Sentences with phrase «sobriety as»

The 12 step recovery programs are not always enough to reach sobriety as there are often underlying issues.

In simplest terms, Bethesda Workshops defines sexual sobriety as no sex with self or with anyone other than a legally married spouse.

Alcoholics and drug addicts define sobriety as being the amount of time they have abstained from the use of alcohol or other mind - altering chemicals.

And so, now that we know why Patrick is the way he is (and are somewhat acquainted with the story's recurring characters), Part 3 flashes forward to a 1990 dinner party and gala, where the guest of honor is an atrociously snooty Princess Margaret (Harriet Walter), and Patrick barely clings to sobriety as he encounters familiar faces from his parents» past.

On the contrary, it is a time of great mourning, of utter dread of what could become of us, and a time of extreme sobriety as we contemplate the task at hand: to forge our own values.

However one conceptualizes the stages of sobriety as a new way of life, it is clear that it is a process.

In the case of the alcoholic who has not achieved sobriety as yet, the appearance of openness to help may hide an underlying resistance; it may be a passive - aggressive way of defeating the counselor by seeming to agree and comply.

Then too, AA is accurate in regarding sobriety as a value in itself.

How might you be encumbered by sobriety as a speaker, outdone by more dynamic souls who speak with passion or humor, who light the room on fire or set the table on a roar?

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At least 10 people tried to mail their taxes through the campground post office on the first day of the festival — a reckless choice considering the mail doesn't have a return address and, as Hampton says, the destination isn't always written out carefully considering the senders» level of sobriety.

It enjoyed a reputation for sobriety, transparency and a resistance to volatility, which drew blue - chip clients such as The Washington Post.

So Laaser reached out to secular 12 - step programs, using Alcoholics Anonymous» framework as a guide to reaching what he called sexual «sobriety,» abstaining from sex outside of marriage and avoiding masturbation.

AA is more successful in maintaining sobriety because it is successful in strengthening the person's real self - esteem, as distinguished from his grandiosity.

As AA has shown, unless the vicious cycle of this addictive process can be interrupted (by avoiding the first drink), sobriety will not be

The fact that AA has grown from one person to over 375,000 in thirty years would seem to be ipso facto evidence that it is very effective in producing initial as well as long - term sobriety.

Our book is meant t be suggestive only LOL God luck I have feeling AA will weather the hate as it has the last 75 + years and continue to reach out to those so desperately in need of sobriety for free LOL If you read this and want to get sober please try AA if it doesn't work for you find something that does.

As is true of almost all such sobriety, it was limited in duration.

As he acquires more stable sobriety, he is confronted by the necessity of taking responsibility for the changing of those attitudes which lead him to drink.

The fact that AA depends neither on religious thrill (as evidenced, for example, by the lack of group singing), nor on a «hot flash» type of religious experience, makes for a more stable sobriety.

Let anyone credit who or what they will for their sobriety; for me it was and is AA and the principles as set down in the 12 Steps and the Big Book.

As Joe's sobriety becomes more stable, some of his AA behavior patterns will gradually change.

During her teens, Demi Lovato identified as a Christian, and she has more recently discussed her sobriety in terms of her faith.

Alcoholics Anonymous began as a way for members of society to discuss their addiction and maintain sobriety without the scrutiny of society or the risk of personal or professional ruin.

Such short - term therapy aims not at deep underlying problems, but at helping the person do things that will improve his chances of achieving productive sobriety — things such as accepting the fact that he is an alcoholic, learning how to face and handle his fears and resentments constructively, changing his ways of relating so that the guilt - isolation - anger spiral is not triggered so often.

After a few days or weeks of post-hospital sobriety, he begins to drink again, as a result of anxiety and unconscious pressure, as well as his ability to rationalize and convince himself that «this time it will be different.»

The internist is equipped to treat the physiological problems and administer Antabuse; the psychologist is trained to do testing through which the alcoholic's therapeutic needs can be evaluated, and he may be trained to do research and psychotherapy; the psychiatrist, being a medical doctor like the internist, can prescribe medication, but his unique skills are in the area of individual and group therapy and their relationship to drug therapies; the social worker may be trained to help the alcoholic work through his marital and vocational problems and do group as well as individual therapy; the social worker may also work with spouses; the pastoral counselor is specially equipped by training to help the alcoholic with his «spiritual» problems as these relate to his sobriety and his interpersonal relationships; he may also be trained to do group and marital counseling; 40.

Marya, as somebody with 22 years of sobriety in AA, I agree with much of your opinion.

I am an alcoholic with 32 years of sobriety, Lets look at what this woman does for a living, She writes books and I see this as nothing more than a effort to promote her product.

-- power - knowers read these as humiliations rather than as features of the daily human landscape that should require only sobriety, not courage, to acknowledge.

As a former member of AA and a Christian, it is my opinion that AA is not the key to sobriety for many, if not most people.

Pioneer Clarence H. Snyder (who got sober in February of 1938, was sponsored by Dr. Bob, and later became the AA with the most sobriety) spoke often of God as Creator and Jesus Christ as God's Son.

In describing why the person should go to AA as well as participate in counseling, it is well to stress that making the grade to stable sobriety is a difficult accomplishment in which several forms of help are often needed.

Most Group members were not concerned with sobriety, but some, such as Ebby Thacher, believed the group was a critical aid in staying sober.

She offered her experiences and her opinons as to how she succeeds in sobriety.

As was evident in Chapter 5, the AA group and program are designed as a means of facilitating the particular kinds of continuing growth which are necessary to under - gird productive sobrietAs was evident in Chapter 5, the AA group and program are designed as a means of facilitating the particular kinds of continuing growth which are necessary to under - gird productive sobrietas a means of facilitating the particular kinds of continuing growth which are necessary to under - gird productive sobriety.

Next, some of the typical virtues of the new way of life are set forth, with especial emphasis upon such virtues as purity and sobriety, gentleness and humility, generosity and a hospitable temper, patience under injuries, and readiness to forgive.

perhaps the success rate of AA would improve without this focus on an invisible, undefineable mediator as source of sobriety.

As addicts begin recovering from their primary addiction and achieve some sobriety, other addictions emerge.

As a matter of fact, they often do not, and the pastor does well to keep close to a family even after the alcoholic member has achieved sobriety.

In the case of Mrs. R., these include an understanding of the nature of alcoholism (as it eventually became clear that Mr. R. is an alcoholic), the futility of her attempts to coerce him to stop drinking, and the importance of her changing her assumption that any improvement in the family situation is totally dependent on his sobriety.

Being alert to the possibility that some wives may attempt to sabotage their husbands» sobriety does not mean that one should use this as a general approach to helping the family.

Somehow her sense of worth as a person had become bound to her husband's sobriety.

Critics have often noted the sobriety and restraint of the New Testament as compared with Judaism in its picture of heaven and the end of the world.

Not because I have a problem with alcohol abuse, although I enjoy a good sobriety story as much as the next person.

Instead of sacrificing sobriety for flavor, breweries have created low - alcohol, high - aroma IPAs that are about as boozy as Bud Light — but about a million times more flavorful.

He preaches sobriety on his Twitter account and mentors young adults as an ambassador for a Transcend Recovery program.

Though his alcohol level was.000, Woods failed other sobriety tests, exhibited «extremely slow and slurred speech,» was confused about where he was, and was arrested for a DUI as well as improper parking in an illegal space (stopped in the right lane), according to a police report.

Do recall that cosleeping with an infant on a couch, recliner, or sofa, though also forms of cosleeping are, however, dangerous and should be avoided as they increase the chances of suffocation, regardless of sobriety.

As after 9 months of sobriety, cutting out any and all toxins, I know many women are craving a glass of wine or a sip of a red bull once baby is born, but unfortunately if breastfeeding, this is likely to go straight to the baby.

Abelove said Thevenin ran away as he was being given a field sobriety test by French, who pepper - sprayed Thevenin and ran after him.