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Category Archives: Addiction
It’s too easy to judge addicts, but we shouldn’t.
Every so often I’m reminded how we judge addicts. We all do it – look down on them because it makes us feel a little better. Even I did it last week; shared a meme with an image that was … Continue reading
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Grateful Recovering Addicts are like Humble Christians, All For Show.
I’ve mentioned before that I am not a grateful recovering addict. Did I mention that I despised, back when I attended meetings, when somebody introduced themselves like, “Hi, I’m Jackass and I’m a Grateful Recovering Addict!”? They remind me of … Continue reading
Memories fade
Something I’ve noticed over the years is that memories fade. I don’t know why that is. Maybe it’s an evolutionary trait, and it helps us in the long run. If we remain forever lost, depressed and not functional after the … Continue reading
My secular approach to recovery
Yesterday I learned of local secular AA meetings, and wondered how they can work when the very foundation of AA (and NA) is built on shaky ground. Today I’ll elaborate a little on that. There will be some repetition from … Continue reading
Secular AA. What’s the point?
Someone just pointed this out to me on Facebook. I don’t get it. I don’t believe you can take god out of the 12 steps. Maybe that’s not what they do? The funny thing is, I used to attend an … Continue reading
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Retelling the story of my initial attempt at recovery as an atheist
I started out, in my random wondering thoughts as I took a bath this morning, wanting to write about why I hate the twelve steps. Of course this is a subject I have covered before. But it occurred to me … Continue reading
Recovery from meth has been easy for me. Maybe because… Once I made the decision to stay clean, and stuck to it, I was released from the difficulty.
I don’t know how much sense the title makes to anyone else, but I will try to explain it. Excuse me if you’ve read my various takes on this before – it is one of those subjects I will revisit … Continue reading
