by OTR Staff | Sep 25, 2022 | Addiction Recovery, Self Care for Addicts
Fentanyl is all over the news. If the media isn’t talking about deranged Russian tyrants (who look like what would happen if Dobby the house elf started injecting Botox) invading neighboring countries and threatening nuclear war, they are probably fear-mongering about... 
by OTR Staff | Aug 15, 2022 | Addiction Recovery, Self Care for Addicts, Sobriety
It’s one of the classic denial statements among alcoholics. “I’m a functioning alcoholic”. To an extent, it is a statement of denial for all of us. But for many of us, there is some level of truth to that statement. Not every alcoholic ends up in a tent in Old... 
by OTR Staff | Aug 10, 2022 | Self Care for Addicts, Sobriety, Uncategorized
Using Alcohol to Cope with Anxiety In comes the way many people, especially the ones who would be prone to reading blog articles on the website of a drug/alcohol treatment center, try to cope with anxiety: drugs/alcohol. There’s a reason fear is a common topic in... 
by OTR Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Self Care for Addicts, Spirituality
You may have heard “gratitude” come up as a topic during meetings. You may have also heard people talk about how grateful they are to be in AA. There are several times I’ve heard old-timers introduce themselves as “______, grateful recovering alcoholic”. If you’re... 
by OTR Staff | Jun 28, 2022 | Relationships and Addiction, Self Care for Addicts
The day has finally come. Your loved one is home from treatment. So, what do you do now? Are there strict rules to follow? Should you dump all alcohol out of your house? Do you have to learn a new language in order to communicate with them? All questions people might... 
by OTR Staff | Feb 1, 2022 | Mental Health and Addiction, Self Care for Addicts, Sobriety
One of the first things many alcoholics think in early sobriety is “how will I have fun while I’m sober?” Never mind how miserable we were before we decided to get into the program, drugs and alcohol were such a major part of our lives that we simply can’t imagine...