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Category: Accountability in Sober Living

5 Tips for Staying Sober During This Thanksgiving Holiday

5 Tips for Staying Sober During This Thanksgiving Holiday If you are sober, staying that way during this holiday can be very difficult. Here are some tips on how to stay sober during the Thanksgiving holiday:

The Thanksgiving holiday is a time when friends and family come together to give thanks for all the wonderful things in their lives. But it also holds the potential to be a challenging time for anyone who struggles with alcohol addiction or any other type of substance use. If you are sober, staying that way during this holiday can be very difficult. Here are some tips on how to stay sober during the Thanksgiving holiday:

Sober Activity Series: Why Yoga is a Great Sober Activity for Addiction Recovery

Sober Activity Series: Why Yoga is a Great Sober Activity for Addiction Recovery Sober Activity Series: Why Yoga is a Great Sober Activity for Recovering Addicts

Sober living is challenging, especially when faced with all the free time that used to be occupied by substance use. Isolation is also a concern for people whose friend group was previously curated through addiction. Finding new hobbies and activities can be a great way to meet new people and keep your mind stimulated. This is why so many recovering addicts find that adding sober activities to their routine is beneficial in keeping them on the right path. These days, there are so many different ways that people in recovery can enrich their daily lives. Yoga is one such practice that the addiction recovery community has turned to as a constructive sober activity. Let’s discuss the benefits of yoga and some basic poses that you can try today!

Top 7 Apps for People in Addiction Recovery

Top 7 Apps for People in Addiction Recovery Top 7 Apps for People in Addiction Recovery

In the age of technology, it’s become a lot easier to track your sobriety and manage your recovery plan with the advent of mobile apps. Below is a list of recovery-based apps that you can download on your smartphone to connect with a supportive community and meet your own treatment goals. Regardless of whether you are newly sober or established in your recovery, there is an app on this list for you! All of the applications are available on Android and Apple iOS. Prices are subject to change as of the writing of this article. Eudaimonia does not receive commissions on purchases and is not in a sponsorship agreement with any of the applications listed below.

Urge Surfing in Addiction Recovery

Urge Surfing in Addiction Recovery Urge surfing is a method of maintaining and coping with these cravings and preventing relapse.

Every person in addiction recovery will at some point experience cravings for a substance they are abstaining from. It’s natural. For some, these cravings are hard to ignore and unfortunately lead to a relapse of substance use. Urge surfing is a method of maintaining and coping with these cravings and preventing relapse. Let’s discuss how you can implement this practice into your recovery plan.

Making Amends: 6 Tips to Get You Started

Making Amends: 6 Tips to Get You Started making amends

Step 9 of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step program is all about making amends to the people you’ve hurt through your substance use. For many, this can be the most difficult and visceral step of the program. Which makes it all the more important in the recovery process. Not only is this step useful in helping you rebuild your relationships but it forces you to face the very real damage your substance use has caused. Let’s discuss some tips on reaching out and composing apologies to the people in your life you wish to make amends with.

Telling People You’re Sober

Telling People You’re Sober Telling People You’re Sober

Are you ready to have the talk? Telling people you’re sober is a big step forward in recovery. Make sure you know who you want to tell and why you want to tell them. Check-in with yourself and weigh whether this is the right step forward. How will informing people about your sobriety benefit your recovery? What are the risks? Let’s explore.

Recession is Coming But That is No Excuse to Fall Back in Addiction

Recession is Coming But That is No Excuse to Fall Back in Addiction abstinence in addiction recovery

It is clear by now that the world, not just our country, is going to face a recession. This means large scale job losses, rise in unemployment, and a subsequent set of problems, such as crime, and loss of homes.

The onset of problems will take a toll on people’s mental health. Most of us might find healthy ways to cope with the problems ahead, but there are people who resort to drugs to ease their pains. Among those getting into drugs, there are some, who are already on the path towards recovery and the new panic taking them back towards their drugs.

10 Prompts for Sober Journaling

10 Prompts for Sober Journaling let’s discuss the benefits of sober journaling as well as providing prompts to jumpstart this vital resource in your recovery journey.

Sobriety is intimidating for those who are new to recovery. Sober living carries the stress of possible relapse, especially in the early stages when the habit of sobriety is newly established. During early treatment, many medical professionals recommend sober journaling as a means of engaging actively with the process, tracking progress, and monitoring risk. So let’s discuss the benefits of sober journaling as well as providing prompts to jumpstart this vital resource in your recovery journey.

How to Maintain Accountability During Addiction Recovery

How to Maintain Accountability During Addiction Recovery man works on his introspection

Intensive in-patient treatment is only the first step of recovery. Most people believe that they can be completely free of addiction when they finish the 90 day detox programs or 150 day detox programs. However, the truth is much different.

Celebrating in Recovery: Hosting and Attending Parties

Celebrating in Recovery: Hosting and Attending Parties celebrating while maintaining a sober lifestyle

In recovery, isolation can be harmful. It’s important to reach out to friends and maintain or mend relationships. But social gatherings can be tricky to navigate in sobriety. Most restaurants, grocery stores, parties, and work functions carry the possibility of encountering alcohol. Even though the temptation of alcohol might be present, it is possible to successfully navigate a party as long as you set boundaries and maintain them. Here are some options:

Stay Clear of Addictive Substances & Live Happily

Stay Clear of Addictive Substances & Live Happily friends with people who use alcohol and drugs

Staying away from addictive drugs during the relapse period is a hard task. There are too many temptations around us all the time and it is very easy to give in and become addicted again. Hence, it is very necessary that you train yourself from staying away from these relapse triggers like a place, a type of event, a person, or any kind of experience that activates a craving for the drugs.

What to Look For in a Sober life Home

What to Look For in a Sober life Home sober living home in Austin, TX

Are you looking to overcome a long dependency on alcohol or any other drugs? If your problem is chronic, then you need a fully residential drug detox program that helps you both physically and psychologically. If you are aspiring to have a sober life then you have many choices. When it comes to the facilities available in these residential centers, Eudaimonia Recovery Homes is one of the best, if not the best in the state.

The Truth Behind the Success of Sober Living Homes

The Truth Behind the Success of Sober Living Homes lgbtq+ men's sober homes

Individuals who’ve continued on through detox and then onto recovery are the ones who are more likely to remain sober over the long haul. Sober Living houses center around ingraining such habits into the personalities of the patients which will be every now and again utilized when the patient goes back to standard society. This likewise fortifies their will to stop drugs, which might just be debilitated by all the withdrawal side effects an individual encounters in recovery.

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