Archive for the ‘Addiction Recovery’ Category

Drug and Alcohol Process of “Admission”

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

During the process of what I call "Admission" comes the task of making the decision to change. On a basic level, before a person can decide to change, an evaluation of their circumstances is necessary. Benjamin Franklin used a technique whenever a major decision was at hand.What old Ben would ...

How and Why the 12-Steps Are So Effective

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Unless this person can experience an entire psychic change there is very little hope of his recovery (Dr. William Duncan Silkworth, M.D. "The Doctor's Opinion" - Alcoholics Anonymous page xxvii)The ProblemYour mind can only handle so much negative emotion. At some point your mind snaps unless you do something about ...

Signs and Effects of Drug Addiction

Monday, March 8th, 2010

In today's busy life, most of the time we miss out on the important things. Sometimes, we fail to notice the change of behavior in those who are close to us. But paranoia, sleepiness, irritation and this type of behavior can indicate towards dangerous possibilities like addiction. Anxiousness, depression, short ...