Category: Addiction Recovery
Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle
The spiritual principle of acceptance can seem elusive to many people new to the program of...
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Self-Expression Through Collage and Journaling
Self-expression can have countless benefits–in addition to the literal creation of...
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Do Not Waste Time Worrying About Wasting Time
You may have seen the quote we are about to share a couple of different ways and attributed to a...
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Recovery Inspiration is Everywhere
We love to use examples from popular culture to illustrate important points about drugs and...
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Focusing on the Positive Has a Positive Impact in Recovery
Take a moment to think back on the last couple of days in your life. We are hopeful things have...
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All You Need to Know About Outpatient Treatment
In many of our blog entries, we talk about The Aviary Recovery Center’s inpatient treatment...
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When Journal Writing Is Not Right for Your Recovery
Keeping a journal of one kind or another can be an extremely useful tool in recovery. Journals can...
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Two Techniques to Ward Off Anxiety in Recovery
Many, many people experience anxiety—that feeling of worry or panic that can arise even when...
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What if You Went for a Walk?
Here’s an experience you may find familiar. You are sitting at your desk or on your couch or in...
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Cravings Will Come. Here’s How to Help Them Go.
It would be truly wonderful if getting treatment for a substance use disorder worked like a...
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The Path to Addiction
There and Back Again: The Path to Addiction and the Journey to Recovery There and Back Again is...
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Be Like Batman with a Metaphorical Utility Belt for Sobriety
One of the things that makes Batman…well…Batman is that he always seems to be prepared for...
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- An Introduction to The Aviary Recovery Center
Making the choice to get help for a substance use disorder is a wonderful thing. But after you have made that decision, you still have to make an essential and related choice: Where you will get that help. We think The Aviary Recovery Center is an excellent choice, and in… Read more: An Introduction to The Aviary Recovery Center - How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family
Addiction is a serious, chronic disease with far-reaching consequences for you and your relationship with loved ones. It also affects your body physically, with both short- and long-term consequences. Drug and Alcohol Addiction and your Brain Drug and alcohol use has a tremendous effect on the brain. The brain regulates… Read more: How Addiction Affects your Brain, your Life, and your Family - Is Your Teen a High-Functioning Alcoholic?
If your teenager is regularly abusing alcohol, it is possible that they are able to keep this part of their life hidden from you. Although addiction can take over a person’s mental and physical health, sometimes it can manifest itself in less obvious ways. Learning more about the indirect symptoms… Read more: Is Your Teen a High-Functioning Alcoholic? - Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle
The spiritual principle of acceptance can seem elusive to many people new to the program of recovery. There are words, phrases, and slogans that are commonly used that you may be hearing for the first time. There may be things you have heard for years, but they just haven’t quite… Read more: Acceptance in Recovery: The Spiritual Principle - Why are Drugs so Addicting?
Understanding why drugs are so addicting requires an understanding of the brain and how it is affected by drugs. The brain has natural pleasure sensors that release dopamine. When something good happens or we enjoy a nice meal or even a pleasant exchange with someone, the brain releases dopamine. When… Read more: Why are Drugs so Addicting?