When your self esteem is running low, it can be hard to keep a positive perspective on life. Self esteem is how much you value yourself. Behaviors, appearance and emotions are all parts of...
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Making the decision to go for treatment for your drug or alcohol addiction is tough. You should be commended for your wise choice. Now you must discuss your situation with your employer. Here's some...
We often hear the word trauma used after a catastrophe has occurred, but trauma comes in a wide variety of forms, and affects people differently. It can be loosely defined as an event or...
Deciding on a treatment facility can be an overwhelming decision. What works for one person may not work for another. There are many different methodological approaches to addiction...
For many years you may have turned to drugs to help you cope with life’s challenges. Now that you’ve decided to get clean, you may be trying to find your identity. Drugs blurred who you...
Addiction is a disease of the mind. It causes obsessive thoughts and makes you act compulsively, despite knowing the consequences of such behaviors. A person in the depths of their...
Now that you’ve decided to get clean and sober, the journey of recovery is just beginning. Becoming abstinent from drugs and alcohol may be one of the hardest things you’ll do, but the work...
Once you’ve gotten clean and are starting to get your life back together, you may wonder if you’ll be able to achieve employment. You may be embarrassed of your history and have a rocky...
When you picture a drug addict you may picture someone living on the streets, in trouble with the law, stealing to feed their addiction, and generally hopeless. What about the drug addict...