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Category Archives: Addiction
Our Life Scripts
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
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
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
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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You Can Often Sense Somebody’s Recovery Level By Their Body Language
For more than four years, I have been going to 12-step rooms for my various emotional addictions. I’ve noticed that you can usually tell where someone is in his recovery by his body language. Those in the throes of addiction … Continue reading
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