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Thinking Your Way Out of A Relapse ben rose marilyn l davis fromaddict2advocate.com

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

By: Ben Rose “Free your mind, and your ass will follow” <a class="read-more" href="https://fromaddict2advocate.com/thinking-your-way-out-of-a-relapse/">Read more</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/thinking-your-way-out-of-a-relapse/></div>

Thinking Your Way Out of A Relapse

Posted on December 7, 2021December 8, 2021

By: Marilyn L. Davis “Relapse doesn’t have to be part <a class="read-more" href="https://fromaddict2advocate.com/relapse-thinking-8-risky-attitudes/">Read more</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/relapse-thinking-8-risky-attitudes/></div>

Relapse Thinking: 8 Risky Attitudes

Posted on December 4, 2021January 18, 2022

By: Marilyn L. Davis “Share with others what is working <a class="read-more" href="https://fromaddict2advocate.com/the-power-of-shared-experiences/">Read more</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/the-power-of-shared-experiences/></div>

The Power of Shared Experiences

Posted on November 22, 2021November 23, 2021

I should logically be able to state, without reservation, which of those five feelings was hurt. However, the reality is that no one can define which of the five feeling categories was hurt, because feelings by themselves cannot be hurt. It's our egos that get bruised. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/hurt-feelings-or-bruised-ego/></div>

Hurt Feelings or Bruised Ego?

Posted on September 26, 2021September 27, 2021

Replacing people, places, and things with new, recovery-oriented choices means we can expect better recovery.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/replacing-old-routines-with-the-new-people-places-and-things/></div>

Replacing Old Routines With The New: People, Places and Things

Posted on September 24, 2021September 25, 2021

But why do people use? In each of the three categories there's a common denominator - feelings and emotions. You know, those things that we do our best to guard and to avoid discussing. The way we deal with them often dictates how our day will be and how we respond or react to different situations. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/feeling-will-pass/></div>

It’s A Feeling; It Will Pass

8 Recovery Excuses and What They Really Mean marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on September 23, 2021September 24, 2021

Most of us give excuses when we do not want to do something, or someone questions us about why, when, or how we did or did not do something.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/8-recovery-excuses-and-what-they-really-mean/></div>

8 Recovery Excuses and What They Really Mean

Posted on September 16, 2021September 17, 2021

By: Marilyn L. Davis Changing our Attitudes “Could <a class="read-more" href="https://fromaddict2advocate.com/attitude-and-gratitude-the-heart-of-recovery/">Read more</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/attitude-and-gratitude-the-heart-of-recovery/></div>

Attitude and Gratitude: The Heart of Recovery

Posted on August 30, 2021August 31, 2021

By: Marilyn L. Davis ____ Isolated Incidents or a Pattern of Behaviors? <a class="read-more" href="https://fromaddict2advocate.com/noticed-negative-patterns-of-behavior-then-make-changes/">Read more</a><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/noticed-negative-patterns-of-behavior-then-make-changes/></div>

Noticed Negative Patterns of Behavior? Then Make Changes

Positive Affirmations: Touch the Heart - Change the Mind

Posted on May 22, 2021January 15, 2022

“Affirmations are our mental vitamins, providing the supplementary positive thoughts we need to balance the barrage of negative events and thoughts we experience daily.”― Tia Walker, The Inspired Caregiver: Finding Joy While Caring for Those You Love <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/positive-affirmations-change-the-mind-change-the-perception/></div>

Positive Affirmations: Change the Mind, Change the Perception

Posted on December 12, 2020December 13, 2020

We judge ourselves harshly remembering all the bad choices we made in our addiction and then get trapped in our thinking and don't make a decision because we're afraid we'll make another bad choice.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/are-you-thinking-too-much-in-your-recovery/></div>

Are You Thinking Too Much in Your Recovery?

inside voices: insane or intuition from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on November 12, 2020November 6, 2021

The Guiding Voice is outside of my mind, yet within - separate from my hearing, but not a thought. I would urge you to be quiet of mind, to reflect and pay attention to your Guiding Voice, because it wants to be helpful." <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/inside-voice-insane-or-intuition/></div>

Inside Voice: Insane or Intuition?

Posted on June 30, 2020June 10, 2021

Guilt motivates some people to change; they feel bad about their behaviors and they want these feelings to stop, so they change, and make amends. Shame, however, often paralyzes people. Their distorted opinion of themselves leads them to believe that no one could forgive them for their actions; they think they are so worthless and undeserving of absolution that they often do not try to make amends.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/dealing-with-guilt-in-your-recovery/></div>

Dealing with Guilt in Your Recovery

Posted on June 23, 2020November 17, 2021

Our barriers are self-imposed for the most part. That's both good and bad news. Good because it's an attitude within us, and therefore, we can change it. However, that's the downside, too as most of us don't like to feel uncomfortable in our life choices<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/addiction-to-recovery-nowhere-to-somewhere/></div>

Category: early recovery lessons

Thinking Your Way Out of A Relapse

Relapse Thinking: 8 Risky Attitudes

Hurt Feelings or Bruised Ego?

Replacing Old Routines With The New: People, Places and Things

It’s A Feeling; It Will Pass

8 Recovery Excuses and What They Really Mean

Attitude and Gratitude: The Heart of Recovery

Noticed Negative Patterns of Behavior? Then Make Changes

Positive Affirmations: Change the Mind, Change the Perception

Are You Thinking Too Much in Your Recovery?

Inside Voice: Insane or Intuition?

Dealing with Guilt in Your Recovery

Addiction to Recovery: Nowhere to Somewhere

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