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Category Archives: Addiction
TheFix.com Is Dead
TheFix.com has stopped updating with original content. Sad, I really enjoyed this website on recovery. I guess its funding ran dry.
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I identify with Anthony Weiner
I identify with his drive for attention and acclaim to ward off his underlying shame. I identify with seeking so desperately for affirmation from strangers that you’ve increased your own shame and humiliation. That’s how addiction works. I love the … Continue reading
Addicted To Love
This video rings true to me. Therapist Jerry Wise says: Love addiction fizzles out and people are hurt when that love doesn’t turn out to be healthy, long-lasting, caring, passionate. It’s a big flash and then fizzles out like every … Continue reading
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Prisoners Of War
I’m watching this Israeli TV show “Prisoners of War” and this gorgeous girl, working undercover, throws herself at this guy to try to suck information out of him. And I’m thinking, I’d give anything to be this guy. This is … Continue reading
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How Do You Overcome Addiction?
I’ve lived my life in addiction to fantasy, to co-dependent relationships, to the excitement of new love and to emotional intrigue. To get healthy, I’ve been 12-stepping for a couple of years and come to these realizations about how to … Continue reading
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My Greatest Need
10 a.m. It’s 80 degrees Fahrenheit, heading for a high of 96. I’m off to Starbucks. I want to sit in air conditioning and sip iced tea and write in my journal. I walk up Pico Blvd listening to a … Continue reading
What Can You Do For Your Friend The Addict?
Unless an addict wants to get help, there’s not much you can do for them. You might want to join a group like Al Anon, a “fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope … Continue reading
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The Therapists Can’t Help Us
Chris R. says: “The therapists can’t help us. The doctors with their medications can’t help us. The clergy can help us to a point. The only person who can help us is a fellow addict. When did we stop being … Continue reading
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There’s Only One Reason To Go To Work – To Help God’s Kids
Awesome video: “I am the seat and the source of my separation and conflict. My ego exists to justify itself. Chuck Chamberlain hit me with something. I was getting ready to quit the ninth job I had sober because of … Continue reading
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‘We Can’t Take This’
The other day, I ran into a woman I went out with once. We were friends for years. It’s been about a decade since I saw her last. And as I walked away, I was thinking, I hope I had … Continue reading