Saturday, May 3, 2003
Spirituality
Spirituality is difficult for those who are in early recovery. If you are religious, it is hard, because you can become self righteous or judgemental of others who find it hard. If you are not religious you may consider believing in something that isn't rational is difficult or impossible....
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Friday, May 2, 2003
Restless
After you've been in recovery for a while you will find that you are restless. You want to do something, but what? The what is use, so you have to be especially careful and keep focused. Now is the time to work on the basics. Have you finished your first step? Do you have a sponsor? Are you...
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Thursday, May 1, 2003
Recovery from Addiction Isn't So Different
Recovery from a psychotic episode, surgery, or a severe illness has some similarities to recovering from an addiction. First of all recovery has different speeds, it is tiring and boring. Secondly, it requires good food, rest, exercise in moderation and spiritual encouragement. Thirdly it is...
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Sunday, April 27, 2003
Early Recovery
When you first stop using, if you are in treatment and are part of a good group, you feel very good about yourself. You don't usually have much of a craving because you are so proud of yourself. This can also happen for people who are attached to a particular twelve step group. This is a wonderful...
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