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Comment on LifeRing Offers “Dual Diagnosis” Recovery Support Group Online by Craig W

Craig W — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:37 +0000

Mark,

I’ll email you and get you signed up.

Craig W. for LifeRing

Comment on LifeRing Offers “Dual Diagnosis” Recovery Support Group Online by Mark

Mark — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:27 +0000

I am very interested in joining this group. I am bi-polar, ADD and I am well into recovery from substance abuse. I am in search for a less dogmatic system for my recovery.

Comment on Schedule of Events by Craig W

Craig W — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:45:12 +0000

Jack,

Here you go: http://lifering.org/lifering-annual-meeting-2013/event-registration/?regevent_action=show_shopping_cart
I’ll send it to you in an e-mail, too.

Craig W.
LifeRing

Comment on Schedule of Events by Dr. Jack McInroy

Dr. Jack McInroy — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:15:27 +0000

I can’t find the Register page.

Comment on Does your brain know if you’re likely to relapse? by Steve S

Steve S — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:53:49 +0000

Oh, agreed on that. That’s why I mentioned how this seemingly ties in with the “triggers” idea.

Comment on Does your brain know if you’re likely to relapse? by JeffK

JeffK — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:37:16 +0000

I think from my read, people who are in earlier recovery are more likely to be antsy and unable to calm down, and over-react to stress – this shows up as brain activity in scans, and we already know that people in this stage are more likely to relapse. And we already know that cravings are going increase the likelihood of relapse, too. Not sure if this warrants putting addicts inside giant magnets and giving them all MRI scans, vs. just talking to them and seeing where they are at.

Comment on Survey Results Highlight the Cost of Addiction and the Benefits of Recovery by e.man

e.man — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:27:32 +0000

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I took the survey some many months ago! So seeing this capsule about it is nice. Given the dominance of Anonymous recovery ( 12 Step ), Faces and Voices is intriguing. For me, this relates to the ‘two hatter’ tradition of circumventing Traditions. Funny thing this, what do you readers think? I will try and find the link ( or the direct site ) to learn more and to read what the survey study authors may have to say about ‘self selection’ in surveys of this type.

Thank you, Craig W for doing all you do. There is politics in recovery, like it or not, and you do a fine job of rising above it. That’s my impression.

This is my first post.

Comment on New Developments in the LifeRing Election Contest by Chris

Chris — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:38:06 +0000

Participation at that level isn’t appealing at all to me. However, it is at a meeting level.

The more I have been involved with Life Ring the more I believe that many of its written and unwritten rules are based on its inception during a time when AA was the only game in town. That’s probably why so many older member have the belief that, as you put it, “being different from AA is not something we try to avoid”.

Life Ring would be better served in its quest to grow if it stood on its own rather than staunchly regarding itself as some sort of “alternative to 12 Steps”.

Comment on New Developments in the LifeRing Election Contest by Craig W

Craig W — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:18:06 +0000

Chris,

It’s true the path to further participation isn’t mapped out for you, but it does exist. You could, for example, join the email group LifeRingBOD, where governmental matters and current issues are discussed. Comparisons with AA, a 75 year old organization with a couple of million members aren’t really fair, plus being different from AA is not something we try to avoid. Our definition of “member” is anyone who chooses to be involved.

Craig

Comment on New Developments in the LifeRing Election Contest by Chris

Chris — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:56:25 +0000

Thanks. The links don’t explain any of the inner workings of Life RIng though. What do all these people do other than work to vote to change by-laws that pertain to voting? One of my pet peeves about Life Ring is that it isn’t more like AA where newcomers are welcomed to join in and even encouraged to become “members” and get active within the organization. Meetings are facilitated by groups, rather than individuals.