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Metamorphosis. Emotions and early sobriety.

The changes that come with recovery are both personal, as in emotional or psychological, and physical.  We know now that we are both physical and psychological beings; the two ‘separate’ parts of ourselves may influence one another, overlap, converse.  Know that and you can use it: if you are physically uncomfortable, use your thoughts and

Alcoholics I’ve known: the faces of addiction

What Alcoholics and Addicts really look like

sketches of step 2

2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Principals of step two are HOPE and INSANITY or wrong thinking HOPE Many of us enter recovery thinking that nothing and no one can be trusted.  Trust feels vulnerable, risky, and foolish.  Yet step two asks us to acknowledge that

I’m an ‘alcoholic’, now what?

What HAPPENS NOW? If you have been diagnosed as alcoholic, or feel that you may have a problem, or if you are just wondering whether drinking is playing a role in the troubles in your life, you are probably wondering what you should do next.  Ok, your doctor says you’re an alcoholic, now what?  Or