Quitting again
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Quitting again
Hi everyone,
Although I have been doing good with not drinking , I slipped up and drank during that horrible Eagles game. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book that talks about people's experiences and how they quit and what helped them. I am more on the side that alcohol is not a disease but it's more of me being weak
Although I have been doing good with not drinking , I slipped up and drank during that horrible Eagles game. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book that talks about people's experiences and how they quit and what helped them. I am more on the side that alcohol is not a disease but it's more of me being weak
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One of the best things you might read is this thread.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-we-did.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-we-did.html
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"The Courage to Change" by Dennis Wholey is a pretty good read. It has first hand accounts of how different people fell into alcohol abuse and how they dealt with it. Included are Pete Townshend, Doc Severinson, Graham Chapman, Sid Caesar, among many others. They all have their own chapters, so you can just pick it up from anywhere in the book and read about a particular person's struggle.
"Dry" by Augusten Burroughs is another pretty good read, but it's more linear. Being a narrative it does get bogged down with all the other things that make up a marketable book: love story, friendships, work, blah blah blah.
Happy reading and best wishes!
"Dry" by Augusten Burroughs is another pretty good read, but it's more linear. Being a narrative it does get bogged down with all the other things that make up a marketable book: love story, friendships, work, blah blah blah.
Happy reading and best wishes!
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Football was a major problem in my early sobriety especially when preseason started. I eventually had to quit watching it. Maybe next season I'll be better equipped to handle this.
I still keep up on scores and highlights though. It was so difficult not to just sit there and drink. Not to mention just pile junkfood into my mouth.
I still keep up on scores and highlights though. It was so difficult not to just sit there and drink. Not to mention just pile junkfood into my mouth.
Sometimes we're even more determined after this happens.
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'As Bill Sees It'
Well done, a good book,'As Bill Sees It', available through the AA Service Office has some excellent advice on all manner of things from one of the co-founders of AA, Bill W. Including advice on 'slips', we've all been there..
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Both recommended to me on this site by members that I found very helpful:
AA's 'Living Sober'
Jason Vale- 'Kick The Drink'
They are different ends of the spectrum as far as recovery philosophies go, but I found useful information in both and was able to piece together tools that work for me. I also read a lot of recovery memoirs in general.
AA's 'Living Sober'
Jason Vale- 'Kick The Drink'
They are different ends of the spectrum as far as recovery philosophies go, but I found useful information in both and was able to piece together tools that work for me. I also read a lot of recovery memoirs in general.
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Originally Posted by Dharma33 
Both recommended to me on this site by members that I found very helpful:
AA's 'Living Sober'
Jason Vale- 'Kick The Drink'
They are different ends of the spectrum as far as recovery philosophies go, but I found useful information in both and was able to piece together tools that work for me. I also read a lot of recovery memoirs in general.
AA's 'Living Sober'
Jason Vale- 'Kick The Drink'
They are different ends of the spectrum as far as recovery philosophies go, but I found useful information in both and was able to piece together tools that work for me. I also read a lot of recovery memoirs in general.
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Originally Posted by Holds1325
Football was a major problem in my early sobriety especially when preseason started. I eventually had to quit watching it. Maybe next season I'll be better equipped to handle this. I still keep up on scores and highlights though. It was so difficult not to just sit there and drink. Not to mention just pile junkfood into my mouth.
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I like the book, Sober for Good, by Anne Fletcher. She describes many ways to get sober and stay sober. It was a very hopeful book. She includes people from many different sobriety self-help groups and also people who got sober without groups.
I also liked the book for the LifeRing program. (Empowering Your Sober Self: The LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recovery) This book encourages people to strengthen their sober self (such as finding activities that strengthen your desire to be sober).
The LifeRing Bookstore
If you prefer a Buddhist approach, there's Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path To Recovering From Addiction.
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I also liked the book for the LifeRing program. (Empowering Your Sober Self: The LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recovery) This book encourages people to strengthen their sober self (such as finding activities that strengthen your desire to be sober).
The LifeRing Bookstore
If you prefer a Buddhist approach, there's Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path To Recovering From Addiction.
Dharma Punx Merchandise
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'Charlie & Joe's ; Big Book Study Meeting'
I'd also recommend, listening to or reading,'Charlie & Joe's: Big Book Study Meeting' both are available commercially, to be done in conjunction with the book 'Alcoholics Anonymous'. It played a large part in both my own and many, many others peoples recovery.
Any recordings of Clancy Imislund's are excellent to!
Any recordings of Clancy Imislund's are excellent to!
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