Category: Recovery Skills

Reducing stress in recovery is one of the most important aspects of sobriety. Having too much stress and/or not discharging stress properly will negatively affect a person’s well-being. Sobriety will not last long if a person’s well-being is compromised. Using drugs or alcohol to deal with stress is no longer an option. Reducing stress in

Self care in recovery from drugs or alcohol must be a consistent daily practice for a person who has decided to stop using drugs or alcohol. When a person is actively using, all aspects of the person’s life are neglected. Self care in recovery is about putting all the pieces of one’s well-being back in

Forming healthy relationships in recovery is an important component of sobriety. All areas of a person’s life are influenced by his relationships with other people. Replacing unhealthy relationships with healthy ones is a necessary task for a person wishing to recover from drug or alcohol addiction. When a person has strong, healthy relationships in recovery,

Spirituality in recovery is the key to long-term success from an addiction. But many people do not know exactly what “spirituality” means. Some people are just plain uncomfortable with the word, much less the actual concept of spirituality. So what is spirituality, why is spirituality in recovery important and how does a person find it?

Recovery from a mental health disorder, including addiction, is a process that occurs over time. The process of recovery is deeply personal and is often referred to as a “journey”.  As a person adopts various elements of recovery into his life, he develops an overall attitude or philosophy of recovery. Hope Hope is one of

Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is an ongoing process of incorporating positive changes into one’s life. Positive thinking, emotions and behaviors help keep a person’s recovery strong. They also bring value and joy to life. Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction involves honesty, motivation, commitment and learning responsible behaviors. Long-term recovery involves building solid

A person who is struggling with addiction will lose his sense of self worth. Self worth is what the person thinks of himself.  If a person feels good about himself, he will treat himself well and value his recovery even more. Building self worth in recovery is a necessary attribute for a happy, contented sobriety.