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 “Ch-ch-ch-changes” David Bowie Change is inevitable. Good change, bad change, everything changes. In recovery, we hope that the changes are for the better. If we are working the steps correctly and taking the suggestions as written, the odds are that changes will be favorable, and at times, startling. The other day I…
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…
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…
By: Marilyn L. Davis “Share with others what is working and not working and watch the magic happen in your life as you help others.”― Richie Norton Who Shares Matters – Or Does It? The addicted population is one of the most shortsighted groups regarding who we listen to and learn…