Coping Skills for Women in Drug or Alcohol Recovery (Part II)
Coping skills are essential for a woman in addiction recovery. Life is full of change and adjustment, and a good set of coping skills can keep you on track through it all. Here’s another set of critical skills you need to stay sober during recovery. Keep Your Body and Mind Healthy When your body doesn’t . . . . Continue Reading
Coping Skills for Women in Recovery (Part I)
Most people don’t realize when an addiction starts to take over. They ignore the signs and pretend it isn’t changing their life. Don’t let this happen during your addiction recovery. Stay on top of it by developing and using good coping skills. As a woman, you have unique recovery needs. Use the following tips to . . . . Continue Reading
Women and Drug Addiction Treatment: “Acting as If”
One of the most damaging myths about drug addiction treatment and its efficacy is the idea that one must want to go to rehab in order to be successful. The truth is that even women who would like to live a life without heroin addiction, alcoholism, painkiller addiction and addiction to other drugs, few really . . . . Continue Reading
Women and Food Addiction in Drug Rehab
Food addiction among women is a common occurrence; in drug rehab, it is almost ubiquitous: women who struggle with addiction to drugs and alcohol very often also have co-occurring food disorders. These disorders look different in different women, but some of the most common include bulimia, anorexia, binging, yo-yo dieting and weight loss. Living with . . . . Continue Reading
How Drug and Alcohol Addiction Develop in Women
Not everyone who picks up a drink, is prescribed an addictive medication or experiments with cocaine, heroin, crystal meth or ecstasy will become addicted. So why is it that some who “pick up” drugs and alcohol develop an addiction that just can’t be put down without drug rehab? What are some of the factors that . . . . Continue Reading
Cocaine Rehab for Women: One Step at a Time
Women of all economic classes, races, and ages use cocaine. Some shoot it, others snort lines, still others smoke it in powder form or in the form of crack. However you use it, the result is the same: a terrifying addiction that is impossible to break alone. Cocaine Rehab and Withdrawal Most women who resist . . . . Continue Reading
Drug Addiction – Numb Feelings To Open Feelings
When you started using drugs, what do you remember about your emotions? Did you really just wish you could forget about them? Did they seem exaggerated or fuzzed out? Chances are, that’s a key reason you started using drugs in the first place. You didn’t want to be there inside yourself, and drugs offered you . . . . Continue Reading
Helping An Addict Recover – Who Is Working Harder
Your loved one been told to go to drug rehab, even though day think it’s pointless. In the end, they have been bribed and bargained with just to set foot in the drug rehab center. Will it work? Will they even stay? These are questions that float through your mind all day long. But when it comes right down to it, you need to know where the rubber hits the road. Who is really working harder during their addiction recovery, them or everyone else?
Drug Addiction – Treating Feelings Like Facts
Feelings are important for human beings, there’s no doubt about it. they are interwoven in our daily human experience from birth to death. But the thing that sets us apart from other animals is our use of higher-level thinking. Our feelings and thinking work together in unique advanced ways. But the key for success is keeping them in balance with each other. Unfortunately, people with drug addiction have a lot of trouble with this balance. Emotions often take over their lives, creating a chaotic and stressful existence.
Are You Depressed Or Just Bored In Addiction Recovery
Addiction has a lot of ups and downs – plenty of drama to go around for all. As miserable as this can be for everyone involved, it does provide for a lot of excitement and intrigue. So now that you have been to drug treatment and have been sober for a while, you have noticed your mood dipping somewhat. Things just seem to drag on, you wonder what the point is half the time. You are wondering if you’ve traded one form of misery for another.