By: New Life Staff
Managing Questions About Your Sobriety
Why aren’t you drinking? That can be one of the most socially terrifying questions for someone in recovery. Social drinking is...
Why Are the Holidays So Difficult Emotionally?
The holidays are painted with joy and celebration on storefronts, catalogs and commercials. Yet this joy eludes so many, and the...
Coping With a Breakup During Addiction Recovery
Managing alcohol addiction recovery is difficult enough. Add a relationship breakup and it can seem overwhelming, but a breakup is not...
You May Be Addicted, but You Are Not Broken
One of the most universal beliefs that people with chronic alcoholism or drug addiction have is that they are broken; that...
Can Hallucinogens Be Addictive?
Hallucinogens have been used for centuries in spiritual or healing rituals or to create so-called mind-altering experiences. Today, they are typically...
Is There a Difference Between Dependence and Addiction?
When discussing what happens when you drink alcohol every day or regularly use a substance of any kind, the words dependence...
Breaking the Cycle of Abusive Relationships Before They Break You
A very dysfunctional synergy exists between relationships, abuse and chronic alcoholism or addiction. When all three are present, they can create...
Putting on Your Recovery Armor One Day at a Time
Recovery from addiction can be like building and wearing armor to protect you. When the dragons of relapse threaten, going back...
Reconnecting After Addiction: Having an “In Your Body” Experience
Substance use often begins as a way to escape your body. Whether it is to escape pain, to relax, or to...
From Pain Pill Addiction to Recovery
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Maybe after an accident, the doctor prescribed pain pills. Or maybe for you, they were prescribed after recovering from major surgery....