Posted by deirdrehbrt on January 27, 2006, at 13:35:25
In reply to Re: Heroin+Coke 1 year cleadn--- ADD and Dopamine?, posted by sorta on January 24, 2006, at 14:45:55
I don't know about the ADD and Dopamine, but the Idea of NA rings true to me. I'm an alcoholic, and AA helps. I don't need to talk. Sometimes all I need to do is listen. Seeing other people regain their lives is a powerful testament to the program. Life can definitely get better. You could be more successful, or not. The point is that it can be much better than it is.
I found after having a number of melt-downs (and while drinking) that I lost ambition. It's taken me almost four years to get back. I had lost a fairly decent job, been through a divorce, and had multiple suicide attempts. Things did get better. I'm attributing at least part of that to A.A.
I have a sponsor who is now married, has a beautiful daughter, a loving husband, and helps people recover from alcoholism (like me). She's motivated, enthusiastic, caring and dedicated. I want that in my life, and now I have a model to follow.
There is a saying in the program "If you want what we've got, do what we do". It really does make sense to me.
I hope I don't sound like I'm preaching, I just feel for you, I know what it feels like to lose ambition. I also know what seems to be working for me, and thought I would share it.
--Dee
poster:deirdrehbrt
thread:602108
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