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Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down: 50 Things Every Alcoholic and Addict in Early Recovery Should Know, or How to Stay Clean and Sober, Recovery from Addiction and Substance Abuse
Dont Let the Bastards Grind You Down 50 Things Every Alcoholic and Addict in Early Recovery Should Know or How to Stay Clean and Sober Recovery from Addiction and Substance Abuse Author:Georgia W "No matter what happens, you don't have to pick up a drink or drug today." These words tend to strike fear in the hearts of many alcoholics and addicts who are new to recovery, because just one day without booze or drugs may as well be an eternity. It can seem like an impossible task to get through twenty-four hours, never mind a week or a month... more » - so just how do we get that proverbial monkey off our backs? This book is full of suggestions that can work for anyone who is new to recovery or trying to get clean and sober again. The author has drawn on her own experiences and those of others in early recovery to determine the 'Fifty Things Every Alcoholic and Addict Should Know,' including: The First Thirty Days-What to expect and how to get through it......Things to Avoid-Protecting your recovery and coping with stress......Relapse-Warning signs and tools for moving forward again ......Family-How to include them and rebuild relationships......Dating in Recovery-The not so good, the bad and the ugly......Dry Drunk-How not to be one......Twelve Step Programs-How they work and what you should know. Believe it or not, it doesn't matter how you got to this point in your life - the most important part is that you did. Too many alcoholics and addicts die from this disease before they get a chance to fight it. Just remember that you don't have to do it alone. There are people who want to help, those who have been to the bottom and back and are now living a life without drugs and alcohol. All you need to have is the willingness to follow some simple suggestions that have worked for many others and can work for you too.« less