Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different
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Book Overview
In this second volume, people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long-suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love, and self-acceptance. This second volume in Kettelhack's series takes on the "terrible twos." Here people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long-suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love, and self-acceptance. Kettelhack shows how "sticking with it"--persevering with the struggle to deal with new feelings and refusing to give in to addictive impulses--ultimately creates the sense of life as an ongoing adventure, one more vivid, exciting and sustaining than had ever been thought possible. Guy Kettelhack has written seven books on recovery. He is completing a Master's degree in psychoanalysis, and is an analyst-in-training at the Boston and New York Centers for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies. A graduate of Middlebury College, Kettelhack has also done graduate work in English literature at Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford University. He lives in New York City.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1568382316
ISBN13:9781568382319
Release Date:September 1998
Publisher:Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"
Customer Reviews
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Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different I read this book with 13 months of sobriety and it was extremely helpful. I was able to re-identify. I had begun to feel different and apart from. And as though I had reached a hilltop at one year only to find a mountain range in my path on the other side. I was reminded that I have to stay in touch with the basics no matter how often I've heard them. One Day at a Time. Progress not Perfection. Find the Similarities. Conscious Contact Daily. Where I Am Right Now is Okay...It's Not A Race or a Contest. A miracle has occurred every day that we stay sober. Embrace Gratitude.
Helpful and practical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Excellent book that I used as a guide for the my early recovery. Must have for the struggles and challenges of recovery.
Understanding Me
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Having recently celebrated my 1 year anniversary in AA, this book really helped me understand where I am. There just aren't many people with my sobriety time in the fellowships I attend. They seem to have more or less time, so it has been difficult for me to understand why I feel the way I do. Those that came into AA when I did all seem to be gone and anybody with about my sobriety has been there before. I have a great sponsor, a solid Big Book Program, great fellowship and a constantly improving "life", but why do I feel different than I did a few months ago? Not bad, not great, but just good. This book was an incredible experience of being able to feel comfortable with the fact that I am "normal" at this stage. The author has a nice mix of his feelings and some testimony from real, live AA members sharing their experiences and feelings. I would read a little each night after my meetings and feel like I had gone to another meeting. It left me calm and hopeful, like most of my AA experiences on my path. I rarely read a book that I appreciate, but this is one. Thank you, Guy.
If you're in your second your, look forward to relate...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I received this book after my first year of sobriety. It was incredibly useful to understand the transitions that I went through after just focusing on being clean & sober. I highly recommend to anyone who starts becoming more aware of feelings and life circumstances that we had years of not dealing with.
Helped to remind me that I'm not alone
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I bought this book after I celebrated my first abstinence Bday and didn't read it for another 6 months. I was so comforted by the stories of recovering folk in their 2nd year of sobriety, all who were experiencing difficulties in recovery that I could relate to. One of the most important things this book helped me to see is that it's okay to struggle. Now that I have 21 months of sobriety, it's not all about how do I take a shower or cook for myself; rather, I'm learning how to be a part of the world. This book was a welcome reminder that the issues I struggle with are akin to those that many 2nd-year recoverers struggle with.
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