While the holidays can be a wonderful time of the year for many people, they can also be complicated. People who are in recovery from alcohol addiction may be attempting to keep sober holidays for the first time. So this season, with its social commitments and implicit financial strain, might pose a major challenge to…
PART ONE Once a ‘Functioning’ Alcoholic/Addict, Now an “Acceptable, Responsible, Productive Member of Society” “The obsession with instant gratification blinds us from our long-term potential.” – Michael Dooley I clearly remember that my attitude (well, at least part of it) coming into my first 12-Step recovery meeting was: “Although I’ve got a problem with drinking…
Bill’s Story, the first chapter of “the Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous