By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 17, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 Many of us living with addiction have reason to be skeptical about our chances for recovery. We’ve already relapsed, or we’ve seen other people succeed while in treatment only to fail shortly thereafter. We don’t know anyone who has successfully managed to kick their…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 17, 2019 Updated: August 4, 2020 When we’re working to heal, we examine the fears and emotions that are contributing to our unwellness. We analyze and work to change our beliefs. For example, we can’t heal if we don’t believe we can. What we sometimes neglect, but which are just…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 16, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 There comes a point in many of our lives when we realize how much we’ve been holding ourselves back. We’ve allowed relationships to control us. We’ve let our limiting beliefs dictate the action we took, or didn’t take, in our lives. We didn’t make…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 16, 2019 Updated: August 4, 2020 When we allow our fears and our pain to get the better of us, we lose our ability to think positively. Our negative thinking taints everything, from our self-perception, to our hopes for the future. When we are consumed with negative thinking, we create…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 15, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 We grow up with all kinds of limitations, from our families and the ways they raised us, from our societies and communities, and perhaps most importantly, from our own fears and limiting beliefs. Our limitations can make us feel stifled, constrained, pressured, controlled and…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 15, 2019 Updated: June 4, 2020 The power of our imagination can be a destructive thing. It can cause us to anticipate the worst. We think in worst case scenarios and plan for the worst possible outcome in any given situation. We lose our optimism and hopefulness. We stop being…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 14, 2019 Updated: August 4, 2020 Living with addiction and mental health issues, we have a tendency to focus on the symptoms of our illnesses – our behavioral problems, our emotional issues, our toxic thought patterns. What we often forget to look at, however, are the fears underlying our self-destructiveness.…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 14, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 At the root of our addictions and mental and emotional health issues is often a pervasive, all-encompassing feeling of self-hatred. We don’t believe in our own self-worth and our value. We see ourselves not as we truly are but with a self-image based on…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 12, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 As much as we love the holidays, they can put a lot of stress on our mental health. The planning and preparations can really wipe a person out. It is important for you to find ways to plan ahead early so that you can…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 11, 2019 Updated: August 4, 2020 Helping other people in recovery through sharing of ourselves is beneficial to them, but it is also powerfully healing for us as well. We stand to learn so much, about ourselves and our lives, about our strengths and our gifts, and about the recovery…
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