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I’ve heard it said, “expectations are resentments waiting to happen.” Over the years I have learned what the means because...
Peridot
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I mentioned in my blog “I belong” that my boyfriend died when I was a senior in high school. Like...
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What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now. ~Buddha So many people...
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I attended my first Narcotics Anonymous meeting when I was seventeen. At age fourteen, I started seeing this guy in...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzPbY9ufnQY I don't remember how many years ago it was that I was on the internet. And you know how...
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How early in our schooling did we start hearing, “there are no stupid questions?” Well, I call bullshit on that....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYN14UfO-Uc . I identify so deeply with his pain, listening to and watching this brings tears to my eyes. How...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDPojZBgxHE I don't even need to be feeling down for this song to have an uplifting effect on me. Whenever...
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HI! I’m an addict named Peridot. As a counselor, I have had many describe my “style” as raw and real,...
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On September 15, 2019, the American Society of Addiction Medicine's Boards of Directors adopted its newest definition of addiction:“Addiction is...
