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3 days ago by GettingBetter

Catherine wrote in a comment here, "Does this mean the steps don't work? Does this mean God does not exist?" I tried to answer briefly but it turned into a post. "God is dead" - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead" - God I always liked that even if I disagree with the moral of it. I have come to more or le ...

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22 days ago by reyadel

The previous posts itemized Dr. John Hoover’s eight classification of bosses from his book: How to Work for an Idiot ( 2004), such as: Good, God, Machiavellian, Masochistic, Sadistic, Paranoid, Buddy and Idiot Bosses. Dr. Hoover studied I-Bosses for nearly two decades, and says, “The experience of w ...

The Grey Chronicles - reyadel.wordpress.com · 1 reference

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27 days ago by Christine

Pride is centered in what? - - I I subscribe to ‘The Twelve Step Review’, a publication of the Western Dominican Province. In the upcoming issues, they will look into the Seven Deadly Sins. (Now where did I see that before? God has a good sense of humor.) They begin with Pride. I will quote from the ...

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35 days ago by John W

I got a phone call from my friend Jay on Tuesday and he had a great story to tell. He lives in L.A. and was talking to his Mom who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is in a 12-Step program. She told him she had been searching the web and come across this great sobriety blog that was all about recove ...

Emotional Sobriety - addictionsolutionsnow.com

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36 days ago

The idea that addiction is a disease is an article of faith in the study of drug and alcohol dependence, providing the foundation for much of the treatment and public policy related to addiction since the early 1900s. In a forthcoming book, psychologist Gene Heyman dismantles this time-honoured assu ...

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39 days ago by Martin Nicolaus

The caller on the LifeRing 800 line identified himself as a 25-year member of AA, and one of the best-known speakers on the West Coast AA circuit. He said he happened to be in a recovery bookstore and my book (E mpowering Your Sober Self) "jumped out at him" and be bought it and, over the next 24 ho ...

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44 days ago by Charlie Gillis

Drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, says Harvard psychologist, but a matter of free will

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50 days ago by Stanice

Today, I celebrate 24 years free from the bondage of active addiction! And I didn't think I could make it through 24 hours without using drugs.

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62 days ago by 37prime

Dream Theater’s 12 Step Saga: “The Glass Prison” from Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence I. Reflection II. Restoration III. Revelation “This Dying Soul” from Train Of Thought IV. Reflections of Reality (Revisited) V. Release “The Root Of All Evil” from Octavarium VI. Ready VII. Remove “Repentance” from ...

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63 days ago by The Coleman Institute

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA) conducts a nationwide survey each year. In 2006 they surveyed over 67,000 people and found that 5 million people over the age of 12 had attended at least one 12 step meeting in the last year. It is amazing to me that 2 alcoholic ...

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