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“I’LL DO IT TOMORROW”

January 4, 2016/by Frank Terzo

Some of us are very good at putting things off – I became a pro at this. I convinced myself that I worked better under pressure and would wait until the very last minute to start something that needed to be done. It was so much easier to focus on the things I wanted to […]

THINK POSITIVE!

December 29, 2015/by Frank Terzo

The way we think affects how we experience situations in life, and conversely, the experiences we have had in the past affects how and what we think. It is very common for addicts and alcoholics to have negative thinking, so when we come into recovery, we still harbor self-destructive thoughts about ourselves and the world […]

ISOLATION

December 21, 2015/by Frank Terzo

A lot of people in recovery have a predisposition to isolate. We do this for many reasons. We may feel shame or guilt for our behaviours when we were drinking or using, we may fear being around people, places and things that could trigger our addiction, or we may isolate simply because it is familiar […]