DREAM BLOG
The Impact of Language on Addiction
The way we speak about recovery affects relationships built in treatment and our own emotional experience of recovery. By understanding appropriate language within addiction recovery, you can ensure you are being respectful when communicating on...
What Should I Expect When Preparing for Detoxification?
After realizing you may need help to recover from substance use disorder (SUD), you may worry about what happens next. Not knowing what the process looks like can be scary. Detoxification or “detox” is one of the first steps of addiction treatment....
The Power of Confidence in Recovery
Confidence can bring many benefits throughout your recovery journey and contribute to success in life. Unfortunately, when you are overcoming hardships and trauma, gaining confidence can be a difficult task. What Does Confidence Look Like? There...
How Can Legal Impacts of Drug Use Affect Your Recovery?
Many factors can contribute to the stress of addiction recovery. In addition to other sources of stress, you may find that dealing with legal implications from your past is hindering your recovery process. Many people in recovery have legal aspects...
How to Set Healthy Boundaries
Establishing healthy boundaries can be an intimidating task during treatment. After all, many individuals fear potential judgment and lack the communication skills to maintain their boundaries effectively. However, healthy boundaries are an...
Have I Crossed the Line From Substance Use to Abuse?
Using substances is commonly accepted in various contexts and social settings. Occasion substance use may not be the end of the world, but how do you know when your substance use turns into abuse? There is often a fine line between these two...
Climbing Toward Recovery Success
Success in recovery is an outcome unique to each person. The process to achieve success is also different for different people. Understanding what your steps to success look like can help you climb toward recovery success. Steps Toward Success...
What Are My Relapse Triggers?
The recovery process is not a straight line but a journey of ups and downs. Sometimes, everything will be going great, then begin to fall apart again. It can be challenging to pinpoint what event or situation led to this downfall. Understanding...
Fighting Against Addiction Misinformation and Stigmas
As addiction and recovery are discussed in society, much information gets altered and misinterpreted like in a game of telephone. Understanding the misinformation and stigmas about addiction can help you understand the true effects of addiction and...
Best Prevention Practices for Inhalant Use Addictions
Inhalants are often abused, especially by younger people, as many believe there are few dangers involved with this practice. Because inhaling a legal substance seems less serious than taking, injecting, or smoking an illicit substance, some think...
FIND YOUR BALANCE
Set Your Goals. Recover.