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Sugar & Sweets in Early Recovery

I had an interesting discussion yesterday with a psychologist about the phenonemon of weight gain in the first year of sobriety.  This doesn’t happen to everyone, but some people definitely hit those sweets, particularly at meetings.  Scarfing down cookies and guzzling five cups of coffee – no wonder some people feel so jittery in those [...]

More on Substitute Addictions

I’ve written about substitute addictions before.  I’ll probably bring this topic up more than a few times, just because I recognize in myself the tendency to repetitively do less-than-healthy things when I’m under stress.  A few of my favorites are: Spending money Eating junk food Watching too much TV