Emotional Sobriety- BeingTrue At Heart
Emotional Sobriety is often overlooked in recovery. It is often mistaken that removing the substance of choice from the equation and everything goes back to normal. This could not be farther from the truth. Gaining emotional sobriety is an absolutely vital step in the process of recovery.
Hitting Rock Bottom
The ultimatum is life or death. Years of painful experience had finally led me to complete desperation. I had finally hit rock bottom in every sense of the word
Understanding Acceptance
I used to think living in acceptance meant condoning hurtful behavior or situations. I thought acceptance meant expecting little out of life, that it was a passive action – I thought acceptance meant defeat. However, something I’ve learned at South Orange County Detox & Treatment is that my definition of acceptance was wrong. In reality, acceptance releases the power my life circumstances had over me.