How To Deal With Emotional Triggers

An emotional trigger can be words, a person, a situation, or an experience that incites an almost immediate reaction in an individual. Negative triggers that stimulate anger, pain, stress, and sadness can be hard to deal with.

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Samantha Penn
What is a “Recovery Associate”?

For anyone that has been through treatment for a substance use disorder (or that has worked in treatment) you might remember a saying that is often told to clients prior to their discharge: “Treatment gives you the tools to succeed but you will have to use those tools once you get home.”

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How To Deal With Depression Without Turning To Drugs Or Alcohol

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 264 million people suffer from depression globally. Depression is a common mental disorder and can happen to people of all ages.

Drugs and alcohol merely distract you from reality but do not cure depression, only worsen it. Long-term substance abuse brings individuals down with mental and physical degradation and leads them to darkness.

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Thrive In Your Path To Sobriety

Only a few can truly thrive in the process of recovery because they don’t know the secrets that are before their eyes, which are getting out of bed every day, setting a list of goals, and working on them consistently until you have accomplished what you desire.

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Proven Benefits Of Meditation You May Not Know

Meditation can transform our lives for the better. Actors, singers, athletes, and many celebrities you may know meditate regularly to maintain stability in their life and become more at peace. Start implementing meditation in your daily routine and watch how it transforms every area of your mental and emotional health.

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How To Change Your Perspective

Even in the most miserable situations, people hope for a better tomorrow and survive through the struggles life may throw at us. The key to changing your perspective is to have an optimistic mindset towards life over all circumstances.

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How To Use Healthy Distractions in Recovery

Distraction, whether healthy or unhealthy, has a phenomenal impact on people. Most addicted individuals choose drugs or alcohol to distract their minds from the ups and downs of life. That's an unhealthy distraction. We can apply healthy distractions to reverse the harmful effects of addiction.

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How To Be Mindful In Sobriety

Did you know that the practice of mindfulness helps attain sobriety much faster than recovery schemes? Researches have shown that incorporating mindfulness in recovery shows extraordinary results.

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Life Is A Gift, Not A Guarantee

We come into this world like wanderers. We won’t be here for long. Utilizing every moment of our lives on this earth is to fully live in the moment. We must accept that everything we’re given is a gift- each hour, minute, and each second is a gift to our mundane lives. And we must enjoy it to the fullest and live with gratitude everyday.

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Setting Boundaries In Your Recovery

Recovery is a journey of determination and commitment. As we set boundaries in our lives to preserve our mental and physical health, there are healthy boundaries and unhealthy boundaries. It's critical to ensure that your family and friends surrounding you are supportive of your recovery process. To do this, you need to set some healthy boundaries in your daily life and relationships.

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28-Days No More: Proven Standards of Care for Addiction Treatment

Recently, the team at Next Level Recovery Associates Inc. has been discussing the efficacy of the services we offer such as case management, recovery/life coaching, and sober companioning. The focus of our discussion is pondering on how much scientific data exists that would offer support or insight into how effective these services are in improving the long-term outcomes for those affected by substance use disorders. Of course, when we speak of outcomes, we are measuring success in terms of abstinence for a year or more and/or dramatic improvements in a client’s quality of life.

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The Addictive Nature of the Cryptocurrency Market

Well, at this point, if you haven’t heard of Bitcoin, it could be suggested you need to get out more. Just in case you aren’t aware of what it is, though: Bitcoin is a decentralized form of digital currency that utilizes blockchain technology to discreetly send money from one person to another.

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How To Avoid Relapse During Overwhelming Times

This forever busy 21st-century life of ours often leaves us overwhelmed. Those in recovery from addiction (Substance Use Disorders) certainly are more susceptible to struggle during times of stress and anxiety. Often overwhelming times can lead to having relapses for those in recovery.

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7 ways to prepare for Marijuana-less March

Marijuana-less March is just around the corner. Those of you who haven’t heard of it before- it’s a new trend to quit marijuana intake for March. This can be a good headstart to quitting weed for people with substance use disorders or those who just want to take a month to detox their bodies.

Decriminalizing smoking marijuana has raised cannabis intake in people greatly. It’s much more harmful to the brain and heart than most realize.

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