Archivos de Categoría: Sober living

Learning about the recovery process (the best sobriety podcasts might be a good place to start) can help you avoid unrealistic expectations and respond with support rather than judgment. In long-term sobriety, sobriety becomes part of your lifestyle rather than something you have to constantly think about. Alcohol no longer feels like a daily decision […]

Keep in mind that water and other zero-calorie drinks are better for hydration. Avoiding sugar-sweetened options is ideal, as these can raise blood glucose, drive unwanted weight gain, and increase diabetes easy way to stop drinking risk. So-called “exercise snacks” also help prevent the damage that sitting for prolonged periods can do. Exercise snacks mean […]

Other examples include ketamine and flunitrazepam or Rohypnol — a brand used outside the U.S. — also called roofie. Examples include methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also called MDMA, ecstasy or molly, and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, known as GHB. They’re often used and misused in search of a «high,» or to boost energy, to improve performance at work or school, […]

Moving on is important, but living a life of fulfillment requires forgiving oneself for the past. The guilt of rock bottom can be crippling, but so can the denial of former transgressions. My behavior will always reflect a desire, or the suppression of a desire, to use. The way I treat others is up to me, and […]