By: Marilyn L. Davis “Cognitive distortions can be defined as faulty or problematic ways of thinking about ourselves and the world that leave us feeling anxious, out of control and often helpless.” ― Sonali Gupta, Anxiety: Overcome It and Live Without Fear What are Cognitive Distortions? People in 12 Step based meetings refer to…
By: Ben Rose “Free your mind, and your ass will follow” – Funkadelic Stinking Thinking Gets You Closer to a Relapse Addictive thinking is a potential sign of relapse. While this isn’t a new concept for those in recovery, we must remember it. Changing addictive thinking and stinking thinking means replacing distorted and…
It doesn’t matter what your rock bottom was; some are high, and some are low. That’s the nature of bottoms; they are not predictable. But whatever your bottom was, there’s someone out there who has a similar story and just needs to know how to get up and succeed. That’s where your story comes in. If you don’t write it, that person doesn’t know that someone else survived and thrived.
I Gave Up Drugs, Why Can’t I Function?
I got into recovery and wasn’t functioning well, because I did not realize how much damage I had done to my body and brain.
Ben Rose looks at life and remembers that life wasn’t always one extreme or the other, even in his addiction.