Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2014, 09:44 AM
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January 31
Finding Real Love
Not all...
January 31
Finding Real Love
Not all that goes for love is really love. We often misinterpret love. A man can love his wife and children, and he can love spaghetti. But when we love a food, we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-29-2014, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 30
Overcoming Morbid Expectations
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January 30
Overcoming Morbid Expectations
Many have a feeling of being jinxed. Or perhaps they have failed so often in the past they feel more comfortable with failure. As painful as failure...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-28-2014, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 30
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January 29
Stay With the Program
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January 29
Stay With the Program
Addiction can be arrested, but not cured. People who stop working the Twelve Step program are apt to develop behavioral symptoms: hanging onto resentments,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-27-2014, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 30
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January 28
Spirituality In Recovery
We...
January 28
Spirituality In Recovery
We may not recognize our discontent is due to a lack of spirituality. We try to overcome it with food, drugs, alcohol, sex, or money. But these give only...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-26-2014, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 27
The Meaning of Life
Many...
January 27
The Meaning of Life
Many addicts have a distorted perception of what there is to life and feel cheated because they think others are getting more. The idea that there are more...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-25-2014, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 30
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January 26
Learn to Think in New Ways
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January 26
Learn to Think in New Ways
Addicts sometimes have an either-or type of thinking. They may be rigid, seeing things in extremes, without flexibility that exists in reality. Whether...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-24-2014, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 25
Twelve Step Meetings: They Work ...
January 25
Twelve Step Meetings: They Work
Some people seek psychiatric treatment rather than join an addiction recovery program because they think they might be diagnosed as having something...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-23-2014, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 24
Learn to Relax
Relaxation is...
January 24
Learn to Relax
Relaxation is not always easy. I allow my mind to drift to a pleasant past event because I know how it turned out. We may be unable to enjoy the present because of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-22-2014, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 23
Culture of Instant Gratification ...
January 23
Culture of Instant Gratification
Why are intelligent people not discouraged from using chemicals by obvious and harmful consequences? When major purchases like automobiles and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-21-2014, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 22
Be Fair to Yourself
When a...
January 22
Be Fair to Yourself
When a child brings home a test with an A+, we might display this on the refrigerator. If they bring home a failing grade, we never tell them, 'Look how terrible...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-20-2014, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 30
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January 21
The Twelve Step Program is...
January 21
The Twelve Step Program is Versatile
It began as a program for recovery from alcoholism, but we find the Twelve Steps used for drug addiction (NA), compulsive gambling (GA), eating...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-19-2014, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 20
The Serenity Prayer
The...
January 20
The Serenity Prayer
The serenity to accept that which we cannot change, the courage to change that which we can, and the wisdom to know the difference -- is indeed a pillar of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-18-2014, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 19
Don't Get Tripped Up By Maybe
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January 19
Don't Get Tripped Up By Maybe
Addicts are capable of some strange thinking. One man decided since he could go for weeks without using, he would give up cocaine completely. After two...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-17-2014, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 18
Lectures Are Not the Answer
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January 18
Lectures Are Not the Answer
Many people have been threatened with loss of job, family, or driver's license, but threats do not work. No one gets lectured as much as the alcoholic,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-16-2014, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 17
Learning From a Crisis
A...
January 17
Learning From a Crisis
A recovering person can overcome a negative self-perception, but a trace may linger. Even years later, when confronted with stress, self-doubt may be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-15-2014, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 16
The First Step Towards Recovery ...
January 16
The First Step Towards Recovery
Before we can have effective treatment, we must make a correct diagnosis. In many self-defeating behaviors, the diagnosis should contain the words...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-14-2014, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 15
Positive Thinking Brings Positive...
January 15
Positive Thinking Brings Positive Results
Some people hesitate to undertake something, or discontinue it because they feel they are unable to do it. In fact, some people resort to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-13-2014, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 14
Don't Punish Yourself
Sick...
January 14
Don't Punish Yourself
Sick people are not bad people. One woman was convinced that because she was alcoholic she was a second-class citizen. She did not accept that she had a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-12-2014, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 30
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January 13
Sex, Addiction, and Recovery
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January 13
Sex, Addiction, and Recovery
It is naive to think abstinence from chemicals will eliminate difficulties in sexual relationships. During active addiction, both partners may be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-11-2014, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 12
Learn to Forgive Yourself
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January 12
Learn to Forgive Yourself
One woman wrote, I finally am sober, and even enjoying it. When I finished treatment, I went to meetings, but that was all. I was angry about being an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-10-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 11
From Denial to Self-Awareness
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January 11
From Denial to Self-Awareness
Many people are not lying when they say they are not addicted. They are simply unable to see they have lost control, or that there is a relationship...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-09-2014, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 10
Accept the Promise of Hope
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January 10
Accept the Promise of Hope
Even in sobriety, depression with despair may occur, and we may feel hopeless when we do not see any way out. People who recover from chemicals, however,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-08-2014, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 9
Learn To Let Go of Guilt
We...
January 9
Learn To Let Go of Guilt
We may feel guilty when we fail, even if what we did was ethically correct. This is a serious mistake. Since we do not have control of how something will turn...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-07-2014, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 8
Self-Awareness Brings...
January 8
Self-Awareness Brings Self-Improvement
Recovery from chemical dependency requires changing undesirable character traits -- like the desperate attempt by a person with low self-esteem...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-06-2014, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 30
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January 7
Growth Requires Courage
Our...
January 7
Growth Requires Courage
Our grandmothers used to say that some discomforts children have are growing pains. They knew growth is rarely without pain. Humans do not have to risk their...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-05-2014, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 6
Face Sobriety with Realistic...
January 6
Face Sobriety with Realistic Expectations
Some people think when they stop using chemicals everything will be okay. But many use chemicals to escape from problems with which they feel...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-04-2014, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 5
Family Participation in Recovery ...
January 5
Family Participation in Recovery
Addictive behavior can be so distressful that when recovery begins, everyone breathes a sigh of relief. But, sobriety results in a marked change in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-03-2014, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 4
Growth in Sobriety
can...
January 4
Growth in Sobriety
can provide a feeling of self-worth. One woman said, I used to depend on others to make me feel good. When no one gave me the love I wanted, I decided there must be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-02-2014, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 3
Learning from Loss.
How can...
January 3
Learning from Loss.
How can we best deal with adversities resulting from addiction? One recovering woman said, When I lost things that were important to me during my drinking, I was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-01-2014, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,212
January 2
Dealing with Anger.
During...
January 2
Dealing with Anger.
During active addiction, we either kill emotions with chemicals or cast away inhibitions and act out emotions. Neither of these approaches is healthy or tolerable....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-31-2013, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - January
January 1
Why Start the New Year Numb?
The truly happy New Year's Day is a sober one. On December 3 I, people gather, many of them intoxicated with alcohol, and exclaim, Happy New Year! Alcohol...
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