Addiction affects people’s lives in various ways, including altering their brain’s reward system and changing the way they behave. You’ll often find that those struggling with addiction may not want to take responsibility for their actions in addiction and often deflect the blame onto external circumstances and other individuals. However, recovery is about learning to […]
Tag Archives: Structure
03
Nov
Nov
When you are starting out in recovery from addiction, you may need to learn some new healthy habits that can curb your addiction. When you are learning new ways to approach life, you might benefit from having a structure to build your new routine; you need time to learn new habits. While in treatment, you […]
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Jul
Jul
The first step in recovery is admitting that we are powerless over drugs or alcohol and that our lives have become unmanageable. Addicts often live their lives in a self-centered way – doing whatever we want to do whenever we want to do it. A lot of us come from chaotic homes where our environment […]
