SafeHouse Podcast

Season 3 - Episode 11

Busting Addiction and Its Myths

The purpose of our podcast is to help families learn the truth about addiction and alcoholism so that they can take the right action to help the addict they love and to help themselves at this critical time in their lives. Exposing the truth about addiction and alcoholism also requires that we bust the myths surrounding both addiction/alcoholism and the recovery process.

You’re Addicted and Don’t Even Know It.

Season 3 – Episode 11

This is episode 11 of Season 3. I shall call this episode You’re Addicted and Don’t Even Know It. Just to get your attention. But I am making a larger and important, legitimate point. More about that in a moment.

So, let’s go to the part where addiction takes many forms.

Here’s where I can start my story just to illuminate my point. I should add at the outset that I happen to have been lucky enough to experience the gradual peeling away of the layers of self-deceit that kept me prey to my shame and resentment for several years. This despite my being clean and sober throughout my recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction.

I started recovering “for good” at a rehab in what was then called Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital in July 1993, which makes it 26 plus years ago. The name of the institution gives you a clue as to how serious my case really was.

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