Welcome to my blog The Hope Fix!
This blog will be designed to help inspire family, friends and those suffering with substance abuse issues to restore hope in their lives. If you are familiar with substance abuse lingo, a “Fix” is what helps the person suffering not to be sick. It returns them to some type of normality. With The Hope Fix, you will learn to reconnect with yourself, restore balance, and bring back that sense of normality into your life.
Addiction comes in many forms (illegal drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, prescription pills, and even our phones, to name a few) and has a tremendous affect on the individual addicted and those surrounding him/her. Addiction has an uncanny way of breaking down hope that the addict and family life can ever be a cohesive unit. There are dark days in the world of addiction. One of the first attributes to slowly vanish is hope. That doesn’t have to be the case. Are you a person that sees a glass empty or half full? Mindset on how one approaches a situation can mean all the difference to a person or problem at hand.
The question is how do we go about returning that glimmer of hope to users lost in addiction and loved ones also suffering? Encouraging those actively using and loved ones that life can get better. Sharing personal life experiences and stories of those who have maintained a healthy, productive life after years of chronic use. Knowing there is a community that understands and there is no longer a need to suffer in silence. Educating with facts and statistics given by professionals in the medical and recovery field. Lastly, bringing humor back into the heart and soul to help lift the spirit. That is my hope for this blog journey!
Positive Expectations,
Celeste