Is Charlie Sheen a poster boy for the non-12-step, non-disease crowd?
Still Genius – Fingarette on the Disease Myth and Learning
23 years later, Herbert Fingarette’s critique of the disease concept still rings true. In this excerpt, he points out that the ruling explanations of addiction are simply describing learning, and for all the fancy medical language, treatment is simply about teaching.
Stop Recovering. Start Living.
I don’t spend a single day worrying about how to get through it without a drink or drug. I don’t spend a single moment thinking about it. I did, back when I was in the recovery culture. But then I started living – I started focusing on building the life I wanted. I haven’t achieved all of my goals, but I’ve stayed free of drug/alcohol use problems for 9 years now, and I’m a heck of a lot happier focusing on all my new interests rather than worrying about struggling with an imaginary disease. I am not “in recovery.” I refuse to struggle like that. I stopped recovering and started living my life.
The Clean Slate Guide To Denial
Is denial real? What does it mean? Learn more in this in-depth discussion of denial.
StressBytes
Clinical Psychologist Steve Orma launches a new website focused on dealing with stress.
New Brain Scan Reveals Nothing At All
This is a humor piece from NewsBiscuit about Brain Scans.
Finally Some Real Reporting: Scientific American On “Curing” Yourself Of Addiction
Some honest reporting from Scientific American on the reality of natural “recovery” or self-change from substance use problems
Living Up To The Hype – Harvard & The Social Network
When students learn that they should be partying hard and drinking to excess, they’ll tend to do that. In this case, they learned this lesson from “The Social Network”. The results are both frightening and enlightening.
Charlie Sheen Confirms That Chuck Lorre Is an AA Member
The cancellation of Two And A Half Men is really a heightened version of a spat between 2 men about whether or not AA is an effective solution for a substance use problem. Chuck Lorre holds most of the power in this situation, he also happens to be completely devoted to Alcoholics Anonymous, which Sheen has been openly criticizing. See the evidence here, along with new info from CBS execs.
Charlie Sheen Turns On The Cult – And Feels The Wrath of Alcoholics Anonymous
When Charlie Sheen said that AA was a cult, he was right. Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre has cancelled production of the show because Charlie denounced AA, and it’s teachings. Why would he do this when he’s continued production in the past when Charlie went through rougher incidents? Because Charlie was in AA back then – but now that he’s left the cult, he needs to be punished.