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		<title>Will it be harder to recover if you don’t believe in God?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we believe in a loving god who cares what happens to us, looks after us, and answers prayers, the peace that our belief brings will unquestionably be a great support in recovery.  On the other hand, if we believe &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/01/29/will-it-be-harder-to-recover-if-you-dont-believe-in-god/">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=1857&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of the Real Bill W.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Wilson was no saint. He smoked like a chimney and acted like a pig—cheating on his loyal wife and demanding a glass of whisky on his deathbed. Working with him was sometimes so difficult that decades after his death, &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/01/27/in-search-of-the-real-bill-w/">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=1848&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When AA Alone Isn&#8217;t Working &#8212; The Fix</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/10/21/when-aa-alone-isnt-working-the-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some addicts believe that the 12 steps can solve all their problems. But they&#8217;re designed to treat addiction—not depression, anxiety, and the like. So how do you know when you need a therapist, and what kind do you need? Read &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/10/21/when-aa-alone-isnt-working-the-fix/">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=1829&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/09/26/resentment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resentments are the poison that we drink, and then wait for the other person to die. - Anonymous Some of the truest words you&#8217;ll ever read. Think about it.  Think about that terrible thing that (insert name here) did to &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/09/26/resentment/">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=1797&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Start Preparing Now to Avoid the Effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/09/07/start-preparing-now-to-avoid-the-effects-of-seasonal-affective-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>whatmesober</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many people (especially those of us in the northern hemisphere) September is the beginning of fall, and with the fall months come the winter blues, or worse, Seasonal Affective Disorder. The time to start prepping for those dark and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/09/07/start-preparing-now-to-avoid-the-effects-of-seasonal-affective-disorder/">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=1790&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do social networking sites turn teens into substance abusers?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/30/do-social-networking-sites-turn-teens-into-substance-abusers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t buy it. Read why: Do social networking sites turn teens into substance abusers?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&amp;blog=2631653&amp;post=1786&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/25/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>whatmesober</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early in human history, there were probably few alcoholics or addicts because the alcohol content available in fermented fruit was low, and plants that produced other intoxicating substances were relatively scarce.  The development of agriculture made it possible to insure &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/25/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences-2/">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=1777&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences? — Part 2</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/24/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences-%e2%80%94-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously we mentioned that the pleasure center is a portion of the brain over which we have no conscious control, and that it can be stimulated by a variety of chemicals — some of them produced inside our bodies and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/24/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences-%e2%80%94-part-2/">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=1783&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Addicts Keep Using Despite The Consequences?</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/21/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>whatmesober</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early in human history there were probably few alcoholics or addicts, because the alcohol content available in fermented fruit was low, and plants that produced other intoxicating substances were relatively scarce.  The development of agriculture created food surpluses, especially of &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2011/08/21/why-do-addicts-keep-using-despite-the-consequences/">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=1774&amp;subd=lastthing&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs, Alcohol and Infectious Diseases</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2011/05/31/drugs-alcohol-and-infectious-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 15:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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