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By Martin Nicolaus, William L. White

''A subtle, insightful, well-documented view of the philosophy and perform which are on the middle of the LifeRing procedure. This booklet bargains a viewpoint on restoration that may inspire switch in clinicians and researchers in addition to between contributors suffering to discover their sober selves.'' —Carlo DiClemente , Ph.D., professor and chair, division of Psychology, collage of Maryland, Baltimore, and writer, habit and alter

''With amazing analytical readability and healing generosity, Nicolaus provides a well-argued short for realizing the complexities of dependancy therapy and accepting the total variety of numerous paths to restoration. . . . [Anyone] short of perception and stability on a very important public well-being factor will savor the author's energetic and respectful presentation.'' —Judith Herman , M.D., writer, Trauma and restoration

''In the phrases of our president, 'it's time for a change,' and nowhere is that this extra glaring than within the box of dependancy remedy. Nicolaus has written an excellent booklet that provides LifeRing, a brand new version for self-help teams. A version in response to empathy, medical facts, and giving humans the ability to make their very own offerings approximately cures. certainly, swap has come.'' —Joseph R. Volpicelli , M.D., Ph.D., government director, Institute of dependancy medication, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and coauthor, restoration concepts: the total consultant

''Powerful, enticing, and clinical. Marty Nicolaus exhibits that the sober self emerges via concentrating on a person's energy, intelligence, supportive relationships, and the power to invite, 'what works?''' —Charlotte Sophia Kasl , writer, Many Roads, One trip: relocating past the 12 Steps

''Finally, a deferential method of folks stuck in habit. Nicolaus has given us an alternative choice within the heroic conflict humans struggle to regain the wholeness that dependancy compromises.'' —The Rev. Linda Mercadante , Ph.D., Straker Professor of historic Theology, The Methodist Theological tuition in Ohio, and writer, sufferers and Sinners

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He was let go without explanation on Christmas Day, but a month later he was drafted into the Wehrmacht. As a pastor, he was given a choice: serve as a chaplain for Hitler, with a chance at an easy assignment in France, or serve as infantry on the Eastern Front. The Eastern Front was tantamount to a death sentence. In July 1941, my Introduction 9 mother received the dreaded telegram that announced his death somewhere in Russia. I was born in September. Lots of good people have grown up without fathers.

Everything that speaks for, promotes, or defends living life free of addictive substances, I will call “S” for Sober Self. Do you hear an inner voice that suggests a cocktail? ” What about the voice that suggests a bike ride in the hills? 22 You can spot the “A” and the “S” messages in movies and all around the culture. You can survey your friends and acquaintances and group them into mainly-A or mainly-S types. The A-and-S metaphor is a general tool for making sense of the inner and outer world of addiction.

In this chapter, I will show that this inner division is characteristic of addicted persons and that a number of leading authorities recognize it as such. In so doing, my intent is to show that the inner conflict within a person suffering from addiction, although it is often uncomfortable and even painful to the point of torture, actually carries great hope and is the basis for positive change. The Divided Self Is a Clinical Reality The addict’s divided self is more than a literary metaphor. It is a clinical reality.

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