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Old 04-20-2005, 10:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
pan6467
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
thanks for saying the 12 step stuff. I tried that earlier in my life and found that all it seemed to do was replace drug of choice with higher power and methodical meeting attending.

for me the method that works is being aware.
You're welcome. Doctors go through 8 hours of addiction traing in med school, that's it. And the sad thing is most have no idea about addictions, all they know is to refer people to a 12 step program or a treatment center based on the 12 steps.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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