#058 | Underlying Issues | Melissa's Warstory

Reasons we drink or drug can often include the need to escape from or get a sense of relief from our underlying issues. In sobriety we're able to begin looking at these issues to determine how best to deal with them in a healthy and constructive manner. Not doing so can have disastrous consequences for our sobriety.

In this episode Cameron and Willy talk about underlying issues. How can we recognize them? What can we do about them? Were they really what was making us drink or drug? What are your thoughts? Listen in and add to the conversation in the comments.

This week's Warstory is a good one! Melissa from Rehab Barbie podcast joins us to share what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Melissa's journey to surrender was not an easy one. Even though she drank alcoholically from the get-go, it was Adderall that really got its hooks in her. After finally giving that up, she refused to think of alcohol as a problem until it too became undeniable. Now, after finally surrendering, hear what life is like for her today. HINT: awesome. It's awesome.

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RESOURCES
Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings
https://aa-intergroup.org/

Narcotics Anonymous online meetings
https://virtual-na.org/

Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/

Refuge Recovery website
https://refugerecovery.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health services
1-800-662-HELP
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Suicide prevention hotline
1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Domestic Violence hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
https://www.thehotline.org/

National Human Trafficking hotline
1-888-373-7888
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

Al-Anon information (support for families)
https://al-anon.org/

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