If you are in recovery, remaining sober during the holidays can seem challenging, but you are not alone. You may find that alcohol’s presence appears at many festivities or celebrations during the holiday season, but it doesn’t mean you have to consume alcohol to enjoy yourself. If you reminisce on your most cherished memories of…
Halloween is the start of the holiday season and is the first of many important days that people celebrate with one another. Even though celebrating might feel different this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s best to stay prepared if you struggle with drug or alcohol addiction. The holiday season can prove to…
For those in recovery, it’s essential to take each challenge one day at a time, which can be challenging. With Independence Day approaching, people in recovery may find themselves in a difficult situation in regards to celebrating a sober holiday. Fourth of July activities largely contain quite a bit of alcohol consumption, but there are…
Going to rehab aftercare also teaches people about sober living and enjoying activities that don’t involve drugs or alcohol. A sober holiday tradition is something you can focus on, especially with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. To get support with this, please contact Bayview Recovery at 855.478.3650. Memorial Day Has a History of Alcohol Abuse Unfortunately, Memorial…
Those struggling with addiction issues often also struggle with a lack of basic life skills. This lack of knowledge can make the road to recovery rockier than it might be otherwise. Life skills refer to a wide range of strategies for successfully navigating the challenges and activities of everyday life. Most people begin developing these…
If you’ve been through treatment before and relapsed, you know that there are relapse triggers that can cause many problems. Fortunately, there are also some great ways to identify those triggers in an effort to avoid them in the future. If you can’t avoid them, you need the coping skills and tools to get through…
Many 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 terms with yet, the feelings that…