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“There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.”
- Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 58
That pretty much describes me at any given point in my history; emotionally and mentally ‘disordered’, gravely. I have at various times been diagnosed with everything [...]
Tags: Addiction, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, attention deficit disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, helping others, honest, Honesty, Mental Illness, purpose, Recovery, Service, sponsorship
is to stay sober and to help other alcoholics (and addicts) achieve sobriety. When you’re first coming in, when you’re on the morning side of the mountain, tradition 5 seems like the dumbest or most obvious thing in the world. Duh.
There is a song by Patty Griffin, I’ve talked about this before, called [...]
Tags: addict, Addiction, alcoholic, Brotherly Love, Courage, Crystal Meth, Faith, Gratitude, Honesty, Hope, Humility, Integrity, Martin Luther King, Patty Griffin, Recovery, Up to the Mountain
Well, yeah, so he called last night. He’s in jail now, you know. His mugshot. Arrested on my birthday. But not till he was hours late.
I didn’t know he’d been arrested till two days later.
He called last night to tell me that his parole officer was recommending that he be returned to prison to serve [...]
Tags: 1st Step, abandonment, Abuse, Addiction, codependence, Honesty, sociopathic personality, turning point
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