Beware of those tentacles reaching out from the past because they have one thing in mind, leading you back to a drink or drug. I’m talking about an insidious creeping in of old behaviors and attitudes that can take down anyone, no matter how much time you have in sobriety. I used the picture of [...]
It’s a malady, that’s for sure. Maybe you don’t have it, but you know someone who does. It’s this state of being where a person is always discontented. There is always something. It’s really a pretty unhappy way to live, and I think many times it is just a bad habit. I know my first [...]
I’ve said this before, you know you need help with your alcohol use if when you drink, bad things happen. It’s so much simpler than asking yourself what I call “denial questions” – do I drink in the morning? no. Does that mean I’m not really an alcoholic? Argggh! What a great way to make [...]
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If you are anything like me the phrase Keep It Simple Silly/Stupid irritated the heck out of you. What does that mean? Life is complicated! For goodness sake, tell me how and I’ll do it!
Like most things that came my way, I complicated the issue – I couldn’t even keep “keep it simple” simple. I [...]
Ever had an overwhelming feeling that you just thought you couldn’t stand another minute, only to have it disappear soon after? Most of us have. In the moment something feels intolerable and just too much to take, then an hour, a day, a week later, we can’t figure out why we thought it was so [...]
The most critical part of this declaration of sorts from “How It Works” are the last four words: thoroughly followed our path. I want to focus on this idea, not to say that people don’t get sober and stay sober other ways, but that the early experiences with AA showed that if you DID follow [...]
Sometimes worry becomes a bad habit: rather than hope for the best, we expect the worst; even when proven wrong we persist in worrying. #
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If you have a high tolerance for misery, it can take a lot longer to hit bottom. [...]
If there is one thing you quickly realize in recovery it’s not to compare – the addict who still wants to use or drink will look for the differences rather than the similarities between her and other people in recovery. Denial says, “Oh you weren’t as bad as they were. You probably were just a [...]
Everyone says these days, “Be glad you have a job.” But that doesn’t help the person who is downright miserable. Maybe you have an abusive boss or you feel like your spirit is dying in a job you hate. The thing to do is make a plan. Start thinking about what job you would like [...]
I know you’re here. I see my statistics. Come out of the woodwork and comment! I’d love to hear your thoughts and get a discussion going.
It’s a provocative issue. I’m talking about the ones who say my way or the highway and conveniently forget the words in the Big Book such as “suggested.” I think the people at most risk are newcomers who are so turned off by hard-core dogma that they might not come back.
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