by Keenen Diamond | Jun 7, 2018 | Q&A, Relapse and Recovery
For many men and women attempting to overcome addiction and alcoholism, relapse is a part of their recovery journey. However, this does not mean that relapse is a necessary part of addiction recovery. Although relapse is common, with enough open-mindedness, honesty,...
by Keenen Diamond | Jun 7, 2018 | Drug Abuse, Relapse and Recovery
Relapse is not a necessary part of recovery, but it is very common. Many people require several attempts at sobriety before finally being able to overcome addiction and alcoholism. The most important thing to know about relapse is that it is not a sign of failure....
by Keenen Diamond | Feb 7, 2018 | Q&A, Relapse and Recovery
Relapse is extremely likely no matter what, but that doesn’t mean that you are “immune” to treatment. Relapse doesn’t have to occur, but it a part of the story of most people who have eventually achieved permanent sobriety. Some people can go to treatment once and...
by Keenen Diamond | Oct 26, 2017 | Recovery, Relapse and Recovery
Recovery can be a challenge with so many new ways to look at life from a sober lens. It requires your full attention and energy to get through. When one person devotes time to getting sober, recovery goes smoothly but not everyone will experience this. The whole thing...
by Keenen Diamond | Aug 11, 2017 | Q&A
Self-sabotage is part of the experience of addiction. Every time an addict earnestly attempts to recover, then makes up a story of why they couldn’t recover, shouldn’t recover, or why using is better than recovering, they are sabotaging their opportunity to recover....
