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- To thy own self be true and only you can ultimately answer this question. In order to tackle this question, one must first be aware of and take a position on one the two prevailing thoughts regarding whether or not so called “alcoholism” is a...
- In my opinion, addiction is in more cases than not, a RESPONSE to some form of underlying pain or suffering. It is our human nature to avoid or reduce things that are hurting us, the fight or flight response if you will. Well adjusted people use...
- Some might counter and say what’s so important about empathy? I don’t really like people all that much and I prefer my own company anyway. While it’s true that our desire for or need to interact with other people varies a great deal from...
- Is addiction real? Yes, but..... Ok, so I’ve stated my case as to why I don’t buy into the “disease” argument with regards to “alcoholism” or as I prefer, alcohol/drug dependency.When having this debate, many times the other person will...
- Is addiction real? Yes, but..... Ok, so Ive stated my case as to why I dont buy into the disease argument with regards to alcoholism or as I prefer, alcohol/drug dependency.When having this debate, many times the other person will say, Ok, well if...
- Recently on one of the recovery blogs, somebody was lamenting how lonely they were. I pointed out to them that we tend to isolate when were in a heavily alcohol/drug dependent state and when we try to break away from it, that its extremely...
- It’s not that we feel powerless over whether or not we can choose to use or not to use. The feeling of powerlessness comes from our inability to understand where our inner turmoil, pain and suffering is coming from. It is that pain that the self-...
- It’s not that we feel powerless over whether or not we can choose to use or not to use. The feeling of powerlessness comes from our inability to understand where our inner turmoil, pain and suffering is coming from. It is that pain that the self-...
- Ok, None of us like the term alcoholic or addict but I think that we all agree that people can and do become alcohol dependent, right?Ive been writing about this quite a bit lately because it really seems to be in vogue right now. The really popular...
- I was recently having a conversation with someone in which I told him a bit about my journey and he made a conclusion about it that I had to debate regarding the title of this post. For those of you who have read the book and most of my blogs, it...
- I’m a big believer of being present in your life with an eye towards the future. That being said, you shouldn’t obsess over the future because that causes stress and anxiety which is the last place you want to go back to. But before we focus...
- DISCLAIMER-These are just my thought and ideas and I am by no way trying to imply that they are right or wrong. Its simply how I see it and some of you may or may not agree. Id love to hear your thoughts. I write about this stuff a lot because I...
- So another year passes which means it’s a good time for reflection to see where we’ve been, where we’re at and just as importantly, where we’re going.If 2013 was the year that you addressed and overcame your dependency issues, then...
- So another year passes which means its a good time for reflection to see where weve been, where were at and just as importantly, where were going.If 2013 was the year that you addressed and overcame your dependency issues, then congratulations! Be...
- It seems that a lot of people throw this concept around. The premise being that most people recover from addiction/alcoholism on their own and that the impulse to put the bottle down "just hits them" and then they are done. I totally agree that most...