The term ‘dry drunk syndrome’ was coined by Alcoholics Anonymous. It is used to describe a set of symptoms that affect someone who has stopped drinking alcohol but continues to display the same dysfunctional behaviors and attitudes as they did during the height of their alcohol addiction.[1] The Causes of Dry Drunk Syndrome Dry drunk syndrome has many potential causes. Here…
The HALT acronym, which stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, is used in the mental health community, specifically with addiction recovery. These emotional states and needs are recognized as stressors that can inhibit your decision-making and judgment. In addiction recovery, it’s important to recognize stressors and triggers for relapse. HALT represents these stressors and acts as a sign to “halt” and…
The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12-Step program relies on several prayers and daily reflections to find strength in recovery, but the best-known prayers are The Serenity Prayer and the prayers for steps One, Three, Seven, and Eleven. The Serenity Prayer is consistent across programs, but other AA prayers may have different versions. However, they always have the same essential message to aid…
Yesterday afternoon The Last Resort Recovery Center and The Center For Students in Recovery – UT Austin were excited to announce that Chris Herren would be speaking at The LBJ Library, Wednesday July 17th.So, some of y’all are asking, “Who is Chris Herren?” I first discovered Herren through ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries, Unguarded. In this ESPN documentary, Jonathan Hock depicts…