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Can a person find 'Recovery' without 'desperation?'

July 10, 2010 by admin 2 Comments

I’ve shared my history many times, including mention of my ‘spiritual awakening’ in 1993 that kicked off about 5 years of active AA invovlement.  After struggling with an obsession to use opioids for months, a meeting with a psychoanalyst sparked the ‘awakening’ on my drive home.  I was suddenly very tired of what I was … [Read more…]

Posted in: 12 steps, Addiction, Buprenorphine, recovery Tagged: Buprenorphine, change, desperation, life, opioid dependence, steps, will power

Why will power doesn’t work

May 27, 2010 by admin 1 Comment

For those of you who prefer watching to reading, here is a video with a few thoughts about why will power is NOT any kind of strategy for staying clean.  As I describe, believing in will power is not only unhelpful;  it even INCREASES one’s chance for relapse, and serves as a frequent justification for … [Read more…]

Posted in: 12 steps, Addiction, Buprenorphine, Education, recovery, relapse, Suboxone Forum Tagged: Addiction, opiate dependence, opioid dependence, powerlessness, recovery, twelve steps, will power, will power doesn't work

Addiction and Will Power

January 27, 2009 by admin 4 Comments

A person posted the following after one of my youtube videos about Suboxone: While SuboxDoc knows what he’s talking about in his videos, not everything he says is always true. Not everyone needs permanent blocker therapy. Everyones willpower varies. The simple fact is, the worse withdrawal is, the more likely that person is to not … [Read more…]

Posted in: 12 steps, Addiction, Psychodynamics, recovery, relapse, terminal uniqueness Tagged: Addiction, fear, recovery, relapse, Suboxone, will power

Strong Enough?

November 12, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

I am moving a post from the comment section up to here, as it sets up a couple points worth making.  As always, I suggest that the writer of the comment check out suboxone.com and naabt.com, two good sources of information about Suboxone.  I also suggest my own ‘product’ for sale on the right, particularly … [Read more…]

Posted in: 12 steps, Addiction, Psychodynamics, terminal uniqueness Tagged: 12-step program, AA, NA, powerlessness, will power

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