1) Relationships, intimacy and commitment. Studies show that people who rate themselves as very happy have close ties with other people. But having a large number of friends doesn’t seem to matter. What does matter is that happy people prioritize connecting with others, making meaningful friendships, and then making time to spend with those people. Start small — try making one phone call to someone you care about each week. See where that leads.
2) Caring, kindness, giving and service. Making time to give back. It may be to the recovery community through service to your Alcoholics Anonymous group, or in other ways, but make it a priority to do things for others with no particular reward in mind. Volunteering is a great way to connect with others and give back to your community. Not sure you can handle volunteering in a hospital or nursing home setting? Perhaps walking dogs at the local animal shelter is a better match for you.
3) Physical health, nutrition, sleep and exercise. Negative moods can be a real risk to your sobriety, and using drugs or alcohol can wreak havoc on your body. Regular exercise can be as effective as medication at easing depression—and you’ll feel better physically, too. Not the type of person to join a gym? Hate running? Try yoga or find a local rail trail in your area. You can find activities that you can enjoy solo or in a group. Many areas now have “Meet Up” groups engaging in nearly any type of activity you can imagine—from ultimate Frisbee to tango.
4) Goals, hobbies and flow. Find an activity that you can dive into with both feet. For some, this may be a creative outlet, like pottery, needlework or art. For others it may be an activity, like riding a horse or bicycle. Whatever it is, it should be something that challenges you—something you can work at and seek to master. It should be something that when you do it, you can get into the groove and experience the joy of “flow.” Flow is best understood as that sense that you’ve totally lost track of time and even a sense of yourself. With pottery, it’s like the universe has shrunk down to the clay, the wheel and your hands. Time evaporates, and you are totally in the moment. Afterward, you may feel joyful, relaxed or exhilarated, and you’ll likely be amazed at how much time went by. Experiencing flow is a core component of happiness.
5) Spirituality, religion or a higher power. Studies show that people who consistently consider themselves to be happiest also indicate some connection to either an organized religion, a self-definition as spiritual or a commitment to a higher power. Many different traditions stress some sort of meditation as a part of the practice of the faith, and again, meditation is known to be linked with feelings of well-being and happiness.
6) Strengths, best qualities and sharing them. Again, studies show that happiness is strongly linked to a certain type of self-knowledge—not self-criticism. While it is all too common to be your own harshest critic, being able to identify and use your best qualities—your strengths and virtues—is an important skill that happy people seem to master.
7) Optimism and gratitude. These qualities have to do with being able to roll with the punches and cope with the ups and downs that life and recovery will certainly dole out. Happy people manage to find opportunities, even in difficult or negative situations. They may mourn and grieve losses, but they don’t lose hope or predict negative outcomes. Studies indicate that optimistic thinking can help people feel better mentally, emotionally and physically.
If you work on integrating these seven principles into your life, as you continue to work your program, you just may find that relapse prevention is a positive and fun part of being sober.
From Promises.com
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Monday, September 5, 2016
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Addiction Help Programs - Opiate Addiction and Various Types of Treatment Programs
Once it grabs hold, an opiate addiction can haunt a person for the rest of his life. The effects of opiates hit hard and fast. Before even realizing it, getting and abusing drugs becomes the central focus of one's life. Once a person acknowledges how powerful an opiate addiction can get, opiate addiction treatment programs turns into a matter of fighting for one's life.
Opiate addiction help which can be found at opioid treatment center St. George starts from where a person's willpower leave off when withdrawal symptoms and cravings kick in. Opioid treatment program St. George includes medication and psychotherapy help to gradually steer a person out of the clutches of an opiate addiction. As opioid treatment program St. George can be very helpful to a person who wants to beat the addiction, understanding the different types of treatment available in opioid treatment center St. George can make the recovery process easier.
There are various types of treatment programs available to help someone in overcoming opiate addiction and some of them are as follows:
1) Cold turkey detox. Quitting opiates cold turkey can be a very hard, long, and painful process. In this process, you don't take any medication to mimic the effects of opiates. You experience the effects of a sudden disappearance of drug from your body. It is also very successful because going through withdrawals is the worst nightmare that one can have and after going through that generally people stay away from drug abuse because they have a reason to do that.
2) The slow taper method. Slow tapering can decrease withdrawal symptoms if done right. Clearly, the slower the taper, the less painful your withdrawal effects will be. It is quite possible to quit using this technique, but one must be exceptionally disciplined or rely upon the help of a loved one who can distribute and keep an eye on the dosage. But for a few clients, this may not be a realistic approach to quit. The slow taper strategy winds up being an excuse to justify and prolong consistent drug use.
3) Suboxone treatment. Suboxone is a medicine that is comprised of buprenorphine and naloxone which, when released in the body, eliminates the opiate withdrawal symptoms almost instantaneously. It is really useful for people who were on strong drugs before. The drawback about this pill is that it is highly addictive and there is a high chance that one might develop an addiction of Suboxone. Buprenorphine is the active ingredient in Suboxone and Naxalone. Buprenorphine has a stronger effect on a brain's opiate receptors than all other opiates.
4) In-patient rehab centers. In-patient rehab is done in a residential setting, with the addict staying right at the facility, instead of traveling to clinics for appointments. This is an incredible alternative for clients that require broad emotional or physical backing. In-patient rehab gives the client a structured day in a safe place, where they can be observed, undergo physiological treatment, and create sustainable and healthy life habits for when they are to be discharged.
5) Outpatient opioid treatment. Outpatient opioid treatment is optimumal for the case in which the addict already has a good support system in place and can exercise great self-control. If you feel that you already have your addiction under control and you simply require a little guidance to get you past the halfway point, then outpatient opioid treatment may work for you.
There are various types of treatment programs available to help someone in overcoming opiate addiction and some of them are as follows:
1) Cold turkey detox. Quitting opiates cold turkey can be a very hard, long, and painful process. In this process, you don't take any medication to mimic the effects of opiates. You experience the effects of a sudden disappearance of drug from your body. It is also very successful because going through withdrawals is the worst nightmare that one can have and after going through that generally people stay away from drug abuse because they have a reason to do that.
2) The slow taper method. Slow tapering can decrease withdrawal symptoms if done right. Clearly, the slower the taper, the less painful your withdrawal effects will be. It is quite possible to quit using this technique, but one must be exceptionally disciplined or rely upon the help of a loved one who can distribute and keep an eye on the dosage. But for a few clients, this may not be a realistic approach to quit. The slow taper strategy winds up being an excuse to justify and prolong consistent drug use.
3) Suboxone treatment. Suboxone is a medicine that is comprised of buprenorphine and naloxone which, when released in the body, eliminates the opiate withdrawal symptoms almost instantaneously. It is really useful for people who were on strong drugs before. The drawback about this pill is that it is highly addictive and there is a high chance that one might develop an addiction of Suboxone. Buprenorphine is the active ingredient in Suboxone and Naxalone. Buprenorphine has a stronger effect on a brain's opiate receptors than all other opiates.
4) In-patient rehab centers. In-patient rehab is done in a residential setting, with the addict staying right at the facility, instead of traveling to clinics for appointments. This is an incredible alternative for clients that require broad emotional or physical backing. In-patient rehab gives the client a structured day in a safe place, where they can be observed, undergo physiological treatment, and create sustainable and healthy life habits for when they are to be discharged.
5) Outpatient opioid treatment. Outpatient opioid treatment is optimumal for the case in which the addict already has a good support system in place and can exercise great self-control. If you feel that you already have your addiction under control and you simply require a little guidance to get you past the halfway point, then outpatient opioid treatment may work for you.
If you are looking for opiate addiction treatment programs, then visit BrookStone Medical Center. We specialize in medically assisted tapers using methadone, buprenorphine and suboxone. Our personalized counseling and tapering programs are designed to fix every patient's needs. For more details, please visit our website
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Step 4 Spiritual Principle: Courage
Each of the 12 steps has a spiritual principle behind it. The first 3 are:
Step 1 is Honesty
Step 2 is Hope
Step 3 is Faith
Since Step 4 asks for a "searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves", COURAGE is the featured principle and feeling as you do a Step 4.
There are 3 main areas/feelings that people will address on a Step 4.
FEARS
RESENTMENTS
SEX HARMS
Honesty is also needed when doing a Step 4 to rid as much of the resentments and fears that can occupy the mind of an alcoholic and addict during the early part of their recovery.
Many in the program feel getting to and through a step 4 as quick as possible can be very beneficial in relieving the heavy weight of FEAR and RESENTMENT.
After this courageous and honest step, a person then releases this "inventory" to God and another person (a sponsor preferably).
The "work" starts at Step 4 and it can be difficult for some. But it also can release the burdens we carry around and prepares you for the rest of the Steps and your new life in sobriety.
Step 1 is Honesty
Step 2 is Hope
Step 3 is Faith
Since Step 4 asks for a "searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves", COURAGE is the featured principle and feeling as you do a Step 4.
There are 3 main areas/feelings that people will address on a Step 4.
FEARS
RESENTMENTS
SEX HARMS
Honesty is also needed when doing a Step 4 to rid as much of the resentments and fears that can occupy the mind of an alcoholic and addict during the early part of their recovery.
Many in the program feel getting to and through a step 4 as quick as possible can be very beneficial in relieving the heavy weight of FEAR and RESENTMENT.
After this courageous and honest step, a person then releases this "inventory" to God and another person (a sponsor preferably).
The "work" starts at Step 4 and it can be difficult for some. But it also can release the burdens we carry around and prepares you for the rest of the Steps and your new life in sobriety.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Daytona Beach Sober House - Recovery Living and Housing Daytona Florida
Very established and safe sober housing is available for ANYONE seeking a new life in recovery from Alcohol dependence and Drug addiction. We have several properties and resources in the Daytona Beach Florida area. Our Sober house is based on a structure to help all of our residents follow a 12 step program, attend meetings and rebuild their lives.
Our Sober Housing provides a plan for "living" as you advance through our program of recovery.
Fees are paid weekly
We provide assistance for anything you need including:
Employment
Medical situations
Food
Transportation to meetings and work
Church services
Our Daytona Beach Sober - Halfway House offers comfortable and clean living conditions.
The halfway house apartments provide separation from the total population and provides:
TV
Wifi Internet
Clean beds
Air Conditioning
We are also located within close proximity to Daytona Ocean beaches
Please contact Nick at aitbroker at gmaildotcom for more information or to schedule a phone call/in take.
Our Sober Housing provides a plan for "living" as you advance through our program of recovery.
Fees are paid weekly
We provide assistance for anything you need including:
Employment
Medical situations
Food
Transportation to meetings and work
Church services
Our Daytona Beach Sober - Halfway House offers comfortable and clean living conditions.
The halfway house apartments provide separation from the total population and provides:
TV
Wifi Internet
Clean beds
Air Conditioning
We are also located within close proximity to Daytona Ocean beaches
Please contact Nick at aitbroker at gmaildotcom for more information or to schedule a phone call/in take.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
The Mind Of A Drug Addict
If you do nothing to get out, you end up dying. To be a drug addict is to be imprisoned. In the beginning, you think drugs are your friend (they may seem to help you escape the things or feelings that bother you). But soon, you will find you get up in the morning thinking only about drugs. You start building up a tolerance, you need to spend more, do more, you can do half of what you're doing and still get the same effect, or more."
An addict thinks, I can use this one time and I'll be fine and I won't do it again.' An addict can't think like that, but that's how they do think. They think they have control of it and they don't. You use that one time and that one time turns into, 'You're hooked.'"
They do not consider long term problems that might result. Over time, the desire for the drugs becomes more important than the pleasure the addict gets from it. By the time the thrill is gone, long-lasting changes may have occurred within key regions of the brain.
No matter the initial reason a person begins taking drugs, the end result is invariably the same—disaster.
"Your whole day is spent finding or taking drugs. You get high all afternoon. At night, you put yourself to sleep with heroin. After wake up, you liven up with crack, And you live only for that. You are in a prison. You beat your head against a wall, nonstop, but you don't get anywhere. In the end, your prison becomes your tomb."
Those who become addicted quickly learn how to go from doctor to doctor to obtain prescriptions. They are known how to visit the offices of many doctors and how to evade those pharmacies that might have their prescription histories stored in their computers.
It has been said that the least favorite word for an addict to hear is "No." When addicts are not ready to change, they become master manipulators in order to keep the addiction going. Their fear of stopping is so great that they will do just about anything to keep from having to be honest with themselves. Some of these manipulations include lying, cheating, blaming, raging and guilt-tripping others, as well as becoming depressed or developing other kinds of emotional or physical illnesses.
The more you allow yourself to be manipulated by the addict, the more manipulative the addict is likely to become. When you hold your ground and refuse to give into their unreasonable demands, they will eventually crumble into their own psychotic hell on earth.
By Daniel Miltz
An addict thinks, I can use this one time and I'll be fine and I won't do it again.' An addict can't think like that, but that's how they do think. They think they have control of it and they don't. You use that one time and that one time turns into, 'You're hooked.'"
They do not consider long term problems that might result. Over time, the desire for the drugs becomes more important than the pleasure the addict gets from it. By the time the thrill is gone, long-lasting changes may have occurred within key regions of the brain.
No matter the initial reason a person begins taking drugs, the end result is invariably the same—disaster.
"Your whole day is spent finding or taking drugs. You get high all afternoon. At night, you put yourself to sleep with heroin. After wake up, you liven up with crack, And you live only for that. You are in a prison. You beat your head against a wall, nonstop, but you don't get anywhere. In the end, your prison becomes your tomb."
Those who become addicted quickly learn how to go from doctor to doctor to obtain prescriptions. They are known how to visit the offices of many doctors and how to evade those pharmacies that might have their prescription histories stored in their computers.
It has been said that the least favorite word for an addict to hear is "No." When addicts are not ready to change, they become master manipulators in order to keep the addiction going. Their fear of stopping is so great that they will do just about anything to keep from having to be honest with themselves. Some of these manipulations include lying, cheating, blaming, raging and guilt-tripping others, as well as becoming depressed or developing other kinds of emotional or physical illnesses.
The more you allow yourself to be manipulated by the addict, the more manipulative the addict is likely to become. When you hold your ground and refuse to give into their unreasonable demands, they will eventually crumble into their own psychotic hell on earth.
By Daniel Miltz
Acquiring spirituality with proper meditation
In today's fast paced life, we all need to take a halt at some point or the other in order to reconcile and rethink what we went through the entire day. Meditation is often suggested as the way to reduce significant amount of stress, anxiety and depression. As we all lead a pretty hectic lifestyle, meditation has become an important part for completing our life. The most effective and beneficial exercise of mind which can help you at any point of time is meditation.
The best thing about meditation session is felt mainly after you wake up from it and feel refreshed like never before. You may be either doing meditation on your own or inspired to undertake Easy Meditation Online Class for more impact. Its an art and requires heavy concentration and passionate faith while doing it. The tranquility that you experience is worth every bit as the meditation never has any kind of side effect. All the more you would receive best results as you will wake up from the condition all rejuvenate and refreshed, which will help you attain more concentration, stay focused and attain peace of mind. Its nothing but controlling the thoughts, emotions of mind in a certain way with utter calmness. The process of meditation is nothing but as simple as closing your eyes and sitting in a comfortable padmasana position followed by bring the concentration at a single point.
The best things which you are sure to be benefited with:
Clearer and focused thinking
Mental stability
Radiant skin
Proper sleep
Slows aging
Clearer thought process
Reduces asthma symptoms
Prevent anxiety attacks
Lower heart rate
Increased blood flow
Able to exercise fro a longer period of time
Stabilizes weight
Calms the nervous system
Improves brain activities and functionality
Improved rate of fertility
Inner peace
Balance between min, body and soul
Increased ability to love
Increased wisdom
Developing more rational way of think
Ability to answer your own problems
Development of psychic powers at certain levels
Increased attraction
Find the true purpose of your life
Increased patience
Increased happiness
Improved vitality
Increased IQ
Increased emotion state of mind
More outgoing and better personalty
Non aggressive behavioral pattern
If you are thinking about how to do it on your own and seeking more effective results, then pursue an Easy Meditation Online Class if going for regular class are not possible, because with expert advice and guidance your meditation will be completely fruitful. Start meeting your needs and understand what you soul requires by practicing more meditation since now.
For more information on Easy Meditation Online Class give us a call on +91 9820241639 or email at wecare@soultemplenet.com
The best thing about meditation session is felt mainly after you wake up from it and feel refreshed like never before. You may be either doing meditation on your own or inspired to undertake Easy Meditation Online Class for more impact. Its an art and requires heavy concentration and passionate faith while doing it. The tranquility that you experience is worth every bit as the meditation never has any kind of side effect. All the more you would receive best results as you will wake up from the condition all rejuvenate and refreshed, which will help you attain more concentration, stay focused and attain peace of mind. Its nothing but controlling the thoughts, emotions of mind in a certain way with utter calmness. The process of meditation is nothing but as simple as closing your eyes and sitting in a comfortable padmasana position followed by bring the concentration at a single point.
The best things which you are sure to be benefited with:
Clearer and focused thinking
Mental stability
Radiant skin
Proper sleep
Slows aging
Clearer thought process
Reduces asthma symptoms
Prevent anxiety attacks
Lower heart rate
Increased blood flow
Able to exercise fro a longer period of time
Stabilizes weight
Calms the nervous system
Improves brain activities and functionality
Improved rate of fertility
Inner peace
Balance between min, body and soul
Increased ability to love
Increased wisdom
Developing more rational way of think
Ability to answer your own problems
Development of psychic powers at certain levels
Increased attraction
Find the true purpose of your life
Increased patience
Increased happiness
Improved vitality
Increased IQ
Increased emotion state of mind
More outgoing and better personalty
Non aggressive behavioral pattern
If you are thinking about how to do it on your own and seeking more effective results, then pursue an Easy Meditation Online Class if going for regular class are not possible, because with expert advice and guidance your meditation will be completely fruitful. Start meeting your needs and understand what you soul requires by practicing more meditation since now.
For more information on Easy Meditation Online Class give us a call on +91 9820241639 or email at wecare@soultemplenet.com
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