12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs Are Gone: Choosing Emotional Sobriety through Self-Awareness and Right ActionThe author of the classic 12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery offers a fresh list of "smart" things to do to attain and sustain emotional sobriety. Learn the attitudes and behaviors that are key to attaining and sustaining emotional sobriety and developing a deeper trust in the process of life. Dr. Allen Berger draws on the teachings of Bill W. and psychotherapy pioneers to offer us twelve hallmarks of emotional sobriety. These “right actions” help us develop the confidence to be accountable for our behavior, to practice asking for what we want and need, and to cultivate a deeper trust in the process of life. Dr. Berger’s list of smart things includes
Through practicing these twelve things, we find release from what Bill W. described as an “absolute dependence on people or circumstances. Freed from the emotional immaturity that fueled our addictive personality and hurt ourselves and others, we can develop the tools to find strength from within and continue our successful journey of recovery. |
Contents
Know Yourselfand How to Stay Centered | 23 |
Stop Taking Things Personally | 45 |
Confront Yourself for the Sake of Your Integrity | 67 |
Stop Pressuring Others to Change | 81 |
Appreciate What Is | 103 |
Comfort Yourself When You | 113 |
Use Your Personal Compass | 127 |
Recognize That the Problem Is | 147 |
Putting All the Pieces Together | 161 |
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