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The Serenity Prayer And Me
From an article I wrote on a different site: Many of us in recovery — especially early recovery — have difficulty with what we see as the “religious” aspects of the 12 Step fellowships. Again, without...
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Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences?
Early in human history, there were probably few alcoholics or addicts because the alcohol content available in fermented fruit was low, and plants that produced other intoxicating substances were...
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Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences? — Part 2
Previously we mentioned that the pleasure center is a portion of the brain over which we have no conscious control, and that it can be stimulated by a variety of chemicals — some of them produced...
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Is A Medical Detox From Alcohol Or Other Drugs Necessary?
I received an email from a hard-nosed recovering addict/alcoholic who stated, in essence, that inpatient detox isn’t necessary, that he did it on his own, and that all anyone needs is a (little of...
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Hitting The Curve Balls
In our company, I’m the field supervisor. I’m the one who has to go deal with things when the site supervisors either can’t handle them or aren’t available. That happened to me this morning. A call...
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Philosophy and Addiction
Peg O’Connor at the NYT writes: I introduce the notion of addiction as a subject of philosophical inquiry here for a reason. I am a philosopher, yes, but I am also an alcoholic who has been sober for...
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Safety Margins
I came as close to using drugs last night as I have in over 20 years. My experience — totally unexpected — draws a line under the reasons that we have to keep our heads in the right place, have …...
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Will it be harder to recover if you don’t believe in God?
If we believe in a loving god who cares what happens to us, looks after us, and answers prayers, the peace that our belief brings will unquestionably be a great support in recovery. On the other hand,...
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Something Similar — Straight Talk About Going Home After Treatment
Here’s an excerpt and link to an article I just posted on another site. Perhaps someone will find it useful. The comedian Dave Gardner used to remark, “Folks are always saying, ‘Let’s do this again!’...
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Geographic Cures and Denial
…when things get rough, we sometimes convince ourselves that all we need is a fresh start in a new place, and we’ll be able to get our lives back under control. Geographic Cures and Denial Filed under:...
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Discovery Place — Residential Fellowship-oriented Recovery
I was recently contacted by Bill D., from Discovery Place, in Burns, TN, about including something about their facility on What…Me Sober? I thought I’d publish it here, too, because … well, why not?...
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Antidepressants and PAWS
In reviewing today’s search terms, I found four listings that read “Do all antidepressants cause PAWS?” I’ve previously gotten comments on the PAWS article indicating that there is confusion about...
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Would You Rather Be Right, Or Would You Rather Be Happy?
An overpowering need to be right is born of perfectionism, pride and fear. Some people would risk a relationship, rather than admitting they were wrong, or that someone else’s point of view might be...
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