The Recovery Guy Blog

Robert shares varied concepts and approaches to understanding behavior that diverts us from our healthy desire to become well. We delve into social and medical aspects.

What is Mindfulness Based Treatment and What Role Does it Play in Helping the Addicted Recover and Work as a Relapse Prevention Model

What is Mindfulness Based Treatment and What Role Does it Play in Helping the Addicted Recover and Work as a Relapse Prevention Model

by | Feb 26, 2020

“Mindfulness training, a method of self-observation based on ancient Buddhist psychological models of human suffering, has recently shown promise in the treatment of addictions. Remarkably, the early Buddhist models might be able to further inform our current understanding of addiction and offer novel treatments that outperform traditional options. While Buddhist meditations were not originally designed to specifically treat substance dependencies, Buddhist psychological models show considerable overlap with the current models of addiction, and Buddhist practices aim explicitly to eliminate the causes of craving”.

Are We Responsible?

Are We Responsible?

by | Feb 21, 2020

One of the most famous quotes on being responsible is found in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and it is in titled “The Responsibility Statement”. This statement reads “I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA to be there and for that: I am responsible.”

My View Of Me And The Power It Has

My View Of Me And The Power It Has

by | Feb 19, 2020

When I first came to recovery I was told that I only had to change one thing. Not too bad, right? Who can’t change just one thing? This certainly piqued my interest, so I decided to ask them what that one thing was. Their response was humorous and challenging at the same time. That one thing was EVERYTHING.