There are certain one liners in 12-step recovery that absolutely drive me crazy. My least favorite is that “you can be too smart to get sober but not too dumb.” I understand the overall meaning of this. It is about ego and being humble. However, the context in which it is often used is to… Continue reading It is OK to be smart in recovery
Category: Recovery
First Impression of SMART Recovery
Tonight I attended my very first SMART recovery meeting. SMART stands for self-management and recovery training. It was an online meeting. I've been wanting to attend one ever since my Therapist recommended it to me over two years ago. I actually attempted to get certified in it once but quit halfway through. I also wanted… Continue reading First Impression of SMART Recovery
Habit Talk
I'd like to chat a bit tonight about the thing I've been really fascinated by for the last several months. Habits. The book that I am currently reading, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, is extremely engaging to read. He gives real-life examples of how habits dictate human behavior. He talks a lot about… Continue reading Habit Talk
Thinking Traps
One thing I learned from my therapist that I forget to bring up in flights of flurried emotions is to check if I am falling into a thinking trap. There is a free app she turned me on to which is called Youper. The app walks you through documenting your thoughts, then trying to objectively… Continue reading Thinking Traps
Curious Creative Seeker
Writing Exercise - Word of the Day (04/30) I get it. It is scary having a nefarious disease. Therefore, having a structured program that promises basically freedom of bondage from self and addiction, feels very safe. If I can do this one thing perfectly, this presents to my community an image of goodness and well-being.… Continue reading Curious Creative Seeker
Vomit Diaries – The Quintessential Recovery Method
The quintessential recovery method from addiction, I think it is fair to say has not yet been discovered. Those who would disagree are generally those that have succeeded in achieving recovery using a specific method. If it worked for me, it should work for everyone, right? It is easy to begin judging others who don't… Continue reading Vomit Diaries – The Quintessential Recovery Method
Why I Only Talk About Weather…
The conversation we had today, I more or less just listened to you talk about your life. You seemed fine to hear about how my neighbor cut down their tree or that they are building apartments at the end of my street. However, when I tried to turn the subject to my career, current or… Continue reading Why I Only Talk About Weather…
Recovery
Peers at work ask me about my plans, Anything fun? Yard work, perhaps some homework, No doubt my life from the outside probably sounds lame, Perhaps if I told them the whole truth they'd still think the same, I drive to a church where strangers meet, To sit in a circle and reflect, In this… Continue reading Recovery
Compassion?
Where do you find compassion? Where does it hide? Why do I have so little? Why am I so mean to me inside? Others recommend, treat yourself as you would a friend, Unfortunately, I am also hard on them. If I have no understanding of my own mistakes, How can I have any for yours?… Continue reading Compassion?
Faith and Fear
The topic tonight was Belief and Doubt or Faith and Fear. The lady introducing the topic altered the way I look at these two things. She discussed how she heard a speaker once talk about how these two things were inextricably linked. Which is totally contradictory to how it has always been presented to me… Continue reading Faith and Fear
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