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Building CharacterOur egos are fragile when we spend so much time focused on them. Instead of our ego, focusing on our character would be a much more healthy and helpful strategy. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Building Character" Keeping it RealI've often wondered, what are people really saying when they say let's keep it real. I'd like to offer some ideas regarding how to really keep things real. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Keeping it Real" Sugar Craving during RecoveryParticularly during the early months of recovery, many of us crave and almost become obsessed with sugar. Why? Is it simply a hunger that hits when we get tired. Can we actually get addicted to sugar? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sugar Craving during Recovery" Difficulties of Recovering from the Addicted LifeDifficulties that are still less painful than the symptoms of the addicted life. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Difficulties of Recovering from the Addicted Life" Responses to the Elimination of the Addicting SubstanceAlmost everything about us has to have time to get used to the new person we are becoming or to remember the wonderful person we were before the addiction changed us. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Responses to the Elimination of the Addicting Substance" Drug Treatment Center Serving Mesquite, Garland, Richardson, and Dallas,TexasAddiction Recovery Clinic Newsletter Archives Being Ashamed Character TraitsThe best thing to do is share those thoughts and feelings with some folks that are good for us to be around. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Being Ashamed Character Traits" Self Esteem and DefensesThere is a difference in being happy with our circumstances and being happy with ourselves. True positive self-esteem is not developed from the outside in. It is developed from the inside out. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Self Esteem and Defenses" Promises of Recovery and Spiritual Laws of SuccessThere are many paths to recovery and each path offers a peace that passes any kind of understanding. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Promises of Recovery and Spiritual Laws of Success" Early Stages of Drug Addiction RecoveryEarly recovery is really interesting. We are ready to take on the world. Nothing seems impossible. Everything seems within our reach. Some folks call this the "pink cloud" of recovery. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Early Stages of Drug Addiction Recovery" Reasons to Recover from Drug AddictionJust give me one good reason why I should live that recovery BS. Okay, how about twenty or so? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Reasons to Recover from Drug Addiction" Stages of Recovery and EsteemAn unhealthy old instinct was to use or drink to cope with life. Now, your instincts are choose healthy choices to cope with life. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Stages of Recovery and Esteem" Medications and Counselor Ground RulesWe believe in a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. We offer medical intervention as well as counseling. We consider the combination to be good therapy. We also support and encourage clients to Permalink -- click for full blog post "Medications and Counselor Ground Rules" Causes and Drives of AddictionHave you ever heard somebody say that the first time they used a particular drug was the first time they can remember feeling "normal"? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Causes and Drives of Addiction" Drug Related IssuesThis usually means a person believes that arresting the addiction to either alcohol or other drugs will solve all the other problems or short-comings they may be experiencing. Or, they really don't ca Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drug Related Issues" |