Busting Some Substance Use Disorder Myths—Part One
Do you remember the original MythBusters series? In each episode, the cast would address a myth to...
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Category: Substance use disorder
The Importance of Your Mental Health in Recovery
From time to time, we all experience unpleasant emotions. We might feel sad or lonely or angry or...
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The Consequences of a Substance Use Disorder are Real
We Don’t Always Tell Ourselves the Truth Human beings have a remarkable ability to decide that...
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SAD and Substance Use Disorders are a Problematic Pairing
The late fall and winter months are notable for many things—many of which are delightful. But...
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Directory of Dangerous Drugs: Part One
It is sad but true: There are an awful lot of substances in the world that are dangerous. Many of...
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Holistic Approach to Treating Your Substance Use Disorder
Think about your best friend. It is likely that a whole range of memories, feelings, and...
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- Don’t Let Fear of the Unknown Keep You Out of Treatment
During his first inaugural address, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously told the nation, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It is an inspiring line, to be sure. But in our day-to-day lives, we tend to be afraid of all sorts of things. Spiders or heights or… Read more: Don’t Let Fear of the Unknown Keep You Out of Treatment - Mindfulness and Yoga Can Support Your Recovery
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, it is extremely important to stay focused on your ongoing and most important goal: staying sober one day at a time. That is easy to say and hard to do. In fact, with so many demands on our attention, your… Read more: Mindfulness and Yoga Can Support Your Recovery - Pick a Path for Dealing with a Substance Use Disorder
Maybe you have read a book—or a number of books—in the popular “Choose Your Own Adventure” series. These books lay out a story for a page or two and then offer the reader a choice. Each choice is followed by a page number: If you want to do X, turn… Read more: Pick a Path for Dealing with a Substance Use Disorder - Goals, Routines, and Flexibility Support Sobriety
There are several ways to think about a hammer. For example, Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame (an inspiration for a series of our blog entries) titled his memoir Every Tool’s a Hammer. On the other hand, in the 1960s, Abraham Maslow (drawing from a thought by Abraham Kaplan) wrote, “it… Read more: Goals, Routines, and Flexibility Support Sobriety - Be Grateful, Mindful, and Hopeful in Recovery
Have you heard of the “negativity bias”? In the aptly named article “What is Negativity Bias?,” Kendra Cherry explains it this way: The negativity bias is our tendency not only to register negative stimuli more readily but also to dwell on these events. Also known as positive-negative asymmetry, this negativity… Read more: Be Grateful, Mindful, and Hopeful in Recovery