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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

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

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