an important element of addiction recovery. Values drive our ability to make decisions and cause us to act a certain way. They help us to identify what is important in our lives. When our b…
You Are Not a Quitter, You Are an Overcomer
The term "quitter" can be defined as someone who gives up easily or cannot seem to follow through or make commitments. It has many negative connotations, in general. So, it is interesting that the wor…
How Prayer Creates a River in the Desert
Prayer is an incredibly important component that helps us stay connected to God throughout our recovery experience and beyond. Praying is much more than just asking God to grant us wishes – it helps u…
Developing a New Way of Coping
Finding or creating new, healthy habits can be a challenge. While treatment may have helped you alter your thought patterns that were tied to your addictive behavior, you may continue to struggle with…
Reasons for Recovery
Though there are sometimes specific circumstances or eye-opening life events that motivate someone to seek recovery, the reasons why are ultimately endless. Some may have experienced an overdose and a…
How are patients with dual diagnosis treated?
Treating patients presenting with dual diagnosis can be challenging. Symptoms of both illnesses may overlap and interact. Establishing a proper treatment plan and priorities is vital to helping these…
Tolerance in Recovery
Recovery treatment equips you with the necessary tools and resources to motivate long-term success with your sobriety. Recovery does not end when treatment ends, as it is a lifelong process of navigat…
Test Your Knowledge: 7 Quiz Questions About Meth and Tweaking
How much do you know about meth? Could you recognize the signs and symptoms of someone on meth? What is tweaking and how does it relate to a meth "high"? Should you confront someone when they are twea…
Letting Go and Letting God
Acceptance is a critical part of the recovery process – accepting what is, letting go of what you cannot control, and letting God, or whoever your Higher Power is, give you the strength and power to c…
Maintaining Your Thought Life in Recovery
Thoughts come and go constantly in our minds. Our thoughts can bring up our moods, but they can also destroy us and our ability to live full lives. We are advised to think pure and lovely thoughts. Ho…
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