Where am I today in the connection process? Do I feel connected? If so, with who? If not, why? Honestly, I haven’t felt really connected with anyone for a few days I don’t think. I’ve tried to study and write, but at times I feel I’m studying and writing for others and not for me […]
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How Long Does Addiction Recovery Take?
This was part of a comment from Steven C that we converted into it’s own post. Thanks, Steven, for all your input. By David Sack, M.D. When a patient discovers that they have an illness, one of their first questions is, “How long until I get better?” In the field of addiction treatment, there is […]
What Am I Learning About Myself Today?
The title of this post was a question Becky ask me. She said if I can tell her one thing I’m learning about myself today, it will help her feel more safe. The last couple days have been stressful with the whole proposal I’d been working on for the U. I didn’t realize it, but […]
50 Musts If I Want to Live in True Recovery from Addiction
I am so grateful for the comments we got yesterday on how to work the 12 Steps of Recovery. They were insightful and made me think about how I’m living my own recovery one day at a time. Included in the comments was a list of musts if I want to live in true recovery […]
What are my fears and how can I surrender them?
I started a discussion topic today about working the steps of recovery. I look forward to the feedback of others. As I looked over the step work for my sponsee, it caused me to think about my fears: what they are and how I can deal with them? Here’s the list I came up with: […]
Discussion: How do you work the 12 Steps of Recovery?
This is a question I’ve talked about a little before but would like your feedback. How do you work the 12 Steps of Recovery? I’ve seen this quote a few times: “It is both good and important that some work be done for recovery each day.” Is it true that if I’m not working the steps […]
Surrendering Feelings – What’s My Part?
Feelings right now after good meeting and then reading Becky’s email: I feel hurt. I feel frustrated. I feel annoyed. I feel like I can’t do enough in my wife’s eyes. I hate this feeling because it was the justification mechanism in the past. I feel that Becky needs to work her own recovery and […]
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