Addiction Recovery

During early recovery we often find ourselves raw. But you can't heal what you can't feel. There are no quick fixes. Learn how to let it go.

• Managing Panic - 25 Tips and Tricks
• Agoraphobia
• Alcohol and Anxiety Don't Mix
• How to Overcome Social Anxiety
• Hoarding Self Test

There are many pathways to recovery. If the 12 steps don’t feel right, consider SMART Recovery meetings. SMART Recovery is a free, science-based community self-help group.

• Alcohol Addiction Treatment - 6 Routes to Recovery

After a few months, it’s easy to hit a recovery wall and start to feel bored and dissatisfied with your new clean and sober lifestyle. This dissatisfaction will pass, but until it does, you can lower your risk of relapse by taking some time to plan islands of excitement to look forward to.

• Addiction Treatment: Re-Learning How to Say NO
• Understanding The 12 Steps of AA – Part 1
• Relaspe Prevention
• Why You Need Continuing Care
• Distract Yourself! 20 Things to Try before Relapse

When caring for the kids means seeking help for addiction: Overwhelmed by the competing demands of daily life, single parents are at a higher risk for substance abuse and addiction.

• Long-Term Effects of Growing Up with Addicted Parents
• Addiction Counseling - How It Helps You Build Recovery
• Warning Signs of a Bully Problem
• How to Handle a Bully
• Teaching Children to Reject Violence

New Year's can be a time for reflection, but for those in addiction recovery, it can also be a minefield. About taking stock, as this year comes to an end.

The holidays are a universally stressful time of year. For those of us in recovery, unique challenges demand our care and attention.

• 5 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress

It’s hard to avoid the craziness of the holiday season. Take this self test and see if your Christmas habits put you at risk of relapse.

• Investment Gambling Addiction 'Self Test'
• When Your Loved Ones Keep Relapsing
• Methadone: Tapering Readiness Self-Test
• Two Question Drug/Alcohol Problem Test
• Ativan (Lorazepam) Addiction Self-Test

Developing a support system in early recovery can be overwhelming. Choosing a sponsor is an important choice that gives stability. Here's what to look out for.

• Understanding The 12 Steps of AA – Part 2
• Drug & Alcohol Rehab Programs

Learn how to see 'the steps' as opportunities. After relapse, making the most of them hinges on our attitude and on our willingness to change.

Does spirituality have a place in recovery? Find out how spiritual practices can make a real difference and help us in our sobriety and daily living.

• Listen to Your Body and Beat Stress
• Anxious? Why You Need to Control Your Breathing
• Benefits of Meditation
• Holistic Alcohol Rehab
• Improve Yourself in 4 Areas to Overcome Addiction

Does the true cost of resentment go beyond taking up room in our hearts and mind? Learn how to let go of bitterness and baggage.

• Beat Anger with Forgiveness: A 5 Step Guide

Understanding what it means to be a "dry drunk" and un-learning negative behaviors can pave the way to permanent recovery.

• Alcohol Addiction – the Straight Facts
• AA - Learn How It Keeps You Sober
• Too Smart for the 12 Steps? Why Showing Up Matters
• Alcoholism - Info Sheet
• Anonymous Rehab for Doctors

Self-deception is rarely a conscious process. Sobriety and recovery naturally yield clarity but it's a process and it requires conscious effort.

• Alcohol: Move Past Next-Day Shame and Guilt

Exploring ideas for life-change, where domestic abuse complicates addiction recovery and addiction makes it harder to break free from abuse.

Powerlessness is one of the most difficult things to accept in early recovery. Free yourself from unhealthy expectations and futile pursuits.

• Using the 12 Steps of AA without God or Alcohol
• AA for Beginners – What You Need to Know
• Alcoholics Anonymous for Atheists
• An Addictions Counselor's View on Why AA Works