Triggers can be associated with mental health, trauma, and substance abuse. They are environmental cues that remind individuals of past traumatic experiences and can include things such as colors, songs, certain words, names, smells, and more. Triggers vary from person to person and are often quite distressing when experienced, even if the person has ways […]
Tag Archives: Healing
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Nov
Nov
When you are struggling with addiction and mental illness, you might be stuck in your head. You may have a difficult time getting out of your own thinking. You may feel overwhelmed by your own thoughts or distressed by what you are feeling. While you’re in recovery, you may need to learn to get out […]
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Aug
Aug
As you progress in recovery, you may reflect on your behavior while using substances and feel extreme guilt. Friends and family members may also share their negative experiences with you, letting you know how you acted and how those actions made them feel. Confronting negative behavior is unpleasant but necessary for your personal growth. Listen […]
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Aug
Aug
Reserving time to focus on yourself is critical in early recovery. As you progress, however, you can switch autopilot on and dedicate more of your time to others. Your family loves you, and they understand that you needed to focus on yourself when you started in recovery. Now that you are mentally and emotionally stronger, […]
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Jul
Jul
With addiction recovery comes healing and replenishment of the mind, body, and soul. It can take years to build strength and resilience over the trauma, difficult circumstances, and substance abuse that overtook our lives. While it isn’t talked about as often, nutrition plays a crucial role in how our body functions and recovers. Research has […]
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Jul
Jul
Men are not immune to dealing with trauma. They are maybe less likely to be vocal about the residual challenges abuse leaves them with but they are still impacted. The daily struggle to cope with the mental and physical issues related to past trauma can manifest in anger, anxiety, worry, and other concerns. Some men […]
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Jul
Jul
Diet—the food and drink we consume, and how frequently we consume it—is particularly important to those of us in the first 90 days of recovery. There is a lot of research to support the idea that our bodies, often badly malnourished by our drinking and using, are far more likely to heal fast if we […]
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Jun
Jun
A common buzzword in mental health, lifestyle and addiction recovery platforms, “self-care” has become increasingly popular over the past year – but what exactly does it mean? While everyone could technically define self-care in their own way, Habits for Wellbeing, a website that publishes content related to mental, physical and spiritual wellness, highlights what self-care […]
