Carrying the Message Today I’d like to direct this blog to a specific subset of our readership: those of you still suffering from eating disorders. There are people here at Ocean Recovery who have been through what you’re struggling with and we remember it well. We remember what it was like to hide our struggles…
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A Mental Disorder, Not a Mood “I’m a little depressed today.” “You’re just depressed right now. Don’t worry…you’ll get over it.” “18 to 3? This game is depressing.” We have all heard these types of things in our daily lives. We have also probably said them ourselves. But they aren’t accurate. What these sentences describe…
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What’s the Deal with All the Rules? It’s 7AM, I haven’t even switched off my alarm yet, and my sober living manager is already in my room barking at me to get my bed made and my chore done. I know I’ll have to be out the door at a certain time, can’t come back…
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Fundamental to the Mission of Ocean Recovery We’ve touched on this subject briefly in a dual diagnosis blog from a few months back as well as the drunkorexia post more recently. However, this week I’d like to get into it a little more deeply. This concern is both close to my heart and fundamental to…
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High Time to Speak Some Truths In 2016, California legalized possession and use of recreational marijuana and on January 1st, 2018, began to allow legal sales. Since that’s coming up on almost a year and a half ago, I’d say it’s high time to speak some truths about weed. However, before I get started, I…
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What Is Drunkorexia? A few months ago in a blog on dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders, I wrote in passing of a fairly new term called “drunkorexia.” Drunkorexia fits a textbook definition of a dual diagnosis – a substance abuse disorder co-occurring with a mental health disorder – and unfortunately, its prevalence is increasing rapidly.…
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It’s Not a Fad A recent opinion written for the Boston Globe was headlined, “Mindfulness is not a fad. Try it.” Now if you are among the many people who think mindfulness is just a trend, that’s totally understandable. Meditation apps, another yoga boom, dating apps for “mindful singles”…it’s almost like “mindfulness” has become today’s…
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A Toxic Culture in the Locker Room A recent episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel takes a look at eating disorders among male athletes. One of the athletes featured is Guy East, a professional cyclist who has been competing since 2005. East mentions the toxic culture in the locker room when it comes to…
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An Empowering Investment Recently the staff here at Ocean Recovery took some clients out to let them try their hand at a ropes course. It was wonderful to see them overcome their fears and watch their faces light up with empowerment. Additionally, it was a great team building exercise. If you’ve been fortunate enough to…
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Take It to Heart “Keep an attitude of gratitude.” “You can’t be grateful and angry at the same time.” “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” I’m sure every one of you reading this has heard at least one of these clichés no less than a hundred times. I’m also sure that a good number…
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