Sobriety

Be upfront with your loved ones. They may be having a hard time adjusting to your sobriety. They may feel left out of the picture because you are always going off to meetings. Let them know your goals, and plans to achieve them. Tell them you need to focus mostly on your recovery for just [...]

Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a life-long process with many challenges and obstacles to overcome along the way. Choosing a substance-free life is one of the most transformative decisions a person can make. Sobriety helps reclaim your health, relationships, and future. At Cypress Lake Recovery, we help individuals take that first critical step

60 Days Sober What to Expect The first 60 days of sobriety will be very challenging. Addiction leads to a path of destruction in all aspects of a person's life. The brain became physically and psychologically dependent on drugs and alcohol. In the first 60 days of being sober, there might not be any changes

Addiction affects so many aspects of a person’s life. When an individual is addicted to drugs and alcohol, relationships with family and loved ones are compromised, responsibilities are ignored, and physical and mental health deteriorates. Addiction results in job loss, financial problems, broken relationships, overdose, and early death. Here are 8 reasons to become sober:

Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a life-long process with many challenges to overcome along the way. When a person is addicted to drugs and alcohol, personal relationships with family and friends become compromised. Addiction can result in job loss, cause financial problems, physical and mental health issues, overdose, and early death. Addiction is

Sobriety is easier than people think but many fail at it. The majority of people will relapse within just a few weeks of recovery. Building a life away from addiction is a daily struggle. Embracing what is easy rather than what is hard about it can help build a mindset for success. Why it Seems

Getting clean and sober is not the same as staying clean and sober. People in recovery from addiction must be aware that recovery is a journey and is happening moment by moment, day by day. The start of recovery requires hard work in the form of focused, intentional work. Try some of the following tips

Here’s the great news: there’s only two things you can’t do when you’re in recovery: drink and use. Everything else is up for grabs. Going to treatment in the summer can seem like it’s the end of the world. Addiction can be the end of your life. Treatment is the beginning of a whole new

The truth is, even in sobriety, there is no avoiding temptation. You would have to move to the farthest reaches of remote living and even then, there wouldn’t be a guarantee somebody wouldn’t show up with some kind of alcohol. In the beginning, it will be challenging to see alcohol everywhere and know that you