People in Recovery

Sponsors, the saying goes, carry the message, not the alcoholic.

The more we exert ourselves to help those with problems like ours, the more concrete benefits we receive from AA.

Learning financial responsibility forces us to address and change behaviors and habits associated with our addictions.

Everybody gets hungry, angry, etc.—it’s normal. Can’t avoid that, can you? That’s life.

For most of us, sleep problems are related to the recovery process itself, and the complex changes that occur as the brain heals following considerable abuse

by Richard Curtis (@ezduzit777) The text of Alcoholics Anonymous is directive in nature when it tells me to check to see what my community has (continued…)

Sober Chrystal talks about the moment when her five years of sobriety hung in the balance and nearly went over the cliff.

Doesn’t mean we can expect to solve the problem right away, just that we’ve done something that moves us in the direction of a solution — and gives us permission to relax for a while.

Language– the words we choose for our self-talk– has a powerful influence on our brain function. Words can help us re-shape the cycle of feelings, impulses, and behaviors.

Treatment generally includes identifying high risk situations and making a plan for dealing with them. Benny knew his sales meetings were high-risk; he just wasn’t willing to give them up without a trial. Three slips later, he acknowledged reality.