One More Sober Sunrise: How to Relapse-Proof Your Sobriety
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502366126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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You have been to AA meetings. Again. Give it a shot. Maybe your drinking was under control for a while, but then you got sick, drunk and in all kinds of trouble. Now you want to stop drinking for good, but periodically you get drunk and self-destruct. Maybe somebody forced you into a treatment program or maybe you volunteered for treatment during a spurt of revulsion over the way you were living. Relapsing, in treatment center language. If that sounds like you, this book was written for you. Maybe you had a brush with the law and a judge made you 'attend AA meetings' to avoid some consequence. You can stop but can't stay stopped. I almost drowned in that same sinking ship before I had my last drink in April 1980 – five miserable years after my first exposure to AA. The purpose of this book is to guide you through the Steps to full recovery. You were able to stop drinking for a while, but later convinced yourself that it would be okay to have a few drinks. If you are a real alcoholic, you may find tools you can use relapse-proof your sobriety and save your life. You have nothing to lose but your misery. You read the Steps and even tried to work them. You know about AA – and AA did not work for you. The program of Alcoholics Anonymous has worked successfully since its inception in 1935, but until you learn how to work the Steps you don't k
Bob B. After getting sober he studied alcoholism and recovery like his life depended upon understanding this disease, because it did – and still does. He offers this book as a Travel Guide for those who trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. rode the toboggan track of alcoholism from suburbia to a cardboard box under a loading dock in a downtown skid row where he had his last drink in April 1980.
rode the toboggan track of alcoholism from suburbia to a cardboard box under a loading dock in a downtown skid row where he had his last drink in April 1980. About the Author Bob B. . After getting sober he studied alcoholism and recovery like his life depended upon understanding this disease, because it did – and still does. He offers this book as a Travel Guide for those who trudge the Road of Happy Destiny
"keep it simple" according to Amazon Customer. I finished this in one sitting; it read more like a friend helping me. I have been recovered for some years now, and this way of explaining the 12 steps is no nonsense, smart, and sometimes humorous. If I would have had this book to go along with the Big Book, I would have had less fear and anxiety trudging this road OF happy destiny! . I hate it Jerry Not sure that I received the book check to see if you actually sent it your delivery sucks. Do not like ordering from you