by Anthony Myers | Aug 23, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry,” is what Bruce Banner says when describing the creature he periodically becomes, the Incredible Hulk. Luckily, we don’t deal with anger the exact same way as Bruce Banner. But we all have at least a little of the Incredible...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 22, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
At first, this post might seem like a departure from what we usually talk about around here. But if you stick with me, you’ll see that it relates to our overall general conversation. The topic of this post is time management. Yeah, that makes it sound as if our post...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 20, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Do you know about the Stuart Smalley sketches on the program Saturday Night Live? These sketches starred comedian (and now U.S. senator) Al Franken as the character Stuart Smalley, who hosted a fictional show called Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley. As part of...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 18, 2016 | Alcohol Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
Happy. We all want to be happy, but how many of us truly are? Maybe we’re setting the wrong goals. Maybe we should appreciate happiness when we have it and acknowledge that it’s impossible to be happy 100% of the time. Expecting to be happy all of the time is setting...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 15, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” said Hamlet in the play of the same name. This a good quote for people recovering from drug or alcohol abuse. How we view things can have such an impact on our recovery and how we face our lives in...
by Anthony Myers | Aug 14, 2016 | Mental Health, Substance Abuse
You often hear of people taking me time. While it might sound like a trendy catchphrase, it can be a great way to recharge a person’s batteries. It can be especially useful during recovery. As many people learn, healing doesn’t just occur during rehab. Healing...
