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Once you become known and its on record how many people are reading and the potential number of people who can be helped by you, it’s more than just titles and headings which need to be proven against all odds, obstacles, and losses, it’s about who you are as a person, deserving, or not, let…
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You can make progress, and all progress can be lost, that is what I have learned, all based on how you sound what you look like and what there is to observe in combination and with comparison to how everyone else is doing overall, spiritually, physically, and mentally. It’s unfortunate in this era of being…
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By the time the fires out, you should still be in one piece and so should everyone else around you. You’re allowed one day or a few bad days so long as you let others know you’re going through a lot or need time to recover or be alone. I know it’s hard to even…
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My treatment center heeded my carefully made request on a date chosen by mom when rent is due 4/9, however was not able to coordinate on my own also being allowed to leave sober living upon being too tired to meet all the requirements & for focus on job to be the issue March &…
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There are certain things you learn the hard way in life that once you fail to meet an expectation regardless the reasons put forth for anothers decision as to making a deduction about you identifying the problem with you, it will always be too late and more harm caused than good, when wellness isn’t appreciated…
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You know it’s not the end of the world if you can’t be with the same person your whole life. I know we fall in love and love the feeling of being in love but why can’t we also accept when things end between us. It’s the what’s in between that matters less than focusing…
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Learn to go with the flow. “Most people define it as an ability to change course, without getting stuck, when things don’t go as you planned.” [1] They say that “Practices, such as mindfulness and examining your values, may help you find your flow.” [2] Remember that “practice makes perfect.” [3] Be able to stay…
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Miracles do happen you just have to believe in the presence of miracles happening in your everyday life. Think about each morning you wake up from a bad day the previous day and suddenly forgetful of what’s transpired only to feel completely brand new. That’s a miracle that you get each day you wake ready…
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Upcoming …. I also received an email recently from Innertune Partners, a positive affirmations app, who let me know my website: is in their niche and wanted to provide me with a unique and valuable blog article. The article would be written especially for my site, SEO optimized and ready to be published.
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It’s been a grueling 6 months beginning in August putting myself in the hospital for 8 days at Ocean View in Long Beach. Even though I got lucky twice hospitalized left on adderrall my luck ran out when placed in residential October 2023 and was taken off the med what’s now for good. At first…
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Be your best beautiful self. It’s a new year time to start building a new you. This is your year to change, set new goals, and grow as a person becoming your best beautiful self. Practicing self care and opening new doors for you in life. You can do this! Here are some tips: [1]…
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It’s normal to experience stress reactions following any incident of trauma which may continue for a significant period of time. [1] Mass trauma events include “shootings, acts of terrorism, or mass riots.” … “Survivors may have feelings of confusion, fear, and helplessness. Sometimes, those with no personal connections to the event may even be impacted.”…
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So far so good living in sober living. I’ve finally made friends and it’s nice to be social. Even friends with the guys too. I had a good time on New Years we went to a sober New Year’s party and it was complete with energy drinks, coffee, and snacks. Living in sober living is…
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The drive to improve is in all of us. Who doesn’t want to be better than where they are right now. It’s a good thing for us to push ourselves to be better people. The only problem with wanting to be better than we are is that sometimes we may feel like we’re not doing…
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It’s up to you … Where do you see yourself 5 years from now and what are you going to do to get there. Think of each day as bringing you one step closer. For every big goal set a few mini goals toward accomplishing that goal. How should you answer this question? “think about…
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Remember to be proud of yourself for what you are doing in life. Feeling good about ourselves doesn’t come easy. Just know that in the moment so long as you are doing the right thing that’s one less thing to worry about going wrong for you in life. Everyone is capable of change. Change is…
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Set yourself free from unwanted thoughts and life stressors you deserve some you time. Tis the season to practice self care and get back to your roots, really focusing on ourselves and listening to our needs. How to stop intrusive thoughts? “Techniques like mindfulness meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, deep breathing, and regular physical activity can…
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My sober journey began when I started college at CU Boulder when I stopped smoking weed. I used to be an athlete and played club soccer including my freshman year in college. I lived in the engineering quad. We would travel on weekends all over Colorado so just didn’t drink or smoke weed. I didn’t…
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I just completed my first week of PHP, partial hospitalization program (9:30am-3:30pm) Monday – Friday. I previously attended a residential program for 22 days, was hospitalized for 11 days, and went to rehab for 8 days and now I’m in sober living, without a car, living in a home with other women. It’s been a…
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If I could summarize 2023 into one word it would be “hectic.” I’m sure it’s not the same for everyone. It always feels like I’m trying to get from point A to point B and barely making it then starting over again along my path in life. I’m hoping that in 2024 I actually get…
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“Gratitude helps us to stop trying to control outcomes.” Everything we go through is a necessary step toward growth and progress. And each step of the way we learn. It’s the experiences we go through that make us who we are today. Sometimes things don’t work out the way we had planned. Life can be…
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By the time it’s no longer serving you to speak up on a topic by then you’ve already tied your shoes into a knot just getting the conversation going. Ever feel stuck? It’s not your fault. Sometimes we can’t help ourselves but to defend ourselves but what happens when that only makes things worse. Just…
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If you’re ever worried about missing moments in life don’t stress out, your greatest love is still out there and probably waiting just as long as you have to be loved again. Love is all a matter of what work you put into it, so put work into yourself first! You need to be in…
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You don’t have to be perfect. Look at me hospitalized August put on a 5150 hold, twice and again in October then sent to residential for 22 days, PHP, then rehab for 8 days and now in sober living. No matter how you get there, get there and be proud. I’m proud to say I’m…
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Recently I’ve been really calm adjusting to new meds, Vyvanse and attending AA meetings everyday via zoom I’m in the middle of my 90 and 90, that’s 90 AA meetings in 90 days. To jump start my sobriety, I initially got sober 04/02/2017 but recently due to stress went back out again, meaning going to…
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Today in PHP we learned about cognitive distortions. What are cognitive distortions? “Cognitive distortions are internal mental filters or biases that increase our misery, fuel our anxiety, and make us feel bad about ourselves.” [1] We are continuously processing information and the shortcuts we create for ourselves help us with this burden. But what happens…
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I had a rough start to PHP, and trouble getting settled but this week plan to go everyday. I did great off adderrall but for some reason back on the med got disorganized managing my time on the treadmill and just have to be careful I don’t take extra, on that day went back to…
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Today we learned about the three minds: (1) rational mind (2) emotional mind and (3) the wise mind. This is a DBT skill. With mindfulness focusing on the present moment can be met with challenges, while assessing what you’re doing and what’s happening. By breaking up our understanding of the mind, we can analyze how…
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Today is a day when I have lost progress experienced wellness discussed difficulty had bad days made every effort to be social and to have done my best and for my best effort to be good enough and considered a worthwhile effort to write if it’s on issues important to me. Unfortunately the ways I’ve…
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There’s no place higher than wellness and maybe it was humorous to hear summaries about my mental health and hospitalizations, I can’t fix how I’m interpreted and can do my best as a person who works hard to not also allow my life to become so serious that I get sick or be pushed or…
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I was dropped as a patient and diagnosed with “schizophrenia” and suffered embarrassment and public humiliation and I recovered anyways hospitalized or not, and if it’s not about mental health and if “voices” differ for me than everyone who gets voices why are my voices labeled bad? So it’s not my frustration it’s questioning the…
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Early in my recovery off adderrall I put forward a solid effort and more of me was required to complete this program and given a hard time upon starting adderrall again 20 mg because of doing the treadmill all night spontaneously walked 15 miles, which shows the benefits of no voices for 33 days ….…
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Getting help isn’t an admission to having done something wrong you are responsible for, these are conditions, and either you can weather the storm or something is hitting you or others that is preventing communications from happening to determine whether there’s something wrong with you that bothers others just do your best and don’t accept…
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