Tag: sobriety
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Holiday Celebrations and Addiction Recovery
You don’t need to go! When it comes to the holiday season get-togethers, just be careful. If you are in Early Recovery, it is not always wise to attend these functions, but I understand the pressure is high. Maybe you missed a few of these while you were all fucked-up; maybe you just want to…
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The Alcoholic Allergy Explained
I don’t know if any of you have experienced this, but the first thing about my Alcoholism that boggled my mind in early recovery was that I could recover, get my health back, get my life going good again, and then I would test the waters and drank like a Normy (just a couple), and…
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The Great Obsession
More than intrusive thoughts. Many define the obsession of an addict as the persistent, intrusive thoughts or urges related to the use of drugs, alcohol, or other addictive behaviors. This definition was not useful to me at all. I found my practical explanation to this mysterious phenomenon by happenstance when I was talking with this…
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