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You can’t rationalize irrational or unsafe behavior in addiction

June 14, 2018 By Seth Blais

It was late on a Sunday night, and I was desperately searching for a place to buy insulin syringes. These small syringes are what are used to inject … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery

Please don’t leave me alone with my thoughts

April 16, 2018 By Seth Blais

A social psychologist at the University of Virginia, named Timothy Wilson, recruited hundreds of undergraduate student volunteers and community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery Tagged With: Addiction, emotions, thinking

Withdrawing from emotional stress in recovery from addiction

March 21, 2018 By Seth Blais

One of the most challenging parts of entering recovery is that you are forced to face the same painful emotions and challenges, but without the help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recovery, Relationships Tagged With: Addiction, Emotional Sobriety, Trauma

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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