Question by MrMunchy420: Is it safe for a Recovering alcoholic who has previously had liver failure to……? My mother who is a recovering alcoholic, and who has previously had sirrosis or the liver but her liver is healthy again.Would it be ok for her to consume cough medicine which will contain alcohol? Would this be [...]
Question by Jacob’sBelle: good books for a recovering Twilight addict? I’ve read and reread all four books and The Host far more times than is healthy for just being introduced to them in June. Can you recommend any other good books? I prefer fiction, fantasy, and science fiction but I’m open to anything. Thanks! Best [...]
Question by Quacky: HELP! i am a recovering Drug Addict … How can i stay healthy..what should i EAT? so i have been using drugs since the age of 15..marijuana..coke..crystal meth..extacy…I am now 20 years old and want to start a new life and get healthy…i have 43 days of being clean and sober…but nothing [...]
by Jon Person Question by Undercover: Can 2 recovering addicts have a healthy relationship? I met someone in my AA meetings. He is a recovering addict (approx. 6 months sober) and appears to be getting his life back together. I am scared he will relapse and/or not be completely honest w/ me. I also have [...]
by Jon Person Question by sodakians: recovering addict needs a healthy diet (not to lose weight).? I am a recovering addict. I have never had a good or healthy diet. Even in recovery I have the worst eating habits. I eat when I feel like it or find time and it’s RARELY healthy and never [...]
Codependency is a lay term that just really means that there is a less than healthy relationship between you and a significant person to yourself, to the point where that significant person fosters (not actively) the continuation of the destructive behavior. Codependency implies that there is a cohort; an individual who won’t necessarily say go [...]
Changes in your relationship as a part of recovery is an extraordinarily important dimension, not only after recovery starts; you have to realize that your relationships have evolved as a function of being involved in this destructive behavior. You have probably moved people away that don’t support your involvement in the destructive behavior, and you’ve [...]