Category Archives: Addicts

  • Basic Tools for Sexual Sobriety
    Monday, March 22nd, 2021

    Basic Tools for Sexual Sobriety

    Scott Brassart In an article last week, I wrote about how recovering addicts can stay sober even when they are strongly and unexpectedly triggered. Basically, this is a three-step...
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  • Tips for When You Feel Triggered
    Monday, March 15th, 2021

    Tips for When You Feel Triggered

    If you’re a recovering addict, it is inevitable that you will at least occasionally feel triggered toward relapse. You’ll find yourself feeling lonely or bored or anxious or stressed...
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  • Developing “Resilience” in Recovery
    Monday, March 8th, 2021

    Developing “Resilience” in Recovery

    Scott Brassart Psychological resilience is an individual’s tendency to cope with stress and adversity. On the surface, most addicts lack resilience. Otherwise, why would they be turning to an...
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  • Flavors of Denial
    Monday, March 1st, 2021

    Flavors of Denial

    In last week’s post, we discussed the manifestations and impact of denial on addicts and those who love and care for them. In that article, we briefly discussed the...
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  • Can You Recognize Your Own Denial?
    Monday, February 22nd, 2021

    Can You Recognize Your Own Denial?

    One of the interesting things about addiction is that most addicts think they don’t have a problem. They think, Sure, if someone else was engaging in the same behaviors...
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  • Can You Really Be Addicted to a Behavior?
    Monday, February 15th, 2021

    Can You Really Be Addicted to a Behavior?

    The longstanding, widely accepted criteria used to diagnose an addiction are: Preoccupation to the point of obsession with an addictive substance or behavior, with that preoccupation lasting six months...
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