Anyone dealing with addiction, either their own or a loved one’s, needs support and reassurance. They need to know how it can be done and they need to know that it can be done. Here are 10 must-read blogs about overcoming addiction that can guide and support you through addiction.
My Way Out
My Way Out is the title of Roberta Jewell’s blog and her book. Both highlight approaching the topic of addiction from multiple angles. You will find a number of addiction relevant topics being discussed on this blog.
Dryblog
Dryblog is your sources for jokes, games, and personal stories about addiction. This blog’s ability to move effortlessly between the serious and the lighthearted makes it the perfect site to visit. It works no matter what you may be feeling about addiction on any given day.
Depression Marathon
Depression Marathon specifically deals with the depression that is so often interlaced with addiction. This is where you can learn how this blogger copes with these feelings and works toward a better, healthier life.
Being Sober
Being Sober does talk more specifically about experiences of a recovered alcoholic but all addicts can benefit. It does not shy away from stories of difficult times in the middle of addiction or how this blogger survived those times.
Humble Road Warrior
The Humble Road Warrior blog comes from a recovering alcoholic who faces the daily challenges of life and sees them from this unique viewpoint. Her willingness to admit and share her struggles and thoughts makes this blog refreshing and helpful with its utter candor.
AHA Moments
AHA Moments comes from a recovering alcoholic who got her second chance when she was 45 years old. This blog talks about how she faces problems in life without drinking and how she continues to deal with that first thought of how good just one drink would taste. And why she never takes that drink.
Letting Go
Letting Go is a blog that relates the belief that there is no one path to sobriety and no one way to stay in the world of sober living. These blogs often take ordinary moments of life and reveal the greater lessons within them which always make for a good read and an invitation to look within.
My Recovery
My Recovery is written by a mother of 3 who also happens to be an addict. Her drug of choice changes but this blog is more about her perspectives on life as a recovering addict. It colors her views on all of life and she tells you how.
Family And Friends
Family and Friends is clearly geared toward family and friends of addicts but addicts might want to know what their family and friends are going through too. You will find the odd post from an addict here too.
The Junky’s Wife
The Junky’s Wife tells you what addiction can do to a marriage. From beginning to an unsatisfying conclusion, this blog talks about the toll that addiction takes. One of the most important things to realize about overcoming addiction is what happens when you don’t.
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