Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 7, 2013 During the first couple of years of my recovery journey, I experienced a lot of difficult things. Sleeping problems, anxiety, depression, headaches and body pain to name a few of the troubles I dealt with frequently. To help ease some of my discomfort, I turned to herbs. There are many herbs to help aid in the recovery process, here are a
Posted by Steps to Recovery on February 4, 2013 I will never forget that day, we were hanging around and she broke out a bottle of vodka from her parent’s cabinet and mixed up a drink with some 7-Up. I was so shocked, I couldn’t believe she was getting into her parent’s liquor, I would never have the guts….And then she offered me the drink and told me her parents
Posted by Steps to Recovery on January 27, 2013 When you go into recovery, it’s important to let your body completely detox and heal. Which definitely means abstaining from illicit drugs and alcohol. I think a really important part of this is also eating well and getting a little bit of healthy movement. I also feel that abstaining from caffeine and nicotine should be a part of this detox. After
Posted by Steps to Recovery on January 26, 2013 There were so many times in my life before sobriety that I quit using for short periods but always came back to my addiction. “Life is boring without drugs” was a pretty constant excuse for me. When I wasn’t high, I didn’t feel any eagerness to do things, I just wanted to sleep, I didn’t want to think about things, and
Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 27, 2012 Three years ago I was in very early recovery, I had been clean for almost 7 months and the holidays rolled around. I made it through Christmas ok, honestly the holidays hadn’t really been a big deal to me in a long time anyways so I didn’t find it particularly triggering or difficult to go through. But a few days after
Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 18th, 2012 When I was in my active addiction, I really resisted having a set routine. Even in the beginning of early recovery, I tried to avoid getting on a routine aside from my groups and classes through my program. (And of course sometimes I resisted going to classes and groups.) I didn’t believe it supported my desire to be a free individual,
Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 13, 2012 Many people who are struggling with alcohol dependency and drug addiction often describe a feeling of being lost or having no purpose. They talk about needing to drink just to feel something, to be closer to people or to ignore their own feelings. This is very similar to the experience some people describe as how they feel when they have lost
Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 8, 2012 In my post yesterday, I discussed 3 ways to develop emotional intelligence in recovery. I touched on empathy, nonverbal communication and listening. All very important topics, and here are a few more to add to those tools to help you on your journey of recovery and achieving deeper emotional intelligence. Recognize emotions – Learning to recognize emotions is a skill that many
Posted by Steps to Recovery on December 7, 2012 A common issue for people who get caught up in addiction is that they have a hard time coping with their emotions. This inability of the individual to deal with their emotions in an appropriate way makes life hard for them so they self medicate with substance(s). A lack of emotional intelligence pushes them towards addiction, and also keeps them stuck there. Even
By Steps to Recovery on December 5, 2012 When a friend or loved one in recovery suffers a relapse, their actions don’t only impact their own life but also the lives of the people around them. It seems the most affected by a person’s relapse is often their recovery friends. These individuals might not only feel sad because of the loss of their friend in recovery, but they may worry
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