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Category Archives: Addiction
My Objections To 12-Step Programs
I never held with 12-step programs. Sure, I was glad that they worked for some people, but I didn’t take them seriously. I didn’t respect them. Why not? Chiefly because of the First Step where participants admitted that they were … Continue reading
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Stop Living Through Your Favorite Sports Teams, Politicians
I love sports, but if you get upset about how your favorite team performs, it’s a signal that something is badly lacking in your life. You probably walk around with a ton of resentments and fears and a lack of … Continue reading
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Do The Orthodox Know?
I got this feedback on my writing about my emotional addictions: “When you’re in your Orthodox Jewish community, do you have to hide an entire side of yourself? What’s that like? I want to get in there and know what’s … Continue reading
Should you wait until your second date to talk about your 12-step program or just get it out right away?
David: Personally I read out to them my step 4 and step 8. If they still want to be with me after that then they are mine forever. Rabbi Hershel Rabbs Remer I’m curious how any woman could go out … Continue reading
What Inspires Me?
Here are some of my assignments from my opening class in producing a one-man play: WHAT INSPIRES YOU? * Music * Good Torah teaching. * Attention * Beauty * The desires to communicate, to understand, to work things out * … Continue reading
I Embrace The Humanity Of All Of God’s Children
Twelve-step work has opened me up to the humanity of all of God’s children, including the gays. I initially had trouble listening to the gay guy shares, but with time, I was able to overcome my homophobia and to truly … Continue reading
How The Alexander Technique Can Help With Recovery From Addiction
“Becca Ferguson, an Alexander Technique teacher in Urbana, Illinois talks with Robert Rickover about her experience with addiction and ways in which the Alexander Technique can help the recovery process” and the way recovery hotlines do. Becca: “The Alexander Technique … Continue reading
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Alexander Technique And Addiction
When I walk into a 12-step room, I can tell at a glance who’s in the throes of addiction and who’s in recovery. Active addicts are usually pulled down and in on themselves. They stare at the ground. They have … Continue reading
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Working Through The Resentment
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been returning again and again to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps (“making a complete and fearless moral inventory”). A key part of this step is the resentment list. You write out the people … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Turn Your Life Over To God?
The Third of the Twelve Steps says we make a conscious decision to turn our life over to God. It doesn’t say we turn our life over to God. We just decide to turn our life over to God. What … Continue reading