Synopsis: Chris Scott and Matt Finch discuss the concept of recovering fully from addiction, why so many people still believe addiction is a lifelong incurable disease that can be arrested but never cured, and one of the dangers of 12-step recovery, and how to choose a style of addiction recovery that resonates with YOU.
Here are the topics discussed in this episode:
- How routine provides structure and distraction in early recovery
- Why Chris used to pack 6 bags of chamomile tea for every night of his trips in early recovery
- Chris being warned that he shouldn’t exercise after quitting alcohol because he would just become addicted to exercise instead of drinking
- The more healthy auto-pilot habits you have the easier it is to crowd out the desire to use substances
- Why Matt was not into holistic health until later in life, despite growing up with parents who were very into this
- Finding meaning and purpose in your life can help you stay off substances after you’ve quit
- Matt finds a cool detox and recovery facility in Loveland, Colorado, called InnerBalance Health Center, that uses biochemical restoration and has been doing this for around two decades
- The benefits of going on a trip all by yourself and being totally alone in nature
- How Matt had one year alcohol-free and was feeling awesome, then took a surf trip to Mexico with his drinking/surfing buddies and relapsed back to daily drinking, then destroyed his physique and health within a few weeks
- Substance-induced hypomania
- The many examples of people that have been addicted to alcohol or drugs then quit and were eventually able to use responsibly, which goes against what Big Book Thumpers say
- Blowing up the paradigm of “Once an addict/alcoholic, always an addict/alcoholic”
- How Chris was served gin when he ordered a mocktail drink, took a big sip, realized it was alcohol, and didn’t like the feeling and also had to overcome the residual AA programming that says he needed to change his date
- One of the dangers of 12-step that have led to massive suffering to countless individuals
- How to do what’s right for YOU in regards to your addiction recovery philosophy and strategies
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