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The coffee is just not that tasty. Yet they were getting something out of it that was important to them.

This is where ‘recovery work’ comes in, in the form of acquiring healthy strategies to successfully handle (i.e., without resorting to substance use) stressful situations and resulting emotions.

What’s behind those fine-sounding terms on the website? Which provide useful information, and which are bells and whistles to enhance attractiveness?

As if he were proud of it — as if his list of treatment ‘failures’ represented a weird sort of achievement.

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

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

You know what would help put an end to the debate? A protocol and procedures for a successful transition off maintenance for those patients who would prefer not to remain dependent.

It’s a good question to put to a newcomer, in AA/NA or in therapy: “How much work are you willing to put into this process?”

For many, because of compulsion, abstinence may turn out to be easier than re-establishing control.

People attend AA for a variety of reasons, in different stages of readiness, and with diverse objectives in mind.