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PATIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Whenever my grandpa got into a tizzy about something, my grandma used to say, "Patience is a virtue.  Possess it if you can.  It's seldom in a woman, and never in a man."  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  Well,

Entwined - Me and My Codependent

Eli Hornby

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I relapsed. I was prescribed Vicodin for a back injury and I thought I could handle it. I was proud that I told my wife immediately about the prescription, gave her the bottle and let her dole out

Steve E.

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[caption id="attachment_5681" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Q: Is that YOUR picture? A: No one else's BUTT!"] [/caption] Never is there a begin...nor an end Counting the d

Changes

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A lot of people don't like changes.  They keep their living room furniture in the same pattern for years, never even thinking of moving a table, or, God forbid, a couch, to give the room a differe

IT ONLY TAKES ONE TO HELP ANOTHER

Steve E.

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At once I am bombarded with a multitude of thoughts, crashing in from all sides.  I go to more meetings than ever before for a number of reasons.  Mainly is that I may see how others are doing, to

We Fix Broken Hearts

Therapy Doc

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I've been depressed since yesterday, when I innocently brought my parents dinner (before work, I stopped by in the morning) and found my father hunched over breakfast in terrible pain. Lower right qu

What are We?

Alix B.

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Hey folks, here is a video that TSR made, which features several amazing recovery stories and promotes the importance of addiction recovery! Enjoy (both parts)! Follow the break for videos. Leave you

A SHORT STORY

Steve E.

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During my final year of drugging, drinking, and anthing-ing, an incident occurred which I will remember always.  I had been working the night shift at a very busy bar in North Naples, FL.  My hour

If Gambling Addiction is Taking Over Your Life, Your Pathway to Recovery Begins Here

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Came to Believe
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On a daily basis, I try doing the right thing.  Though I usually end up screwing it up.  I wish I could someth... more
Letting Go
Sometimes letting go is the most difficult thing someone can do. It is when you let go, you allow other things to come i... more
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