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being in a relationship with an addict

I’m in a Relationship with a Addict: What Do I Do?

Addiction Information, Inspirational StoriesBy AspenRidge RecoveryOctober 3, 2018Leave a comment

Being in a relationship with an addict is hard. Some might even say it’s one of the biggest challenges a person can go through in their romantic life. As Dr. David Sack points out in Psychology Today, one person’s addiction can threaten their partner’s physical, emotional, and financial health as well as their professional life.…

what rehab was really like

The Truth about What My Stint in Drug Rehab Was Really Like

Drug Rehab & Treatment, Inspirational StoriesBy AspenRidge RecoveryFebruary 24, 2016Leave a comment

“I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake, and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger.” ~ Samuel L. Jackson I am living proof that recovery works. Because of my own genetic predisposition and my own…

addiction recovery is worth it

Starting Your New Life Sober: What Happens Once You Choose Recovery

Inspirational Stories, RecoveryBy AspenRidge RecoveryJanuary 21, 2016Leave a comment

“So what do we do? Something. So long as we just don’t sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.” ~ Lee Iacocca Congratulations! If you have chosen to seek help for your addiction, you have made…

this is my story

My Story: I Never Thought Addiction Could Happen to Me

Inspirational Stories, RecoveryBy AspenRidge RecoveryJanuary 21, 2016Leave a comment

“Addiction begins with the hope that something ‘out there’ can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.” ~Jean Kilbourne, Can’t Buy My Love It was never supposed to happen to me. Sometimes, even today, it seems easier to believe that it happened to someone else. I know that is just wishful thinking, because I have the…

don't lose your battle with addiction

Four Celebrities Who Sadly Lost Their Battle with Addiction

Addiction Information, Inspirational StoriesBy AspenRidge RecoveryJanuary 21, 2016Leave a comment

“There is a predominant voice in the mind of an addict that supersedes all reason and that voice wants you dead. This voice is the unrelenting echo of an unfulfillable void.” ~ Russell Brand, speaking about fellow actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died in 2014 of a heroin overdose On the outside, they seem to…

are you facing addiction

My Story: I Never Thought Addiction Could Happen to Me

Addiction Information, Inspirational Stories, RecoveryBy AspenRidge RecoveryDecember 16, 2015Leave a comment

“Addiction begins with the hope that something ‘out there’ can instantly fill up the emptiness inside.” ~Jean Kilbourne, Can’t Buy My Love It was never supposed to happen to me. Sometimes, even today, it seems easier to believe that it happened to someone else. I know that is just wishful thinking, because I have the…

new year and a new me

Three New Year’s Goals to Have When You’re New in Recovery

Inspirational Stories, RecoveryBy AspenRidge RecoveryDecember 16, 2015Leave a comment

“Make New Year’s goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you’re interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a…

alcohol addiction recovery

From Rock Bottom to Recovery: My Story

Addiction Information, Drug Rehab & Treatment, Inspirational StoriesBy AspenRidge RecoveryNovember 19, 2015Leave a comment

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” ~Leonardo da Vinci I have been as far down as…

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My story

Addiction Information, Al-Anon, Alcohol Addiction/Alcoholism, Inspirational Stories, RecoveryBy AspenRidge RecoverySeptember 10, 2015Leave a comment

I first picked up alcohol at 14 years old, after that it was off to the races. Alcohol became my higher power; it became everything. I battled with my drinking for the next 6 years. I was in and out of several rehabs, had several legal consequences, I was on life support three times, and…

Hello I'm an Alcoholic words written on name badges in a ball or

Dealing with Change in Recovery

12 Steps, Colorado Addiction Information, Higher Power, Inspirational StoriesBy AspenRidge RecoveryAugust 25, 2015Leave a comment

Moving: One of Life’s Big Stressors I moved states at the beginning of this year, at almost three years sober I was leaving the town I got sober in, the town where my support was, and the town that I felt comfortable in. One thing about my alcoholism is that it hates change; the disruption…

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