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Relapse Prevention: Understanding and Avoiding Triggers

How to Prevent Relapse by Avoiding Triggers

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Addiction interferes with the way the brain functions to control vital organs. Addiction changes all aspects of a person’s life including relationships and responsibilities and can lead to severe mental and physical health complications or early death. The euphoric effects…

How to Approach a Friend about Their Addiction

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

If you are concerned about a friend’s addiction, you might find it difficult to approach them about the issue. When you are concerned about a loved one’s addiction, that person may not think they have a problem. It can be…

Woman teaching herself how to play guitar

How Learning an Instrument Can Help in Addiction Recovery

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Learning an instrument is a rigorous hobby that yields great rewards. Though there are many other hobbies that go hand in hand with recovery and a sober life, learning an instrument has a combination of benefits across the mind, body,…

Woman learning to spend time alone in her addiction recovery

Learning To Spend Time Alone Is Essential for Addiction Recovery

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

In early recovery, it is best to be around people often. Group therapy and support is extremely crucial for the addiction recovery process and living a sober life. However, without learning to spend time alone, other people can become a…

4 Hobbies to Pick Up to Help with Sobriety

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Staying sober can be a difficult task no matter what addiction you’re dealing with. When it comes to rehab and addiction treatment, there are many holistic approaches and practices to help you recover from an addiction. That being said, there…

Useful Strategies to Stay Sober After Treatment

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

After treatment, you need to make adjustments and lifestyle changes for recovery. There will be many challenges that put you at high risk for relapse. Plan a strategy in advance to avoid difficult situations that may tempt you to use.…

The Importance of Reading in Addiction Recovery

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Addiction recovery is something that is crucial for someone who is struggling with an addiction. Whether your addiction is with drugs, alcohol, or anything else, recovery and rehab plays a major role in getting your life clean and back on…

Life Skills & Cognitive Thinking from Addiction Treatment

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Addiction treatment centers revolve around rehab, but that is not all they do to help a person. Of course, the number one priority when someone comes to us for addiction treatment, the mission is sobriety. However, during the addiction treatment…

Spiritual Direction in Addiction Treatment

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

When it comes to addiction treatment for alcohol, drugs, or any other addiction, spiritual direction plays an important role. One who has faith, whether that be in themselves, the people around them or a higher being, looks at their life…

Life After Drug Addiction

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Drug addiction is something that has been devastating people’s lives for many years. No matter how a person stumbles across drug abuse, it has an impact on their lives. Someone who has gone through an addiction and managed to obtain…

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