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Reservations on drinking and using are things that we cannot afford to have. The literature of AA also calls them “lurking notions”. They come in the form of “if this happens [...]

When we put expectations on people we want them to be what we want them to be, not who they are. When they don’t meet our expectations, we are let down, disappointed and hurt. Sometimes we [...]

If you or anyone you know has a problem with chemical dependency, call Clearbrook. We can help! 1-800-582-6241 Our residential inpatient treatment program along with a 21 patient detox unit is [...]

As alcoholics and addicts we share some of the same difficulties. The propensity we have to complicate things is amazing. Sobriety is easier when we don’t over analyze things and just go [...]

Becoming complacent could be dangerous for addicts. Sometimes when things are going well we tend to forget about some of the things we’ve learned in the program. Sometimes when we are in [...]

Adversity in life is going to strike at some points in our lives. We are not necessarily going to have the answers to the reasons why, but we need to handle it differently than we have in the [...]

Many of us come into sobriety very beat up by drugs and alcohol and do not believe in any kind of power or God. How could a loving and powerful God let the things that have happened to me happen? [...]

How many times have we said we are sorry to people for our behavior while using and gone on to to the exact same thing over and over again. This is especially true when we are talking about the [...]

Embracing who we are is a hard thing when we first get sober. That’s mostly because we don’t even know who we truly are in the first place. At first this could be a bit scary but once [...]

For the most part the answer to that question is no. We all drank and used for reasons other than “it tastes good”. We drank because of our inability to cope with life, anger, and [...]