Pet Cemetery
Each person in the intensive outpatient program for substance abuse, addiction and co-occurring disorders presents their autobiography. Many of them are surprised to make a connection between past...
View ArticleWhy do we use and abuse substances
While it’s natural and normal to want to mood alter, we seem to take it beyond it’s normal limitations. Why is this? At some point we have decided (consciously or unconsciously) that the feeling of...
View ArticleGrowing Up
Last night in the intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders I showed a clip from the movie “Lars and the Real Girl.” It was about growing up and what that really...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Our Consciousness
Recovery from substance abuse and addiction is really an evolution of our consciousness. Last night in the intensive outpatient program I showed a clip from the movie “28 Days.” It was a scene from the...
View ArticleIn-patient or out-patient, you make the call
Last night, someone in the intensive outpatient program, who is in recovery for alcohol abuse and substance addiction was trying to decide whether or not to go into in-patient treatment. He couldn’t...
View ArticleSubstance Abuse, Addiction and the Ego
This post is inspired by Eckhart Tolle’s books “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth” Whether you are in recovery from substance abuse, addiction or anything else the ego has a big role in the process;...
View ArticleIs Relapse Inevitable in Substance Abuse Treatment
Though it happens, relapse is NOT inevitable. We were talking about this last night in the intensive outpatient program. When someone is sincerely attempting a recovery program, relapse is usually...
View ArticleSubstance abuse and Addiction – Cinema Therapy
The film “When the Game Stands Tall” is a great depiction for the recovery process – PROCESS. We typically view life from the mentality of “eventful thinking.” Our tendency is to think of life as one...
View ArticleSubstance abuse and addiction – A mindful approach to recovery
Mindfulness practice has infinite practical applications to recovery from substance abuse and addiction. The one discussed here regards trigger and craving management. Triggers and cravings consist of...
View ArticleSubstance abuse, addiction, cinima therapy and negativity
Last night in program we were dealing with negativity in the recovery process. It is difficult to speak about negativity without referencing the ego. The ego is that part of the psyche that sees...
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