One of the most influential books in the recovery world and very commonly used in addiction recovery centers is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Many of our clinicians here at GateHouse Treatment suggest the book to...
Being mean to yourself doesn’t help. I’ve heard people say, “My worst day sober is better than my best day drunk.” I can’t relate. Life in sobriety isn’t always easy. Life isn’t always easy, period. How I react to difficult situations is far from perfect. I know I’m...
With a New Year comes new challenges. See some smart resolutions for 2019 and learn how you can get help with rehabs in Boston. 1. Resolve to try a new 12-Step meeting. Even if you regularly attend the same 12-Step meetings, replace one with a new one or resolve to...
I have written on this topic more than once spanning the course of nearly 10 years. The awareness of addiction in that period of time has increased significantly, and yet one thing persists--the stigma attached to it. I don't know if we will ever get past it but...
CBT vs DBT: Definitions Cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT, is one of the most commonly used therapies today, especially in outpatient treatment with drug addiction counseling. Dialectal behavior therapy or DBT is a specific form of cognitive-behavioral therapy....
Listen to sounds. Several times a day pause and simply listen. Listen as if you had just landed from a foreign planet. See if you can hear all sounds as music being played just for you. Notice trees. Notice their different shapes and heights. Notice their different...
The first 90 days of addiction recovery are some of the hardest and most rewarding days of your new life. Here are some tips to ensure your recovery and your newfound happiness! Create and keep a schedule Creating a schedule in drug and alcohol rehab is essential so...
The history of treatment for substance abuse is a long one. The types of medication assisted treatment we use today have histories dating back to the 1930s. Over the course of the 1900s two types of treatment developed. One being based on total abstinence and the...
We think of addiction and certain words come to mind. Certain words like struggle, pain, misery, tears, hopelessness, corruption, death, shame and guilt. We think of stealing, lying, cheating, and dark rooms. We remember our painful smiles, the dull dead look in our...
Believe it or not, the physical allergy (one part of what makes up powerlessness and our disease) is one of my favorite topics ever. I think that’s because of the experience I had when I first learned the true nature of it. My world changed forever. I finally...