Dry Drunk Syndrome
THE DRY DRUNK SYNDROME Most people who have experienced a dry drunk reach this point from not going to A.A meetings. So, number 1 priority is : Go to meetings, (lots of meetings) Get a sponsor, and get...
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Getting Help for a Family Member affected Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling "What can I do? Why doesn't she just stop? Every time he says he will, he breaks his promise." Nothing is quite as devastating as...
View ArticleTop 10 Addiction Myths
Top 10 Addiction Myths - and Myth Busters Myth 1: Drug addiction is voluntary behaviour. You start out occasionally using alcohol or other drugs, and that is a voluntary decision. But as times passes,...
View ArticleOur Devilish Alcoholic Personalities
Our Devilish Alcoholic Personalities or ODAP: The Alcoholic Monkey By The Author of "The Little Red Book" Dedication: This book is posted and dedicated to A.A. members worldwide. To the newcomers who...
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman – An Addicted America
Phillip Seymour Hoffman – An Addicted America Like many who saw him perform, I won’t soon forget Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Not because I saw him on Broadway in a performance that...
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Reach Out Recovery
Reach Out Recovery My name is Lindsey Glass and I am a screenwriter and documentary filmmaker. I am also a person in recovery. I’ve been working on my recovery since I was 21, but more about that...
View ArticleRemembering a Modern Twelve Step Legend
Remembering a Modern Twelve Step Legend Faster than we can say 2015, fall will fade to winter and we will once again be looking at the year in review – the defining moments and the who’s who list of...
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Robin Williams
The news of Robin Williams passing hit me hard last summer. I was checking my texts while walking out of a Twelve Step meeting when my daughter messaged me. “Mom, Robin Williams died!” My tears were...
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The Hungry Heart
The Hungry Heart My name is Bess O’Brien; and I made the documentary film, The Hungry Heart, two years ago. What a ride it has been! The Hungry Heart provides an intimate look at the often hidden...
View ArticleThe Never Ending Argument
Admitting that you’re in a Twelve Step group is officially condoned by the fellowship, while confessing you’re in AA is strictly verboten. What exactly is the point? My name is Leonard Buschel, and I...
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The Street to Recovery
Sometime in the morning, I came round. I’d blacked out from drinking, with no memory of the night before. As soon as I opened my eyes, before I’d even focused on the room around me, I knew I had done...
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When Hollywood Comes Knocking
Hollywood celebrities began arriving at the posh Beverly Hills L’Ermitage Hotel to walk the red carpet of an Emmy party co-sponsored by My 12 Step Store. Only hours before, the store had moved from...
View ArticleThe Continuum of Recovery
The Continuum of Recovery The Continuum of Recovery -------- a seamless process and transition Clients have a Doctor, Self or Court referral to Recoveroz Houses Clients have referral to withdrawal /...
View ArticleMind, Body, Spirit
Mind The mind of an addict is ruled by obsession. Obsessive, repetitive, self-destructive thinking, and in spiteof the fact that you, and they, know the outcome, they will the same thing, over and over...
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