Browsing all posts in June, 2010.

7 Best Things You Can Do for Yourself in Recovery

Embarking on recovery can be alternately exciting and full of promise as well as frightening, confusing, and filled with potential pitfalls. Statistically speaking, early recovery is when most people have problems that may lead to relapse. That is, relapse rates are high in the first 90 days to 6 months. Knowing what to do ahead [...]

Software Designed to Detect Depression in Blogs

There are some who say that the way in which we communicate – as well as the words used – can say a lot about the way we feel at the time. For researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), depression can be detected in blogs and online texts.

Be a Mentor to Someone New to Recovery by Guest Writer Suzanne K

Reflect for a moment on the first days and weeks of your early recovery. If you’re like most with a few years of recovery under your belt, you’ll likely recall some pretty frightening experiences, times when you felt that you just couldn’t go on, when the lure of the cravings was just too much to [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-27

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Remembering Dumb Things That Seemed Smart at the Time

Sometimes I just love remembering really dumb things I did that seemed like really good ideas at the time. I usually am able to laugh. I especially love remembering the things I did to convince others I didn’t drink all that much.  I think this story is a classic reminder of just how clueless I [...]