I am writing a series of posts on do-it-yourself – DIY – addictions recovery.
The series is contained on this blog in the category entitled DIY Addictions Recovery.
Table of contents for the series so far:
- Post-Apocalyptic, Do-It-Yourself Addictions Recovery, 9/9/16 – Why I wish it were different but why I think people with addictions need to become DIY practitioners of addictions recovery.
- DIY Addictions Recovery: How I’m Going to Do This, 9/10/16 – How I’m writing this series and what I think are the fundamentals of DIY addictions recovery.
- DIY Addictions Recovery: At the Heart of It Is the Mind, 9/11/16 – If I get sucked up by an alien ship, this is where I think all DIY addictions recovery needs to begin.
- DIY Addictions Recovery: Health Care First, 9/13/16
- DIY Addictions Recovery: Puzzle Out Your Case, 9/16/16
Anticipated future posts:
- DIY Addictions Recovery: DBT for the Rest of Us
- DIY Addictions Recovery: Adjust the Volume
- DIY Addictions Recovery: What They’re Asking Us to Give Up
- DIY Addictions Recovery Caveats: Why It’s Really Not DIY and Why It Might Not Work
For now, a work-in-progress summary of fundamental do-it-yourself addictions recovery recommendations is at the end of the post entitled DIY Addictions Recovery: How I’m Going to Do This. At the top of the list are:
- Use the guide on how to get help for a loved one on yourself.
- Study this list of addictions treatment options derived from my studying addictions treatment research (.pdf opens in new tab) and start cobbling together a treatment plan for yourself based on your own individual condition and your own individual strengths.
- Use this addictions recovery self-evaluation checklist based on the aforementioned addictions treatment options as a personalized way to look at your progress and to consider other options.
We are doing literature reviews of the research and writing reports on what the current science says about addictions and addictions treatment and posting them on my company’s blog. I am linking from the DIY posts on this blog to those reports, to articles by the learned, and to new research to cite sources for my DIY recommendations.
Partial list of reports, listed most recent first:
- Sound Sleep Makes for Sounder Addictions Recovery, 9/30/16
- Addiction Recovery with Others is Easier than Recovery Alone, 9/27/16
- Trauma and Addiction: Common Origins and Integrated Treatment, 9/6/16
- DBT Improves Emotion Regulation Skills for Addictions Recovery Success, 5/4/16
With any questions or concerns, please contact me, Anne Giles, 540-808-6334, anne@annegiles.com.
Last updated 10/3/16
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