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Things the recovery industry will not tell you:
1. The drug worked. That is why people use it. Not weakness. Not moral failure.
A neurological event so complete and persuasive that any honest account of addiction has to start there.
The problem is not that the drug fails. The problem is that what it does is unrepeatable, and you will burn your entire life to the ground trying to get back to a place that no longer exists.
2. Shame is not guilt. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am something bad. Guilt is appropriate. Shame is a cell with no windows. Most people use the words interchangeably. That mistake is lethal.
3. You cannot shame someone who has already named the thing you are holding over them. Say it first. Say it in plain light. The weapon drops.
4. Guilt can coexist with self-respect. Shame cannot. You can hold the damage and the dignity at the same time. I know because I live there.
5. Radical honesty does not give you back who you were. It hands you the clean slate of who you always wanted to be. The mask comes off. The cartoon other people drew of you stays on the page.
6. Nobody gets clean on a winning streak.
7. You have to be almost self-delusional in your forgiveness of yourself. (Go watch Chase Hughes)
8. The greatest sin was not the chaos. It was the absence. Being unavailable to the people who needed you.
9. Sustainable recovery starts with one thing: honesty with yourself. If you love an addict and want to help, that is the only door in.
10. I am only an expert on my recovery. Nobody is an expert on anyone else’s.
@HunterBiden Actually, your Dad bragged on you...❤️ That's what brought you into orbit. Lost my big bro to heroine. (sisters are alcoholic)
One day at a time, Hunter.
✌️😉
Very proud of you!
Since Trump is unable to bring a receipt of Democrats rigging elections, here's one of Arizona Republicans caught in the act of trying to rig the 2020 election, by signing fake elector forms for Trump.
It would be a shame to keep sharing this and other receipts...
Certain crimes can be prevented with a few easy steps — like practicing the #9PMRoutine! By locking your car and home doors every night, you're eliminating the opportunity for this crime to occur.
Give this a 💚 if your doors are locked for the night!
BREAKING: The boos aren’t just inside MSG, they are OUTSIDE too.
We’re getting reports that every-time Trump’s face is shown on screen New Yorkers can hear booing from residents all over the city. This is historic.
@BuzzPatterson It's NOT "a party" issue.
STOP SPREADING THAT!
It's a generational ignorance across the board. Soon, no one will read script! LET THAT SINK IN, Sir.
Thank you for your service.
BREAKING: “NEW YORK HATES YOU!” A huge crowd of New York Knicks fans gathered outside of Trump Tower last night to make sure that Trump knows his own city hates him and that he is NOT welcome at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night for Game 3 of the NBA Finals!
The New York Knicks are on a historic playoff run and are up two games in the best-of-7 finals against the San Antonio Spurs, so of course, Donald Trump is obligated to try and steal some spotlight by personally attending the team's home opener.
This is going to have a HUGE effect on the diehard fans who have waited their whole lives for this. Seats are going to be too expensive to afford and watch parties outside the stadium have been banned, all so a demented pedo who couldn’t care less about basketball can try to steal some spotlight for his selfish self.
New Yorkers gathered outside Trump Tower to let their feelings be known, and, well, the video speaks for itself.
New York hates Donald Trump. And so do we!
This clown is SO DELUSIONAL, the entire planet heard him booed into oblivion, he says it was mostly cheers.
The booing was loud, and it was enthusiastic.
Pathetic, delusional clown.
BREAKING: The boos aren’t just inside MSG, they are OUTSIDE too.
We’re getting reports that every-time Trump’s face is shown on screen New Yorkers can hear booing from residents all over the city. This is historic.