Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe to the Recovery Elevator Podcast Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
In this episode, Dawn shares how she has made it to 6 months of sobriety as a mother of three. We also discuss terminal uniqueness which basically is when we focus on the differences and not the similarities. I have been culpable of this many times, and I am working on being cognizant of how to avoid this. Here are some of the key reasons why terminal uniqueness is so dangerous.
-It allows people to ignore the likely consequences of their actions
-It provides a false sense of security
-It divides the world into me and them
-It means that the individual will be unwilling to believe that treatments that help other people can help them
-It leads to the individual thinking that they are either worse than everyone else, or that they are better than everyone else
-It prevents the individual from seeking help for their problems
-It can be a barrier to communication
-It leads to feelings of loneliness and desperation (isolation)****
-you think you’re being responsible when you iron a shirt the night before work, but you are so drunk that you fall forward and crumple the ironing board into twisted metal -Patrick
-you run into your old drinking buddy & can’t remember his name -Miq
-You stop talking in mid sentence because you forget how to talk. -James
-You vomit, and then go get a drink to settle your stomach issues -Gabrielle
Much of the inspiration for this topic came from Ty, who edits the podcast, and MD Junction.
Be sure to join the Recovery Elevator Private Accountability Facebook Group.
Come join the ultimate Recovery Elevator meet-up in Peru where we will be volunteering at orphanages with Peruvian Hearts, working with local alcoholics, and why not hike the 38 mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu while were down there!
Be sure to expand your recovery network in and Seattle on February 27th and San Francisco on March 5th. Dates for NYC, San Francisco, Denver Costa Rica and Norway are coming soon.
