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Addiction & Recovery

tavalon

(27,985 posts)

37. Like the uniqueness feint

Reply to Old Codger (Reply #36)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 12:05 PM

Aug 2012

I tried that one. Failed miserably. Back to recovery.

I fine the fourth to be the time consuming one, because there is a whole life to review there, the good, the bad, the ugly, the noble, the human and inhuman.

I didn't find the fifth hard, but I would think most would. Doing the fifth (and knowing another is coming by the end of this year) just helped me to find common humanity and get over my bad self.

Doing the tenth on a regular basis is, for me, foundation maintaining after the foundation has been built.

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Why all this "G**" S*** in recovery? [View all] TygrBright Feb 2012 OP

I didn't like the God stuff either. That was something I thought I would not get past applegrove Feb 2012 #1

Well written TygrBright. Tripod Feb 2012 #2

there is a saying around the rooms NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #3

"We are only as sick as our secrets" Tripod Feb 2012 #5

I kind of feel silly when I use what I call, "the bumpersticker quotes", tavalon Feb 2012 #9

Wow, "I can't, we (he) can, I think I'll let us (him)" tavalon Feb 2012 #8

someone explained ti me NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #10

Oh, yeah, tavalon Feb 2012 #11

thats worth a thread of it's own NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #12

Hmmm, I hadn't thought about doing it that way tavalon Feb 2012 #13

writing is critical IMHO NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #14

If I read all this! LOL tavalon Feb 2012 #15

the way i outlined is pretty much NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #16

I just ordered a metric ton of info from tavalon Feb 2012 #17

just don't get stuck in the paralysis NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #18

Well, you wouldn't qualify for me tavalon Feb 2012 #19

thats a very good question NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #20

While I am not an alcoholic, I think it would be good for me to have the BB tavalon Aug 2012 #38

Ok Old Codger Aug 2012 #36

Like the uniqueness feint tavalon Aug 2012 #37

despite a whole chapter oldhippydude Feb 2012 #4

The power of the rooms tavalon Feb 2012 #7

I'm a Wiccan, tavalon Feb 2012 #6

It works. nt demosincebirth Feb 2012 #21

No it doesn't work, never has, and never will. Dembearpig Mar 2012 #22

You don't deserve a reply nt demosincebirth Mar 2012 #23

Numerous studies?? lins the liberal Mar 2012 #24

The background behind the 5% effectiveness / 95% ineffectiveness claim (LONG dissertation) progree Mar 2012 #27

well, that little troll didn't last long NMDemDist2 Mar 2012 #25

Heh-heh. I had a little bet on with myself about that one. I won. TygrBright Mar 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author get the red out May 2012 #32

Simple! Tripod Mar 2012 #28

I recently used the HP..in a different way.. Stuart G Mar 2012 #29

I'm so glad NMDemDist2 Mar 2012 #30

You will die with a drink in your hand! Tripod Mar 2012 #31

+1 demosincebirth May 2012 #33

Wow, how did I miss reading this before? tavalon Aug 2012 #34

I have bookmarked this thread. HelpmeHelp Aug 2012 #35

Exactly ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #39

I look at it a little differently ... Myrina Apr 2013 #40