Addiction Recovery Methods & Support Articles and Resources

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Navigating the Holidays with a Food Addiction: Tips and Resources

Walking in fall leaves 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder (which includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and EDNOS). Eating disorder are not about food, it is about the underlying issues which can be triggered by anxiety and stress. Holidays can bring on both increased stress and anxiety and [...]
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Rest. Start Tomorrow’s Fight Today: Go to bed

Man needing rest A few nights ago I decided to put my mind, body and emotions to the limit. I decided to watch the double overtime game (that lasted until midnight pacific time) of the Oregon Ducks against California. I just knew that if I didn’t see the end of that game, I would have regretted sleeping, waking [...]
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Traveling During the Holidays: How to Cope with Potential Triggers

Man travelling during the holidays Traveling can be stressful at the best of times, even more so during the holidays. When you add an addiction to managing travel and holidays it can potentially lead to a relapse. Research shows that stress can activate lifelong patterns and behaviors during these times. Holiday stress and travel can trigger unhappy memories of being [...]
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Fighting Addiction: Acknowledging the War

Man struggling with addiction on skyline Vacations are good but can you imagine living everyday with a recreational mindset? No responsibilities, no limits, no lane lines or guardrails? While it might sound appealing, those who have lived such lives see it as vanity (see the book of Ecclesiastes). Instead of approaching life with a recreational mindset the Bible seems to paint [...]
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Resources to Effectively Cope with Triggers During the Holidays

Couple enjoying the holidays Contributor: Libby Lyons, MSW, LCSW, CEDS, writer for Addiction Hope. Holidays can bring heightened stressors and triggers that require further coping skills for someone struggling with a current or past addiction. It is first important to know what and how addiction works. Addiction is defined as a “chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by [...]
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