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Healing Shame Through Self-Affirmation

Since about 1980, there has been a phenomenal interest in and writing about shame, a topic that had received little prior attention. We have more understanding of the results of…

Anxiety: “I Thought I Was Losing It”

It was like any other Monday morning. I got up and got in the shower and began planning the day ahead. After a few minutes I started feeling dizzy while…

A Recovery Story: Then Something Astonishing Happened

I was always able to get by on my brains and wits, so the drinking in high school and later in college wasn’t an obstacle to making it through. Of…

Worrying One’s Way to Distraction

I come from a family of worriers, and I’ve done a lot of worrying in my life. I now do it less than ever, but there was a time when…

Recovery, A Feminine Perspective

I always liked partying. I liked the way drinking made me feel. I knew I drank more than most of my friends, but I didn’t think too much about it.…

The Impaired Lawyer

Once a drunk, always a drunk. How many times have we heard colleagues say this about another lawyer after his or her latest escapade, brush with the law, or embarrassing…

A Recovery Story: What Happened and My Life Now

Following is the story of a North Carolina Bar member. In the spirit of avoiding pride in recovery, it is provided to you anonymously. While in my first year of law…

NCLAP: There’s Always Someone To Talk To

Two lawyers who were very respected members of the Bar were both patients seeing the same counselor. Each had come because of loneliness, depression, and burnout. Neither was aware that…

A Recovery Story: Drinking and Reality

Johnny Carson was once asked why he quit drinking and his response was, “I don’t drink well.” This definition certainly fits me, although for many years I was able to…

A Recovery Story: An Honest Appraisal

The stories of fellow alcoholics are the fresh minted coins of survival. You pass yours to the next person in the hope he or she will see a gleam of…

Gambling Addiction

We tend to respond to issues because of media attention to public figures. Recently, William Bennett, former cabinet secretary and spokesman for virtue and morality, has come under fire because…

From Willful To Willing

One of the great changes in our culture over the last decades has been the shift in our understanding of will. Psychology has grown as a field with many varying…