{"id":192847,"date":"2022-05-19T18:12:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akrokorinthos.gr\/?p=192847"},"modified":"2025-02-03T16:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:27:01","slug":"how-to-address-isolation-and-loneliness-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akrokorinthos.gr\/?p=192847","title":{"rendered":"How to Address Isolation and Loneliness in Sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addiction and substance use disorder affects over 17% of the American population. Attempting to navigate relationships and social events with non-users brings its own challenges. Exercise releases endorphins and dopamine to flood your brain and body with positive feelings. Loneliness is typically described as a negative feeling that brings you down. Getting regular exercise during the day is one of the best ways to keep your mood up.<\/p>\n

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It was a simple but powerful tool in my recovery journey that kept me grounded and focused on the future. While the internet ensures that we\u2019re connected on a basic level, the problem is that these relationships are all parasocial. Unfortunately, far too many of us are not building real relationships with real people.<\/p>\n

Ways to Combat Feelings of Loneliness in Recovery<\/h2>\n