Protestantism

» pink101 - You Might Find Interesting

In response to What Part--If Any-- posted by paper_turtle:
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I have been discussing this subject with a few people who have heavy experience in the area of addiction counseling.
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Here is a link you might find interesting:
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http://www.potterefron.sphosting.com/OnL...
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Apparently, Ronald T. Potter-Efron, M.S.W., Ph.D. & Patricia S. Potter-Efron, M. S., are considered to be somewhat expert in the field of addiction. They are convinced that resentments and anger play a big part in addictive personalities.
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have you heard of them--are you familiar with their work?
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From a personal contact with a different person, earlier today, I was informed that resentments, very often, carry a heavy influence on addicts.
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I wonder why you seem so adverse to giving the idea any credibility at all. Am I misreading you?
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BTW, I was addicted to cigarettes at one time. It was not easy to break the thirty year addiction; but, I did it. I have not been addicted to alcohol or chemicals. However, I used to find pleasure in and enjoyed going into classy cocktail lounges before they went out of style.
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:~)
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And, I know some alcoholics and some addicts and some that suffer from both problems. I don't resent them nor do any of the other people I know who also know them and their problems resent them. As far back as I can remember, I never knew anyone who knew who did on a personal basis.
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Resent drugs and alcohol abuse? Yup. A lot of people resent that including the addicts themselves.
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Did I ever tell you about the guy who worked for me who was hooked on Heroin? I have had several addicts work for me over the years.
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I do, however, and did resent it when these employees when I discovered they had lied to me and that they were using me. That doesn't mean I resented them.
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There is a television series that deals with addiction intervention. Have you seen it?
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-- posted by pink101