By: Marilyn L. Davis Whatever You’re Feeling – They Will Come Out Think about all those bottled up and numbed feelings that you ignored in your use. Guess what? They didn’t go away. They’ve just been waiting until you stopped using to pop back up. And now, you don’t know what to do…
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.
Recovery is more than ‘not using.’ What changes did you have to make even after your stopped using? How did you overcome your ambivalence? How can you encourage someone today?
By: Marilyn L. Davis I’ve Been Guilty of Shopping for Answers, Too I met with Gray Hawk daily. He had 34 years in recovery and was 74 years old, so not wasting time was important to him. I told him that there were conflicting suggestions given at a meeting I attended that day,…
I knew that to get my self-esteem back on an even keel, I would have to view qualities within and not focus on what was lacking on the outside. How did I do this?