I felt it was about time for an update. A lot has happened, a lot stays the same. I still have depression and anxiety, but things have improved here and there. I do not spend every day in bed, every day is not a struggle. I actually have times where I feel hopeful, I have […]
https://geekinheritstheearth.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/the-long-road-to-recovery/
The flames begin as bright rage a train wreck of rushing water through broken windpipes and out of tune voice boxes/ an endless series of darts thrown head on a fistful of promises and crushed violets an exposed wire knotting my arms into concrete force of bitter beginnings but you know what they say […]
https://apoetswork.wordpress.com/2016/03/18/a-fire-cant-burn-forever/
Many moons ago I suffered from deep, deep depression. Imagine the kind of depression that walks into your life out of nowhere and slowly kills a part of you. When that part is gone then it jumps inside of you, replacing what once was a part of you and now exists as a deep dark […]
https://epicjournalofmylife.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/depression-is-an-evil-liar/
How on earth can ANY good be found with Heroin? “Drug overdoses are now more deadly than car accidents and guns in this country” (David Muir, 20/20, 2016). And most of those are from heroin. How can there be anything even slightly positive in that? The truth is there is no lemon to be found […]
Its not easy when you’re feeling so down on yourself – seems like there’s nothing you can do to boost your spirits up. So alone. So sober. Thats how I’ve been feeling for awhile now + I just can’t seem to shake it. This weekend was definitely the hardest + it feels like it’s just going […]
https://hopeandbalance.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/their-happy-is-too-loud/
Surprisingly, there’s very little written on this topic. Yet, guilt is something we’ve all struggled with! Perhaps you’re struggling with guilt and shame right now. How many times have we said, “I feel guilty for doing that.” Or to someone else, “It’s okay friend, no need to feel guilty about it!” But the feelings and […]
https://hopefedsite.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/guilt-and-its-solution/
When I was a kid, I thought everybody’s dad lived in a different house. I thought it was normal getting picked up every other weekend, staying up late watching the movies your mother didn’t allow you to watch, and then going back home in the morning. I didn’t think it was strange that my dad’s […]
https://immolating.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/day-one-recovering/
Guest blogger, Rose Landes, joins us again with another inspiring and insightful blog post. This week, she explores the self perception of feeling different, lonely – especially as a young person struggling with addiction and how that changed to a feeling of belonging through the recovery community. Now a parent, this mom has a unique […]
http://ouryoungaddicts.com/2016/03/09/i-thought-i-was-different-i-was-unique/
Many people can enjoy gambling without it becoming a major problem, but for other people over time can develop a Gambling Addiction which can ruin their lives. The urge to gamble can be overwhelming and can lead to someone lie, steal, blow all their life savings and miss out on the rest of their lives. […]
http://defyingshadows.com/2016/03/11/how-to-recover-from-a-gambling-addicition/
I am about to start a long and hard journey. First there will be a painful and uncomfortable physical change and then there will be an even longer and harder psychological battle. All of this will come from no longer taking a pill every morning which was prescribed by my doctor. I know far too well […]
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