Recovering from our addictions and mental health issues requires a tremendous amount of strength, courage and resilience. We are put to the test, and there is a great deal of emotional work involved. One important element of recovery that sometimes gets overlooked is the element of fun. We think of recovery as a serious thing, […]
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Being in a college is like being in a different world where you are completely on your own. Not everyone is comfortable or ready to enter that world and can feel intense moments of anxiety as a result. It is important not to let your feelings of homesick stay with you and to use college
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When we make the decision to get professional help with our recovery, there are some elements of treatment that are especially helpful. When treatment centers offer personalized care, it greatly helps our chances of recovery because we are being helped as an individual, not just as yet another patient. We’re seen for who we are,
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Depression and addiction very often coincide with one another, and for many of us, we are struggling with both at the same time. Working to heal our depression can work wonders for our addiction recovery. There is no magic solution to healing depression, and just like each of us has so many different experiences and
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Living with addictions and mental health issues can cause us to develop thought patterns that contribute to our emotional pain. We tend to worry, complain, think negatively and be pessimistic. One way to create new thought patterns that reinforce health and happiness is to develop a gratitude practice. In the midst of our emotional pain,
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There are so many reasons why people relapse, and the reasons can be as varied and unique as our experiences with addiction. There are some common themes that can help us to understand why we relapse, which can be a very difficult experience, especially when we want so badly to get better. For many of
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Many of us struggling with addiction have developed unhealthy patterns of communication that have caused us to operate within our relationships in very destructive ways. The toxicity of our relationships can contribute to our depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. It can fuel our addictive patterns because we seek an escape from the conflict
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One of our major setbacks when we’re struggling with addiction can be how much we close ourselves off to learning from other people. We think no one will be able to understand our struggles. We think we’re alone with our pain. Sometimes our hopelessness causes us to feel as though there’s no point in even
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Going back to school is hard in that each new school year presents academic and social challenges. It can make students never want to get out of bed knowing what awaits them. It is important for parents to never give their kids reasons to be scared to go to school and to be able to
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One of the many advantages of being in recovery is getting to rebuild the relationships that were damaged, broken or estranged as a result of our addictions. When we’re struggling with our addictions, we can be extremely self-destructive and consumed with anger, both of which can make us take our pain out on the people
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Bayview Recovery Center provides varying levels of care with a focus on outpatient treatment programs at our Tacoma, WA drug rehab center. Our treatment methods allow our clients to have the most accessible and effective recovery experience possible.
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