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Loneliness

I have come to believe that alcoholics tend to be lonely people. I can be in a room full of people and still feel utterly alone. This can be disconcerting. It brings up that feeling of “other” that is deadly for alcoholics. You know, terminal uniqueness.
Meetings are a great place to break the feeling of [...]

Hungry, Angry…

Anyone who has been around people in 12 step recovery knows the next two: Lonely, Tired…
I think lonely is particularly important because feeling lonely leads to feeling sorry for yourself and we all know feeling sorry for yourself leads to all sorts of bad ideas.
But loneliness is not necessarily how many people you know or [...]