This year, 2015, is the first year that I haven’t felt some generalized distress at Christmas time. It began when I was a child in a violent, alcoholic home. I almost always got hurt on the days leading up to Christmas. It would begin with the tree.
Merry Christmas... At Last
[fa icon="calendar'] Dec 23, 2015 9:30:00 AM / by John MacDougall posted in family recovery, alcoholism, Recovery, alcohol abuse, Chemical Dependency
The High Bidder Vs. The Low Bidder - Sobriety Vs. Addiction
[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 28, 2015 9:00:00 AM / by John MacDougall posted in Recovery, 12 steps of aa, alcohol abuse, AA Big Book, Recovery Program
"I've got to stop auctioning myself off to the low bidder."