by Duane Osterlind | Mar 18, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
When we’ve had trauma in our life, we can get really disconnected from our emotions. We don’t know how to express them or how to use them. Often, we turn to the only thing that we think will work: a substance or behavior that helps us escape or avoid those emotions....
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Hiding–many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them from getting the help that they so desperately need. Powered by...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 4, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Addiction is often the result of pain in our early years of life. Whether it’s passed down through genetics or an attempt to escape the pain, many addicts can point to a hard childhood as the source of their addiction. This is why it’s so important to recognize our...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 25, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Recovery
When we go through extreme pain, it’s easy to feel like we’re all alone. We doubt that anybody has felt the level of pain that we are currently experiencing. Life begins to feel hopeless and we start believing that there is just no reason to carry on. Powered by...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 18, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Ever seen or heard of people who would come in for addiction treatment over and over again – like they almost always come in for the same problem with the same sense of empowerment? You could throw as many drugs at them or do all kinds of physical interventions but...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Teens
Children who grow up in an addictive home internalize a lot of toxic shame where they lose the ability to believe in their own worth and value. For some people, it has never been instilled in them, to begin with. But there is an emotional connection between the addict...
