Originally Posted by
stevieg46 
Is it correct to say that only those that have had Spiritual Awakening can be said to have recovered ? I believe that is so
The whole point of this thread is to point out that the "Spiritual Awakening" described in some recovery circles, is the same liberating experience found in some "neural plasticity" experiments.
What ever you choose to call it (Recovered, awakening, enlightenment, epiphany, satori, moksha, new neural network) it is a completely different experience than not-drinking ODAAT. It is more or less a change in innate intelligence, so deeply ingrained in us, that thinking about drinking/not-drinking is a moot issue.
I'm not saying that it is a one-and-done process. Neural plasticity experiments clearly show that new neural networks need to be exercised frequently in order to remain intact.
If recovery programs/fellowships focused on building new neural networks, instead of not-drinking, I'll bet efficacy rates would ramp up at least 50%.
