Fall weather brings with it the urge to eat warm, comforting foods. It’s no different for people in recovery, and following a balanced diet is part of the healing process for those who are looking to achieve their goal of long-term sobriety. Cooking As A Recovering Addict Learning to cook, and not simply appreciate food,…
Self-detoxing from alcohol addiction is not something you want to attempt on your own, any more than you would attempt to treat any other type of serious medical condition without obtaining advice and support from qualified professionals. When a person has been drinking heavily for months or years, they cannot simply stop their alcohol use…
Mental illness and addiction can be quite closely linked, which means it can be very difficult to determine the question, “Which came first, the drinking or depression?” In some instances, a person is living with depression first and then turns to alcohol, while in others, the substance abuse issue was present initially and the mental…
Addiction is a brain disease that affects the way individuals respond to both pain and pleasure. While a person may have initially turned to drugs or alcohol to get relief from emotional pain or to seek pleasure from their drug of choice, their brain’s neural pathways become altered with time and repeated use. The chemical…
For many people, the vision they hold in their mind of an alcoholic is someone who drinks too much and is generally drunk much of the time. Many times, we also assume alcoholics are unemployed or have difficulty holding a job or are homeless and their life has completely fallen apart because of alcohol use.…