We're Not Normal: Allergy, Addiction, and the Myth of Willpower

Recovery Road

English - September 06, 2021 05:30 - 9 minutes - 13.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
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A Program for You: A Guide to the Big Book's Design for Living is an intensive study of the basic text of Twelve Step recovery - the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. This excerpt offers insight on what it means to be allergic to alcohol or other addictive substances, and how "willpower" is an unhelpful myth when it comes to a substance use disorder.