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The Insidious Creeping of the Bad Old Days
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 [...]
The Risks of Relapse after a Decade of Sobriety
Relapse is always a traumatic and dangerous thing – who’s to say the person will make it back? I’ve always felt I never want to test it – I’d rather not find out that I don’t have another recovery in me! I have written in the past about a friend who died after years of [...]
When Your Family Is Even Crazier than You Are
Face it: when you are an alcoholic or addict, most of the time the people in your family have a few shortcomings. Grin. I mean, I have rarely met a recovering person who had a story of perfect parents who never drank too much or who just lived these exemplary lives filled with continually good [...]
The Obsession Lifted?
OK I said some posts might seem controversial – here goes. I often hear people say the obsession was lifted by God. I am completely and utterly comfortable with people saying this is what occurred for them. However, that explanation, for me, seemed a little too pat. First a little background: at the age of [...]
