Yesterday’s post reminded me of an article in the January 2007 issue of O (the magazine is fairly intelligent, but does she have to be on every cover?) called, “Hi, my name is Amanda and I might be an alcoholic”. The author decides drinking has become a problem in her life and eschews the 12-step approach for the Center for Motivation and Change. She doesn’t want to quit drinking altogether – she just wants to be a normal drinker who can enjoy a glass of wine again. This of course is blasphemy in AA – where it is all or nothing, but it is perfectly acceptable at this centre. And the approach the CMC uses has been proven in studies to be effective. The article is not available online, but I did find this blurb honouring one of the reseachers mentioned in the article. He is quoted as saying:
“Some people drink because their personal relationships are terrible,” said Meyers in the article. “Others drink because their work is meaningless. Some are depressed. Some are anxious. Some are just bored. A few are burdened with a genetic predisposition for alcoholism. Many drink for an amalgam of all those reasons.
“But if you ask a person what they want out of life and help them start to achieve it, they’re more likely to reduce their drinking that if you just tell them to stop drinking.”
There it is again – find the resonance (what they want out of life – what makes them tick) and let the resonance lead to fulfillment.
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November 2, 2007 at 8:00 pm
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