In recovery—from any dysfunction that brings me to seek help—do I notice what I have in common with others? What is the thread that runs through all the many issues—substance abuse, codependency, workaholism, gambling, acting out one way or several? What motivates me,...
I recently lost my father, and it brought back a lot of repressed memories, I now find myself day-to-day wondering why and what I could have possibly done to deserve such treatment. I have tried committing suicide multiple times but someone always saves me. I have...
Can you please feed me? I’m sorry to bother you. Yes, I know I’m needy. Sorry about that. I’d like to not be hungry but my tummy is starting to hurt and I’m getting weak and shaky. I need food. I wish that was all I needed. I need things that I dare not...
Working the steps in ACA helped me understand the adaptive behaviors I learned from the dysfunction in my family. I was raised in what looked like a pleasant upstanding home, but the covert atmosphere (no rage or physical abuse) left me wondering why I was not happy...
An oldtimer in 12-Step recovery who hosted a weekly meeting for seventeen years relates, “A fella asked me, ‘Les, when am I going to get happy in this here program?’ and I said, ‘Nothin’ to it. Just stop doin’ whatever’s making you unhappy. That’ll do the trick.’” The...
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