Detachment from Emotion
Detachment means freedom from emotion. Many people in recovery from addiction, co-dependency, alcoholism and gambling have problems adjusting to life free of emotional entanglements. This article may help. Letting someone else’s behavior determine how we feel at every turn is irresponsible. Our emotions should be determined by us, not by someone else. But no doubt …∞
Posted in Addictions, Alcoholism, Codependency, Emotions, Emotions Anonymous, Gambling, Relationships and tagged detachment, emotional entanglements, freedom from emotion, insanity. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Gamblers Anonymous and the 12 Steps
How an informal society has altered a recovery process in accordance with the special needs of problem gamblers This paper discusses how Gamblers Anonymous (GA) members approach the 12 Steps of recovery, originally advanced by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a spiritual solution to alcoholism. GA’s approach finds unique expression in its fourth step, which in …∞
Posted in 12 Step Fellowships, Alcoholics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Gambling, Money / Debt, Spirituality and tagged financial inventory, Problem Gamblers, recovery process, Steps of recovery. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Your Wounded Spirit
Symptoms of a Wounded Spirituality The relationship within our ‘self’ of body, mind and emotions shapes our ability to relate to other people, and to the spiritual power in the universe. Depression, addictions, compulsive behaviour and low self-esteem are but symptoms, signs of a broken relationship within our ‘self’. They are symptoms of a ‘wounded …∞
Posted in Addictions, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alcoholism, Codependency, Drugs, Emotions, Gambling, Recovery, Sexuality, Spirituality and tagged addictions, compulsive behaviour and low self-esteem, depression, spiritual power, wounded spirituality. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Sex Drive: How Do Men and Women Compare?
Experts say men score higher in libido, while women’s sex drive is more “fluid.” People in recovery from addiction, compulsive gambling, alcoholism or co-dependency may be unsure of what sex drive is normal or acceptable. This article may help answer some questions about libido. Birds do it, bees do it, and men do it …∞
Posted in Addictions, Alcoholism, Codependency, Gambling, Men, Recovery, Sexuality, Women and tagged libido, women's sex drive. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Internet, Porn, or Cybersex Addiction
Switching Addictions is quite common for people in recovery from alcoholism, addiction or co-dependency. This article may help identify a form of ‘stinking thinking’ that may result. The Internet is a wonderful tool for communication. However, it can become an escape from reality that has the appearance of safety, intimacy and anonymity. Use of the …∞
Posted in Addictions, Gambling, Internet, Sexuality, Sponsorship and tagged Computer Addiction, cybersex, porn, switching addictions. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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Repetitive Failure to Success
Most alcoholics, addicts, gamblers and co-dependents know the frustration of repetitive failure to reach their recovery goals. Consider one man who lived through various setbacks in life over 30 years: Failed in business in 1831 Defeated for the legislature in 1832 Again failed in business in 1834 Sweetheart died in 1835 Had a nervous breakdown …∞
Posted in Addictions, Alcoholism, Codependency, Faith, Gambling, Recovery, Relapse and tagged Abraham Lincoln, Failed in business, recovery goals, repetitive attempts to succeed, repetitive failure. Use this permalink for a bookmark.
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