tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12923016456507156322011-11-27T19:02:55.555-05:00Comments from A Grateful Recovering Alcoholic and Drug Addict! google5869987efede8d74.htmlsmckenzie1http://www.blogger.com/profile/18210971897215074155noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1292301645650715632.post-39992110003013849692009-02-14T21:57:00.004-05:002009-03-07T19:36:20.947-05:00

Anonymity in AA is good in some cases I guess, but in the long haul of sobriety you can't hide it. In my opinion this would jeopardize my sobriety. Besides, everyone in my family and all my friends with and without drinking and drugging problems knew me to well. I guess I could have moved out of town altogether but this would be like running from the problem which doesn't work.I have been very

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Here is a good article to read especially if you are new to sobriety!

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I spent many years wanting to stop drinking but my biggest fear was could I live without alcohol. See, I had a slogan "Live to Drink and Drink to Live". I firmly believed this. There wasn't a day went by that I didn't drink. Once I started I kept drinking until I went to bed or passed out.I carried a cooler with me all the time. I was never without a cold beer. My days and weekends were planned

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Here is another good article By Sarah Allen Benton, L.M.H.C.http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-high-functioning-alcoholic/200901/the-high-functioning-alcoholic-blog-goals-and-intentions

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Here is a good site for more information.http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/addiction-in-society

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I decided to start this blog after my boredom got me searching the web today. I read an Ann Landers article from a recovering alcoholic. It didn't say how long he had been in recovery or his past addiction. He was concerned about how people treat alcoholics or drug addicts after they are in recovery. You know, hiding the liquor, beer and wine when you visit them. Friends and colleagues drinking

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