ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 22, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Depression can change the outlook of how you see the world where you feel sad all the time and think it will not get better. It is important to realize that it will always get better for as long as you are alive. By surrounding yourself with positive people,…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 21, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Addiction recovery is not just about learning to abstain from our addictive substances and behaviors. It’s also about recreating our lives and finding purpose and fulfilment. It’s about finding healthy ways of stopping our patterns of self-destructiveness. One of the best ways we can return to ourselves and live…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 21, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Our experience with addiction and mental health issues can be profoundly traumatic and life-altering. We can find that we disconnect from entire parts of us. We lose connection to our true selves. We can feel totally confused about who we are and what our purpose in life is. We…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 20, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021For many of us, our addictions are our means of escaping the painful things in our lives we’re unable to confront. Anger is one of the most difficult and destabilizing emotions we experience, and handling our interpersonal conflicts can feel impossible, especially when we don’t feel we have an…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 20, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Many of us are taught at a young age that certain parts of us, certain behaviors and certain feelings are acceptable, and others aren’t. We grow up learning to reject these “unacceptable” things – the things that we feel ashamed of, the parts of us we haven’t come to…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 19, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021When we are approaching the recovery process, some of us for the first time, others after multiple tries, one of the things we fear most is the struggle we’ll have to endure. We may have already experienced how hard it can be to recover. We may have survived the…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 19, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Having to watch someone we love struggle with addiction can be a very painful experience. We’re basically watching someone self-destruct and potentially ruin their lives. We have to see them suffering and in pain. We’re watching as they endanger themselves and repeatedly put themselves in harm’s way. We desperately…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 18, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Our addictions often bring along with them a host of other dangerous and destructive behaviors. Our addictions don’t function in isolation, meaning they are often part of a larger cycle of self-destructiveness and self-harm. Along with substance abuse, we often engage in reckless and risky behaviors that endanger us…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 17, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Healing 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 some things for which we’ll…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 17, 2018Updated: August 4, 2020Many 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 attract other people who are…
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