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We suffer more in imagination than reality

June 4, 2019 By Seth Blais

Sobriety isn't always easy, and it doesn't solve all of your problems. In contrast, sobriety often emotionally amplifies your problems as you're … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Relationships Tagged With: Addiction, Control, Relationships

If I die from an overdose, please don’t prosecute my dealer

September 4, 2018 By Seth Blais

Overdose Vigil

In 2014, one of my heroin dealers supplied drugs to someone who would later overdose and die. I wasn’t involved and only heard about it second-hand, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Recovery Tagged With: Heroin, Marginalization, Overdose

Your circumstances don’t care how you feel about them

August 20, 2018 By Seth Blais

In the fall of 2016, I was on a steep decline towards being homeless, or worse, dead. With the help of the only people still willing to even speak … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Stoicism Tagged With: Addiction, Epictetus, Perspective, Prison, Stoicism

It doesn’t matter if you think addiction is not a disease

August 16, 2018 By Seth Blais

Addiction is defined as a disease by most medical associations, including the American Medical Association. It has been considered such for several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Opinion, Recovery Tagged With: Addiction, Overdose, Shame, Stigma

Compliments make me uncomfortable

July 14, 2018 By Seth Blais

After recently deciding to start my own automotive marketing and consulting business, I've been reaching out to friends in the industry to let them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery

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