Addiction Recovery

I had been taking Paxil 20mg daily for 6 years. I went to my family doctor feeling overwhelmed with having three young boys, and living in an abusive relationship. Needless to say I was stressed out BIGTIME! I was unable to sleep at night, didn’t have much of an appetite and I was feeling more sad than happy which of course could be attributed to lack of sleep and eating little.

My doctor wrote a prescription for Paxil 20 mg daily tablets. He told me that it would tak Read the rest of this entry »

Consumption of alcohol and tobacco are two most dreaded addictions causing a major global health impact. In most cases, there exists an association between alcohol and tobacco use. According to available research data, around 80-95 percent consumers of alcohol are also the biggest consumers of tobacco. Combination of both the habits causes a far greater damage to the health of an individual than single form of addiction.

Why do people need to smoke while consuming alcohol Read the rest of this entry »

Step 9 of all 12 step programs for addiction recovery calls for a complete making of amends to those who we have wronged through our behaviors while using.

Not something that many of us look forward to, but a valuable and ultimately very liberating step, and something that all in recovery are well advised to consider doing -whether following the 12 steps or not.

Making amends frees us from our past indiscretions. Frees us from guilt, regret and shame (all emotions Read the rest of this entry »