Are you a human? Did you kinda fuck things up?
Let's work on that!
"Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up."
- Mary Holloway
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I am not a psychologist. But I love learning. That may be a significant reason I thrived at PSI in Chicago: they gave us a good academic overview of the psychological approaches commonly...
Resilient people adapt to life’s difficulties and grow stronger after facing adversity.
Resilience can be learned and strengthened:
~Identify things you can control...
Boundaries
I have a right to say no without feeling guilty.
I have a right to be treated with respect.
I have a right to make my needs as important as others.
I...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzhzQJqzZ4
SMART Recovery: Self-Management and Recovery Training. I’ve found SMART to be indispensible. SMART suggests building your recovery...
chronic disease? Andy Reviews the literature
Is addiction a chronic disease, or is it a disorder of habit & learning? Can a person “get over” addiction, or is recovery...
(If she’s not saying, “Here’s how it is, bitches,” then I just dunno…)
BTW, that’s not what I’m saying. Bitches.
If addiction is not truly...
“Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.”
~Anton Chekhov
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Resilience: the ability to bounce back and grow after failure, mistakes and defeat. This site contains resources for anyone rebounding from difficult situations, working on substance use problems, accepting and forgiving their perfectly imperfect self, and finding redemption.
This site is a source of information and inspiration. It does not offer professional medical or therapeutic advice.