Serenity Gardens

An article just published in the Journal of Affective Disorders looks inside this overall risk to discover what it is, exactly, inside addiction that puts people at risk for suicide. The study interviewed patients at a drug abuse treatment center and found that 68 percent of patients had major depressive disorder; 28 percent had attempted suicide within the last year. Here are the characteristics that predicted which patients had attempted suicide: https://www.psychologytoday.com//4-factors-increase-suicid

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Having fun is an important part of life for any person, but especially those in recovery. Below is a fun creative activity that you can do to keep yourself busy in recovery after leaving your detox centre or finishing the first stages of your treatment for addiction. Learn a Musical Instrument Learning a musical instrument can be a rewarding experience that will help you during your recovery, boost your confidence, and will allow you to constantly learn and grow.... Sources: The Cabin Chiangmai

It's almost end of the week! Don't ever give up on healing yourself from the devastating effects that drugs does to your mind and body. Create a positive change by speeding up your addiction recovery through this article: https://drugabuse.com/addiction-recovery-process/

Don't let another moment pass by without keeping this in mind: SHARING IS A GIFT. IT IS A WORTHWHILE GIFT. When you are thankful for all the countless blessings, you want others to enjoy them, too. Let's be a blessing to others by getting involved to this charitable foundation and give our wholehearted support: https://uwba.org/

Transformation can be described as a dramatic change for better or worse. It allows individuals with substance abuse disorders to take control of their lives and continue living a life of change once they leave their rehab facility. Here's the radical before and after transformation of people who quit drugs: https://youtu.be/Jc63ReLO9BU

Helping a loved one struggling with drug addiction is often a long and heartbreaking journey. As painful as it may be, it’s important that you take the time to encourage your loved one to get the help they need. Start introducing them this short self-help guide to help them achieve meaning and purpose in their life: https://www.addictionsandrecovery.org/addiction-self-help-a

Practice becoming aware of when these thoughts come up. Are you tired, hungry, disappointed, stressed or something else? When we try to ignore negative thoughts, they don’t go away, they continue to pop up. To counteract them, recognize them. Let your internal voice say, I’m recognizing a negative thought; it’s a story I’m telling myself, and it’s not true. This squashes negativity pretty fast. - Frances McIntosh, Intentional Coaching LLC

As his contribution to lifting spirits during lockdown, prolific composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is offering free broadcasts of his greatest musicals. A different Lloyd Webber musical will stream every Friday on The Shows Must Go On!, a new YouTube channel devoted to this project watch this space for the streaming dates for mega hits like ‘Cats’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’. Photograph: Courtesy the Really Useful Group

All stages of addiction recovery bring on different variations of emotions and actions for each user. And this has always been the toughest challenge they've ever faced. However, there are few ones who changes the way they perceive problems and become much more efficient in overcoming it. READ and BE INSPIRED with a real-life story of HAYLEY who have found hope and healing in recovery from addiction: https://www.phoenixhouse.org//true-stor/true-story-hayley/

The Osbournes addiction history offers complicated lessons. Learn more here: https://www.psychologytoday.com//what-do-we-learn-the-osbo

It is indeed true that our feelings can affect how we handle situations and the way we run our lives. Here’s how to optimize your feelings to start winning at life: https://www.healthline.com//ment/developing-self-awareness

Be patient with yourself and take recovery little by little. You can succeed, and if you don't at first, keep trying.

While our movements may be restricted, that sure doesn’t apply to the cosmos, which is whizzing around like they always do. From the ‘pink’ super moon to the Lyrid meteor shower and even SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, there’s a whole lot going on above our cooped-up heads. And if you don’t have any outdoor space to stargaze properly, you could always take a virtual tour of space, thanks to NASA. Photograph: Courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Kristian Pikne