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OUR ADDICTION RECOVERY BLOG – SOUTH AFRICA
Practical information for people in recovery, families and anyone considering treatment.
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“Secrets keep you sick”
This is a common statement that is used in recovery, but do you know what it actually means, or why we say it? Secrets create the breading ground for shame. However, the more shame you hold, the more secrets you’ll keep the…
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Why go to rehab?
Its easy to have preconceived ideas, fears, and concerns about things we don’t know or understand. The unknown can seem scary, and we can get overwhelmed with doubts and worry. At a time when so much is already out of control, painful…
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Why are Boundaries with your addict so important?
If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling hot water, she will jump out straight away, but if you put her into a pot of water and slowly raise the temperature, she will stay in that water until she is…
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There is always hope
So often in addiction we lose hope that recovery is possible, every relapse feels like a failure, and we lose faith that things will ever change. “Why can’t you just change, just make a decision, you just need to STOP!” How many…
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Shame and guilt in addiction
People who are addicted to substances or certain behaviors suffer from terrible shame and guilt. Shame and guilt from the way they behave, the damage and pain they inflict on their families and the people who love them, wanting and wishing that…
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Recovery – walking a tight rope
Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to alcohol, food, legal or illegal drugs, or a person you are…