Posts Tagged ‘Relapse’
5 Reasons People Relapse After Years of Sobriety
This post was first written in 2014, but the 5 reasons people relapse after years of sobriety are still important to understand. So I updated with current information in 2020. I was driven to write this post after receiving phone calls and emails following the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death and an outpouring of…
Read MoreOvercoming Addiction | Linda Dahl
Overcoming addiction, which is now understood to be a chronic, often relapsing brain disease, can be gut-wrenchingly hard. And that’s so often because of the secrecy, misinformation and shame that surrounds this particular disease as a result of common beliefs that it’s a choice or moral failing or as simple as “just stop.” It’s not.…
Read MoreA Son’s Overdose | A Mother’s Profound Grief, Strength and Hope
The following is a guest post by Laura Rosch. She’d shared this as a comment on another guest post appearing on BreakingTheCycles.com. As I wrote to Laura, I was struck by all that she had written, but this part really hit me: “But now I have a life to live and other people that love…
Read MoreMarriage After Sobriety | Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT
Marriage after sobriety can be a rocky time. Both partners feel vulnerable as they transition into their “new” relationship. To help couples during this time, Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT, shares the following post. To read her longer version, please click here. Darlene is the author of Codependency for Dummies and Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Freeing the True You,…
Read MoreJim Anders Shares His Story of Addiction Recovery
It is my great pleasure to introduce Jim Anders, former advertising copywriter and the author of All Drinking Aside and the blog, AllDrinkingAside.com. Jim has graciously agreed to share the story of his alcohol addiction and the recovery journey he’s taken as today’s Face of Recovery. He first got into recovery in 1996 and then replapsed several times, which is so important to…
Read More7 Sound Bites to Update 2014 Conversations Around Addiction
If you are like the millions of Americans, you may have some long-held beliefs about addiction; beliefs like, “he has to hit bottom in order to get help,” “fix the addict and the family will be fine,” “no way is alcoholism is a disease – cancer is a disease – all s/he has to do…
Read MoreWhy Addiction Relapse Can Be Stronger Than the Determination to Stay Clean
Addiction relapse – meaning the addict | alcoholic goes back to using drugs or alcohol – is another of the confounding aspects of this brain disease – the brain disease of addiction (aka brain disorder). Not only is the addiction relapse confounding, but equally confusing is the idea that relapse does not mean treatment failed. Really!…
Read MoreWhat If I Relapse After Addiction Treatment and How Can I Prevent This?
Relapse after addiction treatment is a source of great fear for many addicts/alcoholics. The following is a guest post from Patrick Meninga, an Intake Specialist at a Drug Rehab in Michigan with over 5 years experience working directly with recovering addicts and alcoholics. He has been clean and sober for over a decade now and…
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