Category: Recovery
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Manipulators
Even if you understand and follow all of the rules for more effectively engaging manipulators, life with them is not likely to be easy.George K. Simon Jr.Sometimes they want something. Sometimes they want someone to give them something or to feel a particular way. They want power in some way, shape, or form. Manipulators prey…
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Paradoxymoron
When a recovering alcoholic goes to the liquor store for boxes to pack his shit in to move from one place to another. As demonstrated in this snippet from an email I got:Every time I move I have to chuckle at how the liquor store is such my friend when it comes to supplying boxes,…
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Brain to Self: Incoming!
Scientists knew that cocaine triggers the release of the brain chemical dopamine. Now a new study in rats shows that there are in fact three distinct dopamine releases, including one that occurs just before the drug arrives. Call it the buzz of anticipation; it may help explain what drives addictive behavior in humans.Time, 30 May…
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Let go of resentments
Resentments are sneaky, tricky little things. They can convince us they’re justified. They can dry up our hearts. They can sabotage our happiness. They can sabotage love.Most of us have been at the receiving end of an injustice at some time in our lives. Most of us know someone who’s complained of an injustice we’ve…
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A hard lesson to learn
Seeking help or staying isolated — it’s a decision we make every day.All of us reading these thoughts and sharing these meetings have made a profound decision: We have become willing to ask other people for help. We have quit living in isolation with our problems. Most of us feared letting others know what our lives…
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Overheard
Spontaneous Wisdom of Alcoholics Anonymous Members overheard at meetingsIt’s not old behavior if I’m still doing it.If you’re looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and look at whom you’re trying to impress.An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he’s isolating.Sobriety is the…