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Jean-Claude Van Damme Im Sober
When I was a kid I was obsessed with Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. Bloodsport, Kickboxer, and Lionheart were staples in my childhood. These movies all had a common theme: something traumatic would happen in Van Damme’s life and he would go away and have a martial arts guru “show him the ways.” He then would come back with a vengeance and kick some major ass. I loved it. I wanted that to happen to me. … Read entire article »
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Why Are Some People Miserable In Sobriety?
The Promises, read at nearly every 12-step meeting, always bothered me. Is it really realistic for those things to happen to me, and all I need to do is be honest and work the 12 steps? In the past two weeks I’ve lived with two women who had several years of sobriety, had worked all 12 steps, and who were completely miserable. One was incredibly mean and nasty, but it was clear that it stemmed … Read entire article »
Cirque du Sobriety
At most AA meetings when everyone claps at the end of each share, I scowl and fold my arms as everyone around me claps and sometimes even smiles. Especially when it’s after someone relapsed and has come back or is simply kvetching about their lack of success or fulfillment, why should I clap? They have not accomplished anything. Or at least that’s what I thought. Last weekend, I went to a Cirque du Soleil show in … Read entire article »
What Not To Wear In Rehab
Styles are an interesting thing when it comes to recovery. Rehab and AA meetings blend a unique group of people that have varied backgrounds and styles. I could talk about styles that I have noticed, but that’s boring… let’s talk about the lame styles. Those styles that make you display that cringe face that makes you look like you may or may not be constipated. Here are a few: The 7AM High Heeler: At my rehab, … Read entire article »
Energizing My Sobriety
In my first few weeks of sobriety I was a hardened cynic, nothing could rouse me from an attitude of skepticism and self-righteous doubts. While other people told me that there was no such thing as coincidence I pointed out the ‘probability’ that they were wrong. When the presence of a Higher Power failed to strike me with lightning bolts (not something I usually pray for anyway) or other natural phenomenon I took this as … Read entire article »
Safe to Inhale: The Quest to Clean Up Crack Use
The subject of crack smoking can bring up a wealth of dark jokes about the most debasing of drugs. This is even truer when the idea of a “safe-inhalation” site for crack is proposed. Would it be a room full of windows (so that each paranoid smoker has their own set of shades to peep out of) or a space with none at all? There definitely couldn’t be carpeting on the floor (or they would … Read entire article »
Annoying People In AA
It is very common to run into obnoxious people while attending an AA Meeting. These are individuals who piss you off on good days, and piss you off even more on bad days. While attending AA meetings many of these douche bags will most likely be present. I have taken the liberty of compiling a short list of some commonly seen douche nozzles while attending an AA meeting: The Peanut Gallery:This group is full of those … Read entire article »
My First Time Speaking
This week I spoke at a meeting for my first time ever. It was quite the nerve wrecking experience, I must say. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say. My thinking was if I can make people laugh and cry I did a good job. The advice I was receiving from people was usually, “relax… breathe…. and let God do the rest.” I thought this was good advice, but the last time I … Read entire article »
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Top 10 List of Advice NOT to Take
Once you enter recovery you will be getting advice… loads of it… an overwhelming amount. At some point you will need to cypher who you want to take advice from. The cardinal rule I follow is what was suggested to do when looking for a sponsor, choose a person that has something that you want. Now this doesn’t apply to material things like a nice car or great hair. (I have to be honest I … Read entire article »
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Rehab Diaries
One thing I have noticed in my year and a half in recovery is the unbelievable glorifying of stories, especially from youngsters. I understand part of it is fitting in, but people who accept you based on how much of a dirt-bag you were while you were using aren’t the people you would want to be around anyways if your trying to get your life together. I went through a rehab that was based out … Read entire article »
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