12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery
Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action
1st Edition
Published on 3. June 2009
136 pages
978-1-59285-788-3 (ISBN)
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Concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness.
Concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness.
To grow in recovery, we must grow up emotionally. This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. Although there are as many ways to mess up recovery as there are alcoholics and addicts, some general themes exist, which include: confusing self-concern with selfishness; not making amends; using the program to try to become perfect; not getting help for relationship troubles; and believing that life should be easy.
In simple, down-to-earth language, Allen Berger explores the twelve most commonly confronted beliefs and attitudes that can sabotage recovery. He then provides tools for working through these problems in daily life. This useful guide offers fresh perspectives on how the process of change begins with basic self-awareness and a commitment to working a daily program.
Concise advice on hunting down the personal culprits that sabotage sobriety and personal happiness.
To grow in recovery, we must grow up emotionally. This means getting honest with ourselves and facing up to the self-defeating thoughts and actions that put our sobriety at risk. Although there are as many ways to mess up recovery as there are alcoholics and addicts, some general themes exist, which include: confusing self-concern with selfishness; not making amends; using the program to try to become perfect; not getting help for relationship troubles; and believing that life should be easy.
In simple, down-to-earth language, Allen Berger explores the twelve most commonly confronted beliefs and attitudes that can sabotage recovery. He then provides tools for working through these problems in daily life. This useful guide offers fresh perspectives on how the process of change begins with basic self-awareness and a commitment to working a daily program.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Stupid Thing 1: Believing Addiction to One Substance Is the Only Problem
- Stupid Thing 2: Believing Sobriety Will Fix Everything
- Stupid Thing 3: Pursuing Recovery with Less Energy Than Pursuing Addiction
- Stupid Thing 4: Being Selectively Honest
- Stupid Thing 5: Feeling Special and Unique
- Stupid Thing 6: Not Making Amends
- Stupid Thing 7: Using the Program to Try to Become Perfect
- Stupid Thing 8: Confusing Self-Concern with Selfishness
- Stupid Thing 9: Playing Futile Self-Improvement Games
- Stupid Thing 10: Not Getting Help for Relationship Troubles
- Stupid Thing 11: Believing That Life Should Be Easy
- Stupid Thing 12: Using the Program to Handle Everything
- Some Final Thoughts and Suggestions
- Bibliography
- About the Author
