Everyone in addiction is different and goes through their own personal process of recovery. That is the beauty of us as individuals. Everyone has their own personal battles to overcome. Some may need medication to keep from using drugs. Being on a mood stabilizer can have its benefits in the short-term; however, in the long …
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Michael Herbert
The 12 step programs says that once one is in recovery they are always in recovery. Some use the term “recovered” when speaking about overcoming their addiction to drugs and alcohol. Which is correct, in recovery or recovered? And does it matter? The terms we use to describe ourselves and others matter. Language matters; however, …
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Michael Herbert
Finding out later in life, what the causes are for the choices we are making, or have made can be stunning, to say the least. Reaching middle age and making the same choices we were making at the age of seventeen shows lack of growth and lack of maturity. We grow older and wiser but …
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Michael Herbert