Doc Jacques: Your Addiction Lifeguard
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Is Step Five really the most difficult step? Deflation of the ego is a necessary step and yes it is difficult. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Some would say that addiction is you just choosing to use. Others say it is beyond your control. I say life is about decisions and you can make a different decision today to do something else. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
When you are working on recovery you will need to go through memories of all the stuff you did. How do you do that without weaponizing those memories to attack yourself. By using purposeful remembering. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
There are several stages of denial when you are working on your recovery. So what are those stages? Good question, listen and find out. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Right fighters are a problem in recovery. Are you one? Are you fighting for the right to party (yes 1990s reference millennials)? Lets find out why and what to do about them. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Hear some words of wisdom from someone who survived the 1960s and lived to tell about it. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Our guest today has taken a wondering path to recovery that has included may twists and turns. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
After you get out of rehab whats next? The aftercare program kicks in. Or at least it should. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Whats the difference between abstinence, sobriety, and recovery? Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Why are boundaries important and just how do you place, maintain, and keep them? Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Why you cant think your way out of addiction. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Destruction of relationships due to enmeshment requires more than just words or behavior for addiction it is an entire relationship culture that needs to change. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
Is the opposite of addiction sobriety or being clean? I dont think so. Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1827519/support
It seems like the world is blowing up and that can be a threat to your recovery. Do something to help your self cope.
Why do you lose time and reality when you get triggered? And why does impulsivity take over?
Just what does it take for something to rise to the level of abuse? Understanding what trauma is and when is it reaching the level that you could recognize as abuse?
PAWS, otherwise known as Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome, is a real issue that few people realize is effecting them in recovery.
Why do we want to hide our recovery when our addiction was so visible?
When you discharge from rehab you should be working an aftercare program if you plan on really getting serious about recovery.
Authenticity can be a difficult thing to have when it comes to the change needed to get into recovery.
My thoughts on when a diagnosis from a psychiatrist can be confusing to a patient as well as a therapist. Thats because the diagnosis is not a disease but rather a label to identify the disease.
Are you in recovery and being distracted from your own recovery by helping others with their recovery when you should be working on your own?
How do yo change the marriage you have into a better union, while taking on the enemy known as addiction?
Are you moving at the speed of pain in your recovery? How long is recovery supposed to take anyway?
Living with a constant feeling of failure while you are working on, or are in, recovery is not a healthy way to live.
In what environment can you heal your addicted brain? Probably not the one you are in now and most likely not the one you think.
Has addiction turned you into a professional dependent? Its time to address that.
For those of you who have reached Step !2 it is difficult to understand some times when and how to apply what we are telling you to do.
What is your greatest weakness? It is your inability to surrender to your recovery.
IS it OK to use THC products if you are in recovery or working on recovery? Thats a very good question.
