It does not help us if those we love find their truth. They cannot give it to us. It does not help if someone we love knows a particular truth in our life. We must discover our truth for ourselves.
We must each discover and stand in our own light.
What happened to the person you fell in love with?
He or she still exists, and he or she would never have wanted to fall into this cycle of addiction and harm you. Addiction is a disease – and a family disease. Living with addiction is horrific, the whole family is affected. In order to understand talk to an experienced treatment specialist who helps families every day.
RESCUING OURSELVES No one likes a Martyr. How do we feel around martyrs? Guilty Angry Trapped Negative Anxious to get away! Somehow, many of us have developed the belief that depriving ourselves, not taking care of ourselves, being a victim, and suffering needlessly will get us what we want. It is our job to notice …
There’s a medical term called alcohol use disorder (AUD). It involves a physical need to drink alcohol. Alcoholics don’t know when or how to stop drinking. They sometimes begin each day with a drink, feel guilty about drinking, and want to cut down on the amount of drinking. But, they honestly can’t stop and can’t …
“South African drug mule Nontando Pendu who was imprisoned for nearly 10 years in Thailand after she was caught with 48 bags of heroin strapped to her chest, says she plans to be a human trafficking activist now that she is a free woman. Pendu, who is from Welkom in the Free State, was granted …
A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can’t sort out. What is going on with us? Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors may not appear to work. We still don’t feel emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as good as we would like. Sometimes we revert …
”WHY IS ALCOHOL legal but many other intoxicants not? That question is the subject of a report published today by the Global Commission on Drug Policy, an independent group of 26 former presidents and other bigwigs. They conclude that, as far as the scientific evidence is concerned, current drug laws have no rhyme or reason …
If you know somebody struggling with alcohol and/or drug addiction, missing Mondays at work or arriving late for work, please call us? We respect and honour your anonymity because we’ve been where you are now, and we know how to help. Monday and Tuesday; the most difficult days of the week when it comes to …
Monday morning blues? Tuesday “Bluesday” patterns? and Drug Addiction Read More »
I’m a Drug Addict and Alcoholic in remission from Substance Use Disorder for over 8 years. Yes, that’s a real thing. DSM-5 ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) now has legally given people like myself a diagnosis. It s the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts …
