addiction recovery

Enzymes for Addiction Recovery?

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When I think of enzymes I think of my yogurt sitting in the fridge teeming with tiny little life forms that have a positive impact in my gut when I eat them. I also think of that household cleaning stuff called Kids and Pets that uses enzymes to remove stains and odors, especially those nasty [...]

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Breaking Up with My Addiction

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Sponsors tell you that writing things down helps, to journal the fight against addiction, having a record, getting things off your chest;  this is another twist to doing that and I must say I like it. Actor Colin Farrell has said that he has given up cigarettes but here is the interesting part: he wrote [...]

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Feeding My Spirit

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I am getting used to this idea that there is a spirit inside me and outside me. I am sensing that there is something great out there; I have begun to examine my spirituality. Regardless of how I have lived my life it has seen me through it and has not left me. Although I [...]

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Success and Recovery for Jane Lynch

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I am a fan of  Jane Lynch who plays Sue Sylvester in Glee. I get her dry stick it to you humor. My first Jane Lynch laugh attack was when she appeared in an episode of “My Name Is Earl” way back in 2008. She abducted Earl’s grown up idiot brother with naughty intentions. Jane [...]

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Do I Care What You Think?

I know it may be kind of silly but I am wondering for how many of you your addiction began as a way of fitting in or being socially accepted by peers. I know this was my experience. I wanted to be like my older cousins. Their opinions and behaviors had great influence over me. [...]

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Viewing Recovery for Alcohol Addiction in a New Light

Sarah Ellis

I just met Sarah, and she’s doing something special, please meet her: My name is Sarah and I’m an alcoholic. I’ve been sober for over four years and I’m passionate about many things but especially about acting and recovery. I decided to combine these two loves by creating and starring in a web series entitled [...]

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Amy Winehouse, relapse or cold turkey alcohol withdrawal?

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The sad and mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Amy Winehouse have left me baffled. The unfortunate truth is that either account is believable. Her family says it was alcohol withdrawal. A drug dealer has come forward saying that he arranged for Amy to buy some drugs from another drug dealer referred to as “Mr. [...]

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One of THOSE Days…Getting Through Tough Days In Recovery

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So, you know THOSE type of days. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong down to the tiny things like driving away from the drive through to realize that they gave you a flavored iced coffee instead of the coffee flavored iced coffee that you wanted and needed…desperately. So on a day when all [...]

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Accept The Things I Cannot Change

I was thinking about the part of the serenity prayer that says “grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change”. Now, I’m not going to try and fool you into thinking that I go to NA/AA meetings all the time by talking the talk. But, I do want to point out that [...]

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Fortune Teller or Fellow Recovering Addict?

You know how you file each blog post under a category? Well I was going to post something and thought that I would make a category named “personal”. Ooh, a personal category. That’s where I could put all the stories about my life. Wait a minute…isn’t this whole site about my life? It’s personal really. [...]

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