Using dark comedy, “Dopey” promotes recovery and pushes back against the stigma associated with addiction.
Tag: Amy Dresner
Ring of Shame: How Getting Ringworm Triggered My Alcoholism
Even medical people are treating you like a second-class citizen. Is this really about ringworm or is this reminding you of what it’s like to be a person with addiction?
Exercise: Making Amends to Your Body
In a world where nothing is in my control and living with a head that constantly tells me I’m not doing enough, exercising every day makes me feel like I’ve checked a box.
Rage Bender: Addicted to Anger
Anger can be an addiction: it’s energizing and makes you feel powerful. When I was using and even afterwards, I used my rage to control, bully, and manipulate people. “Anger is a short madness.”– Horace I just got off a rage bender. Two full weeks of terrifying my friends and family. Days of driving around… Continue reading Rage Bender: Addicted to Anger
She Recovers Brings High End Feminist Recovery to Los Angeles
I could say a hundred things about every incredible woman I encountered over the weekend and it would not hold a candle to the inspiration I felt. The only catch? The price of admission. One year ago, Harvey Weinstein and men like him were purged from their high positions in industry jobs due to allegations… Continue reading She Recovers Brings High End Feminist Recovery to Los Angeles
Depression in Recovery: Do You Have Low Dopamine Tone?
I just felt like shit and slept as much as I could. I showed up to work. I kept my commitments. I spoke when asked to, but I felt more than unhappy. I felt like I just didn’t care. (The Fix does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor does anything on this website create… Continue reading Depression in Recovery: Do You Have Low Dopamine Tone?
