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 Desperate? That's Motivation for Change marilynldavis marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on December 20, 2020  

Being desperate can make us do crazy things, but it can also motivate us to change.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/desperate-thats-motivation-for-change/></div>
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 Desperate? That’s Motivation for Change

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on June 16, 2020December 2, 2020  

The success of your recovery depends on maintaining vigilance or awareness. You've worked hard to give up drugs and alcohol; that's the getting into recovery. If we don't work on our recovery every day, we run the risk of becoming complacent, and that's a dangerous place to be. Are you safe-guarding your recovery today with routines? <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/do-i-have-to-work-on-my-recovery-today/></div>
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Do I Have to Work on my Recovery, Today?

from addict 2 advocate

Posted on January 17, 2020December 2, 2020  

Another benefit from passing on good recovery advice is that you free up space in your brain to learn the lessons you need at this time, plus you get to feel useful, helpful, and caring - and those are generally not the qualities we had in our addiction. So, today, where can you pass it on? Look for opportunities to share and care.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/got-some-good-recovery-advice-then-pass-it-on/></div>
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Got Some Good Recovery Advice? Then Pass It On

Recovery is Like a Puzzle: Learn to Examine the Pieces marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on January 15, 2020November 21, 2020  

When you learn to separate the various pieces of the puzzle, they become manageable pieces - to change, keep, or modify.  This makes any overwhelming problem puzzle easier to solve.  <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-is-like-a-puzzle-learn-to-examine-the-pieces/></div>
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Recovery is Like a Puzzle: Learn to Examine the Pieces

Cravings: When Our Body and Mind Derail Our Recovery marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on December 28, 2019December 29, 2019  

  By: Marilyn L. Davis —- When Our Body and Mind Rebels […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/cravings-when-our-body-and-mind-derail-our-recovery/></div>
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Cravings: When Our Body and Mind Derail Our Recovery

from addict 2 advocate

Posted on December 26, 2019December 27, 2019  

These messages can have a harmful or harmful effect on you as an adult. When you still believe these old messages, you give them power over you. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/do-you-reject-or-reinforce-the-negative-messages/></div>
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Do You Reject or Reinforce the Negative Messages?

stressed blue shirt from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on December 22, 2019December 23, 2019  

“Stress level: extreme. It's like she was a jar with the lid screwed on too tight, and inside the jar were pickles, angry pickles, and they were fermenting, and about to explode.”<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/im-stressed-in-my-recovery-what-do-i-do/></div>
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I’m Stressed in my Recovery, What Do I Do?

recovery is removing the masks

Posted on December 14, 2019February 20, 2020  

Addiction forces us to wear a false image. We smile, when every fiber of our being is screaming in pain. We posture as friendly, when all we want to do is get our dope and leave. We pretend that we have it all together when we take our children to school or football. We show fake emotions because we are so embarrassed and frightened by our authentic ones. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-is-removing-the-masks/></div>
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Recovery is Removing the Masks

Posted on December 13, 2019December 14, 2019  

"When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or we hit a plateau, we find out how committed we really are and whether we're going to see things through to the finish or quit." Joyce Meyer<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recommitting-to-recovery-moving-beyond-the-plateaus/></div>
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Recommitting to Recovery: Moving Beyond the Plateaus

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on November 25, 2019November 26, 2019  

Affirmations have to resonate, vibrate, or echo your desire. If not, there is a block created, as it is unbelievable. For instance, I could create one stating: I am perfect, just as I am now! Even as I write it, I know it is untrue, therefore, no matter how many times I wrote it, I would not internalize this as a valid affirmation. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/affirmations-help-us-heal-in-our-recovery/></div>
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Affirmations Help Us Heal in our Recovery

from addict 2 advocate

Posted on November 3, 2019November 4, 2019  

That's the thing about reacting. Often it's when we don't feel in control of a situation, or we have predicted the outcome before it happens. But I had to find a solution, or I'd explode on someone else, or implode and feel crappy.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-reacting-or-responding/></div>
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Recovery: Reacting or Responding?

from addict 2 advocate

Posted on October 23, 2019October 24, 2019  

For most of us, we're afraid when we think about changing the patterns of our lives, whether it's giving up drugs or alcohol, or changing the way we think, feel, and act. After all, we have done or been something for so long that those actions, behaviors, thoughts, and feelings are mechanical or habituated. These predictable actions are the norm, and when we leave the comfort zone, we get anxious. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/more-afraid-of-staying-the-same-or-changing/></div>
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More Afraid of Staying the Same or Changing?

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on June 14, 2019June 15, 2019  

By: Marilyn L. Davis   “If you have discovered a truth, tell […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/slogans-catchword-contribution/></div>
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Slogans: Catchword or Contribution?

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on May 30, 2019May 29, 2019  

When we are new in recovery, it's imperative that we find people who respect and can work with our differences. Whether this is a sponsor, accountability partner, or therapist doesn't matter. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-common-but-different/></div>
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Recovery: Common but Different

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