By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 17, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 Healing from our addictions and mental health issues requires that we make certain sacrifices and leave certain things behind. It can be a huge challenge, and it can feel like an uncomfortable and painful process full of growing pains and discomfort. There will be…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 17, 2018 Updated: August 4, 2020 Many of us living with addiction often find ourselves in relationships with other addicts. This often happens because like attracts like; we attract to us what we are experiencing internally. We manifest our circumstances, including our relationships, based on our energy and beliefs. We…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 15, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 Having a personality disorder is still misunderstood because there is a giant stigma around it. People would just prefer to think that those with a personality disorder are choosing to be this way and will never change. It is important for those who know…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 14, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 Many of us struggling with addiction have at one time or another been confronted with all of the stigmas around addiction and the negative stereotypes about addicts. We ourselves may have been negatively stereotyped, judged, ridiculed or rejected because of our struggle with addiction.…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 14, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 One of the most popular and effective approaches to addiction recovery is the Twelve Step program, originally created as the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous that is now used by multiple addiction programs around the world. It can be hugely helpful to follow the…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 13, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 The recovery process can be a complicated one with multiple different challenging emotions. We can experience depression, anxiety, deep sadness, fear, stress and overwhelm as we’re recovering. We’re tempted to think that all the hard work is done once we complete treatment or get…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 13, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 As we move through our recovery, there are various processes we have to go through in order to feel totally healed. Even if we’re able to abstain from our addictive substances and behaviors for a time, we don’t feel fully recovered if we still…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 12, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 Many of us have a way of repeating our patterns unconsciously without realizing it. We perpetuate toxic and self-destructive patterns in recurring cycles. Our issues repeat themselves until we’re able to learn from them. Until we realize this, we tend to blame our issues…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 12, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 When we undertake the recovery process, there are many fears we have to confront and move through in order to come out on the other side of healing. One of our fears is the loss of our independence. We might be worried that asking…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: December 11, 2018 Updated: March 12, 2021 Self-forgiveness can be one of the hardest but most important things we learn in the recovery process. We don’t feel deserving of forgiveness, and we replay memories of our mistakes and regrets constantly as evidence of our unworthiness. It’s almost as if we want…
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