Addiction Recovery Methods & Support Articles and Resources

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Step 8: Gaining New Attitudes about Ourselves

man on trail Contributor: W. Travis Stewart, LPC, NCC writer for Addiction Hope Step 8 of the 12 Steps: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Christianity is one of the few institutions in the world that has, as a basic tenet of faith, the requirement that [...]
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Family Communication Challenges When Someone Becomes Sober

adult son with his parents walking on the beach Contributed By: Katherine Miller, Director of Family Services at Canyon Crossing Recovery There have been many studies and reports indicating the adverse effects of substance abuse and other forms of addiction on the individual addict and the addict’s family. Effects on the family are multi-faceted and fall within a wide range of areas including but [...]
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From Inventory to Fall Out, How Has My Addiction Affected Others

African American Woman with Hat Contributor: Paul Loosemore, MA, PCLC, and writer for Addiction Hope. When you enter recovery for addiction you often have to inventory all of your behaviors and the consequences you have experienced. The behaviors and consequences will extend beyond you to those you love and interact with. In them you clearly see the fall-out of recovery. [...]
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Addiction is NOT the Cause of My Character Defects

4 girls in a row Contributor: Paul Loosemore, MA, PCLC, and writer for Addiction Hope. When asking if addiction causes character defects, we have ventured into a complex discussion. Personality, character and behavior are interwoven phenomena that are not easily reducible. Yet, comments such as “he never used to be like this before his addiction”, or “he is so anxious [...]
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Recovery and Saying Goodbye to the Blame Game

man Sitting at the window batteling Eating Disorders and Addiction Contributor: Cross Creek Hospital clinical content team member Hugh C. McBride, BA. Few codependent relationships are as destructive as the one between addiction and blame. To struggle with addiction is to experience ever-greater degrees of loss and isolation. Friends, families, careers, self-respect, and even hope itself can be lost in the darkness of addiction. When the [...]
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