The last thing you are probably thinking about now that you are sober is finding an activity to do for exercise. In fact, you may have already convinced yourself you have no time for any physical activity because of your schoolwork, extracurricular activities, or just wanting to socialize with your friends. With exercise also comes…
Middle school and high school are both notorious for gossip and bullying. Movies and shows use this depiction in many of their productions because this source of anguish is real to so many people. Everyone who has lived through adolescence can probably relate to a similar ordeal because most have been through some sort of…
Going to concerts is one of those activities that can start during the teenage years. Teens typically start to develop their own musical identity during this era of their lives and tend to get caught up in the celebrity of musicians that leads them to see them live. Concerts are synonymous with sex, drugs, and…
According to a recent report, people on average only keep their new year’s resolution until January 12th, so continuing to maintain any lifestyle changes past 2 weeks is a difficult for most. Your teen who is getting sober may find some their recovery being obstructed by the triggers and cravings that often occur especially during…
One of the life skills that people who attend a rehabilitation center must learn right off the bat is how to develop self-care. For a teenager who has had no concept of self-care due to their age and their experience, it is important to get them to understand why self-care is so important. Self-care simply…
One of the characteristics that makes someone want to retreat to drugs and alcohol is feeling unloved. Sometimes this happens from feeling insecure in the relationship with their parents and other times feeling unloved comes through their suffering self-esteem from not doing the right thing. Part of the problem when someone has an addiction is…
Part of the recovery process is to share with other recovery peers what it was like, what happened, and what it is like now. What this does, is qualify you as someone who needs to recover from drugs and alcohol and gain the entire confidence of others in your program. This may not seem important…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you are wanting to ask someone special out on a date. There are a few obstacles that you face to get the date to go smoothly. You are a teenager and you have never been on a date before. Then, there is the fact that you are…
If you are a teenager and just got sober, you may have a bunch of questions on how this recovery process actually works. Sobriety is super rewarding but can be confusing on the ins and outs of what is being suggested to you. Going to rehab might have been scary for you at first and…
Now that you have gotten sober, your therapist may have suggested that you get to a 12-Step meeting to help you to continue staying sober. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are two of the most well-known programs, but there is also Cocaine Anonymous (CA), Heroin Anonymous (HA), Marijuana Anonymous (MA) and Pills Anonymous…
