Replacing One Addiction With Another By Cornerstone Healing Center Setting the boundaries of your recovery is a personal decision. If you struggled with addiction to one substance, you might not feel the need to swear off another, thinking it could work as a safer outlet. It’s not an uncommon train of thought in recovery to …
I Slipped Up–Now What? By Cornerstone Healing Center Like it or not, relapse is part of recovery. Roughly 40-60% of people with substance use disorders will relapse throughout their progress. This is similar to rates of returning symptoms for people with diseases like hypertension and asthma. While it may feel like a personal failure, relapse …
You’re Not A Burden By Cornerstone Healing Center As you get help for your addiction, you may lean on your friends and family more than ever before. You may feel shame or guilt for taking up their time and energy or for relying on them when you think you should be able to handle your …
Addiction and Suicide By Cornerstone Healing Center The statistics can paint a grim picture of heavy overlap between substance abuse disorders and increased risk for suicide. It’s not uncommon for people to experience suicidal ideation for the first time as they navigate the process of breaking free of addiction and working towards recovery. For this …
You Are Not a Lost Cause By Cornerstone Healing Center As you move through the process of recovery, you may be tempted by thoughts that it’s too late: you can’t undo your mistakes and you aren’t worth the effort of trying to improve. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, a real commitment …
Rebuilding Relationships After Addiction By Cornerstone Healing Center After making it through treatment, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild various parts of your life. One of the areas that might benefit the most from healing is your interpersonal relationships. Your close relationships with friends, family, and romantic partners can suffer over the course of …
The Role of Ego in Addiction By Cornerstone Healing Center You’ve probably heard it said before: addiction is a disease that breeds in isolation. For many people who struggle with substance abuse, the biggest factor preventing them from getting better is their own ego. A person can feel compelled to hide or cover up their …
Life After Rehab By Cornerstone Healing Center Once you’ve taken the first steps on your path towards recovery from addiction, you’ll realize that some parts of your life are about to change in drastic ways. After the initial dust of transformation has begun to settle, you’ll be faced with an exciting, potentially intimidating prospect: building …
“But My Family Needs Me!” By Cornerstone Healing Center One common reason why men, in particular, may delay getting help for addiction is the idea that they’re the breadwinner of the family and, without them, their loved ones will struggle to get by. While it’s well-intentioned and admirable to want to do the right thing …
I Don’t Think I Can Afford Treatment By Cornerstone Healing Center Even if you’ve acknowledged that you’re struggling with addiction, external factors can make it harder for you to get help. Financial concerns head the list of reasons why many people, particularly men, don’t go to treatment. The prospect of coming out of a recovery …
“I’m Not That Bad Yet” By Cornerstone Healing Center These words come out of the mouths of so many people struggling with addiction that they’re practically a cliche. We may deny our problems with addiction and justify our behavior in an attempt to save ourselves from confronting our demons, but in the end, all we …
Should I Stay Or Should I Go? By Cornerstone Healing Center There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recovery. For some, moving to a new location to go to treatment can be just the change of environment needed to start and support effective recovery. For others, staying close to home while getting help can allow for a …
