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Going to Recovery Meetings Isn’t Optional

I don’t like to do a lot of things in my adult life, and yet every day I do them. From courses in college I hated, to going to the grocery store and unloading the dishwasher, adulthood is filled with tasks that range from mundane to miserable. Everyday I do things that I don’t like or want to do and I still get them done and the same goes for attending 12-step meetings. I have to do it. Still, people entering into recovery have a lot to say about why they don’t like 12-step meetings, why they don’t want to go, and why it won’t work for them.

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New Boundaries After Battling Addiction

Families know in their guts that something isn’t right. When they address the concerned person, a process of gaslighting, or turning the warranted concern around on the person that voiced it. As a result, loved ones start to question their premonition and offer the person the benefit of the doubt all the while, the addiction is unknowingly in control of everyone affected.

Talking to an Addicted Person about Recovery

rn (POC) it is important to change the way that you have been talking to them in the past. Below are some of my favorite phrases to use when addressing someone with addiction.

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When an Addict Says, “I’ll think about it”

Thinking about recovery is about as effective as thinking about going to the gym. it does nothing to help the person actually recover.

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The Functional Alcoholic

If you consider yourself a functional alcoholic, are you really functioning at your highest level? Or have you lowered the bar of what’s acceptable to cater to your addiction?

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Early Intervention: Understanding Meth

The effects of P2P meth can be devastating; debilitating side effects of meth use are now realized in a matter of months – side effects that were not seen for years with traditional crystal meth.

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Choosing Recovery and Making That One Difficult Decision

etting sober is a choice you make for self-improvement. Just like any program of self-improvement, it requires a daily commitment to change.

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ROI on Addiction Recovery

When putting a dollar value on recovery, consider how much money you would pay to change everything in your life. How much would you pay to keep your children? How much would you pay to keep your job? How much would you pay on your child’s behalf to totally change their life? How much would you pay to have four more hours in a day?

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Being Sober – You Can’t Just Think About It

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”

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The Myth of Hitting Rock Bottom

Our goal with an intervention is to help someone see the consequences of their substance use, to shine a light on something that they are missing. We want to help them choose recovery at a point before rock bottom.

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Battling Addiction and Mental Health Issues

To determine how to help someone, it is necessary to hear the stories of the people around them. To find the right facility for a person in need, we need to know whether the issue is an addiction or a mental health problem or both.

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How Long Does It Take to Change a Habit?

To really change a behavior, you need to make a commitment and take action every single day. No one gets sober in a day, but you can commit to making a beginning any day you want.

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Case Study: The Underemployed (Beth)

To this day, Beth calls me to invite me to join her on one of her 100+ days of skiing a year.

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Case Study: The Finance Guy (Francis)

When we first spoke with Francis, he couldn’t see his addiction – partly, I thought, because of the way his wealth insulated him. He thought he was getting away with his drug use, that though there were problems his money could usually get him out of any situation.

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How A Dog Named True Became My Higher Power

Considering a higher power prevents many people from joining 12 Step programs, I got over this hurdle by making my dog my higher power.

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What to Expect When Your Family Member Checks Into Treatment

The road to get someone into treatment is always difficult. Usually, the family has put an enormous amount of energy into just getting their loved one to the front door of the facility. But what comes after someone checks in?

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Considering Treatment: Common Last Minute Questions

A few common roadblocks come up with almost everyone heading to or considering treatment – always asked after the decision has been made to go to treatment and always used as road blocks to not go to treatment.

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The Early Treatment Discomfort: It Will Change

After admission to a treatment facility, families can expect “the call” from their loved one asking them to leave treatment.

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Personalized Recovery Solutions for People with Substance Use Disorders

Suntra creates recovery plans that work for the individual as well as the family, offering the highest level of discretion, privacy, and convenience.

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12-Steps: From Imperfection to Perfection

I don’t know how I got to 12 years, but I do know that I stuck out going to recovery meetings; I have few that I regularly attend, week after week, year after year. My friends are in these meetings. I recognize just about everyone in attendance, and I look forward to going and catching up with them weekly.

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