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Addiction Treatment Options in Scotland – 12 Step Recovery Blog

June 12, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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Nestled in the countryside about thirty minutes away from Glasgow’s city centre, is a place for hope, a place for a new beginning, a place for healing. This remarkable alcohol rehab in Scotland is the Abbeycare Specialist Addictions Recovery Clinic, located in the beautiful and historical Murdostoun Castle. Dating back to the 15th century, this […]

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Getting over self-consciousness in recovery

June 7, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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I never felt right. I never felt like I fit in. When I was younger, even when I had friends, I thought they were just doing it because my parents were paying them or they felt bad for me. I always felt like life was especially hard for me or that I didn’t have the […]

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Why it is such a relief to be an alcoholic

May 20, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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It is such a relief to be an alcoholic; honestly it is. I was going through life always trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with me. I couldn’t keep a boyfriend; my boss hated me; I had isolated myself from most of my friends. It just seemed like I could never get […]

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Adderall Abuse: Help is out there

April 8, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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When you think of someone who is a drug addict, or needs to go to rehab or an inpatient treatment center, you usually do not think of a college student making straight A’s and who seemingly has their life together and a bright future. However, people like this exist on every college campus, every city, […]

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My Doctor Was My Drug Dealer – Kate’s Story

March 26, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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I had been drinking heavily, alcoholically since I was 14 and alcohol was no longer working for me. I was not finding the relief I wanted from booze anymore. So, I started searching for something else to fill that void. Not a healthy alternative because I was still so deep in my disease. No, instead […]

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Chris S. and Doug M. – AA Speakers – Finding Humor and Laughter in Recovery

March 13, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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Each of our alcoholic experiences are going to have similarities, and they’re going to have differences. A lot of people drink their way into the phenomenon of craving; the allergy to alcohol. I had it like that, and I had to start to dealing with it right away. See, what happened to me was I […]

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Talking to your kids about addiction and alcoholism

February 27, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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By the grace of God my son was only three years old when I became sober. He does not have any memories of who I was or what I did, but when he is old enough I will tell him the story of my life and all the mistakes I have made with the hope […]

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When you don’t feel like going to a 12 Step meeting

February 20, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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When you don’t feel like going to a meeting, go anyway. More than likely you will hear something at that particular meeting that will justify your attendance. At least that always rang true for me. Every Tuesday night rolls around and every Tuesday night I trifle with the idea of going or not going. I […]

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Medications and Sobriety – Odomtology Recovery Blog

February 13, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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Much like most of us, I believe I suffered from anxiety throughout my entire life which is why the drink and the drug came so naturally to me. It calmed my nerves and gave me self confidence, all of which I lacked in my adolescent years. If I was not drinking or using I was […]

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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction – The Same Beast

February 5, 2018 twelvestep recovery

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I recently wrote a blog about this topic on my site and received a lot of conflicting messages, some strongly agreed, some strongly disagreed. Though it seems to be a sensitive topic, I believe it is extremely important to talk about, so I will take the heat and write about it. These are my personal […]