Although this situation can occur in any kind of workplace, we will assume for the purposes of this blog that you are a health care professional in excellent Recovery confronting a colleague at work who is evidently suffering from active...
Seeking solitude (as opposed to isolation and/or loneliness) can be a very rewarding pursuit in Recovery. Although connecting with others is essential for the recovering alcoholic/addict, solitude (connecting with oneself) can be every bit as important. It needs to be...
Addicts/alcoholics cannot afford resentments in Recovery. The Big Book of A.A. is very clear about this. Unbridled resentments often lead to a relapse. What is a resentment? It is a recurring bad feeling of self-pity and anger, of having been...
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (P.A.W.S.) is a constellation of symptoms, mostly of a psychological nature, but also characterized by physical symptoms, such as headaches, nausea, irritable bowels, menstrual irregularities and exacerbations of fibromyalgia, lasting sometimes up to two years and occurring...
Others do not always forgive us. It is therefore important in Recovery to learn to forgive ourselves. This is a healing process. It begins with personal change. We can forgive ourselves in Recovery only if we have first changed our...
Getting rid of resentments and forgiving others are not the same things. While it is always necessary to get rid of resentments in Recovery, it may not be always be possible to forgive. Many years ago, it was pointed out...
Actual forgiveness from others MAY come after an initial rapprochement (see Blog 49). After having acquired some sober/clean time, it is only natural that we should hope for forgiveness from some of the people we have harmed. (This will not...
Making amends (Steps 8 and 9) unfortunately does not guarantee forgiveness but it is necessary if reconciliation and forgiveness are to take place at all. Mending relationships (rapprochement) in Recovery is a multifaceted process; it requires humility and willingness to...
A stigma is a negative judgment imposed by others. For the purposes of this blog, I will discuss stigma as it relates only to addicts and alcoholics. As such, a stigma is an opinion based on society’s ignorance and fear...
These days it is not uncommon to hear nurses in the acute medicine unit complain that they are abused by the hospital administration, harassed by patients and the patients’ families, that there is no or minimal support staff and that...
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