Addiction Recovery Basics

I love lists, especially when wisdom is condensed down to simplicity and easy reading. Who could ask for more?
The credit for this list goes to Cherie Carter-Scot, Ph.D. If you like it, give her a Google.
Rules For Being Human
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but ut [...]

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By Royane Real

A few years ago a surprising survey discovered that people who spent a lot of time on the Internet were a lot lonelier than people who didnt spend much time on the Net.

This was an unexpected find because many people view the Internet and e-mail as a great way to make [...]

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By Bill Urell

I am a big believer in the idea that every action we take is done for reason.
1. What is your payoff?
What is it that you really get from self-defeating behaviors and attitudes? Is it negative attention? A reason to go back to using drugs and alcohol? Ask yourself What is REALLY going on [...]

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One of the key elements to enjoying and growing in addiction recovery is being social again. I don’t know about you, but for me certain simple life skills are difficult. Things like making small talk, mixing in at social events are pretty awkard, if not downright scary at times. Here is a nice little article [...]

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Sometimes in addiction recovery, self love is lacking. We can be merciless on ourselves. Take a quick moment and be gentle with yourself ladle some self-love into your soul.

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by Bill Urell

A good communicator must first be a good listener. However, while listening is a skill that is rather easy to acquire, it is often the one skill that is ignored. There are several advantages to effective listening:

* It can diffuse a volatile situation

* It shows respect to the speaker

* You just might learn [...]

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Unresolved anger and resentments can definitely be a trigger for relapse in addiction recovery. One of the necessary skills that needs to be learned is the ability to identify and process emotions in an appropriate manner.

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I don’t know a thing about you, but I’ll bet at least a few of these ideas have crossed your mind, generated low self-esteem or disrupted relationships. Here are 10 irrational ideas that make people crazy, based very loosely on the work of Albert Ellis.
 
Crazy Making Irrational Ideas
 
1. If people knew me as I really [...]

 

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There is a strong link between motivation and emotion that runs through our lives.

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It used to drive me crazy early in addiction recovery when people would say ‘Bill you’re just not getting it’. I wanted to know how you are measuring my progress in addiction recovery, and by what standards are you judging me and saying that I’m not getting it.

 

 Signs of Progress in Addiction Recovery [4:59m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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