Recovering Drug Addict Says Tough Love Doesn’t Work

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“When was the last time you used?” I stared at the intake counselor for a minute, taking in the room, taking in the fact that I was about to enter rehab, again. “Friday night. Wait, no, I guess the middle of the night or early morning Saturday,” I answered. “In the past week, what drugs […]

Recovery Quotes: Your Best Recovery Buddy

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Your best recovery buddy may well be a canine. Except when your dog runs away to roll in something truly gross or chases rabbits when you want other ideas, your dog is your best recovery friend. How does your dog, cat, canary help with recovery from whatever ails you? Dogs help build responsibility in recovery […]

Boundary Quotes: Boundaries Show Respect

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If you want respect, make those boundaries count. Boundaries help keep others from walking all over you like a doormat. Without them, others feel that they can get away with pushing you around – those limits you have? They don’t know about them. Voice your limits and solidify them. No means no. Respect And Boundaries […]

Recovery Quotes: Don’t Stop Trying

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Don’t stop trying – tomorrow is another day. Rome wasn’t built in one day, right? So, don’t expect major results overnight. They require a lot of hard work and time. But, that’s what makes reaching those goals so rewarding. To keep that inspiration going, here are three activities you can try. Meditate Try meditation or […]

Narcissist Quotes: They Rewrite History

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Narcissists like to rewrite history for many different reasons – all of which are to keep themselves on their pedestal of lies. It’s hard to keep from falling straight into their fantasy world where they’re the superheroes and the people around them are either the villains or simply in distress. You’re not crazy – just […]