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- In his book "The Alcoholism And Addiction Cure" Chris Prentis says that there are only four causes to addictive behavior.1.) Chemical Imbalance2.) Unresolved events from the past3.) Beliefs you hold that are inconsistent with what is true4.)...
- Destructive Imagery and Self-talk Awareness and Refusal MethodAddiction is like a salesman in your head. Addiction speaks to us through internal dialogue and mental pictures that flash through our heads. These thoughts are a part of the underlying...
- I'd rather be in a problem solving program rather than one that just creates new problems.The worst thing you can do to someone recovering from addiction is to ask them to define God and turn their will over to invisible spirits.Why not just confuse...
- My son tried to kill himself around 10 years ago. I just took him to the hospital. He's having another episode of depression.I didn't drink then.... I'm not gonna drink now.I don't know what to do though.I looked online and found a couple of sites...
- and my life has never been unmanageable... Poorly managed yes... unmanageable no.Powerlessness doesn't make any sense to me. Neither does it make sense when someone at an AA meeting puts themselves down and receives applause as a result.
- Who made up this crap about all alcoholics being selfish and controlling?I don't believe in what is commonly known as the alcoholic personality.I'm actually a nice guy.
- and then do what you must do.
- The word 'triggers" indicates that there are a whole buncha things that could make me weak and possibly cause me to relapse. Triggers indicates something, which once set into motion, cannot be stopped.A trigger to me seems like a really good excuse...
- Los Angeles - Robin Williams attended an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting the day before he died.The 63-year-old actor - who checked into rehab in June in a bid to continue to stay sober - was found hanged at his home on Monday, the day after he...
- Here is a photo of Robin Williams at an AA meeting.Not sure how to post photos here, so I'll try a code and if that doesn't work you can use the link.http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/08/robin-williams-battling-demons-aa-meeting-san-francisco/
- If AA is willing to take credit for Robin Williams' supposed 20 years of sobriety, why are they not willing to take responsibility for his suicide?
- I'm shocked and don't know what to say.I wonder if addiction was involved.
- A friend of mine owns a Chinese restaurant and he makes these wicked killer wings... So I asked him what was in them and he said oyster sauce and Tanqueray gin.what would you do if you knew the secret Chinese recipe?
- I've read a few articles online about wet houses for homeless alcoholics and it seems like a pretty good idea to me.I think that everyone deserves to have their basic needs met whether they drink or not.Alcoholism is considered a disease and I don't...
- What works best for you?Taking responsibility for my own behavior works best for me.Some people have suggested that I am doing this alone. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have a strong network of family and friends who support me.I'm...