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I thought emotional pain wasn’t something a man was supposed to feel, so I covered it with drugs

February 22, 2018 By Seth Blais

  Growing up, it seemed like there wasn't anything in the world that my father couldn't do, and he was good at everything he tried. Like most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery Tagged With: Addiction, Experiential Avoidance, Trauma

Before recovering from my drug addiction, I first had to accept it

February 6, 2018 By Seth Blais

A few years before finally finding real sobriety and recovery, I made several attempts to stop using drugs and alcohol. During one struggle, mostly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Stoicism Tagged With: Acceptance, Addiction, Control, Shame, Stigma

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