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One of my favorite past times is watching people at various places as they walk along going about their business. I enjoy seeing couples holding hands, people talking and laughing, and I especially enjoy watching families having fun together. One of my favorite places to watch people is at an ocean front boardwalk near where … Read more
I currently agree in calling addiction a brain disease. The changes long-term substance abuse causes to the brain certainly fits the definition of disease. I also agree with the idea that substance abuse can be a symptom of something else. Many times there are underlying reasons why someone uses a substance and continues to use one … Read more
We hear a lot of negative commentary about the youth of today. It would seem all teenagers use drugs and don’t care about anything except for their smartphones. However, I don’t believe this to be true. I think that the majority of teens have goals in life and act responsibly. Granted, some of the teenagers … Read more
During my drinking days. I’d often play the role of a victim whenever I experienced unfortunate circumstances in my life. Poor me was always the theme that included anger and sadness, and as my self-pity grew, my anger usually turned into a deep-seated resentment that inevitability got me drunk. This feeling of being a victim was … Read more
Don’t take the title of this post as a joke about depression; I know there are varying levels of depression with some so severe that it can result in suicide. I also know when I went through a mild depression early in my sobriety, all I wanted was for the way I was feeling to … Read more
Something that still frustrates me today is how some people can be so closed-minded when it comes to gay people. Science tells us that we’re all made of the same stuff, and my personal belief is that if something created life and the universe it must have had a reason for why we’re “all” here. … Read more