Shaming The Addicted, Mentally Ill Does Harm, Not Help July 12, 2017 Addiction and Mental Illness People living with addiction are in a constant state of discomfort. Situations that seem inconsequential to those not facing addiction stir the addicted to over analyze, overreact … Read More
How to Help Your Alcoholic Parent March 10, 2017 It can be confusing as a child to live with an alcoholic parent. Their drinking can affect their behavior, their health, and their thinking. They can have mood swings and be very different people depending on the time … Read More
How You Can Set Firm Boundaries with An Addict March 3, 2017 It can be heart-wrenching to watch a loved one suffer from addiction. Those of us who have been through this understand the helplessness and frustration that come along with the promises to stop, followed by even worse … Read More
The Emotional Abuse Addicts Will Cause to Their Family February 13, 2017 Through the rollercoaster of our addiction, we usually have no issue putting ourselves through absolute hell to continue our using. Through all … Read More
Is It Okay to Let an Addict Live With You? February 9, 2017 Considering letting an addict live with you whether in recovery or not? Even I, an addict with a little bit of sobriety under my belt, live with the fear of my roommate relapsing. The fact of the matter is once an addi … Read More
The Victim Role: Why We Addicts Play It So Well January 16, 2017 Many people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction have found that in order to justify their behavior, they must manipulate and control situations and the people around them. Some do this through aggression and viol … Read More
Harm Reduction Programs Added to the War on the Drugs December 14, 2016 It is painfully obvious among both the sober and non-sober communities that a huge stigma currently faces drug addiction, addicts, and alcoholics. The general public has a widely skewed perception on drug use and addic … Read More
The 5 Best Tips to Help An Addict or Alcoholic You Love September 2, 2016 Addiction is a very difficult, destructive disease no matter if you’re the addict or one of the addict’s loved ones. Often called the “family disease”, this is a disorder of both mind and body that causes catas … Read More