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		<title>Why I Haven&#8217;t Been Posting Much Lately</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/10/06/why-i-havent-been-posting-much-lately/</link>
		<comments>http://whatmesober.com/2010/10/06/why-i-havent-been-posting-much-lately/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both of my faithful readers will by now have noticed that I&#8217;m not posting very regularly on this site. It&#8217;s not though lack of interest, and I didn&#8217;t relapse (in fact, I just celebrated my 21st sober anniversary on 9/14/10). &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/10/06/why-i-havent-been-posting-much-lately/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1709&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The First Step Is No Theory — Part 1</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/08/28/the-first-step-is-no-theory-%e2%80%94-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://whatmesober.com/2010/08/28/the-first-step-is-no-theory-%e2%80%94-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All 12-step programs use some variation of the following as their first step: “We admitted we were powerless over (insert addiction here)–that our lives had become unmanageable.”  Many of us had trouble admitting to ourselves that we were powerless, and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/08/28/the-first-step-is-no-theory-%e2%80%94-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1684&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Want to know why we say &#8220;No relationships for a year?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/28/want-to-know-why-we-say-no-relationships-for-a-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to know why relationships are the number one cause of relapse? Of course you don&#8217;t.  But here&#8217;s the reason, anyway: &#8230;love is comparable to a drug  addiction: It activates the parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/28/want-to-know-why-we-say-no-relationships-for-a-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1666&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relationship Withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/09/relationship-withdrawal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Breaking Up Hurts: Similar to Addiction, Says Study &#8211; TIME Say you&#8217;re a college student who was recently dumped by the person you thought was the One. You&#8217;re moping around campus in your I&#8217;ve-given-up sweatpants and eating crappy comfort &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/09/relationship-withdrawal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1649&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Wilson’s Gospel</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/03/bill-wilson%e2%80%99s-gospel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Op-Ed Columnist &#8212; NYTimes.com On Dec. 14, 1934, a failed stockbroker named Bill Wilson was struggling with alcoholism at a New York City detox center. It was his fourth stay at the center and nothing had worked. This time, he &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/03/bill-wilson%e2%80%99s-gospel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1638&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guinevere Gets Sober</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/27/guinevere-gets-sober/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cool blog. Check it out: http://guineveregetssober.com/<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1580&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter To A Recovering Friend</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/11/a-letter-to-a-recovering-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Unnamed website) looks interesting, and I&#8217;m glad that you are getting something out of it. Please understand that my remarks are not specific toward (unnamed website).  I don&#8217;t know enough about it to judge. I&#8217;m not sure that I&#8217;ve ever &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/11/a-letter-to-a-recovering-friend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1551&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stinkin&#8217; Thinkin&#8217; and other less-odious thoughts</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/09/stinkin-thinkin-and-other-less-odious-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was with a group of folks this evening who were discussing the fact that alcoholism is as much a problem of the mind as of the body.  Yes, it is a disease &#8212; recognized as such by the AMA &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/09/stinkin-thinkin-and-other-less-odious-thoughts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1541&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Do you believe an addict can become addicted to the recovery center or support group they use?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/03/16/qa-do-you-believe-an-addict-can-become-addicted-to-the-recovery-center-or-support-group-they-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a word, &#8220;No.&#8221;  That said, let me go on to what I know can happen. Getting clean and sober is a life-changing experience, in the literal sense: we are successful only if we give up the world that we &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/03/16/qa-do-you-believe-an-addict-can-become-addicted-to-the-recovery-center-or-support-group-they-use/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1532&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The February Grapevine Is Out</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/01/26/the-february-grapevine-is-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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