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[BridgetJones1998]

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Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to look for some books online by this guy. I like this line of thinking.

[tlrgs]

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thankx for sharing happy holidays

[A Work in Progress]

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BridgetJones1998;506334 wrote: Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to look for some books online by this guy. I like this line of thinking.

Alan Marlatt is TOPS in alcoholism research... been doing it for years... but he is not well-received by the 12-Step Monopoly because many of his findings contradict some of their doctrines... He has gotten interested in mindfulness/meditation, too, and developed a program called Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention... same stuff that I practice and teach. His work is extremely important, and it is fantastic that it is moving into the mainstream....

[Gumby]

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Im glad you liked it, I feel the same way. As soon as I read it I knew it was something worth sharing! Love the wave analogy! I will find more inforamtion on this guy as well, thanks AWP your knowledge is awesome to say the least.

[Aileen]

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Gumby,

Great Post.

Aileen

[5thaday]

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I haven't read the article, but the notion of a drinking urge 'going up and down' rings true. Despite the fact that I typically give in to my drinking urges, there have been many times in which I've stubbornly refused to drink, had to deal with insatiable cravings for a period of time, followed by a period of experiencing the cravings tapering off. I always would remind myself in such cases how resisting the urge to drink never killed me.

[Seacailin]

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Great Stuff Gumby
Thank you.

[veritas]

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Wow, thanks soooooooo much. I think that this thread was heaven sent. I can so relate to the late afternoon urges and the disappointing failures.

I know that if I can hold out till 7pm, I will be fine, but I so often give in. What a lovely, practical tool to sobriety.

I have found another simple tool that helps me when I can use it. I have realised hat if I have a vanilla or chocolate milkshape the minute the urges start, I am better able to cope. Maybe it's the terro of not adding extra calories to the decadent mixture ..

[dill]

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Bump! I loved this thread.