Once we have become teachable, we can give up old thought and behavior patterns which have failed us in the past, beginning with our attempts to control our eating and our weight. ~The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters […]
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. ~ Socrates Recovery can begin with a sudden experience. An appendix to the Big Book says, “our first printing gave many readers the impression that these personality […]
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When a person with substance abuse enters treatment and begins to live a life of sobriety, losing your routine and attempting to face reality can be a serious source of anxiety – even driving you into depression. ~ Shanthi Mogali, […]
Continue reading »Five Stages of Grief
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and finally, thankfully, Acceptance. I didn’t get sober because I reached Acceptance, I got sober because I knew if I didn’t stop drinking, I would die. And, there was a part of me that was stubborn […]
Continue reading »Benefits List
Even more helpful in maintaining motivation over time, though, has been my “benefits of not drinking” list. This list grows longer and more detailed every week, and the process of revising and adding to the list has helped me experience life […]
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