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 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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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 11, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 When we are living with addiction, we are often consumed with inner turmoil, conflict in our relationships and in our daily lives, and a lack of peace and tranquility within ourselves. We haven’t learned how to foster emotional balance, groundedness and centeredness for ourselves.…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 10, 2019 Updated: August 4, 2020 Being in a recovery treatment program can provide us with the community and companionship we’ve been missing while living with addiction. When we’ve been isolating ourselves, ending relationships and struggling emotionally, community is often the last thing we think we need. Sometimes we’re prideful…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 10, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 When we don’t have a healthy relationship with ourselves, we also don’t have healthy ways of examining, processing and learning from our mistakes. We’re taught from our families and from mainstream culture that we want to avoid making mistakes at all costs. We see…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 9, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 Dual diagnosis care is the treatment of addiction along with the other issues and illnesses that often accompany it, including depression and anxiety, as well as other forms of addiction such as gambling and sex addiction. When we’re struggling with addiction, we often are…
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By BayviewRecovery BayviewRecovery Published: January 9, 2019 Updated: March 12, 2021 Many of us are conditioned culturally to believe in the myth of perfection. We think being perfect is something we can actually achieve, so we strive endlessly to attain this notion of perfection. We alter our bodies, our feelings and our personalities. We never…
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