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One of the reasons for the dearth of recovery models is that people who become abstinent without treatment generally cease to associate with those who remain addicted. In fact, in many cases, ending these associations is a necessary condition for becoming abstinent [Wired In]
She was a senior mental health nurse with a NHS Trust in the Midlands… “… and what makes me really mad is when they come in asking for all kinds of arrangements for pick up ‘cos they are going on 2 weeks bloody holiday to Tenerife or somewhere tacky like that. I mean I’ve saved all year for this holiday and some of them come in twice a year asking for letters and pick up arrangements just so they can have these bloody holidays [Jac, Wired In]
‘It’ slowly washed away a vibrant, popular young man into one who cared little about life itself; only where the next hit was coming from. ‘It’ made him lose all sense of reality, as his mental health suffered and he was unable to cope with everyday living [Susan C, Wired In]
These days, recovery for me is not about struggling to stay sober or clean (although not using or drinking is still at the top of my daily ‘to do’ list). It’s about living life to the full. It’s about connecting: to others, to myself, to things bigger than me. It’s about putting something back. It’s about being grateful for a new chance [Peapod, Wired In]
After nine years continuous service, Daily Dose makes a last entrance today, 26th March 2010. Sadly, we have been unable to attract sufficient sponsorship to continue operating. The site will remain so that you can continue to use our archive, which dates back to 1st January, 2002… As Editor and Founder of Daily Dose, I would like to take this opportunity of thanking our 8,000 subscribers for their continued support… I leave you with just a few of my favourite links. [David Clark, Wired In]
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is based on the principle that our thoughts and behaviour affect our emotions, and that changing the way we think and act will change the way we feel [Masha Bennett, Wired In]
The fourth dimension concerns the context of change, areas of functioning that complement or complicate change. The context consists of five broad areas of functioning that represent the internal workings of the individual and important interactions with environmental influences [Wired In]
I wish there was more advice around for people with anxiety to explain about drinking and the fact it can be terrible to drink with anxiety [jojo123, Wired In]
It’s our graduation today from our aftercare and resettlement service in Trafford. I’m so nervous at the moment. Been up since 5. I don’t have to talk there but I want to. I’ve spent hours and hours trying to get all I want to say into a few words
After nine years continuous service, our beloved Daily Dose will be closing at the end of this week. Sadly, we have been unable to attract sufficient sponsorship to continue running the service. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking all our subscribers for their continued support and we are sorry that we cannot continue to provide you with a service [David Clark, Wired In]
In this article, we consider the Processes of Change, the cognitive and behavioural activities that facilitate change. The extent to which each of these processes is used depends on what state of change the person who has a problematic behaviour has reached [Wired In]
We are so heavily targeted on TOPS that I dread to think what would happen to our manager if we messed up. I fear their head might just explode. It is all checked and double checked [Splendidly, Wired In]
… the next time she goes to the drug clinic I will be going with her. As I want to know why all they could do was laugh at her and treat her as a joke especially when she has been telling them how she has been feeling for over a year, and how its been affecting her [Linda, Wired In]
Finally, who is not in recovery at some stage in their lives? Life is often an uncomfortable journey and a rocky road to travel. So we all stumble and get hurt. We all need to recover at sometime or other [Tony A, Wired In]
The Transtheoretical Model has its origins in early research of James Prochaska who… acknowledged that no single therapeutic approach had been shown to be more ‘correct’ than others. He recognised the necessity to ‘unwrap’ the various approaches to reveal the key elements that are required to help people overcome their problems [Wired In]
My sister is really not doing great. I have listened to her and passed on stuff I have learned, but I cannot get her sober and healthy. She has to choose to do that. It hurts seeing her like this, but I have accepted she has to decide. It has eased the pain a lot of seeing her like this [Louis, Wired In]
All of you I miss. The warmth of your embrace, the way you made me laugh, how you made me feel. Powerful, loved, excited, alive, superior. How you made me unable to feel, devoid of emotion, carefree. So complete, so wanted, so much a part of something special, so subversive, so unique [Tony, Wired In]
And what am I going to do about it? Well, lots of things. But most of all I will be walking on 25th September in Glasgow. We have a new slogan for the UK Recovery Walk, ‘We make the path by walking it’ [Michaela, Wired In]
In the first few months of my recovery I was summonsed to a Dept. of Works and Pensions medical to see whether I really was unfit for work. It was my first real encounter with stigma. My sick line simply said “addiction” as the diagnosis [Peapod, Wired In]
After nine years continuous service, our beloved Daily Dose will be closing at the end of this week. Sadly, we have been unable to attract sufficient sponsorship to continue running the service. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking all our subscribers for their continued support and we are sorry that we cannot continue to provide you with a service [David Clark, Wired In]
