Loving someone in addiction recovery isn’t an easy road. You want to support your family member any way you can, but you walk a fine line between enabling and showing that you care. You might not know what to do, and your anxiety can give you paralysis. Here are seven of the best ways you can support your family member in addiction recovery.
Read MoreAfter a long illness, the body gets very weak. In some cases, it may all seem very overwhelming. But it is important to spring back in action in your previous vigor. It is possible along with the right medical guidance, ample rest, and a plan of recovery. If you are someone who is just trying to recover your body strength after a long illness, this article may help you.
Read MoreMany people who have bulimia nervosa (but not all, of course) employ compulsive exercise as a purging mechanism, and that may make exercise something they are wary of during their recovery. Because of this, movement may often be overlooked as an effective component of bulimia nervosa recovery programs. It may seem dangerous to introduce movement practices into an eating disorder treatment program for people who compulsively exercise, but in almost every case, treatment centers include them in their program.
Read MoreIt’s hard to beat the feeling of endorphins kicking in mid-workout. But those endorphins are usually followed by feelings of extreme soreness and fatigued muscles. Below we will outline how CBD can help in making the recovery process easier for you and those sore muscles!
Read MoreParenting can be difficult for anyone, but this can be especially true for people in recovery. Although having a parent who is addicted can be damaging for a child, there are things that you can do as a parent to make things better. Even something as simple as acknowledging your past mistakes and sincerely apologizing for them can improve the situation. From there, following through with your addiction recovery and expressing your unconditional love as a parent are ways that you can practice good parenting after addiction. Here are five positive tips for parenting in addiction recovery.
Read MoreIf you end up involved in an accident and get injured, you’ll inevitably ask yourself about what you should do next. The answer to this question is: you should be taking care of yourself and recover faster. Lawsuits will take time, and it may be necessary that you have to wait until your injuries heal. Now, we’ll give you the key tips on how to take care of yourself after a personal injury.
Read MoreYou’ve already had “the talk” about drugs, but the blank stare you got in return wasn’t enough to inspire confidence. And as each day passes, more young lives are lost to overdose. After seven years of decline, overdose deaths jumped by 19 percent in 2015. These are children whose lives were taken from them before they even had a chance to get started. Our wakeup call is here and now. And now that you’re rightly terrified, it’s time for a bit of good news.
Read MoreIt is likely that you know or have a loved one who suffers from drug addition, with over 20 million people in the USA suffering from drug and alcohol abuse issues and the cost of treatment and incarceration run nearly $700 billion annually. So even if you feel that you know enough about drug addiction to know that you need to be on the lookout for the early symptoms of drug abuse in your loved one – but this can be challenging, and so here we will take a look at how to detect the early signs of addictive behavior, and how to best deal with such a difficult situation
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