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Stigma - The Sober World

stigma: Hey, I have a question for you. Yes you! You know who you are. You’re the one who hates. The one who goes around bashing people and spreading the stigma

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Embracing Our Solitude - The Sober World

Embracing Our Solitude: The Pandemic of 2020 has forced many of us to maintain social distancing as we determine what it means to be alone

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The Bleakness of Poverty - The Sober World

The Bleakness of Poverty: In our global community, the concept of poverty has varied dependent upon our ideological perspectives. Our

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How People In Recovery Maintain a Support System During A Pandemic - The Sober World

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an especially difficult time for everyone as the contagious nature of the virus has forced people to socially

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Genetic Addiction Tests Convert Prison To Treatment And Rehabilitation: New Hope For DWI Offenders - The Sober World

DWI: It is 6:30 AM in San Antonio; on a clear sunny day, the alarm goes off, and Mike wakes up still tired but with new hope. Mike D, at

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Do You Know the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety? Do You Know the Difference Between Panic and Anxiety? Understanding the differences can help you seek better care - The Sober World

Difference Between Panic and Anxiety: Anxiety Can Be Our Friend We, as humans, need anxiety. Why? Anxiety is information.It tells us when

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Toxic Moods - The Sober World

Toxic Moods: We hear a lot about Serenity in recovery programs. For me personally, developing Serenity meant no longer being codependent

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“We Shall Overcome…” Transcending Trauma and Thriving Through Group Psychotherapy - The Sober World

Group Psychotherapy: When I was a rookie addictions counselor, I had repeated run-ins with clinical supervisors. The conflicts centered ...

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Deep and Debilitating Wounds: Neuropsychiatric Disease Among Traumatized Children - The Sober World

Emotional Trauma and Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) are robust risk factors for adolescent and adult neuropsychiatric disorders. Childhood ...

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What Does That Mean? Early Recovery Insight - The Sober World

Early Recovery Insight: Recovery is the most overwhelming experience I’ve ever had. Whether in a meeting room of complete strangers or in a ...

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THE PERFECT STORM: THE ONSET OF BURNOUT - The Sober World

THE PERFECT STORM: It has been a year of chaos, confusion, and complete madness. The pandemic is not the only thing to blame for the ...

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GRANDPARENTS TO THE RESCUE: A GENERATION OF ABANDONED CHILDREN - The Sober World

GRANDPARENTS TO THE RESCUE: Grandparents often play two roles when their children have a substance use illness. One is the role of the ...

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APPROVAL SEEKING - The Sober World

It is possible that seeking approval is the single most common, and possibly the most painful addiction ever created by mankind. It can ...

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SHIFT INTO A NEW IDENTITY - The Sober World

I remember the moment I shifted. My identity, that is. And that simple event turned me in a completely different direction and marked

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TACTICS NARCISSISTS USE TO GAIN SELF-ESTEEM AND POWER - The Sober World

Narcissists are preoccupied with managing their self-esteem, image, appearance, and social rank. They see the world and themselves in ...

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The Bleakness of Poverty - The Sober World

The Bleakness of Poverty: In our global community, the concept of poverty has varied dependent upon our ideological perspectives. Our ...

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INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO TREATMENT IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL - The Sober World

INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT: “After a one year drop in 2018, U.S. opioid overdose deaths increased again in 2019, topping 50,000 for the first ...