{"id":1055,"date":"2025-08-28T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:40:48","slug":"recovery-is-a-big-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/2025\/08\/recovery-is-a-big-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery is a Big Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1056\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/files\/2025\/08\/Recovery.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>September is Recovery Month, when we celebrate people who work hard every day to overcome problems with substance use or mental health struggles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as I think about it, \u201crecovery\u201d is bigger that overcoming behavioral health problems. Recovery is doing the things one needs to do to get back to a healthy condition. We can be in recovery from an accident or an illness or an injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We can also be in recovery from patterns of thinking that keep us from being healthy. These thoughts keep us working too hard and take the joy out of life. They keep us from taking good care of our bodies and our minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few thought patterns that I\u2019ve had that kept me from being healthy\u2014see if you recognize any of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <em>have<\/em> to do this [task]\u2014I\u2019m the only one who can do it right<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If I make a mistake everything will be ruined and it will be my fault<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I can\u2019t bother someone else and ask for help\u2014they have their own work and I\u2019ll be a burden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019ll take care of myself <em>after<\/em> all the work gets done (which it never does)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Any of these sound familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have to notice when we are thinking in these unhelpful ways, and see that they are distorted thinking. By actively fighting against them we can recover our healthy and balance. Right now I\u2019m working hard on that last bullet I listed&#8211;to tell myself that it\u2019s ok to take a needed break, even if the laundry isn\u2019t folded or I haven\u2019t answered all my email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See if you can catch yourself doing unhealthy thinking, and replace the thought with thinking that will help you recovery your health and your happiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s yet another way to keep thriving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested, you can read more about Recovery Month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/about\/digital-toolkits\/recovery-month\/toolkit?utm_source=SAMHSA&amp;utm_campaign=96531dfb14-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_14_08_43&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-96531dfb14-168655369#weekly-themes\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is Recovery Month, when we celebrate people who work hard every day to overcome problems with substance use or mental health struggles. But as I think about it, \u201crecovery\u201d is bigger that overcoming behavioral health problems. Recovery is doing the things one needs to do to get back to a healthy condition. 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