A new study sheds light on how other people influence our mind. Research on mice, whose
brains are remarkably similar to humans, reveals that our brains are affected by those around us. The key factor is dominance. The brain of the subordinate mouse synchronized to the...
It’s important for people with addiction stories to know that they are not alone. Sharing a story about your personal experiences with addiction challenges can help in your own recovery as well as provide encouragement and support to others with similar experiences. Te...
My name is Kristina and I am a woman in long term Recovery and what that means to me is that I haven’t found it necessary to use any mind -altering substances since October 25, 2017 and for that I am truly grateful.
My drug use started when I was in High School, with pa...
Poor Narcissus. The gods sentenced him to a life without human love. He fell in love with his own reflection in pool of water and died hungering for its response. Like Narcissus, narcissists only love themselve...
Addiction is a chronic disease that cannot be cured. It never goes away. Maintaining a life in recovery is often an everyday struggle, and it must be dealt with on a daily basis. The longer...
People confuse the meanings of cross addiction and dual-diagnosis disorder. They are separate concepts. Cross addiction means an individual who has a substance abuse disorder and they are more than lik...
Fear is about the future, that you will not get your way. Anger is about the present, not getting your way now. Resentment is about the past, not getting your way in the past. The futur...
We should all remind ourselves what Memorial Day is all about. There are MANY veterans in recovery, and they should be saluted and thanked for their sacrifice and service in keeping this country FREE, but we all should realize that FR...
