Why You Can’t Take Things Personally
When You Don’t Take Things Personally, Your Life Will Improve If you take things personally, you’re at risk for feeling miserable. For those in recovery, it’s even more important not to worry what other people are thinking about you. You may have come across the book The Four Agreements. In The Four Agreements, author Don […]
Are You Self-Obsessed
And Is Being Self-Obsessed Harming Your Mental Health? Over the years, I’ve met many self-obsessed alcoholics, myself included. Some people are painfully aware that they are self-obsessed, and some have no idea. Personally, I know I’m self-obsessed, or in recovery from self-obsession. But, that’s in part because I’ve had sponsors and therapists who were happy […]
Dating With Mental Health Issues…
Dating With Mental Health Issues: What To Do And Say Dating with mental health issues has its own challenges. If you are single and brave enough to forge the dating world, I salute you. Dating is difficult — full stop. The constant mismatching, rejection, self-doubt, and disappointment can be enough to deter the strongest of […]
Surviving Trauma 101
Surviving Trauma Is Hard But There Are Tricks To Help Surviving trauma is possible because many of us at this company has had to do so. Sometimes we have to figure out how to survive trauma not because we want to, but because it becomes mandatory for moving on in life. You see, after surviving […]
How To Fake It Til You Make It
Fake It Til You Make It Is One Way To Build Self Esteem Fake it til you make it; ever heard of the expression? The core of feeling good about yourself, your relationships, your work life, your body, and everything else comes down to self-esteem. The problem is, that many of us don’t have great […]
4 Ways To Stop Codependency
Codependency Warning Signs Can Help You From Relapsing Before I knew what codependency was, I was codependent with everyone. I couldn’t say no when people asked me to do things, I felt bad if someone else felt bad, I was constantly in a cycle of being manipulated and feeling resentful. In recovery, I learned that […]