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FLS link: An odd and unexpected finding from a recent research found higher academic performance among twins as a robust factor for young adult alcohol abuse

Extinguishing entrenched habits is difficult. We need more than simple will power. We must fight smart to be victorious.

Set-backs are a part of moving forward. We not only must effectively deal with them, but we also need them.

When we leave habits behind, a sorrow clouds our perspective. We feel the hole of something major in our lives missing.

FLS Link. Relapse Prevention: High-Risk Situations. Moving from detox to sustained recovery often travels through lapses. Preparing for lapses assists recovering drug and alcohol abusers achieve full recovery and regain control of their lives.

We must compassionately care for the addicted. We can't know all the underlying causes; but many lie beyond their control.

If we want to free, we must let go of what is holding us back.

FLS Link. Contemplating Change: The contemplation stage of change is more than what we think, it is how we think, expanding our view, dismantling excuses, and building motivations.

We can love a person with addictions without being an enabler. The line is difficult and outside judgments harsh. So we do what we can.

FLS linkj. Addiction: Disconnection from Everything Good. The mind adapts, adjusting to the chaos of physical dependency. These psychological adaptations form the addiction. The psychological adaptions stingily continue after detox.

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Internal link banner. Detox is not Recovery: Addiction is both biological and behavioral. The escape from life is an adaptation, remaining after the detox. Recovery has only begun. Once free of the blinding influence of the drug, we begin the real work of rebuilding life.

Accepting human limitations without imposing limiting beliefs.

We have habits that destroy, intruding on our lives, and damaging futures. We can change. We can remove the thorns and break the chains to become more and enjoy life.

We conserve resources by planning a path that supports our change. Continual challenges erode our strength and lead to failure.

Article on the impact of positive thinking exercises on addiction. Addiction impacts sufferers view of the world. Creating a perception of danger and unfairness. Adding positive thinking exercises to a daily routine can assist in the battle against addiction.

FLS Link. Boredom and Relapse: The excitement of chasing highs, and scheming to support an addiction creates boredom in recovery, often leading to relapse. We must rediscover passion while befriending the difficult emotions of living.

The ache of co-dependency and the fear of emotions all hinge on our capacity to process discomforting emotions. True connections share emotions. Each partner willing to receive the other partner's experience and patiently work through the emotion together.

FLS Link. Insanity: Living with Addiction. Often families get lost in the battle over addiction. A loved one, for whatever reason, has succumb to chemical escapes. Lost in helplessness, and engaged in illogical arguments, the whole family loses their sanity.

We need a clear picture of where we are before we can begin the journey forward.

FLS internal Link. Any Old Excuse: The merry-go-round hell of sobriety and relapse traps many in a perpetual fall. Life graciously provides difficulties to excuse the falls and soften the shame; but the recovery that lasts, sheds the excuse, looks addiction head on, and gets off the frightening ride.

Internal Link: Moving forward | Working through the stages of life with attentive efforts to fill the voids and repair the hurts.

FLS internal Link-- Growth Through Recovery: Recovery is a process of growth. There are four domains of growth that we should concentrate on to catapult us back into the game of life.

Successful recovery demands a built in compassionate approach to relapses, working through the setbacks prevents the hopelessness that commonly infects paths to change.

When things go bad, and we respond by avoiding or denying, we compound the troubles. We must stop the foolishness to get back on track, and ease the path for living a flourishing life.

FLS Link. Society or the Individual: A battle rages, fingers are pointed but the epidemic lives on. Our approach to addiction as a society and individuals have failed. We need to do better.

A FLS link. Mindful Recovery: Mindfulness can assist in the battle against addiction, assisting in recovery by developing better coping strategies to handle stress.

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