Crossroads Recovery Centre · 5min Contemplation: Obsession Where does obsession fit in when it comes to the disease of addiction? Am I constantly thinking about acting out in some way ? What does “acting out” even mean ? Am I obsessing about spending...
Denial plays an important role in addiction. Addicts are notoriously prone to denial. Denial explains why drug use persists in the face of negative consequences. Addiction may often result in the loss of a job, or health, or a family. If an addict remains ignorant of...
Crossroads Recovery Centre · 5 Min Contemplation#1 Understanding The Dis-ease .mp3 A 5 minute contemplation on Understanding Dis-ease . Do you ever think ‘Why do I do the things I do’? Do you ever contemplate that ‘driver’ you have inside...
Addiction is often described as a “spiritual, physical, and emotional” disease. What is spirituality Historically the terms spirituality and religion have been confused to mean the same thing. Generally speaking, when the term “spirituality” is...
Bill Wilson (Bill W) and Dr Robert Holbrook Smith (Dr Bob) are the founding members of Alcoholics Anonymous; this fellowship came into being in 1935. Both were alcoholics and both found a new way to live through the programme they founded, this has become known as the...
