This Is What To Expect When Getting Sober Life changes drastically for the person who makes the commitment to stop drinking. If you are that person, you might be wondering what to expect when getting sober. Your physical and mental health will...
Creating a Happy Life in Sobriety – Dealing with Loneliness and Isolation in Early Recovery Loneliness is an all-encompassing emotion that can be very difficult to process and deal with. It is often the reason behind a person starting to abuse drugs...
Long-Term Recovery – What to Expect When Getting Sober While in the grips of an addiction, it can be difficult to imagine any type of life without substance abuse, at least not one that seems pleasant from the addict’s current point of...
Long-Term Sobriety – How to Deal with Relapse After the Holidays The holidays are a unique time of year for recovering addicts. The added pressures of family obligations, parties to attend and the loneliness that can creep into your life can make...
Learn how to stay sober from drugs with these expert tips Staying sober when in recovery for drug and/or alcohol addiction isn’t always the easiest thing to do. If it were, perhaps there wouldn’t be the potential for relapse. But the reality...
Learn the best ways to avoid holiday addiction relapse with the help of WhiteSands Treatment Center Holiday season is a wonderful time for people to celebrate their faith and gather with family and friends. It is a time for celebrations, parties and...
Relapse prevention ideas and tips for staying clean and sober Maintaining sobriety in daily life can be tough, but there are relapse prevention tips for staying clean and sober that can help. You’ve been through detox, gotten clean, and earnestly applied yourself...
How to stay sober on Thanksgiving: tips for a sober Thanksgiving Thanksgiving celebrations are traditionally filled with food, family, and a lot of stress that can make it difficult to maintain your sobriety. Family gatherings, with all their associated emotion and drama,...
6 Tips for Dealing with Addiction During the Holidays “More” is the catchword whether you are dealing with addiction during the holidays or not. The drive to do more, party more, spend more, eat more and so on has been shown to heighten...
“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.” – Rita Mae Brown The healing process of sobriety and getting clean begins with loving yourself first. For a person to break the addiction cycle, he or she has...