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Non-addicts change their behavior to meet their goals; addicts change their goals to meet their behavior.

If you pick up the first drink or if you give up on working a solid recovery program,...


Lower Your Expectations

One way to ruin our serenity and head for a relapse is to have too high expectations...


I want what I want when I want it

Nothing is as sure fire a recipe for frustration, self pity, and relapse than demanding...


Fight or flight; that's not right

Our bodies still think we live in the jungle. The snakes are bills, bosses, complicated...


Don’t Ignore Your Physical Self

If you feel like relapsing or are feeling bad, the cause may be that you are physically...


Don't jump over mouse turds with a pole vault

Do you create complicated solutions to simple problems? Do you waste time and energy...


At the end of the day, write down everything good that happened

Alcoholics and addicts can feel hopeless, angry, sad, resentful, fearful, overwhelmed,...


If you don't think good, don't think much

Our brains can really cause us problems and make us uncomfortable. A good way to...


A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved

So often we are taught to keep everything to ourselves. The following example demonstrates...


Sometimes you can't fix a problem, you can only deal with it

I double checked the instructions. While holding down the "program" button, I pressed...