"Now You Can Free Yourself From
Your Alcohol Addiction - Even When Your Situation Seems Hopeless!"

Are you ready to finally break free from your alcohol addiction?

Of course, you want to be free from your alcohol addiction.

But you're tired.  You're tired of going overboard with your addiction, and you're especially tired of trying to stop your addiction.

You just want to be done with the whole "alcohol addiction" thing, so you can go on with your life.  And you should!

That's where I come in.  Every month hundreds more people seek me out and use my advice.  Why?  Because they're tired of traditional recovery methods that don't work.  They're tired of people telling them they are an "addict."  They're tired of the guilt.  And they're ready for something that works.

My name is James Ronin.  Every day I receive letters from more people who've tried everything else, and were about to give up... until they found me and tried my method.  Now they can't thank me enough.

No I'm not some famous psychiatrist or hypno-therapist with some fancy new technique that will magically make you stop smoking, drinking or whatever... AND you won't see me on some infomercial.   

I just want to share my method with those who are ready.  The internet makes that easy.

Keep reading, and I'll show you exactly what to do for your situation.  

The first thing to do is understand what you're up against.  And its more than your addiction to a particular alcohol or behavior.  

You may have become addicted to strategies that actually work against you.  

Here are four strategies that work against you.

Which of these strategies are you trying right now?  

1) The first strategy that works against you: JUST TRY HARDER! 

If you have tried hard to quit your alcohol addiction before and failed,  then you may be experiencing the Swing Effect:

Take a moment to imagine a painful and embarrassing experience caused by your alcohol addiction.  

And you say: 

"That's enough!  I am done with this!  I am going to change my life before it's too
late!"  

You make a resolution and begin to pull away from your alcohol addiction.  You try really hard, but sooner or later, gravity kicks in and you swing back to your addiction.  

"If I can't quit, I might as well party for all I'm worth!" 

You shop till you drop, or you book a gambling junket to Vegas and max out your credit cards, or you buy that chocolate cake you have been dreaming about and eat the whole thing in one sitting. 

At some point you are faced with the consequences of your actions.  You feel sick and disgusted with yourself again.

"How can I have allowed this to happen again?  I can't stand being like this. I don't want to live like this anymore." 

Again your desire for what your life could be and your disgust for what it is pulls you back in the opposite direction again.  

Have you ever felt caught in the Swing Effect?  Is there anything more exhausting?  You never win!

You keep swinging from one extreme to the other.  You get sick and tired of your alcohol addiction, so you decide to stop and you swing back the other direction.  But your willpower only lasts for so long, before gravity pulls you back towards your addiction again.  Does it feel like the more effort you put into quitting, the harder you swing back in the opposite direction? Does it feel like your craving and desire just keeps building – growing stronger – waiting to be released?

Listen carefully No matter how strong you are, if you are caught in a pattern like this - swinging back and forth will wear you down.  When you feel that all your efforts to quit actually works against you that is really discouraging... Then Strategy 2 starts to look pretty good.

2) The second strategy that works against you is : "I CAN KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL."

Once you have felt the pain of the Swing Effect, and the disappointment that comes with it, you will normally try to minimize the violence of the swings.  You feel like, "Why am I putting all my energy into quitting?  That's not working!  I can keep this under control."   

You try to keep the Swing Effect within narrower limits you can live with.  You try to manage out the Wildest Swings and keep your life together. You try and make a truce with your alcohol addiction.   

When you use this strategy you are likely to hide your behavior from your spouse, your kids, your boss, and the neighbors because you measure your success by how much you appear in control.  

But with this strategy you will often feel like you are somehow giving up on yourself.  You may not be going overboard on your alcohol addiction, but it still seems like you're losing what is most important to you.  You begin to accept that you'll never have the life you really want.  You may even start telling yourself that you don't need or want a great life - you begin to settle for the limited pleasures of your alcohol addiction.

The harder you work at keeping your alcohol addiction hidden or "under control," the more you feel the essence of who you are - is slipping away. 

3) The third strategy that works against you is: "I AM POWERLESS." 

Many recovery programs begin by getting you to agree that you are "powerless" over your alcohol addiction.  

And if you have been losing with the first two strategies -- if you have been unable to stop or control your alcohol addiction, then it is very easy to buy into the belief that you are indeed powerless to do so. 

If you resist accepting the belief that you are powerless - you are often told that you are in denial.  If you don't want to "surrender to a higher power" - you are often told how selfish you are.  Now your experience may have been completely different… But let me ask you this: Have you felt that accepting yourself as powerless and surrendering has been the condition of you moving forward in a program – the price of admission even?

Some of these "experts" actually want you take on the life-long label of "addict" or "alcoholic!"  As if that is who you are! (It isn't!)

If seeing yourself as a powerless victim to your alcohol addiction is what you really want, then this strategy works great!

But do you really want that? I don't think so.

I think what you really want is to experience yourself as powerful.  You naturally want to see yourself as the hero in your own great comeback story…and go on to create the life of your dreams. 

So... Never give up your power

Don't just say "No" to your alcohol addiction.  Say "No" to giving up your power!

There are ways to overcome your addiction without surrendering.

I want you to feel the rewards of being your own hero.  I want you to know that  you are in fact, not powerless.  

You really are Powerful, and you really can Create the Life that you want and deserve.  But not if you're using poor strategies.

The fourth strategy, that people sometimes try, takes ALL of their power away!

4) The fourth strategy that works against you is: " I SUFFER FROM THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION."

Often, the belief that you suffer from a disease can seem like a great relief when you are exhausted from using strategies that don't work.  It can seem like a life-line when you feel like you're drowning in a sea frustration, confusion, guilt, shame and disappointment.   

If you believe your addiction is a disease, you can stop blaming yourself as much and get a little relief from the guilt and shame.   If you are a victim of a disease then at least it's not YOUR fault.

You can also feel accepted in support groups that also believe that alcohol addiction is a disease. 

So this strategy succeeds in making you feel less guilty, and more supported.

The problem is that once you convince yourself and the people in your life that you are a victim with a disease, then you never see yourself as "normal" again.  You see yourself as somehow broken.  

These days, it seems that everything is being a called a "disease". 

Addiction can cause a lot of problems, some of them with severe medical consequences that require treatment. But alcohol addiction is not a disease. 

Addiction is a TRAP you fall into when you make a habit of giving up your power for feelings of comfort.  Addiction is a trap you fall into when you begin to compromise what is most important to you in life and settle for strategies that provide short-term relief from the pain of giving up your most precious dreams.    

You Don't Have To Take On The Label of "Addict" or "Alcoholic"
As Part of Your Lifelong Recovery.

How can you possibly win with this strategy?

Or with ANY of the above strategies!

Using these types of strategies is like playing a game where you can't really win, because deep down you feel like you are still losing.

Aren't you tired of playing losing games?

Four Things You Can
Start Doing Right Away To
Turn The Tide In Your Favor...

1.  STOP PRESSURING YOURSELF. 

Stop getting mad at yourself Stop trying to force yourself to quit.  If you are trying to quit in order to live up to someone else's idea of what you should do, then at some level you will also rebel and sabotage your own progress. 

The harder you try to conform, the more you will feel the need to resist - in order to balance out the scales.  How many times have you felt that resistance building up in your gut when somebody close to you tells you what you "should" be doing about your alcohol addiction?  

That's even true when YOU are Trying To Discipline Yourself, often using the very same words and negative techniques used on you when you were growing up. 

It's as if you stride to the center of your own mind and say to all your competing desires and drives, "All right, there's a new sheriff in town...and what I say goes!"

What feelings come up for you when you take on that role: Harshness, Coldness, Anger, Disgust, even Self-hatred?  

The more you take on the role of Sheriff, the more your inner Rebel will be empowered to righteously battle against the injustice of your (or anyone else's) iron discipline.

We all have a little bit of rebel in us - that's healthy, you can use that spirit to help you get free.  But to win over your Rebel Heart,  that part of you must feel that this new possibility is the ultimate expression of your loving-kindness toward yourself and not some straight-jacket method of coercion.  

If you try to force it, you become the enemy of your own Rebel Heart - the part of you that still yearns to be truly free and whole.  Give yourself credit, there is a part of you that would rather die...than submit to outside pressure.   

What if you could begin a new journey where you felt free maybe for the first time in your life, to choose for yourself the way you want to go in life.  What would that be like?

2.  ACCEPT WHERE YOU ARE... AND WHO YOU ARE... NOW.  

Accept where you are at this point in your life.  Be honest with yourself about your situation without judging yourself.  There is a habit that is not serving you, it is costing you more than you want to pay.  It's time for a change, right? 

OK, now once you've accepted your situation, you're ready for the next step, which is...

3.  FACE THE CHALLENGE. 

Freeing yourself from your alcohol addiction is nothing to make a quick decision about.

Most people who try to "quit," make the decision without really understanding the challenge that lies before them.

    Your Path To Freedom Is
Fully Facing Your Challenge
Like a Warrior!  

People unknowingly train themselves to settle for passive, momentary pleasures over actively pursuing what is most important to them.  The risk of falling short of your dream, and what people might say (and what you might say) about you is very uncomfortable.   

Telling themselves they are going to quit can be just a way to make themselves feel better about their situation.  

It's not something they really are committed to.  Not really.  So, of course, as soon as the going gets a little tough, they go right back to their alcohol addiction.

They never really Faced The Challenge.  They don't really want to climb the mountain.  

But the mountain of challenge is where all the real juice of life is hiding!  It's where all the joy and the passion and the meaning and purpose in life are hiding!  

• Facing what is there for you in this present moment - with honesty and kindness is the key to taking your power back!  
• Awakening to your power of choice in this moment is the fire of life and all possibility - the rest is all smoke and mirrors.
• Choosing to climb the mountain and free yourself from your alcohol addiction is like choosing to be a mountain climber for the rest of your life.

You can choose to become a master climber which means:

You expect to stumble.  You don't give up when you stumble.  You learn from it.  You get back up, and keep going.  That's how you become a master mountain climber. 

The only way to master any skill or art is to be FREE to experiment and make mistakes. You build your skill and confidence by trial and error.  

But in recovery, any stumble only reinforces the belief that alcohol addiction is an incurable disease that can only be treated by going to meetings for the rest of your life. 

Don't "try to quit" anything.  Don't be obsessed with trying to "never" fall down again.  Because if falling down means your losing, you are more likely to give up in discouragement.

Instead, build the life skills that will naturally squeeze addictive behaviors out of your life.  Commit yourself to becoming a powerful, master mountain climber--climbing this mountain called LIFE.  As you begin to seek out new challenges, your sense of power and confidence will naturally grow - like when you learn any new skill.  You really can do this!

If you slip or stumble, you don't have to tumble all the way back down the mountain.  Just get back up, honestly look at what happened, look for an improvement in your strategy and move on. You simply begin to use every experience to accelerate your progress on the path to mastery. 

Your life is no longer about just stopping your alcohol addiction.  Your life becomes a true hero's journey - an epic tale that is a source of inspiration for you and others. 

4.  FEEL THE FORCE. 

You know how guilt feels right?  How about shame?  These are feelings we are intimately familiar with, and for good reason...they were programmed into us by parents, teachers, priests, ministers etc. as tools to control our behavior.  

But answer me this, what feeling is the opposite of guilt and shame?

Think about how deep and dark the feelings of guilt and shame can be.  Think of the lives twisted and destroyed by those feelings.

Guilt and shame are destructive tools meant to control and guide your actions.  What besides guilt and shame make up that thing called your conscience?  A conscience is supposed to help you tell right from wrong.  Does yours only activate on the negative, like a fire alarm?  Are you like most people - with only half a conscience? 

Imagine a navigational computer on board a 747 airplane.  Unfortunately for the passengers, this guidance system only tells the plane where it "shouldn't" go.  How would you like to fly on that plane?   

Isn't there a positive emotion (at least as powerful as guilt and shame) that you can use to effectively guide your actions?

You might think of love right?  And no one can deny that love as an emotion is powerful. But love is primarily about affection and relationship.  

I am talking about a feeling that is completely yours, stronger than guilt, based on your own values, a feeling that can fill up the empty half of your conscience, AND reliably guide you to fulfill your destiny.

And if that feeling isn't on the tip of your tongue right now... why do you think that is? 

Amazing isn't it?

You would think that if we wanted children to grow up learning to guide themselves effectively we would educate them in how to use the most powerful feeling on the planet, right? 

But people who learn to use this feeling as a self-guidance tool can no longer be controlled by anyone or anything.  That's a pretty dangerous, revolutionary feeling - no wonder its not widely taught anymore.

It Is An Ancient Feeling...

It is an ancient feeling...

• Pure as a lion's heart...
• Joyfully fearless as a baby's desire to walk...
• Powerful as a samurai's glance...

This feeling is a primordial force in human consciousness, and in human history...

This emotion is the power behind greatness - the fuel that drives heroes beyond all expectations... And it is your absolute birth-right.

Why were you not taught to guide yourself through life by using it? 

This emotion has been largely forgotten, but ancient warriors in every culture knew its power.

They knew the power of: HONOR

It is the deepest sense of love and respect for yourself.

It can come as an intense rush, kind of like feeling “in the Spirit."

Or HONOR can be a deep wave of inner peace that calms you from deep within.

Sometimes it feels like a righteous rage that comes when you know you deserve to win.

Let HONOR be your inner guide and your life will never be the same.

The feeling of HONOR can overcome and replace anxiety, doubt, fear, shame and guilt.  It really is that powerful.  You just weren't taught to use it.

It's time to learn how to feel this feeling and lead your life by it from moment to moment.

Imagine using this "natural drug" called HONOR to give you that deepest sense of purpose and inner peace.

• HONOR is what fuels great heroes to face and overcome tremendous pain and adversity.
• HONOR called New York's finest up the stairs of the World Trade Center to save lives.
• HONOR drives cancer survivor and Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, to victory in the mountains of France every year.
• HONOR fuels the spirits of visionaries like Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and America's Founding Fathers to stand for their cause even in the face of adversity.
• HONOR inspires everyday heroes like Rosa Parks, who faced her fears on that segregated bus long ago, and took a stand for her life, her rights and her dignity.  

• When you criticize yourself, you're fighting yourself.
• When you get mad at yourself, you're fighting yourself.
• When you use willpower to go cold turkey, you're fighting yourself.
• When you try to deny yourself the pleasure, you're fighting yourself. 

You want proof

Stop all of that, and watch your situation get better. 

Stop all of the fighting. Allow and accept, one hundred percent, whatever your thoughts,  feelings and behaviors are.  Where you are right now is perfectly okay. 

The next step is to start fighting for yourself, rather than fight against yourself. 

It's a different way of dealing with yourself, but it is very healthy.

Haven't you been divided long enough?

It's time to awaken your inner warrior, your heroic spirit.

Stop punishing yourself, stop trying to control yourself.

                                         It just doesn't work.   Stop what doesn't work.  

Try something that has a chance of working.  

If you are currently in recovery, that's great!  But hold on to your identity.  You don't have to carry those labels around forever. Become a warrior for your life and values instead.  Become the hero of your own life story.  

My e-book is called "The Great Game".  It is a totally different path through your addiction.  You will find that:

PLAY IS MORE POWERFUL THAN DISCIPLINE!
Freeing Yourself From Your Addiction Can Be
Fun and Guilt Free!

Play the game of fighting for yourself, for your future, for your family, for your own brief and precious life here on earth.   

Addiction is all about giving more and more of your personal power away.

Take a stand for your life right now    Begin to take your power back.
 

      Here's How I Can Help You 
Free Yourself From Addiction 
Starting Right Now…

I've just finished a new e-book called "The Great Game: Secrets to an Addiction-Free, Pleasure-Filled Life" that will show you how to create your own pathway to freedom from addiction. It's different than any book on addiction that you have ever seen.

I have not created this program alone.  I am part of an alliance of researchers exploring the human mind.  What you will discover about how your own mind works...will absolutely astound you. 

You will find yourself viewing the challenge of your current struggle with alcohol addiction in a totally new light. You will be both EMPOWERED and INSPIRED to burst through your addiction like never before. 

Say goodbye to the guilt and shame that comes with most alcohol addiction programs. 
This book honors you, and brings real power to your life.  Join the thousands of others who are discovering this new path. 

Here are some comments from people who have read my e-book :
 

	I've been in the recovery community almost 16 years "clean and sober" and I'm here to say that James Ronin's book "The Great Game" should be required reading for any addict and/or alcoholic that knows there's more to "getting clean" than just getting a "normal" life!   Jim's book is a literal "blueprint" UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN that can help anyone, not just "addicts", design, develop and manifest a life rich with meaning, purpose and passion! — Alex G.

 

	James, I have had an alcohol dependency for over 20 years.  It has cost me my marriage, countless thousands of opportunities and more money than I could estimate.  I saw no end to it.  I came across your website, it had a fresh approach so I thought, "Why not?"  Three days later I stopped drinking altogether and I know that I will never drink again, under any circumstances - and it wasn't difficult.  I only took one step and I was on the elevator.  God bless you.  — Eddie (Hampshire, United Kingdom)

 

	I've been trying to compose a letter that would truly show how grateful I am to you... Your book works! At last it sunk in. I found my dream and am pursuing it. I haven't drank for only a week now but it is a record and I am confident I will never drink again. I hope one day to help just one person the way you've helped me.  — Carrie S. from Texas

 

	Cause of my addiction I have lost alot.  I am starting over again!!! ... Clean 4 months now thanks the great game ebook ... Thank You.  — Harold M., from Las Vegas

  

Here Are Some Of The Secrets You'll Discover To Free Yourself From Addiction Three "common sense" strategies you're probably using right now and why they always backfire. The one thing in your life that drives you toward addictive behaviors. Thought patterns that immediately defeat any chance you have of taking back control of your life. (You'll probably kick yourself when you realize how often you're stuck in them.) What you really hear when other people keep saying "you have to change!" How to reclaim your Power-Self, and leave the addict behind forever.  A secret for conquering your cravings An ancient warrior spirit waiting to be released into your life. (Your world will never look the same again.) How to use your past failures to ensure your victory over your alcohol addiction. How your "rebel heart" may have been short-circuiting your success in traditional recovery programs. How "forcing" yourself to stop sets you up for failure. The secret advantage you have over "non-addicts" when it comes to achieving real personal power in life.  How the dreams you once had will come alive again. (You'll begin to explode out of bed every day with passion and fire.) Why all the advice that well-meaning professionals and friends are giving you is actually making it impossible for things to work out. Why "working" at your alcohol addiction isn't working, and what to do about it. How to overcome the most self-defeating mindset. Once you realize it, it's like flipping a switch that will allow you to get exactly what you want.   Now, I want to be clear with you -- I'm not a doctor or therapist.  If you are currently in a life-threatening crisis, you should seek professional help immediately.  You should also consult your doctor about possible withdrawal issues for the specific drugs you are taking and your unique health situation. You are responsible for taking all necessary precautions for your immediate safety and health. This approach is about taking back control of your life and increasing your personal power.  In the "The Great Game"  you learn to take ultimate responsibility for your own life and choices. That begins right now.     How long has it been since you have been this ready to turn your life around?   Remember, everything you do right now is either helpful or harmful, and the attitudes and actions that are the most comfortable, often are the very things that drive you deeper into your addiction.  "The Great Game: Secrets to an Addiction-Free, Pleasure-Filled Life" will give you the specific step-by-step strategies you need to achieve a breakthrough in your addiction.  You can download the book right now for only $47.00 Don't bother going to your local book store. The only place you can get it is right here. Nowhere else.  I didn't publish it as a hardcover book because that could take years, and I wanted to get it in your hands as fast as humanly possible.  Plus, by publishing online, I can continue to notify you of free upgrades to the e-book as long as you continue to receive my "Power Now!" newsletter - at no additional cost!   You Also Get Access to Secret Audio Dialogues And Manuscripts From Me and My Team Once you download, you'll be able to instantly download not just my ebook, which contains cutting edge secrets for addiction and interviews of me and others on my research team--You'll also receive: The 5-Step Warrior Vision Audio  This recording of a private interview with a leading change agent and revolutionary thinker reveals a very powerful method for finding real power in any moment.  You have to listen to the whole 45-minute interview and demonstration to believe it.  Amazing!   The Warrior's Awakening Manuscript  This easy-to-read book is written as a story, but don't let it's simple style fool you.  The insights into your mind that this book reveals are cutting edge and original.  In fact, it was this manuscript that launched me on my own personal journey of discovery that changed my life forever.    21 Secrets of ____________  The 21 secrets contained in this privately recorded phone call are so powerful that you'll just have to listen for yourself.     Much More...  We'll stay in touch by email, and I'll continue to send you the most powerful and cutting edge information I can find to help you with your success with addiction and beyond.  I'll invite you to listen in on live conference calls and more.   Get Access Now Here's How You Can Get Started Freeing Yourself  In The Next 10 Minutes… When you click on the Order Now link below, you'll be taken to a secure order page for your credit card information. We use 1SHOPPINGCART.COM, a third party secure processing company so your order information is kept completely confidential -- only the processing company and your credit card company access the information. Download Now I will never share your personal information with anyone. On your credit card, all you will see is a charge from WEALTHWARRIOR, our merchant.   Your privacy is one of the most precious things in the world. Your order is processed immediately, and you'll get a receipt for your purchase with a transaction number and a link to where you can download your book right away. The whole process takes just a few minutes and you'll be reading your book less than 10-minutes from right now.    Don't Decide Now... Read "The Great Game " Risk Free With a 100% Money Back Guarantee For One Full Year I know that if you knew for sure that the answer to freeing yourself from your addiction was in this book you'd want to have it. That's why I want you to have a chance to read the book before you decide if you'll keep it. "The Great Game: Secrets to an Addiction-Free, Pleasure-Filled Life"  comes with a 100% Money Back Guarantee. Read the book cover to cover and try the strategies risk free. The results of this program do vary between individuals.  If the strategies and information in the book aren't helpful to you -- I will cheerfully refund your money, and you can keep the book. This is easily the boldest guarantee in the history of recovery programs!  Bottom-line is this: if this system doesn't make you more powerful in your life, I don't want your money.    You're fully protected by my Iron-Clad 365-Day Money Back Guarantee. I just want to help you help yourself.  That's the bottom line for me. Help is a click away Just click the link below to order your book safely with our secure order form. Order Now I can help you But you've got to take the first step.  I look forward to hearing from you today. Sincerely, James Ronin Here are some more comments from people who have read my ebook: Dear Mr. Ronin, I can't thank you enough for your incredible system. I've been a hardcore addict for 12 years, and I can't begin to count the number of times I've tried to quit. Before I bought your ebook, I had only been occasionally able to stop for a few weeks or more, but it never lasted. I'm happy to report that I've been clean for a few months now, and I'm never looking back. My life is so exciting now, that getting stoned seems ridiculous! I'm too busy creating the life of my dreams. Thanks again, and best of luck. Sincerely, Andy R.   Dear James,        I've been struggling with an addiction to porn and methamphetamine for years, which may seem like a hard one to give up. But with your program, I learned that I was trying to achieve positive feelings... There's nothing wrong with wanting those feelings in my life - but now I have a better way to achieve them. I was compromising everything that mattered to me in life: my work, my money, my family and friends, and most of all a real intimate relationship.        I have tried all kinds of things to recover from my addiction, like twelve step programs, mind control, hypnosis, religion, self-help, even counseling. But none of them worked for me. Some of them are so... old school. I was really amazed at this new technology! It's so natural.        After chewing on the concepts in "Secret to an Addiction-Free, Pleasure-Filled Life", your program of recovery began making sense to me. I' m starting to feel better about myself now than I have in years. I actually feel good using your program. Recovering from addiction doesn’t have to be such a miserable thing. — Marc (California)   Dear James, You have made me alive after years in the wilderness of alcohol so nothing I can say can truly show my appreciation or heart felt thanks - words will never be enough.... — Marian K.  (United Kingdom)   PS -- How many of the strategies in this e-book will work for you? I don't know. What I can tell you is that I get letters every week from people telling me how their lives have changed.  So many are finding new freedom from their addictions and bad habits.  Some are having incredible new success with money and relationships. Almost all of them are looking at their lives in a totally new and exciting way and they still can't believe it.  Let's say you don't buy this e-book. Where will that leave you? Will you get a breakthrough in your addiction if you continue following your current strategy? What results have you been getting so far? How much more time will pass before you are at this crossroads again?  How many more years and how much more of your self-esteem will be lost to your addiction before you are as ready as you are right now to take powerful action? I can't make the decision for you. It's 100% up to you. I can help you, but you've got to take the first step. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of service to you James Ronin Order Here   I really can't believe the difference in how I've felt the last few days... the most powerful feelings have come from the Great Game (book).  ...the best i think i ever remember feeling in my whole life. It was yesterday morning. ... my breakthrough has something to do with realizing that guilt and fear were never on my side, nor were they responsible for all that i am so thankful for. And it was nice to hear that all that acting out, was just (the real) me trying to tell myself that i was in the wrong classroom, the wrong job, etc. I just can't believe how everything i thought of as good, as hopeful, and alive was tied to my search for those feelings and my addictions. No wonder, was what my brain told me. I'm just glad im here in this moment. And once i start untangling things further, i see me really being happy for the first time in a while. — David B., from Somewhere In Cyberspace