Sober Identity
Tools for Reprogramming the Addictive Mind
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My alcohol was my solution to life. My alcohol was my guide. It made the bad choices seem not so bad and the good choices seem better. Alcohol intensified every feeling I ever had. Until one day, all I was going for was the feeling of alcohol. That was the only feeling I wanted. I got to escape into my pretend, private world where everything was just fine—unaddressed, ignored, chaotic—but fine. Then one day my alcohol turned on me. I got into trouble. I swore it off. Then it told me it was sorry. I knew secretly I couldn’t live without it. I thought I took it back, in actuality it seduced me back. This happened hundreds of times before the fleeting thought came that I should end this relationship. But I couldn’t I was addicted. Not having my alcohol guide was worse than having it. I didn’t trust it, but I didn’t trust me either. It’s okay, said alcohol guide I promise it will be different this time. It never was, only worse—slowly worse. I could trust myself no longer, the noise in my head—incessant. I can no longer trust others. I do nothing—somehow expecting a miracle. It is an enslavement with no escape, and me—no longer the master.
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The nightmare of drinking can end—today! The criteria: You must choose to learn how to stop and stay stopped. Take a unique and refreshing look at the science behind our addictive drinking patterns and see how we’ve subconsciously and unwittingly programmed ourselves for failure. Learn to reprogram your subconscious mind and begin the journey that will forever change the trajectory of your life. A new you is waiting to emerge. Will you let it? Holding on is killing you; letting go is unfathomable. The acquisition of life skills, competencies, and universal principles will change your relationship with alcohol—forever. • Understand the power of your subconscious mind and why you couldn’t stop drinking even when you’ve thought you wanted to. • Learn and implement the five key competencies for lasting sobriety. • Get comfortable with you—so comfortable that the thought of drinking becomes ludicrous. Learn to be thriving, not surviving, in your life!
About the Author
Lisa Neumann is a life skills and recovery coach and a fully recovered alcoholic. She is the founder of Competency Coaching, a creative coaching agency that works with individuals struggling to maintain sobriety. She lives with her family in San Juan Capistrano, California.