Key Highlights How to Cope With Cravings Without Relapsing Introduction Cravings can feel scary, especially when you have worked hard to move away from substance abuse. Still, they are a com...
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Separating fact from fiction can be difficult to determine, especially for those new to recovery. Some of these myths we hear in 12-step rooms, friends, in therapy groups, and sometimes we h...
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There is no phase of recovery more important and more crucial than the beginning stage; it is only when we accept that we have an addiction that we can begin to treat it. With that being sai...
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A couple of years ago when the new DSM V came out, I was excited to learn that the drafters had included “cravings” as one of the 11 criteria. Because the DSM IV-TR didn’t include cravings...
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We all screw up. I’m trying to eat healthy, then I inhale an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s. I’m giving an ex-beau the cold-shoulder, then I cave and send a nasty text I regret. But sometimes...
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