non-12-step

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311c114	If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent. You are dependent only if you can't stop without physical or psychological distress (you have unpleasant physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms) or if you stop and then relapse.	withdrawal drug-addiction relapse non-12-step alcohol-addiction addiction-and-recovery passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu chris-prentiss alcoholism	Chris Prentiss
62081ec	"AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable."	empowerment 12-step-programs aa non-12-step-programs drug-addiction alcoholics-anonymous passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-cure alcohol-abuse drug-abuse alcohol alcoholism alcoholism-addiction-recovery alcoholic	Chris Prentiss
81b645c	We recognize that you've used substances to try to regain your lost balance, to try to feel the way you did before the need arose to use addictive drugs or alcohol. We know that you use substances to alter your mood, to cover up your sadness, to ease your heartbreak, to lighten your stress load, to blur your painful memories, to escape your hurtful reality, or to make your unbearable days or nights bearable.	pain live memories sadness heartbreak life holistic-rehab holistic-treatment-center holistic-therapy holistic-treatment holistic-health dependency non-12-step passages-ventura pax-prentiss substance-abuse passages-malibu addiction-cure addiction-treatment-center alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss drug-abuse heartache survival	Chris Prentiss
933a4a1	A patient complains of feeling nervous or fearful. These feelings and behaviors suggest that the patient has an anxiety disorder, and the doctor prescribes whatever drug will most probably work for an anxiety disorder. However, there's no conclusive way to tell that this patient definitely has an anxiety disorder. Even if the doctor did get the diagnosis correct, there's a great deal of variation regarding which drug class (for example, anti-anxiety drugs versus antidepressants) a particular individual will respond to and which drug within a class (for example, Prozac versus Zoloft) will work best. If the drug doesn't work, the doctor will try the next one on the list and so on, thus delaying treatment success and complicating the process with the mix-and-match type of treatment.	holistic-treatment-center prescription-drugs drug-rehab non-12-step passages-malibu	Chris Prentiss
db14a86	To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they are addicts or alcoholics so they can speak in a meeting is shameful and demoralizing.	change philosophy recovering-addict passages-treatment rehab holistic-treatment passages-rehab non-12-step life-improvement passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu addiction-treatment alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss healing-abuse healing alcoholism therapy alcoholic recovery self-help	Chris Prentiss
0db7694	One of the first actions we take at Passages is to ruthlessly scrutinize, always under a doctor's supervision and care, the specific necessity of any mind- altering or mood-altering medications that our clients are taking. As soon as any non essential drugs are out of their systems, the feelings they were trying to suppress usually emerge. When that happens, we can see what symptoms the client was masking with drugs or alcohol.	depression drug-addiction alcohol-addiction-treatment drug-addiction-treatment holistic-treatment holistic-health non-12-step alcohol-addiction passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu addiction-treatment addiction-treatment-center alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss drug-abuse quotes	Chris Prentiss
3e7ed5c	Only discovering and healing the root causes of each individual's dependency puts an end to dependency. One-on-one sessions are key because the individual issues at the core of dependency are just that- completely individual.	change philosophy addiction-help addiction-philosophy change-the-world-change-life healing-addiction holistic-therapy one-on-one-therapy non12step chris-prenitss non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-treatment alcoholism	Chris Prentiss
2b30b9d	Believe that is cure is possible for you. Discover and heal the underlying causes with a holistic recovery program. Adopt a philosophy based on what is true in the Universe.	universe sobriety freedom inspiration inspire change happiness life philosophy wisdom good-books alcohol-addiction-treatment curing-addiction drug-addiction-treatment recommended-reading renew sober-living treatment-program holistic-treatment addiction-free non12step holistic-health non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-cure addiction-treatment-center chris-prentiss sober healing change-the-world health self-improvement self-help	Chris Prentiss
17d0104	Whatever you now do, whatever you now believe, whatever your current circumstances may be, you are perfectly equipped and fully capable of fulfilling your needs and desires.	life passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu chris-prentiss quotes	Chris Prentiss
00cdb23	Staying sober is easy once you have been successful in healing the underlying conditions that were responsible for your dependency in the first place.	addiction-rehab california-rehab malibu-rehab non12step alcohol-rehab drug-rehab passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-treatment chris-prentiss	Chris Prentiss
6b23c21	The punishment approach and bad consequences approach to treatment is the kind of thinking that is prevalent in every residential substance abuse treatment center in the United States of which I'm aware.	depression addiction alcohol-rehab chris-prenitss drug-rehab drug-rehab-center non-12-step alcohol-treatment-center pax-prentiss substance-abuse drug-abuse	Chris Prentiss
a275991	Negative emotions, like depression or anxiety, have been shown to affect our immune system. Stress impedes wound healing.	depression inspiration positive-thinking life non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu emotions stress quotes	Chris Prentiss
cfd16b5	"How do you think your body and mind would respond if you were surrounded by psychologists, psychiatrists, or drug and alcohol counselors who subscribed to the belief that "once an alcoholic or addict, always an alcoholic or addict" and who believed that your current stay in rehab would be one of many?"	holistic-health holistic passages-rehab passages-treatment-center wellbeing wellness non-12-step zen-and-the-art-of-happiness passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu chris-prentiss treatment therapy	Chris Prentiss
26429f3	By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.	inspiration life philosophy inspirational non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu chris-prentiss quotes perception	Chris Prentiss

311c114

If you can stop using substance or stop your addictive behavior for extended periods of time without craving, you are not dependent. You are dependent only if you can't stop without physical or psychological distress (you have unpleasant physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms) or if you stop and then relapse.

withdrawal drug-addiction relapse non-12-step alcohol-addiction addiction-and-recovery passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu chris-prentiss alcoholism

Chris Prentiss

62081ec

"AA purports to be open to anyone, as it is stated in Tradition Tree, "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking," but it isn't open to everyone. It's open only to those who are willing to publicly declare themselves to be alcoholics or addicts and who are willing to give up their inherent right of independence by declaring themselves powerless over addictive drugs and alcohol, as stated in Step One, "We admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable."

empowerment 12-step-programs aa non-12-step-programs drug-addiction alcoholics-anonymous passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-cure alcohol-abuse drug-abuse alcohol alcoholism alcoholism-addiction-recovery alcoholic

Chris Prentiss

81b645c

We recognize that you've used substances to try to regain your lost balance, to try to feel the way you did before the need arose to use addictive drugs or alcohol. We know that you use substances to alter your mood, to cover up your sadness, to ease your heartbreak, to lighten your stress load, to blur your painful memories, to escape your hurtful reality, or to make your unbearable days or nights bearable.

pain live memories sadness heartbreak life holistic-rehab holistic-treatment-center holistic-therapy holistic-treatment holistic-health dependency non-12-step passages-ventura pax-prentiss substance-abuse passages-malibu addiction-cure addiction-treatment-center alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss drug-abuse heartache survival

Chris Prentiss

933a4a1

A patient complains of feeling nervous or fearful. These feelings and behaviors suggest that the patient has an anxiety disorder, and the doctor prescribes whatever drug will most probably work for an anxiety disorder. However, there's no conclusive way to tell that this patient definitely has an anxiety disorder. Even if the doctor did get the diagnosis correct, there's a great deal of variation regarding which drug class (for example, anti-anxiety drugs versus antidepressants) a particular individual will respond to and which drug within a class (for example, Prozac versus Zoloft) will work best. If the drug doesn't work, the doctor will try the next one on the list and so on, thus delaying treatment success and complicating the process with the mix-and-match type of treatment.

holistic-treatment-center prescription-drugs drug-rehab non-12-step passages-malibu

Chris Prentiss

db14a86

To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they are addicts or alcoholics so they can speak in a meeting is shameful and demoralizing.

change philosophy recovering-addict passages-treatment rehab holistic-treatment passages-rehab non-12-step life-improvement passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu addiction-treatment alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss healing-abuse healing alcoholism therapy alcoholic recovery self-help

Chris Prentiss

0db7694

One of the first actions we take at Passages is to ruthlessly scrutinize, always under a doctor's supervision and care, the specific necessity of any mind- altering or mood-altering medications that our clients are taking. As soon as any non essential drugs are out of their systems, the feelings they were trying to suppress usually emerge. When that happens, we can see what symptoms the client was masking with drugs or alcohol.

depression drug-addiction alcohol-addiction-treatment drug-addiction-treatment holistic-treatment holistic-health non-12-step alcohol-addiction passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu addiction-treatment addiction-treatment-center alcohol-abuse chris-prentiss drug-abuse quotes

Chris Prentiss

3e7ed5c

Only discovering and healing the root causes of each individual's dependency puts an end to dependency. One-on-one sessions are key because the individual issues at the core of dependency are just that- completely individual.

change philosophy addiction-help addiction-philosophy change-the-world-change-life healing-addiction holistic-therapy one-on-one-therapy non12step chris-prenitss non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-treatment alcoholism

Chris Prentiss

2b30b9d

Believe that is cure is possible for you. Discover and heal the underlying causes with a holistic recovery program. Adopt a philosophy based on what is true in the Universe.

universe sobriety freedom inspiration inspire change happiness life philosophy wisdom good-books alcohol-addiction-treatment curing-addiction drug-addiction-treatment recommended-reading renew sober-living treatment-program holistic-treatment addiction-free non12step holistic-health non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-cure addiction-treatment-center chris-prentiss sober healing change-the-world health self-improvement self-help

Chris Prentiss

17d0104

Whatever you now do, whatever you now believe, whatever your current circumstances may be, you are perfectly equipped and fully capable of fulfilling your needs and desires.

life passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu chris-prentiss quotes

Chris Prentiss

00cdb23

Staying sober is easy once you have been successful in healing the underlying conditions that were responsible for your dependency in the first place.

addiction-rehab california-rehab malibu-rehab non12step alcohol-rehab drug-rehab passages-rehab non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu addiction-treatment chris-prentiss

Chris Prentiss

6b23c21

The punishment approach and bad consequences approach to treatment is the kind of thinking that is prevalent in every residential substance abuse treatment center in the United States of which I'm aware.

depression addiction alcohol-rehab chris-prenitss drug-rehab drug-rehab-center non-12-step alcohol-treatment-center pax-prentiss substance-abuse drug-abuse

Chris Prentiss

a275991

Negative emotions, like depression or anxiety, have been shown to affect our immune system. Stress impedes wound healing.

depression inspiration positive-thinking life non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu emotions stress quotes

Chris Prentiss

cfd16b5

"How do you think your body and mind would respond if you were surrounded by psychologists, psychiatrists, or drug and alcohol counselors who subscribed to the belief that "once an alcoholic or addict, always an alcoholic or addict" and who believed that your current stay in rehab would be one of many?"

holistic-health holistic passages-rehab passages-treatment-center wellbeing wellness non-12-step zen-and-the-art-of-happiness passages-ventura pax-prentiss passages-malibu chris-prentiss treatment therapy

Chris Prentiss

26429f3

By changing how you perceive things and how you act upon those perceptions, you will change your life.

inspiration life philosophy inspirational non-12-step passages-ventura passages-malibu chris-prentiss quotes perception

Chris Prentiss