The Crossroads Centre Antigua Blog
Relapse Prevention Techniques
May 6, 2021 | #Recovery ArticleWhat is Relapse? Typically, like any other chronic condition, a relapse refers to the recurrence of any disease that has already gone into recovery. Relapse in substance use is the movement away from recovery. It happens when we stop being mindful or...
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GRATITUDE IN ACTION
March 26, 2021 | #Recovery ArticleThis is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen it before - Maya Angelou It is in recovery and through the 12 steps program of Alcoholics Anonymous that I was introduced to the concept of Gratitude. So, like for all the clever suggestions I heard in recov...
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An Excerpt from - My Journey with Addi...
March 11, 2021 | #Recovery ArticleRichie R. Counselor Aide, Crossroads Centre, Antigua Addiction is the state of being enslaved to a habit, a practice, or something that is psychologically or physically habit forming, such as narcotics, to the extent that its cessation can feel like ...
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THE VALUE OF SELF-LOVE TO RECOVERY
February 18, 2021 | #Addiction RecoveryJean-Machelle Benn-Dubois, PhD. LPC NCC ACS Director of Admissions & Continuum of Care Crossroads Centre, Antigua Eric Clapton made a profound statement in an interview with Esquire magazine in 2008 (Fussman, 2014). He noted that “Addiction doe...
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Failure – A Process of Discovery
January 18, 2021 | #Recovery ArticleThey say that ‘failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be’. There is always an air of failure as I speak with an addict in my office, especially when they have come to the point where they are having to talk to me about getting treatme...
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Recovery and Moving Forward During thi...
December 1, 2020 | #Addiction RecoveryThis past year has brought about so much change with curfews, socializing, even a simple thing as a hand shake or hug is no longer possible when you greet someone you have not seen in a long time. Covid-19 has created a list of added stressors with u...
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