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Category Archives: Addiction
Sexual Predators At AA Meetings
I’ve noticed that many addicts, be it to alcohol or drugs or porn, can get sober through 12-step meetings but turn quickly into sexual predators when given half a chance. There’s no good thing that can’t be perverted. Not Orthodox … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Addiction
Tagged aa meetings, orthodox judaism, sexual predators, smoking cigarettes, step meetings, trench coats
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Shais Taub – The Recovery Rabbi
Rabbi Shais Taub tells TheFix: Addicts have the existential pain many of us do, but they feel it more acutely. Normal people have the luxury of being able to live in a state of spiritual laxity and get away with … Continue reading
Under-Earners Anonymous
A lot of people call me a f***-up. One woman I dated called me a chronic under-achiever. I’ve never earned more than $50,000 in a year. From TheFix: For those eye-rolling readers ready to dismiss compulsive under-earning as yet another … Continue reading
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My Contempt For Spirituality
When people use certain words and phrases such as “I’m spiritual, not religious” and “inclusive”, I tend to dismiss them. I’m not into touchy feely talk. Healing the wounded inner child within gives me the willies. In my experience, most … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Judaism, Personal
Tagged better man, conceptual models, fellow seekers, inner child, institutional religion, noble intentions, shibboleth, touchy feely, willies
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