by Anthony Myers | Sep 21, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical,” famed baseball player and manager Yogi Berra once supposedly said. While Berra’s math might be suspect, we see his point. Sports are both physical and mental. Substance use disorder is also both...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 19, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Confidence is an interesting thing. Having confidence in ourselves can help us in so many ways. On the other hand, if we don’t have self-confidence, this lack of confidence can have negative repercussions on so many areas of our lives. For example, low self-confidence...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 18, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
When people complete rehab, they sometimes discover that they have to build new lives for themselves. These lives can involve building a new social circle. Recovering addicts might have to find new friends. The might have to separate themselves from relatives, old...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 17, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Dependency. It’s a word that relates to addiction and relationships. In fact, dependency (or codependency), addiction, and relationships can be connected in different, complex ways. We often hear the term codependent, but what does it really mean? A codependent person...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 16, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Most relationships can be challenging in one way or another. Relationships after rehab can be especially challenging. That’s because rehab and recovery can be intensely emotional experiences. Many times, people enter therapy during these experiences. This therapy can...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 15, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Former addicts sometimes jump quickly into relationships after rehab. They might do this because they’re trying to recreate the rush of good feelings that they found in drugs and alcohol. While jumping into any relationship could be risky, depending on the...
