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Old 08-30-2016, 04:27 PM
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Dee74
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Doctors really need to know these things Sleepie.

There's no punitive aspect to it - they need to know about my addictive past as much as they need to know I had my tonsils out at 3, I had chicken pox at 10, all the falls and fractures I've had, even the ones 45 years ago, I smoked like a chimney for 15 years, and the fact I once swallowed a guitar pick (ok maybe not that one...)

I'm sorry if this makes you ashamed - but that's something you can work on.

I really believe shame is engendered within us - certainly other people can sometimes make us ashamed but it's up to us whether we own that shame or not.

I've lived a good life since getting sober, I've helped a lot of people and I've really made the most of every day.

I've made amends where I could for past behaviour.

I'm so much more than my addictions and I truly believe you are too sleepie.

I think shame about our pasts belongs in our past.

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