An alcoholic in therapy Unquestionably, ten years of talk therapy while trying to stay sober was a challenging period in my recovery. Exploring early life events served only to re-stimulate the traumas of my childhood. I didn’t find out until 25 years later that I had C-PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Perhaps that is […]
An addict waiting to happen. By the time I was thirteen, I was an alcoholic waiting to happen. I was wounded mentally and emotionally long before picking up the first drink. In my case, there was no gradual progression. As a young teenager, I had to medicate my conflicted inner world. No sooner did alcohol […]
AA conference approved literature. On the main AA website in the USA, you will find a section entitled “Literature listing.” Every AA Conference-approved piece of literature is there. These include PDF copies of all the AA pamphlets. Members can find them on literature tables at meetings across the world. What is a pleasant surprise is that […]
