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Every person in the AA program who's successful is living proof that he or she does have power over addictive drugs and alcohol- the power to stop.

— Chris Prentiss, The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery

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At the bottom of every person's dependency, there is always pain, Discovering the pain and healing it is an essential step in ending dependency.

— Chris Prentiss, The Alcoholism And Addiction Cure

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Stress and anxiety cause our brains to release chemicals that put lines in our faces and tear us down emotionally and spiritually.

— Chris Prentiss, Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

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Negative emotions, like depression or anxiety, have been shown to affect our immune system. Stress impedes wound healing.

— Chris Prentiss, Be Who You Want, Have What You Want: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

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You are not an alcoholic or an addict. You are not incurably diseased. You have merely become dependent on substances or addictive behavior to cope with underlying conditions that you are now going to heal, at which time your dependency will cease completely and forever.

— Chris Prentiss, The Alcoholism And Addiction Cure

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And I know she'll be the death of me, at least we'll both be numb and she'll always get the best of me, the worst is yet to come.

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You don't have to not drink for twenty years today. You don't have to give up white bread for all eternity, right now. This "one day at a time" cliche when taken plainly is no less profound than any "be in the moment" Eastern wisdom I've since encountered.

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I was afraid that loving the drunk story best meant some part of me still wanted to keep living it. And of course, some part of me did.

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The story of getting better can be just as compelling as the story of falling apart.

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At some point, this creator of music struggled with his own connection and his own relationship with Life. At some point, maybe you have too.

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When you’re lonely and blacking out in strange places, you let other lonely people do what they want to you. You call it free love.

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I'm afraid the problem with Zach is more serious. He's back on the horse, Elaine. Smack. White palace. The Chinaman's nightcap.

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