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    Foundations of Recovery
    Foundations of Recovery
    Foundations of Recovery
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    Foundations of Recovery

    By Donn Robinson

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Faith Publishing, Inc.
    Release dateMay 31, 2024
    ISBN9798892431637
    Foundations of Recovery

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      Book preview

      Foundations of Recovery - Donn Robinson

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      Foundations of Recovery

      Donn Robinson

      ISBN 979-8-89243-162-0 (paperback)

      ISBN 979-8-89243-163-7 (digital)

      Copyright © 2024 by Donn Robinson

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

      Christian Faith Publishing

      832 Park Avenue

      Meadville, PA 16335

      www.christianfaithpublishing.com

      Printed in the United States of America

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1

      The Basics

      Chapter 2

      Sorting It Out

      Chapter 3

      The Work

      Chapter 4

      Growing in Recovery

      Chapter 5

      Facing Reality

      Chapter 6

      Health Issues

      Chapter 7

      Honest, Openminded, Willing

      Chapter 8

      Higher Power

      Chapter 9

      Mental/Emotional Health

      Chapter 10

      Commentary on the 12-Step Program

      Overview of the 12-Step Program

      Foundations of Recovery Summed Up

      Afterword

      About the Author

      Introduction

      My name is Donn Robinson, and I am a recovering alcoholic/addict. I am also a substance abuse / mental health counselor (retired). I have been in recovery for thirty-plus years. I am writing this book in hopes that, for some people seeking recovery, the information presented will be useful in creating for yourself a successful recovery. Addiction has recently been labeled as a serious brain disease with a high degree of lethality. I could not agree more. Does that mean that we are hopeless? Certainly not! What it does mean is that we need to take the matter seriously and take appropriate action to address the issue. My hope is that each and every person who reads the material will do exactly that. Take the matter seriously and take appropriate action.

      In reflecting on my own experience, I must admit that for some years, I lied to myself about my relationship to alcohol and drugs and about many of the results. I told myself that I was just partying and having a good time and that my use of alcohol and drugs was helping me cope with life and deal with my stress. I viewed my use as a "helper and my drugs as a friend. When problems occurred with my family and significant others in my life, I blamed it on them, my bad luck," etc. In short, I failed to realize the true nature of the relationship, and the truth was that I was hooked like a largemouth bass. I have since concluded that one cannot get clear thoughts from a polluted brain; it just cannot happen.

      Chapter 1

      The Basics

      One pillar in the foundation of recovery is getting honest with yourself about your relationship with your drugs, and that is of great importance if you are to be successful. Acknowledging and embracing the idea that your use is a life-threatening mortal enemy is vital if you are to recover. The truth is that alcohol and other drugs are an equal opportunity destroyer: male, female, rich, poor, famous, unknown, beautiful, plain . It just does not matter; they will devastate or kill you, or both. I kept a sign in my office for many years, strategically placed, that read Using = Losing so that during my sessions, my clients had to see the sign.

      Many of us operate out of the message, I can get away with it, not realizing that it is not a question of whether or not I was going to lose, but what and when. Recovery, by definition, is to regain, to get back, to be restored to (Webster's Dictionary). My question to you is, what have you lost, what are you likely to lose if you continue, and what else are you willing to sacrifice on the altar of your addiction? After asking the question as a group exercise, What are you trying to get back, or regain, as a result of stopping your use and taking other steps? Writing them on the dry-erase board, I realized that all the important things in life ended up on the board. Not everyone lost all these things, but everyone lost some of these things. Using truly does result in losing.

      Some of you who will read this book will have experience in reading the AA book. If you ever saw an AA coin, you may have noticed that every AA coin states, To thine own self be true, which is a great quote from Shakespeare. Why? If we continue to fool ourselves about the true nature of our relationships with our drug, we are highly likely to be unsuccessful in recovery. How many times have we tried to use successfully? How many times have we failed? I know that I must have tried five hundred or more

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