Living in integrity
In recovery from an addiction, we try to live an honest life. We work our twelve step programme and do ‘the right thing’. Some people
In recovery from an addiction, we try to live an honest life. We work our twelve step programme and do ‘the right thing’. Some people
For most people coming into recovery, prayer is alien. We have a very empty life and few of us have faith in a power for
Getting clean and sober is a new freedom – a life of happier times No longer are we chained to the bottle or to our
The concept of a higher power and spiritual awakening is enough to put many people off Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Step Programme. At the
Those of us who are alcoholics and addicts know a fair bit about promises. So do our families though sadly they are probably more used
Strange but true – As someone in recovery, there are a number of paradoxical statements I hear on a regular basis that turn out to
No one chooses to go to rehab because it is something they have always wanted to do. Amy Winehouse even sang about saying ‘no, no,
Addiction is expensive We all pay a very high price to get into addiction recovery. Addiction is an expensive illness and I have heard many
When we are ready to finally give up the drinking and drugs and are ready to come into recovery. There is a lot we have
We are on are a journey – the road to rehabilitation. Things are not exactly as I want them to be in my life at
At the end of our time drinking, gambling or using entering recovery, we know that we cannot carry on the way we have been and
A lot of people who try Alcoholics Anonymous – or even those who don’t but have heard of it – think it is a religious
In addition recovery, we are taught how to free ourselves from our past limitations and from the past wrongs we have done. We make a
I was recently at my daughter’s final assembly at primary school and the well know tale ‘Footsteps’ was told to them. Most of you will
This is a question that affects hundreds and thousands of people every day. It is usually the families of the addict who get desperate first
One of the things we learn when in addiction recovery is to write a gratitude list and to look on the positive side of life.
Analysing the reasons as to why you drink can be a way of understanding your problems and gives the potential to help you stop. Very
The symptoms of detoxification generally refer to the unenjoyable physical or psychological reactions associated with the withdrawal from alcohol, a particular drug or a combination
It is very often the case that when we find out a loved one has an addiction we help them. However there is much confusion
Many of the people attending the Haynes Clinic come because they are addicted to one particular substance. Be it alcohol, one of the fairly prevalent
Get Well! There are so many benefits to getting well and staying clean and sober. We learn a new and healthier way of living. We