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Checking Out of Reality with PCP is a Bad Idea with Very Real Consequences
Sometimes reality is really hard to deal with. There are days—or weeks or months or even years—that seem filled with challenge after challenge. It can be exhausting and disheartening. And it can make you long for a way to step away from the stress for a little while....
Grief Can Be Intense—But It Doesn’t Have To Threaten Your Sobriety
The Power of Grief There is no doubt that grief is an emotion that can upend our day-to-day life. Whether we are feeling grief due to the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the unsuccessful pursuit of a long-held goal, or for any number of other reasons,...
All About Anger and the Danger It Can Pose to Your Recovery
Guilty by Association We have a tendency to think of anger as a negative emotion. After all, anger often leads to negative consequences. We yell at the boss and we put our job in jeopardy. We lose our temper and damage our relationships with others. We feel the rage...
Taking Issue with Einstein—The Mental Health Benefits of Decluttering
Albert Einstein's Take on Clutter The great theoretical physicist Albert Einstein wasn’t, of course, a stand-up comedian. But he was a funny guy. One of his witticisms goes like this: If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk...
The Positives and Negatives of Clonazepam
A Thin Line Sometimes there is a mighty thin line between the proper use of a medication and the dangerous misuse of the drug. Take, for example, clonazepam. Clonazepam is a medication with not just one, but two extremely beneficial uses. First, the drug (which is...
Too High or Too Low: The Reality of Ecstasy and Valium Abuse
People misuse different drugs for different reasons. For example, some drugs provide a spark of energy, a sense of excitement, and a feeling of invincibility. Others calm people down, providing relief from anxiety, and can make it easier to get to sleep. Developing a...
When Should You Focus on Sleep? Night and Day
Longing for a Good Night's Sleep Do you know the old Cole Porter song “Night and Day”? The song is all about how the singer is longing for the person they love: Whether near to me or far It’s no matter, darling, where you are I think of you Day and night Night and day...
From Pain Relief to Substance Use Disorder – The Potential Trap of Tramadol
On the face of things, tramadol seems like a pretty safe choice when your physician is choosing an opioid painkiller to prescribe after surgery or for persistent pain you may be struggling with. Tramadol is not as powerful as other drugs in the opioid class—and for...
There Are Some Reasons for Anxiety When it Comes to Benzos
Try Something Think of a time when you have felt extremely stressed out. What do you remember about that experience? Maybe your heart kicked into a higher gear. Maybe you started sweating. Maybe it felt as though your thoughts were racing and you had no ability to...
Finding the Good in the Bad—The Importance of Resilience in Recovery
“My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” A Silver Lining The 17th century Japanese poet Mizuta Masahide (who was also a samurai) made this observation. It’s a wonderful example of finding the good in a bad situation—and as such, it offers an important...
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