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...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 14, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Love is a drug. Love can make you high. Several songs compare love and sex to drugs that have intoxicating effects. It makes sense. Love, sex, and drugs and alcohol all make us feel good physically and mentally. They all stimulate feel-good chemicals in the brain. If...
by Anthony Myers | Sep 13, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Yesterday we talked about strength in recovery. When former addicts go to rehab, they think they’re weak. This might be true physically, because drug and alcohol abuse can hurt our physical strength. On the other hand, former addicts are strong mentally. After all,...
