Understand That Your Recovery Comes First First and foremost, your recovery has to be your top priority. Sobriety is not something you do part-time or casually. It requires full commitment, especially in the early days. That might mean limiting your time with certain friends or even stepping away from specific social circles altogether. This doesn’t […]
How Can I Find Fun Again After Drug Rehab?
Why Fun Matters in Recovery It might seem like a strange topic—why are we focusing on having fun when recovery is such serious business? Here’s why: joy is essential to healing. When someone spends years stuck in addiction, life often becomes a cycle of pain, shame, and isolation. Drugs and alcohol become the only source […]
Can an Addict Ever Use Drugs Successfully?
Understanding Addiction as a Chronic Disease To understand why using drugs “successfully” may not be realistic for individuals with addiction, it’s important to recognize addiction as a chronic brain disease. Similar to conditions like diabetes or hypertension, addiction involves long-term changes in the brain that impair decision-making, impulse control, and reward processing. These changes make […]
How to Stop Your Habitual Lying in Recovery
Understanding the Connection Between Addiction and Lying Many people in addiction develop a pattern of dishonesty as a coping mechanism. This habit forms for several reasons: 1. To Hide Substance Use Addiction often leads individuals to deceive loved ones about their drug or alcohol use. They may lie about how much they drink or use, […]
