Can Sober People Take Antidepressants?
People who make the choice to quit abusing substances may feel hesitant to be put on any type of medication. Part of recovery is making the decision to avoid any type of “mind-altering” substance that changes your mood and affects your emotional state. Medication like antidepressants can seem like a grey area because they are…
Trading One Addiction for Another: The AA Smoking Paradox
Last updated: April 17th, 2025 Alcoholics Anonymous sets up strict rules regarding abstinence from alcohol consumption, encouraging all members to avoid drinking permanently. AA has proven to be a highly successful program for people to end their addiction to alcohol, but the single focus of the program chooses not to address outside issues with other…
Is It Harder to Stay Sober in the Summer?
The summer months are the time when most people take vacations, have plenty of parties or get togethers, and take day trips to the beach or lake. In summer most people normally relax and celebrate but for those in recovery it can be an especially hard time to stay sober. Events and activities like the…
Dating Cliches in Early Sobriety
Building and maintaining romantic relationships are hard for everyone, including sober people. However, the subject of dating in early sobriety is a controversial issue. Previous to having been sober, it’s readily assumed that people had lost themselves to their addiction. The process of recovery not only involves becoming sober, but learning to like oneself and…
Food, Diet, Nutrition And Recovery
You are what you eat” is a common saying. If it is valid for the so-called normal population (those not in recovery), it should certainly be applicable to those who are in recovery. For someone at a Malibu recovery center, realizing that a change in diet may help them on the way to their recovery…
Massage Therapy for Addiction Treatment
If you are doing research on the different Malibu addiction treatment centers, you may run across one type of treatment that may seem out of place in an addiction treatment center. Massage is usually associated with spas, yet massage therapy has become increasingly a part of therapy for those who struggle with addiction. The application…
Approaching Recovery with an Open Mind
Recovery can be just as much a mental battle as a physical one. One of the most important things people do when entering the journey of recovery is to have an open mind about what the journey will be like. They need to remain open to the idea that there isn’t only one way to…
5 Tips on Dealing with a Family Gatherings in Early Sobriety
Family gatherings can be stressful for anyone, but especially for those who are in the first stages of their sobriety. While there is always a tremendous amount of love that exists between family members, there are also sometimes reminders of a painful past. Family members know more intimately a person’s struggles and insecurities, and sometimes…
Reasons to Go to a Malibu Recovery Center
Drug and alcohol addiction have ruined many people’s lives. Often the people most affected don’t see the reason to go to a Malibu recovery center. It is a commonality that people who are struggling with addiction and alcoholism are so far ingrained in their disease that they can hardly make out the difference between reality…
Why Recovery Shouldn’t Be a Punishment
There is a tendency for many people, including potential clients themselves, to feel rehab should be a miserable, torturous experience – a type of purgatory in order to expunge the sin of addiction. In reality most addicts are disgusted and frustrated by their behaviour and the effect it is having on their life and the…