By Joey Ibanez This is more a story of recovery than addiction. I was a healthy confident 40 years old when I was introduced to cocaine. My business was taking off, earning so much, having an easy reach to profitable contracts, broadening my connections, and in the course of dining and wining my clients, I…
30 years of Sobriety.
By Rob Lowe “It works if you work it” “30 years ago today, I found a sober life of true happiness and fulfillment. I am filled with gratitude on this anniversary. From a treatment center in Arizona to a bomb shelter in Israel, I have come to know many extraordinary people, and the fellowship of…
Hold the Vision, Trust the Process.
“Your past is just a story and once you realize this, it has no power over you!“ We know each other, our journey, our pain, the struggles we feel in healing, we all are somehow the same. We are the the kind society once frowned upon, disliked, ostracised, we were not understood, we felt alone…
The Missing Link
Anonymous I was that great disappointment of a son to my father. He is a proud and self made man in the field of business and education who successfully motivated his offspring to achieve. In our community he is accorded honor and respect for the principled lifestyle he has lived. I am the stain in…
This is what I have left.
By Ian Ty “Words do not change people, experience does” To avoid relapse part of my aftercare strategy is to make myself available almost constantly to treatment facilities and be a part of the team to coach recovery among its residents over the years. Giving back became an advocacy for me, a personal drive that…
Primary Choices
By Ronnie Mangubat There are two primary choices in life, one is to accept conditions as they exist, two is to accept the responsibility for changing them. Often times I would be staring at my only 5-year-old son and fear would creep in when I think this kid following my footstep. I started drinking and smoking…
Book Project About Recovery
Hi Friends, Im always inspired by stories everyone tells about their recovery journey. What ordinary people like us have gone through and how we continue to help not only ourselves but the community al well. I would like to print and share your story in this blog and eventually in a book set to be…
14 year old graduate shares wisdom among current TCI residents
She went through the yearlong process of a program inside the walls of TCI Village. Not yet 13 years old that time, her first few months was punishing for her misunderstanding the intent of her parents to seek correction of her behaviour. TCI Village took her on and put her through behaviour therapy withindividual ,…
What is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism is the most severe form of alcohol abuse and involves the inability to manage drinking habits. It is also commonly referred to as alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use disorder is organized into three categories: mild, moderate and severe. Each category has various symptoms and can cause harmful side effects. If left untreated, any type of…
WHAT IS GAMBLING ADDICTION?
Gambling can be a fun and exciting, low-risk recreational activity for some people. For others, however, gambling shifts from casual pastime to serious addiction. Gambling addiction—also known as—pathological gambling, compulsive gambling or gambling disorder—is an impulse-control disorder. If you’re a compulsive gambler, you can’t control the impulse to gamble, even when it has negative consequences for you…
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