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Lifetime of Tears

I have a lifetime of tears that are trapped like an ocean, deep within the inside of me, The pain and the fears, and a lingering notion that one day they'll all be set free. But for now, as new tears are gathered and added deep behind an impenetrable wall, The pressure increases as the stability decreases, awaiting the eventual fall.

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Opening Up to Grief

I remember what my life was like when I was living wholly in my addiction. It was as though I were in a cave, deep inside, where the light was far off, and surrounding me were damp, cold walls of stone. Gratefully and finally, I moved toward the light and found fellowship in SA. That damp, dark place was my lust addiction. I was isolated even though I was surrounded by people. In my lust, I saw people as objects, and I was alone.

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Tears of Gratitude

I wept nearly every day in my first year in recovery. What a contrast with the previous 25 years, when I acted out sexually whenever I felt sad. In doing so, I had stuffed so much grief inside me that when the dam broke, I thought the flood would never end. There was a lot of pain down there. All those losses that I had never grieved: the death of my father when I was a teenager; many lost loves; two broken marriages; separation from my children; two failed careers; hard-won fame and fortune gone. There was a world of sadness here that I had never expressed naturally. I had just “moved on” to the next career or relationship, until one day I was 12th-stepped.

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Acceptance is the Answer to All My Problems

I am very lucky to have an experienced therapist who is a man my age and who has also personally worked the 12 Steps for his own addiction issues; he thoroughly supports 12 Step programs. I have found this kind of outside professional help to be a very positive complement to my recovery in SA.

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אני תמיד מוצא את מה שאני מחפש

הוא המשיך ליפול עד ששינה את מה שהוא מחפש. אני שיכור שבתחתית. הייתי בהתמכרות פעילה כמעט ארבעים שנה. לבסוף נגררתי לתוך התוכנית לפני ארבע עשרה שנה. עכשיו, אני נקי כבר שנתיים ושלושה חודשים. תעשו את החשבון.

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זאת לא הייתה נפילה

היינו בקבוצה שהנחה בחור מקומי. ברגע של שקט, שמענו פתאום משהו מתחיל להישבר. לא הבנו מאיפה הצליל הגיע. שמענו עוד צליל של שבר, ואחריו עוד אחד. לאט לאט אחד החברים שקע אל הרצפה. אחת הרגליים של כיסא הפלסטיק שעליו הוא ישב נשברה, והוא נפל על הרצפה.

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أنا دائمًا أجد ما أبحث عنه

"ظل ينتكس حتى غيّر ما كان يبحث عنه." أنا سكران بلغ الحضيض. كنت في الإدمان النشط لما يقارب أربعين عامًا. أخيرًا، تم جلبي إلى البرنامج منذ أربعة عشر عامًا. والآن، أنا رصين لعامين وثلاثة أشهر. قم بالحساب بنفسك.

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لم تكن انتكاسة

لقد كنا في اجتماعنا، بقيادة زميل محلي. خلال لحظة صمت، سمعنا صَوْتَ طقطقة. لم نكن نعلم من أين أتَى الصوت. تبعتها طقطقة أخرى، ثم أخرى. ببطء، سقط أحد الزملاء على الأرض، كانت إحدى أرجل كرسيه البلاستيكي قد انكسرت تماما، و كان الآن على الأرض. لقد تفاجأنا جميعا، ثم انفجرنا بالضحك.

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Siempre encuentro lo que busco

Siguió recayendo hasta que cambió por lo que estaba buscando. Soy un borracho de bajo fondo. Estuve en una adicción activa durante casi cuarenta años. Finalmente fui arrastrado al Programa hace catorce años. Ahora, he estado sobrio durante dos años y tres meses. Tú sacas las cuentas.

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