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Traumatic Brain Injury -- Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 2 days ago: Please read Part 1, Part 2 for context. Thank you. The impact of increased stress and sensory overlo … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, abuse and trauma, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, Closed-head Injury, Department of Veteran Affairs

Who Am I? Part 3

secondchancetolive wrote 4 days ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. Through owning and respecting my boundaries, I … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency

Who Am I? Part 2

secondchancetolive wrote 4 days ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Such behaviors undermine the individual’s abil … more →

Tags: abuse and neglect, Acquired Brain Injury, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Bob Woodruff, Brain injured Soldiers, celebrities with brain injuries, children of trauma, Closed-head Injury, CoDependency

My Role in Twilight:New Moon or Tweenlight:New Money1 comment

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 6 days ago: I saw the original ”War of the Worlds” on AMC last weekend. I forgot how good that movie … more →

Tags: Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, drug addiction, recovery, 12-step programs, Acceptance, Inspiration, Serenity, Freedom from Active Addiction

Anonymity and The Clark Kent Saga2 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 6 days ago: My name is Bob D**** and I am an addict. See you thought I would reveal my true identity didn’ … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Self-Pity and the Art of the Slow Dance2 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 1 week ago: Self-pity is one of the most destructive of defects; it will drain us of all positive energy. … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Step 12 and The Real World7 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 1 week ago: I just started reading the 12th Step. In NA I was taught that the steps were not a foot race to … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

The Domino Effect

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 1 week ago: I stayed home on Friday because I wasn’t feeling well, and I had to clean out the basement. I … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Recovery During the Holidays4 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 1 week ago: Nowhere in our NA literature that I can find does it talk about extra strategies or precautions to s … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Freedom is like taking a bath: You got to keep doing it every day.

nellibell49 wrote 2 weeks ago: Florynce Kennedy "Reminiscences of Scottish life and character" There was a sort of infatu … more →

Tags: Step 12, Freedom, one day at a time, GAOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND DEATH, proverbs, Florynce Kennedy, Quotes

Gunfire at my House Last Night

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 2 weeks ago: I walked in last night and ducked. I could almost hear them breathing, the footsteps, but I couldn … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Setbacks, Gratitude, and Call of Duty6 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 2 weeks ago: The house was in turmoil last night. My daughter in a fit of rage hitting doors, cussing myself, my … more →

Tags: 12-step programs, Acceptance, Addiction, drug addiction, Faith, Freedom from Active Addiction, HOPE, Inspiration, issues

Acquired Brain Injury -- In Pursuit of Self-Esteem Part 3 of 3

secondchancetolive wrote 2 weeks ago: Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I slowly began to realize that I needed to be … more →

Tags: CoDependency, Learning, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Acquired Brain Injury, abuse and neglect, Relationships, Adult Children of Alcoholics

The Bucket with a Hole (My Confessions)

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 2 weeks ago: I am reminded from the NA Text in Chapter 7 about trying to fill ourselves up until we get full, onl … more →

Tags: Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, drug addiction, recovery, 12-step programs, Acceptance, Inspiration, Serenity, Freedom from Active Addiction

The Sign of The End

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 3 weeks ago: H1N1  CLINIC CLOSED NO VACCINES I was driving home last night down West Broad Street going past Vete … more →

Tags: recovery programs, Addiction, Inspiration, 12-step programs, Narcotics Anonymous, Freedom from Active Addiction, Acceptance, drug addiction, recovery

Addiction or Persona

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 3 weeks ago: I read a couple of really good posts today. One was talking about most people being addicted to some … more →

Tags: recovery programs, Addiction, Inspiration, 12-step programs, Narcotics Anonymous, Freedom from Active Addiction, Acceptance, drug addiction, recovery

Punk'd by my Sponsor2 comments

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 3 weeks ago: Our literature tells me that some of our earliest new relationships are with our sponsors… … more →

Tags: Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, drug addiction, recovery, 12-step programs, Acceptance, Inspiration, Serenity, Freedom from Active Addiction

The Pumpkin King

beyondtheendoftheroad wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry the picture is so crappy. One of my camera’s is MIA, and my phone just doesn’t cut … more →

Tags: Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, drug addiction, recovery, 12-step programs, Acceptance, Inspiration, Serenity, Freedom from Active Addiction

Second Chance to Live -- Special Edition -- 500th Article2 comments

secondchancetolive wrote 3 weeks ago: Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to sto … more →

Tags: Parents of children with Acquired brain injuries, CoDependency, Living with a Disability, Bob Woodruff, Family, Acquired Brain Injury, Brain injured Soldiers, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Being Healed


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