I thought this would be a good topic because it wasn’t until I understood the reason why I was a chronic relapser that i was able to identify and come to terms with the defects that were hidden but killing me from the inside out.  I also came to believe in the spirit.

How to handle cravings has been a huge issue for many recovering alcoholics – myself included. We’re going to have them. In medical terms, a lot of times, cravings and the mental urge to drink can be attributed to PAWS, or Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. When you enter sobriety, your body and mind goes into shock. All of a sudden, a chemical that…[Read more]

http://www.womboflight.com/the-holy-simplicity-of-sitting-with-our-pain/
<div id=”stcpDiv” style=”position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;”>To an unhealed inner child, the only way it knows how to soothe itself is to act in accordance with the patterns that were imprinted by the family of origin, but usually those are precisely the…[Read more]

Today’s Hazeldon “Thought for the Day” was thought provoking. What are your thoughts?

We’re in A.A. for two main reasons: to keep sober ourselves and to help others to keep sober. It’s a well-known fact that helping others is a big part of keeping sober yourself. It’s also been proved that it’s very hard to keep sober all by yourself. A lot of…

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http://www.soberrecovery.com/addiction/the-basics-of-al-anon/

I’ve been doing alot of research on codependency.  What I’m figuring out sober is that I was drinking so many codependent behaviors away.  Or I was attempting to.  Now sober I realize this is something I need to face in order to stay sober.

http://www.woundedsouls.com/index.php/dance-of-suffering

https://www.sobernation.com/codependency-roles-in-an-addictive-family-system/#utm_sguid=167060,ca136968-70a7-4112-a996-6b3d9eb326fb

https://www.sobernation.com/your-comprehensive-guide-to-helping-addicted-loved-ones/#utm_sguid=167060,b2ed76ab-d0c4-fc66-c6cc-dfaebd4423fa

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