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My Story - Day 1
So, here is my story. I feel compelled to right this out and this is simply the best spot to do it....
I am in year two of my alcoholism recovery rollercoaster ride. I stopped drinking on Jan. 1, 2007, lasting 6 full months. During the balance of that year I binged, had several major incidents and spent only 25% of the time sober. During this time I was also training for an Ironman, which I successfully complete in April of this year. This unfortunately, gave me another excuse to drink.....something I just can't control.
I believe I can get back on the wagon and stay on it for good this time.
Does anyone have any suggestions around seeing a Psychologist? Does this help a great deal or should I handle it on my own (like I did once before).
Also, has anyone had success with EFT?
Cheers
I am in year two of my alcoholism recovery rollercoaster ride. I stopped drinking on Jan. 1, 2007, lasting 6 full months. During the balance of that year I binged, had several major incidents and spent only 25% of the time sober. During this time I was also training for an Ironman, which I successfully complete in April of this year. This unfortunately, gave me another excuse to drink.....something I just can't control.
I believe I can get back on the wagon and stay on it for good this time.
Does anyone have any suggestions around seeing a Psychologist? Does this help a great deal or should I handle it on my own (like I did once before).
Also, has anyone had success with EFT?
Cheers
Alcoholism And Drug Addiction Recovery: What It Is And What It Isn’t
by Bill Urell
Just as there are numerous definitions of drug addiction and alcoholism, there are many definitions of addiction recovery...
Carl Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, And Drug Seeking Behavior - Video
This video explores the concepts of spirituality, alcoholism and recovery...
Good Books for Recovery Reading
I love my books! If you are familiar with John Callahan the cartoonist, he wrote a great book about his alcoholism and recovery. It's titled "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot." Very powerful, funny and worth taking the time to find it.
If you have any recommends, please post them here.
During a recent cleaning spree, I found a book I picked up at a used book store some years ago. It's the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book, printed in 1955! I paid two dollars for it. I remember wondering how it came to be in that store, it wasn't very used and the dust cover was faded. Certainly not mint condition but makes me think.
Lenina
If you have any recommends, please post them here.
During a recent cleaning spree, I found a book I picked up at a used book store some years ago. It's the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book, printed in 1955! I paid two dollars for it. I remember wondering how it came to be in that store, it wasn't very used and the dust cover was faded. Certainly not mint condition but makes me think.
Lenina
One Hundred Alcoholic Doctors: A 21-year Follow-up
ONE HUNDRED ALCOHOLIC DOCTORS: A 21-YEAR FOLLOW-UP -- Lloyd 37 (4): 370 -- Alcohol and Alcoholism
— Aims: This paper reports the long-term recovery rate among 100 alcoholic doctors over a 21-year period. Included are 20 doctors who relapsed and re-recovered, 10 who died of non-alcohol related causes and eight who died of alcohol-linked causes. Also reported are abstinence, attendance at self-help group meetings, mortality and employment. Methods: Selected doctors were the first 100 consecutive alcoholic doctors to become members of the North West Doctors and Dentists Group (NWDDG) between 1980 and 1988. Information sources combine prospective data obtained from each doctor at the time of first contact with the results of questionnaires distributed in 1988 and 2001 and continuing prospective reporting of mortality by relatives. Results: There is a 9% incidence of oral or oesophagopharyngeal cancer. Reported mortality, mostly by relatives, revealed that 24 doctors died directly of their alcoholism. We observed a 73% recovery rate for a 17-year average duration, over a 21-year period. Comparison of recovery with abstinence showed a strong correlation. For the first 6 months of recovery, there was also a strong relationship between recovery and attending meetings of self-help groups. This relationship is not sustained in the long term, though 14 doctors with an average recovery of 20 years still attend meetings regularly. Of 56 doctors currently known to have survived, 29 have retired and 27 are still working as doctors. Three doctors have been drinking normally for an average of 17 years.
— Aims: This paper reports the long-term recovery rate among 100 alcoholic doctors over a 21-year period. Included are 20 doctors who relapsed and re-recovered, 10 who died of non-alcohol related causes and eight who died of alcohol-linked causes. Also reported are abstinence, attendance at self-help group meetings, mortality and employment. Methods: Selected doctors were the first 100 consecutive alcoholic doctors to become members of the North West Doctors and Dentists Group (NWDDG) between 1980 and 1988. Information sources combine prospective data obtained from each doctor at the time of first contact with the results of questionnaires distributed in 1988 and 2001 and continuing prospective reporting of mortality by relatives. Results: There is a 9% incidence of oral or oesophagopharyngeal cancer. Reported mortality, mostly by relatives, revealed that 24 doctors died directly of their alcoholism. We observed a 73% recovery rate for a 17-year average duration, over a 21-year period. Comparison of recovery with abstinence showed a strong correlation. For the first 6 months of recovery, there was also a strong relationship between recovery and attending meetings of self-help groups. This relationship is not sustained in the long term, though 14 doctors with an average recovery of 20 years still attend meetings regularly. Of 56 doctors currently known to have survived, 29 have retired and 27 are still working as doctors. Three doctors have been drinking normally for an average of 17 years.
