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Tuesday night, the Recovery Topic is “Arrogance.”
 
Arrogance is considered to be one of the least attractive personality traits. Those individuals who exhibit such an overbearing attitude can be difficult to be around. Their behavior can cause a great deal of disruption and conflict. Those of us who fall into addiction will often develop an arrogant attitude. This can prevent us from seeking help for our problems. Carrying this arrogant attitude with us into recovery can lead to a bumpy ride in recovery and increase the chances of returning to our addiction.
Let’s talk about this solution.  Tap Speakpipe (preferred because the sound quality is excellent.  Use this method especially if you are outside the Unites States) or call 1-734-288-7510 and answer the following question(s):
How is arrogance a problem for you?
Does someone else’s arrogance threaten your sobriety?
How does program help you with arrogance?
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Ambitions – Recovered 842

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This episode is sponsored by The Recovered Podcast Reception and Live Shows
At the 2017 Tri-County Conference atthe Wyndham Garden Hotel in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

On Friday, September 29th at 5:45 pm, the Recovered Podcast will be leading a panel discussion on “Recovery and the Digital Age.”  We want to you to be part of the show and add to the discussion.

Just go to http://recoveredcast.com/tricounty for more information

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When we first start a recovery program, we’re often told to take things slow. We don’t want to overwhelm ourselves and jeopardize our recovery by taking on too much too soon. There comes a time, however, when we have to start thinking about what we want out of life. What do we want out of life? Ambition can be the greatest antidote to stagnation. It’s what got us off drugs and alcohol, into recovery and back on our feet and we should never stop thinking about our futures.

We don’t have to shrink from life because we’re in recovery. If we use the tools and knowledge we’ve gathered in our recovery program and keep up with our therapy and meetings, there is virtually no limit to what we can do. This is just a reminder of our extraordinary potential and the fact our recovery is not a hindrance, but rather an opportunity. It’s true that we should take things slow at first, but once we get to a place where we can start thinking about ourselves, we should be asking ourselves one question: “What’s next?” Ambition begets accomplishment and accomplishment begets confidence, emotional strength and growth.

Before program, did you have ambitions?
What were they?
Did your disease affect what you were ambitious for?
How did your addiction affect your ambitions?

In early recovery, what were you ambitious for?
How did the program help or hinder?
Did your ambitions change with experience in recovery?

What are the things in life that will make you satisfied and
contented?
What are the traits that a person must have to achieve his/her
goals?
Why do you think people have ambitions?

When are ambitions good?
When are they bad?

What is your greatest recovery ambition in life? Why?
How important is your ambition to you and your recovery?

Which of your goals have you already achieved in recovery?
How would you feel when you have achieved your goal?
What will you feel or do if you fail to achieve one of your goals?

Quote from Matt
It is the doing that makes for continuance. It is not the knowing how the doing is done.

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Don

Jesse

Zack

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Jay Bill and Matt Part 8

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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Jay Bill and Matt Part 7

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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Social Media and Recovery – Recovered 839

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This episode is sponsored by The Recovered Podcast Reception and Live Shows
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On Friday, September 29th at 5:45 pm, the Recovered Podcast will be leading a panel discussion on “Recovery and the Digital Age.”  We want to you to be part of the show and add to the discussion.

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Today, most all of our activities revolve around technology. Social media is the new norm of communication, and most people would not be able to work or complete daily tasks without their devices. Most people have some type of social media: whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or a similar platform. Social media has become a way that people interact with the world. “”Social media are increasingly affecting people’s everyday behavior, including their attitudes toward health and recovery.”

Ok, here is the question for tonight,
Is it possible to engage in recovery and safely connect with others through social media? The understanding of addiction as a medical condition has helped many individuals step out of shame. This shame that used to keep their condition from being shared. While isolation and lack of support can make addiction worse, connecting with other people and gaining a support system are proven to help individuals recover. While a sense of feeling connected is an important part of recovery, tonight, we want to talk about both the negative and positive outcomes of social media.

What forms of social media do you use in your recovery program?

What are the negatives of social media and your recovery?
What are some of the positives of social media and recovery?

How has your recovery toolbox changed with technology in your program?
What did you used to use but no longer use in you program?
What are your favorite
Web sites,
apps,
social media,
Podcasts
How do you use them?

What do you see in the future as far as recovery and technology?

WE HAVE CALLS

Brock from Kansas
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Clyde from Shelby Township
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Sarah
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Don
Speakpipe

As you know,
The Recovered Podcast is all about the New Guy.
Talk to that person,
What would you say to the new person about
Social Media and Recovery?

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Jay Bill and Matt Part 6 – Recovered 840

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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The Negative Promises – Recovered 837

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This episode is sponsored by The Recovered Podcast Reception and Live Shows
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On Friday, September 29th at 5:45 pm, the Recovered Podcast will be leading a panel discussion on “Recovery and the Digital Age.”  We want to you to be part of the show and add to the discussion.

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Alcoholics and Addicts in recovery are told to
“Play the tape all the way through”
when they are thinking about drinking or using.
What does that mean? Well, it’s really quite simple.

When we start to think about drinking,
sometimes we have a tendency to
romanticize the drinking.
I
We think only the good stuff
In other words, we think about the immediate effects.

What we don’t think about, are the negative promises,
Those things that are sure to happen to me if I start drinking again.

We don’t think about the consequences,
the hangovers,
the pain we’d cause others,
the disappointment,
the shame,
the sickness of the withdrawals.

These are my negative promises.
Playing the tape through helps me to see the reality of me drinking again.

What came first to mind when you heard about the topic,
The Negative Promises?

What does the expression “The Negative Promises” mean to you?
What does “play the tape through” mean to you?
Do you ever romanticize drinking?
What good things do you remember?
How real are these thoughts?
When do you have these thoughts?
Are these thoughts dangerous?
Why or why not?
How do you feel when you have these thoughts?

What are some of the consequences that would happen to you if you started to drink again, what are the negative promises in you life?
When you play the tape through, does it help?
Why or why not?

How do you cope?
What steps, prayers, what tools do you use to combat these thoughts?

WE HAVE CALLS

Kevin from LA
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Don from Boiled Owl
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Kevin on donations
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Alex from Austin
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Jay Bill and Matt Part 5 – Recovered 836

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Our generous Recovered Podcast Community allows us to be self supporting and not rely on outside contributions.  If you would like to join us, there are two ways.

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The Recovered Podcast Community is not a glum lot.  They contribute to the show and what they share is exactly what someone else needs to hear.  The new guy needs to hear your story.  So honor your 12th step obligation by calling in and help the guy who has not yet gone to his first meeting, you may make the difference in his life.  There are two ways to add to the show:

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Controlled Drinking – Recovered 835

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This episode is sponsored by The Recovered Podcast Reception and Live Shows
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On Friday, September 29th at 5:45 pm, the Recovered Podcast will be leading a panel discussion on “Recovery and the Digital Age.”  We want to you to be part of the show and add to the discussion.

Just go to http://recoveredcast.com/tricounty for more information

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“Despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. By every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. If anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can do the right- about-face and drink like a gentleman, our hats are off to him. Heaven knows, we have tried hard enough and long enough to drink like other people!

Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at home, never having it in the house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties, switching from scotch to brandy, drinking only natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums – we could increase the list ad infinitum.

We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition.”

What is controlled drinking?
Have you ever tried controlled drinking?
Do you think you ever had the ability to control your drinking?

What are the different classes of problem drinkers described in the book?
Moderate drinkers have little trouble in giving up liquor entirely if they have good reason for it. They can take it or leave it alone.
certain type of hard drinker. He may have the habit badly enough to gradually impair him physically and mentally. this man can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome
The type that begins to lose all control of his liquor consumption, once he starts to drink. one symptom: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving.

What class is the book intended for?
Why do you think the book suggests to try some controlled drinking

If you can control your drinking, is AA for you?
What is the only requirement for membership?
Is there a disconnect here?

Have you ever recommended someone control their drinking?
What were the results?

If you could drink safely now, would you?

WE HAVE CALLS

Kevin from LA
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Mike from Celebration Florida
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Justin
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Jason
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Don with Boiled Owl Podcast
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Two sides of the Good Time Charlie By Annie Highwater

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Good Time Charlies, Codependency and Shame; a Conversation with Award Winning Journalist Rob Koebel

Award winning Journalist, writer, actor and producer Rob Koebel has been one of my most lighthearted, fun and interesting conversations since I began writing work in the Recovery realm.

Rob has quite an inspiring story, as much as he has led an interesting life (bio below).

After experiencing a very public downward spiral, Rob has been making a climb upward and onward, helping others to see what is behind the face of the “Good Time Charlie” drinkers.   He gives sharp insight for those who know and love (or might be) someone known as the life of the party.

One thing you catch quickly is Rob’s ease in conversation, which puts others at ease themselves.  It did not surprise me that our conversation led to the pitfalls of being likeable when it comes to drugs and alcohol misuse.

Rob opened with a very honest stroll through his early years, from common middle school insecurities, wanting to blend in, win over the girls and “be the fun.”  Like many of us, he joined in on underage social drinking to feel confident and included.  Yet for some that becomes more of a pattern than for others.

Rob’s journey led him through high school and college antics that were overlooked due to the “boys will be boys” attitude of those in authority who gave him somewhat of a pass.   He went onto become a television news reporter/anchor, taking his drinking habit, which didn’t appear to be a problem, with him.

There were however, warning signs and red flags along the way that drinking was becoming a go to friend for Rob.  Spending late nights blowing off steam at the bar had developed into a coping skill, impacting his relationships with his wife and family.

Good Time Charlie drinkers are usually different when the lights go down.  After the last call for alcohol, they have to go home and wake up to reality. Many times there is someone who has been home waiting, feeling the pain from the other side of the night.

Those who love a charmer know the pain of life alongside them and that the reality at home is different once the party ends. Likeable alcoholics may not look like they’re in trouble or their lives are being affected, because the truth behind the scenes doesn’t rise to meet the eye.

It can be easier to excuse substance abusive behavior if it seems funny, wild and crazy.  Or when the one in question is friendly, fun and easy to like.  Yet eventually it catches up in relationships, if not other areas of life.

“It’s very hard to have relationships when you’re doing drugs and drinking, I find, for me personally…you become closed off, unreceptive, insensitive” ~David Bowie

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As much fun as an excessive drinking lifestyle can initially be, I posed a question to several folks who also opted out of the binge drinking cycle:

“What did it eventually lead to?”

Their answers were extremely realistic:

Alcohol abuse led to: relationships we couldn’t see the truth about, a marriage that fell apart.  Friendships that were surface only and sometimes very toxic. A drunk driving charge. Arguments.  Conflicts. Hangovers.  Job loss or attendance issues.  Harder drugs.  Embarrassment.  Health issues. Weight gain.  Lack of goals outside of the next social gathering. And so on.

The truth is, eventually habitual and excessive alcohol use catches up.  Even if you are the life of the party, eventually the party ends and someone gets hurt.  The party tends to destroy a family.

The habitual lifestyle of excessive drinking caught up to Rob with a tidal wave of consequences, as it does for most.  After a series of events; a divorce, a tell all book and country song written about his marriage, drama within the workplace etc., Rob had an embarrassing encounter with an Apple Store that served as his wakeup call.

Harsh consequences may not be the outcome for every person who engages in a lifestyle of frequent drinking, but one or more of the above has certainly occurred for most. Alcoholism is as damaging, deadly and dangerous as drug abuse.

While drug abuse is viewed as shameful, criminal and deadly, excessive drinking is just as dangerous yet is still largely viewed (and advertised) as socially acceptable.

But what is excessive drinking? There are two types:

  • Heavy drinking – For men under age 65, heavy drinking means having four drinks a day or more than 14 drinks in a week. For women and men over age 65, heavy drinking is more than three drinks a day or more than seven drinks in a week.
  • Binge drinking – Binge drinking is drinking a large amount of alcohol at one time. For men, it’s defined as five or more drinks within two hours. For women, it’s four or more drinks in that same time frame.

Signs of alcohol abuse and alcoholism

Heavy drinking or binge drinking once in a blue moon might not be a problem for you. But some behaviors are indicators that things are getting serious. Signs to look out for include:

Neglecting responsibilities

This might look like low performance at work or in school, not paying attention to your kids, or skipping commitments because you’re drunk or hung over.

Taking risks and encountering legal problems

Driving while intoxicated, mixing alcohol with medication, and putting your life and others’ lives in danger is a sign that something is seriously wrong.

Drinking to de-stress

American culture makes it seem normal to drink after a long workday or after an argument with a loved one. But this can turn alcohol into a need.

Drinking in spite of relationship problems

If you find yourself drinking even though you know it upsets your spouse, or if you find yourself fighting with family who criticize your drinking habits, there may be a bigger problem at hand.

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Alcohol related divorce rates and statistics don’t lie.  An estimated 88,000 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States. In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).

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“Codependency is driven by the agreement that I will work harder on your problems and your life than you do. This is not love.” ~Danny Silk

The flip side of this issue is the family and loved ones at home. Many are deeply affected and codependent to alcoholic behavior issues. Yet as painful and often unfair as the cycle becomes, affected Loved Ones also play a part.  Just because the one with the substance related behavior is presenting the loudest, doesn’t mean those close to them are healthy and well.  Or right.

If not managed, everyone around the issue becomes deadlocked in arguments and patterns.

In times of crisis with a Loved One who is actively in use, significant others (along with by standing friends and family) get looped into bottomless, tug of war arguments;

“Why can’t you just stop!”

“Why can’t you understand?”

Back and forth, push and pull.  New issue, same argument, stuck on repeat.

We become fearful, nagging, self-righteous and unglued.  

They become insensitive, inconsiderate and hurtful.  And eventually deceptive and brash.

We often think “F*** this!”

They often think “F*** it.”

We hear with our fears, they speak with their frustration. 

We lash out of pain, they react with shame. 

Funny how we all have our survival techniques when in crisis. Each becomes dead locked in their position and the back and forth ensues, neither able to breakthrough or hear, much less understand the other.  Fear, pain and shame are terrible communicators. Life seems to unravel and relationships are damaged.

It’s a sickening cycle.  Someone drinks (or gets high), someone shames, no one copes.

I personally come from a background of religious dysfunction and condemnation (detailed in my book Unhooked).  Shaming was a constant in my life for many years.   Along with having been through the rollercoaster of prescription drug dependency with very close family members, I have been on both the giver and the taker sides of shame.

I know this to be fact; shaming someone into anything, let alone sobriety, does not work. It doesn’t even help.

Questions posed to anyone whose life has been affected by someone’s drinking or substance abuse is “Does shaming them work? Did the person get better?  Has life improved?”

We have to stop and ask, does it work?  The answer is no, it does not work.  It doesn’t even help.

There is a world of difference between shame and accountability.

Accountability and consequences alongside a healthy, loving plan to manage the issues (such as professional direction from a family substance abuse counselor, Al Anon support groups and literature and the CRAFT method) are profoundly better, much more effective methods.

I also strongly encourage research.  There is a mountain of knowledge to discover when it comes to the disease of dependency. The more you read, search online, attend a class or support meeting, search your local library or bookstores for literature or meet with a professional specializing in family dynamics of dependency; the better chance you have of working through the madness, confusion and pain of it.  And possibly restoring peace to relationships that are worn down.

There’s a need for all involved with someone struggling with drugs or alcohol issues to become educated on facts and positive methods of coping and contributing.

We all have a perspective and play a role in the family when it comes to SUD.  The more willing we are to understand the struggle in the mind of one who is dependent (and vice versa), the better.

Alcoholism and addiction are family illnesses, we all play a part. The healthier family and friends become, the more chance there is to move our impacted relationships forward toward healing and wellness with our struggling Loved One.

But first, let’s drop the shame. Shaming is part of the cycle of sickness.  We need to realize it’s also a toxic part of the problem. When we learn and work together, people recover, relationships mend and families heal. Knowledge is power.  Safe, honest communication leads to peace.

Recovery works!

There’s always hope, but we all have work to do to get there.

Thank you Rob, for being open, honest, likeable and for doing the work to inspire others to make a comeback,

Annie 

(Recovering Codependent)

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These days Rob Koebel can be found writing, acting and producing documentaries including Story Junkie and Chasing Evel; Official Selection of the Nashville Film Festival and Big Sky Film Festival, based on the life and career of Evel Knievel’s son Robbie Knievel who was the most celebrated daredevil in the 80s and 90s.

Rob Koebel is an award-winning journalist, actor, writer, host and voice over artist. His journalism work has earned him Emmy’s, Associated Press and an Edward R Murrow award. His career as a journalist spans nearly two decades. Rob covered Presidential elections from the campaign trail; tracked one of the FBI’s most-wanted killers in a huge manhunt through rural Arizona; exposed corruption in the government at state, local and federal levels; and busted a nationwide sports memorabilia company selling fake autographs in stadium team shops across the country.

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Book link for: Unhooked

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