Category Archives: Addiction

Stepping Back Into Church

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Luke Ford

I’m a preacher’s kid. I grew up in Seventh-Day Adventist churches. Then I left all that at age 18 and became an atheist for a few years and then converted to Orthodox Judaism. For the past four years, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Our Life Scripts

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Luke Ford

Therapist Rinda Hall says: “We recreate our deepest childhood wounds in our relationships. Our life scripts have set the scene. Unconsciously, we employ other people to recreate the pain we suffered growing up. If you were abandoned, you set the … Continue reading →

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The Fear Inventory

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Luke Ford

Here are my notes and musings from Tuesday night’s Fourth Step workshop with HerbK: Resentment is the biological survival instinct of anger. Fear is the biological survival instinct of survival. Dishonesty is the biological survival instinct of freezing and hiding. … Continue reading →

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A 12-Step Review From An Orthodox Jew

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Luke Ford

I took a normie to a 12-step workshop last night. He later messaged me: “So here’s my review of the meeting. I likened it to going to shul. We had the silent prayer (Amidah), followed by announcements (too lengthy), about … Continue reading →

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The First Step Is The Hardest

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Luke Ford

The following are the original twelve steps as published by Alcoholics Anonymous: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a … Continue reading →

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