There are no coincidences in addiction recovery Addicts, sometimes during recovery, mention “incredible coincidences” behind finding the recovery program or facility that worked magical abstinence and subsequent fruitful way of…
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What is Alcohol?
Friend or foe? We know alcohol as spirit, as a party lubricant, as a beverage for relaxing, as scotch, bourbon, beer, wine, cognac—so many varieties. So many tales, legends and…
Accepting Criticism
How it helps the alcoholic grow in recovery The inability to accept criticism ranks high on the typical characteristics of alcoholics and addicts. They will explode with anger and resentment…
Serenity
The hallmark of addiction recovery If you look at a recovering person who for many years made a career out of drinking, overeating or caretaking, and noticed how relaxed and…
Forgiveness
A part of addiction recovery Addicts and alcoholics in early recovery experience the healing and freedom of forgiveness. During active addiction, alcoholics may have heard about forgiveness, and they thought…
Tolerance to Alcohol
One of the first warning signs of alcoholism The word tolerance has many meanings. To most people, tolerance denotes a capacity to consume large amounts of alcohol without passing or…