Recovery

I am discussing with Martin the impact addicts have on the lives around them. The partners, parents, sons, daughters and friends of addicts are drawn along too. Often forgotten victims of someone else’s emotional crisis. Emotional disturbance and the behavioural change sparked by it alters the … [Read more...] about Why Addiction Has Hidden Victims And How They Can Help In Recovery

A time ago in my life, I felt that the work I was doing with my then therapist had changed in such a way that I wasn’t getting the benefit from it I once had. But I continued to go to sessions because I was concerned about disappointing him. I don’t know when my sense of emotional responsibility … [Read more...] about Why You Mustn’t Always Put Others First

It’s a sultry August morning and I am sitting in the coffee shop upstairs by the window looking down the street at the people milling about in the sweltering heat. A text arrives on my phone from my daughter. “I almost passed out in the piercing place. We’re going for a drink until I feel better … [Read more...] about How To Stop Feeling Anxious

Sometimes, walking through the woods I temporarily forget where we are in the year. There’s a mist, a light touch of grey and it seems like autumn. Then I turn a corner and see the tiny crowns of yellow in the distance. Daffodils poking their heads up above the muddy ground. But that autumn … [Read more...] about Why Easter Is A Chance To Begin Again

“Why do I still feel like this?” Recovery is a tricky beast. Experiencing a sink into anxious overwhelm at a number of random experiences seemingly conspiring to pull me down I am, momentarily, back in the same place I fought so hard to escape from. Emotion spills over and I rant at my daughter … [Read more...] about Why Recovery Is A Celebration Of Your Faults