A Full Blown Addiction – Just Like My Mother’s
By Anonymous Originally published on February 18, 2021 on Elle My worst fear in life has always been ending up like my mum. Sure, plenty of women feel the same, but it’s not premature...
Tagged: alcoholism
Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century
By Dave W. My goodness we are an efficient bunch in AA. Got it all nailed down. Nothing new under the sun. Our omnipotent Big Book laid it all out for us in 1939....
The Science of Addiction and Recovery
By Rand T. Our human response to food and sex both involve survival issues. If you don’t eat you will die. You won’t die if you don’t have sex (you might think you will...
Atheist in a Foxhole
Chapter 5: Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA Russ H. On a sunny Saturday morning at the end of July, 1995, I pulled into the cul-de-sac where I lived with my...
Sober Focus – The True Face of Alcohol
A review by Diane I The author, Elvi, paints a very grim picture of our relationship with alcohol. The book is divided into two sections. Part 1 is called Alcohol and Society and it...
Acceptance?
By John B Something about 12 Step recovery that continues to pique my interest is how some assertions that make absolutely no sense to me have been endowed with the status of AA infallibility....
A Magnificent Game Changer
Chapter 2 Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA By Doris A. Like many, childhood was a fertile ground for becoming an alcoholic. My mother had very serious problems with alcohol, binge...
Click – Learning in Addiction Recovery
By Sam Renwick Originally posted on The Fix Have you ever struggled to learn how to do something? I mean really struggled. It’s part of the nature of being human because, at our core,...
Alcoholism vs. Addiction
How much do alcoholics and drug addicts really have in common? Our experts explain the similarities as well as the differences. By Kristen McGuiness Originally published on The Fix “When I first got sober,...
What Does It Mean To Have A Serious Drinking Problem?
Alcohol was my stress reducer, my reality fighter, the conferrer of artificial joys. It was also wreaking havoc on my life. By Nancy Wartik Published in The New York Times on January 31, 2020...
Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Six
AA Version: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Practical Version: Made a list of our unhealthy character traits. If you’re the kind of person to pick up a...
Tales of Spiritual Experience
I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again My party’s all over before it begins You can pour me some Old Whiskey River my friend. But I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again. Toby Keith...
Scientist Undergoes Brain Treatment for Alcoholism
By Avis Favaro Medical Correspondent and Alexandra Mae Jones CTV News writer Published Sunday, December 15, 2019 on CTV National News TORONTO – Like millions of Canadians, Dr. Frank Plummer used alcohol simply to...
A Long Time Love Affair
By Georgina The first time I met you, you had me crawl into the rotting trunk of an old tree at Rattlesnake Point. We had gone there with other teens who long left our...
