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This site is for those seeking drug help or alcohol help.  It is my opinion and view on drug & alcohol addiction and was developed as an AA, NA and treatment alternative to current addiction recovery programs. It views drug and alcohol addiction as a choice, not a disease.
 
My goal is to challenge your view of alcohol and drug use. My hope? To replace the fear of "a disease" with the empowerment of choice.
 
If you choose to continue using, it will not be because you are diseased or lack the ability or knowledge to succeed but rather because you have not been convinced you can successfully live life without the use of alcohol or drugs. Keep trying.
 
Change will occur not out of fear of some insidious and progressive disease, but because you are alive and realize you have every innate ability to succeed and be happy and free from alcohol or drugs. With the proper information I believe this is possible.
 
The "Forgotten Five Steps" Workbook  presents motivational and practical tools for "recovery" that pull upon the alcoholic or addict's own strengths when they seek drug alcohol help.
 
AA, NA and treatment can be beneficial for some seeking drug or alcoholism help. However, I have met many alcohol or drug users who just couldn't make it work through NA or AA. They believed in a different philosophy or life course. They wanted more than what was offered through traditional treatment programs.
 
When you decide to seek out drug or alcoholism help you may experience vulnerability inside. You have for so long denied your true self. You have relied on drugs and alcohol to get you through life.
 
Now that you are thinking of eliminating drugs or alcohol from your life, you may feel defenseless or empty inside. You may not know who you are. You will be looking for any shred of meaning or cure to lesson the loneliness and despair inside.
 
Be careful what you grab. It has to be yours and relevant to your life. In the end, remember, the alcohol or drug user has to believe their life will be improved by stopping their addictive behavior or no change will occur.
 
 
 
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Alcoholism Help & Drug Help. An Empowering Addiction Recovery Alternative.
 
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Presenting Alcoholism & Drug Addiction As A Choice, Not A Disease

One Approach May Not Fit All

You are not a failure because you did not succeed in previous attempts at "sobriety".  If you have tried to get drug help or alcohol help and just can't find that peace and happiness through traditional addiction recovery programs, keep believing. Open your mind and heart to what is possible and know that you are not alone. There are others who struggled with alcoholism or drug addiction, but found a way to live again.  

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Stop Using Alcohol & Drugs

(An Introduction To "The Forgotten Five Steps")

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This website and "The Forgotten Five Steps" addiction workbook presents my opinion and view of an alternative approach to AA, NA or treatment. It is a self-help recovery approach that presents empowering and practical information on how the alcoholic or addict can overcome addiction and move on to the life they have always wanted. 

It is a great place for the alcoholic or addict to start when seeking drug help or alcohol help for the first time or 10th.  It gives insight into why they may continue to experience alcohol relapse or drug relapse along with insight into what others have utilized to help them on their road to "addiction recovery". 

Even if you are currently in an alcohol or drug program or attending AA or NA, this information is an excellent addition to help keep you motivated and focused. 

It is for both the alcoholic or addict and the friends and family of those who struggle with alcohol or drug use.  The addiction workbook explores underlying reasons why the alcoholic or addict may continue to drink or drug along with helpful tools and exercises to help them combat the urges to drink or use drugs.  Friends and family can also gain valuable tools and "quick tips" to help them cope and deal with the struggles that living with an alcoholic or addict bring.

I will not assess if you have a problem. I presume you can assess it yourself. If you have to ask the question, I would look into it. I will not degrade your choice of behavior or give you a disease to battle.

I will often use the term "addict" or "alcoholic" when writing. I only use it for clarity in communicating with you, the reader. I do not intend it to be a description of who you are.

If it is a disease you want, by all means keep it. But I believe you are entitled to and have every right to choose the way that best fits your "recovery" needs and get the kind of alcohol help or drug help you need.

I also believe if you want to use alcohol or drugs, that is exactly what you will continue to do regardless of what information is presented. That’s Ok. When you are ready to stop drinking or drugging, I hope what I have written will help.

I will not tell horror stories or pass your time with an alcoholic or drug addict’s bittersweet story or threats of severe consequences. You already know how to use (and are darn good at it) and have probably experienced many of the consequences. The horror stories told, to often, become how we define ourselves. We do not have to forever focus on past pain to earn current freedom.

The advice to follow is not made up. It is from personal experience and the experiences of others who struggled with an alcohol or drug addiction. It works and has worked for many who were once struggling with an addiction. It will empower you to utilize your talents to change your life forever.

There are vast amounts of information out there on the subject, and my goal is to keep it REAL. I've seen what can work and I know the potential each human has and can choose to use, if the desire is there and the right information and motivation is available.

How does one become so dependent on these substances that life becomes one misery after another? How do we forget all the wonders and dreams from childhood and develop this hardened shell of pain and fear? We are all born with every potential and possibility needed to live a full and productive life. But not everyone uses or maximizes these gifts. Why? What happens in this process we call addiction?

I must emphasize that I believe in the value of each person, and like myself, each must come to terms with who they are, what they desire, and their own way of finding it. My purpose here is to share what I have learned in the process and hope that it will encourage others to do the same. The question I often ask myself is "What statement do I want to give to the world?" Well, here are some personal statements, as well as statements by others, that are important enough to share.

As you are reading, keep note of the thoughts and feelings that arise in you. Open your mind and heart to the truths set forth within this site. This is the beginning of the journey. This is where the changing begins. The choices you are about to consider will greatly influence how you map out the rest of your life. Don’t settle, demand more, and never, never, never, never, never, never, never, give up. It’s your move . . .

Tim Welch

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"Contrary to what other programs may have led you to believe, you are more than a "client" to be treated or labeled with a disease. You have choices, motivation and free will. Your future depends, not on the theories and opinions of counselors and doctors, but on that inner desire you have to be more than you are now."  
 
 
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I have worked as a clinical counselor in the addiction field for over 15 years and have seen the tremendous strength and determination many alcoholics or addicts have used to follow their own path to "addiction recovery" despite surmounting obstacles.  
 
I often hear that in order for someone with alcohol or drug addiction to recover they must admit they have a disease, are powerless and will have to forever fight against the "disease of alcohol or drug addiction".  
 
If they do not subscribe to this thinking, if the alcohol or drug user does not want to be labeled with a disease, or if they think that they are stronger than their addiction, they are ridiculed and labeled as resistant or "in denial" and told they may never recover. 
 
Many of the people I have encountered who struggled with alcoholism or drugs have not needed years of expensive therapy or endless AA or NA meetings to rid their life of alcohol or drugs.  They simply chose to quit drinking or using drugs on their own.
 
It does a disservice to lump everyone in one category.  To say that everyone who over drinks may be an alcoholic and has a disease is like saying that everyone who gets a headache may have brain cancer.  It's just not true. 
 
Everyone struggles in life at times and may use poor judgment or coping (i.e. drinking or drugging) but this does not mean they are forever doomed to a disease of addiction.  Re-evaluating their life and increasing their coping techniques can simply be the answer. 
 
The majority of those who drink or use drugs have recovered on their own.  It is estimated that around 61% of the population drinks in some form.  Of this population of drinkers it is estimated that anywhere from 5%-8% abuse alcohol or over drink in some way.  Of those who abuse alcohol about 2%-3% are estimated to meet the true definition of alcohol addiction (roughly about 8-10 million people out of a population of over 305 million).
What this points to is that most who drink, do not become an alcoholic.  But better yet, it shows that most people who may drink (or over drink) can recover on their own - they move on and grow.  
 
Some would argue that those who were able to stop using alcohol or drugs on their own are not the true "addicts" of life. That true "addicts" would need meetings, therapy and endless reminders about the cunning disease of addiction. That these people who consider themselves cured and no longer attend meetings or group therapy are just around the corner from a relapse and are in denial about the truth of addiction. I disagree. Just because some people can quit drinking and drugging and others can't does not indicate that those who can't must have a disease. Just because one is still struggling with alcohol or drug use does not mean that the same ability to stop is not present for them as it was for those that have already quit.
 
To present to those who seek drug help or alcohol help that there is only one way to recover (i.e. to believe that in order to recover you must accept you have a disease) I believe, is to discourage many from seeking the help they need.   People are smarter than that and realize that they are more capable and competent than simply being at the mercy at some imaginary disease.
 
The "Forgotten Five Steps" addiction workbook has been compiled from the successes of those who refused to give up on their desire to live an alcohol or drug free life, refused to be labeled with a disease and have indeed obtained the dream of living addiction free ....
 
Success in recovery is extremely possible! The ability for the alcoholic or addict to quit drinking or using drugs is already within them and this reality should not be forgotten. Keep believing! 
    ...Tim 
 
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     I hope this site & workbook can present a different and more empowering view of addiction recovery.  Whether you decide to get the workbook or just want to browse through the information on this site remember that recovery is possible and many before you have succeeded and now live fulfilling lives drug and alcohol free.  Feel free to  e-mail me for a free copy of the workbook if you are struggling financially or with any drug or alcohol recovery questions or issues you may have.          

 
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