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The behaviors of alcoholics and addicts are so predictable because the disease follows a certain progression.

We don’t need to ‘cure’ social anxiety, only to increase the individual’s level of control over his or her emotions…

By focusing on the welfare of someone else, James had gotten the full benefit of the Ninth Step.

Reclaiming holidays doesn’t just keep them from becoming relapse triggers– it can also offer chances to live the joy in recovery.

“I don’t know why we bother. Hardly any of the stuff we predict ever comes to pass.”

Yet because the information is compiled by an outside firm, the program can trumpet ‘independently verified’ outcomes.

It’s difficult, perhaps impossible, for them to fully separate the behavior from the person. So in recovery, they may cling to resentments from the distant past.

And I needed that gift of desperation to allow the rest of the Steps to work in my life, as I worked them.

Close to 20% reported being in recovery from one or more behavioral addictions – especially disordered eating, sex and love addiction, and self harm…

Closure is a great aid to the process of recovery, as it allows you to shut the door to that part of your life and move forward to newer, better things.