ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 3, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Under healthy circumstances, our natural instincts would be to want to protect ourselves, to preserve our health and keep ourselves safe. We would want to take good care of ourselves and keep ourselves…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 3, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021When we’ve spent years of our lives grappling with addiction, we can lose our connection to our inner selves and to our joy. Many of us struggle with mental health issues such as depression and anxiety which cause us to live in fear and sadness, further disconnecting us from…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: December 1, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Demi Lovato is a singer, actress, and songwriter known for her roles in Disney Channel’s Camp Rock and Sonny With a Chance. She has also written and sang in her six studio albums and won several awards for them. Lovato also had her challenges with substance abuse and mental…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 30, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Living with addictions often means we’ve become accustomed to living with inner turmoil, serious conflict in our relationships, and very difficult life circumstances. Feeling calm and at peace can feel distant and impossible, but we can make the choice to prioritize serenity in every moment. We have more control…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 30, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Everyone’s recovery program will look different. Our experiences with addiction are totally unique to who we are, and so our experiences with recovery will be unique as well. One of the things that helps a great many of us, a common denominator in the recovery experience, is working with…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 29, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021There are many ways in which we limit ourselves and hold ourselves back when dealing with our mental and emotional health issues, including our addictions. When we don’t accept who we are, we fall into patterns of self-rejection which can contribute to our addictive behaviors and self-destructiveness. Learning to…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 28, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Recovering from our addictions and mental health issues is one of the most challenging experiences of our lives. One of the things that can bring us comfort is realizing we’re not alone in our journey. There are so many others also in recovery who we can share our journeys…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 28, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).The decision to get help with our addictions can be one of the hardest we’ll ever have to make, and it can be filled with fear, worry and anxiety. One of the factors…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 27, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, PLEASE call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Sometimes when we’re thinking about addiction recovery, we are more focused on the addictive behaviors than on the underlying causes fueling those behaviors. Very often our addictions are fueled by our need to…
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ByBayviewRecoveryBayviewRecoveryPublished: November 27, 2018Updated: March 12, 2021Many of our approaches to healing addictions and mental health issues are focused on the mind, on our thinking and thought patterns. We use talk-therapy as our main go-to form of therapy. Our approach tends to be cerebral in nature. We rely on our intellect to try to think…
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