attitudes in early recovery Archives

Posted on August 9, 2019July 15, 2020

In meetings, we'll hear people talk about Stinking Thinking and know they're talking about the faulty logic or the negative thoughts. But what are some types of thinking that get us in trouble, cause us to view the world through a distorted lens, or just don't make sense when we analyze them? <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/stinkin-thinkin-and-the-negative-results/></div>

Stinkin’ Thinkin’ and the Negative Results

Why Don't You Trust Me? I Didn't Use! marilyn l davis marilynldavis fromaddict2advocate http://fromaddict2advocate.com

Posted on August 9, 2019November 26, 2020

Some family and friends never extend the same amount of trust because they simply will not put themselves in a vulnerable position again. The pain our addiction caused them is too much to forget so quickly. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/why-dont-you-trust-me-i-didnt-use/></div>

Why Don’t You Trust Me? I Didn’t Use!

Posted on June 14, 2019June 15, 2019

By: Marilyn L. Davis “If you have discovered a truth, tell […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/slogans-catchword-contribution/></div>

Slogans: Catchword or Contribution?

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis transforming distorting

Posted on June 9, 2019June 10, 2019

How convenient and dishonest to say that all the harmful things I did to people were in my use. Then I could blame my behaviors, attitudes and actions on a substance, not the shadow aspects of myself or my character defects. Although my use distorted my thinking, behaviors, and attitudes, it was the shadow aspects or myself and my character defects that fueled my actions as much as my use.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/addiction-is-distorting-recovery-is-transforming/></div>

Addiction is Distorting, Recovery is Transforming

Posted on May 22, 2019May 23, 2019

The more I read, the more similarities that I found between three of the world’s major religions: Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, with what I believe to be the fundamentals of recovery.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-why-quibble-over-the-words/></div>

Recovery: Why Quibble Over the Words?

Posted on May 21, 2019March 16, 2021

The concept of altering or modifying something is just another blessing of recovery. It's the freedom of choice, something that was lacking in our addiction. This ability to choose allows us to change our old behaviors, attitudes, and actions and begin the process of inner healing through recovery.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-is-altering-from-within/></div>

Recovery is Altering from Within

Posted on April 30, 2019May 1, 2019

People who have relapsed can learn something from the experience. But, for the rest of us, those lessons are best learned from a distance. We can learn from watching what others go through when they relapse. This is a better alternative than learning first-hand.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/relapse-aspect-addiction-not-recovery/></div>

Relapse: An Aspect of Addiction, Not Recovery

Posted on April 27, 2019March 5, 2021

It gets frustrating to keep asking for clarification sometimes; again because we think we are smart enough to understand it the first time. However, asking questions is better than making mistakes. The adage of measure twice, cut once comes to mind. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-what-do-i-do-i-dont-understand/></div>

Recovery: What Do I Do? I Don’t Understand!

Posted on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018

By: Noelle Sterne “Are you ready?” Klaus asked finally. “No,” […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/are-you-waiting-by-the-pool-of-bethesda/></div>

ARE YOU WAITING BY THE POOL OF BETHESDA?

Posted on September 27, 2018October 26, 2018

My name is Andrea. My clean date is 3/29/10. Early Rejections […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/thursday-truths-andrea-c/></div>

Thursday Truths: Andrea C.

Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018

By: T. Rose ____ “A fine glass vase goes from treasure to […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-going-from-battered-and-broken-to-better/></div>

Recovery: Going from Battered and Broken to Better

Is Long-term Recovery Your Goal? marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on March 3, 2018March 16, 2021

We carry out recovery as a goal, much like any other goal. Want a new car or house and cannot simply write a check? Then you know that you will have to save money to carry out the goal. Want a better opportunity for a lucrative job? Then you know that you need either a college degree or specialized training to help this goal. All of these goals take incremental actions to define and bring about your stated goal.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/is-long-term-recovery-your-goal/></div>

Is Long-term Recovery Your Goal?

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis participation treatment

Posted on February 11, 2018April 17, 2018

By: Marilyn L Davis Participation: Start with Your Counselor “I found […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-started-with-participation-in-treatment/></div>

Recovery Started with Participation in Treatment

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis noelle sterne

Posted on February 4, 2018February 27, 2018

The psychiatrist and Course in Miracles teacher Jerry Jampolsky in Goodbye to Guilt calls forgiveness “the ultimate challenge” (p. 149). We cling to hurts, slights, insults, betrayals, wrongs, anger, resentments, annoyances—and on and on, through months, years, decades, and, before we blink, a lifetime. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/six-principles-for-forgiving/></div>

Category: attitudes in early recovery

Stinkin’ Thinkin’ and the Negative Results

Why Don’t You Trust Me? I Didn’t Use!

Slogans: Catchword or Contribution?

Recovery: Why Quibble Over the Words?

Recovery is Altering from Within

Relapse: An Aspect of Addiction, Not Recovery

Recovery: What Do I Do? I Don’t Understand!

ARE YOU WAITING BY THE POOL OF BETHESDA?

Is Long-term Recovery Your Goal?

Recovery Started with Participation in Treatment

Finding North: A Journey from Addict to Advocate

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