What do I say When Someone Gives Me A Drink?
I’m afraid to tell them no!
It’s “HURRICANE SEASON” as some of my peeps in recovery like to say. Holiday season for the rest of the world. So this question comes up more than normal.
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD ~ Dr. Russell Barkley
If you want to get a deep understanding of how ADHD affects people and solutions for dealing with it, the book by THE preeminent doctor on the subject is this one.
Your brain is lying to you!
I don’t always catch myself when I do these things, but the more I try, the better I get at it. My favorite word… NEUROPLASTICITY! At some point, I might go more into this myself, but check out Dr. Tracey Marks’ video on it. If you’re not watching all of her videos, you’re missing out!
Going out when you no longer drink
It was obvious how others were getting hammered and not realizing the costs of getting wrecked when they could have been having fun without it.
*new* Plain Language Big Book from AA?
I think the idea of it would probably have been helpful to me when I first came in trying to read this stuff. I could definitely imagine how this would work for others too.
ScoreKeeper No More
Today is my birthday,
which also used to be known as Score Keeping Day. I would spend hours wondering who would remember it was my birthday. Which family members, sponsees, or friends would forget? Who would just text instead of calling? Who forgot mine even though I remembered theirs? Let’s be honest, every day was Score Keeping Day, my birthday only made it more apparent.