Why Addicts | Alcoholics Lie, Cheat, Steal

Lisa Frederiksen explains Why Addicts | Alcoholics Lie, Cheat and Steal

Why addicts | alcoholics lie, cheat, steal from those they love the most – WHY? why? WHY?!?*% – becomes one of the many pressing questions that swirl through the minds of those who love them.  At first loved ones are baffled and question themselves, wracking their brains to replay conversations and actions taken, “Maybe I…

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Choosing to Forgive an Alcoholic

Choosing to forgive an alcoholic… Depending on how long you’ve been living and/or coping with a loved one’s alcoholism, this can be one of the most difficult concepts to grasp, let alone embrace – choosing to forgive your alcoholic. I’d repeatedly been told that alcoholism was like any other disease, and I wanted to (and…

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Secrecy and Shame Surrounding Addiction Keep Us Stuck

In my opinion, the secrecy and shame surrounding addiction – now understood to be a chronic, often relapsing brain disease – are what keeps us stuck in the old ways of treating, intervening and preventing substance abuse and addiction. The Historical Reasons When Robert Smith and Bill Wilson (Dr. Bob and Bill W.) co-founded Alcoholics…

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