by Anthony Myers | Oct 1, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
This is another post about emotional health and recovery. Are we beating a dead horse by talking about the same subject? Maybe. I hope not. But seriously, emotions are a rich topic. We can talk about different aspects of emotions and recovery and not really talk about...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 30, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
We’ve talked recently how emotions can be powerful things. They can lead us to good things and bad things. Trying to cope with emotions can even lead us to abuse drugs and alcohol. Sadly, this is a common occurrence. We’ve all heard of people who say they drink or use...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 29, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
People dismiss or try to hide their emotions, but it’s not that easy. Although we can’t often define or explain them, emotions can rule our lives. This can be good. Emotions can help us fall in love, care for our children, succeed in our careers, and find our passions...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 28, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Little things mean a lot. That phrase might seem something like a cliché, but I think it’s a good phrase for the rehab and recovery processes. After all, we’ve been talking a lot about success and failure lately. It seems like most of us measure success in ways that...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 27, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Recovery is an ongoing process. While rehab can be a great tool, it’s only the beginning. Many factors lead to people’s addictions and their entry into rehab. Rehab facilities help people identify and address these factors, but rehab isn’t magic. It’s not some magic...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 26, 2016 | Mental Health
Many of us have feared failure at one point or another in our lives. Although I deal with this fear, too, I always thought thought it was kind of strange. For one, fearing failure is fearing something that is intangible, an idea. It’s not something tangible, like a...
