For all of you Michigan addiction professionals, we are now offering distance CEs for all MCBAP certifications. We'd rather see you in person, where you can get CEs for free. But, if you can't make it, this is a great way to get recovery-oriented CEs pretty cheap. Spread the word!
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Intellect no shelter from cognitive bias
In a recent post I shared my observation that, as the usefulness of many psychotropics have been cast into doubt by a growing body of evidence, many people who used to chide questioners to "follow the evidence" now resort to anecdotes to defend their advocacy for these drugs. (And, denigration of other methods.) One story … Continue reading Intellect no shelter from cognitive bias
Sentences to ponder
I didn’t invent the humor in recovery. It’s already there. There’s a tremendous amount of laughter at a good AA meeting. Author, Elizabeth Zelvin, discussing her use of recovery themes in her mystery novels.
The ancients on will and addiction
It took me a few reads, but Alan Brody suggests that addiction is a combination of impaired will and impaired evaluative faculties that lead to poor choices in how to exert our will. Then again, I'm not sure I know where he stands. He guides through some philosophical musings about addiction and will. He presents … Continue reading The ancients on will and addiction
When the bubble bursts
A while back, a colleague introduced me to Shattered Assumptions. The book posits that we are able to engage in our day to day life because we assume: The world is benevolent The world is meaningful The self is worthy When a traumatic event destroys these assumptions, rebuilding them is a task that is central … Continue reading When the bubble bursts
Vintage Soviet Poster
[via Brain Pickings]
Revenge and the reward system
I've often wondered about all of AA's emphasis on resentment and whether research will end up provide an evidence-base for all the attention it receives in the steps, literature and discussion. I found this, from a recent episode of On Being, very interesting: Mr. McCullough: And if you look at the brain of somebody who has just … Continue reading Revenge and the reward system
Help!
I just listened to a Radiolab episode focusing on people's attempts to control their future selves—to prevent themselves from doing something that they don't want to do. Here's a video that, focusing on procrastination, illuminates the concept of your present self trying to control your future self. (It's from a book called, You Are Not … Continue reading Help!
No. 1 Littered Item in the United States is on Roads and Beaches?
...cigarette butts are the No. 1 littered item every year on U.S. roadways and beaches. It had to be about 19 years ago that I flicked a cigarette butt to the ground and stepped on it outside of a meeting. My sponsor ran over and picked up and threw it out saying, "What's wrong with … Continue reading No. 1 Littered Item in the United States is on Roads and Beaches?
Project Forgive
The Detroit Free Press ran a very complicated (emotionally and cognitively) story about a recovery, a relapse, a tragedy and forgiveness. "Tom had been sober for years," Duperon said. "He was a very giving man, an extraordinary man, and life hit him, and he went back to drinking again. It's that circumstance where you have … Continue reading Project Forgive
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