The sound of enabling has come to sports over the past twenty years or so.  Pot, steroids, alcohol, cocaine - they're all prevalent in most sports.  Just read the newspapers, magazines, internet and listen to the news.  It's a daily occurence for a sports figure to be arrested for a problem related to drug and/or alcohol abuse.  And these are the ones who make it in spite of continued use.  The ones who don't make it due to drug and/or alcohol use are seldom mentioned because they are not 'today's news'.  However, their lives are ruined because their coaches, atheletic directors did not say anything, usually for personal reasons.  Injuries occur more often, coaches and managers, fans, society... cover it up for one reason or another. 

Let's bring back the humbler, more fan-oriented event instead of the arrogant, more self-absorbed game that is based on individual vanity and proccupation with self.  Let's reinforce and support the team player who still exists today.  Let's get behind the athelete and their coaches who still care about others and 'higher levels' of sports and life.

The addict is sick not bad whether he is on skid row or front row.  We need to help the person, not by turning the other way and ignoring the signs and symptoms but by caring enough to hold the person accountable.  Just like we need to hold our children as responsible for their actions, we need to stop harming our boys by helping them believe that they are better than others.

Whoever one protects, one weakens.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete

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My favorite is waking up one morning on the couch in a strange apartment with two girls who were shooting up heroin on the floor.  There were beer can all around me and they proceeded to do an intervention on me for alcoholism.  It was so surreal; "Peter, We're very concerned about your drinking..."

I couldn't speak.  I just got up and left in semi-shock to try another day.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist

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WE ARE CAPABLE OF HAVING AND VALUING THUS WHEN SOBER.  A LUNCH WITH OLD FRIENDS HEALS THE SOUL!

LOVE AND PEACE,

DOC PETE, THE IMPERFECT THERAPIST

NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL FOR YOU TODAY.

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Can we do this?  Yes!  Haven't we arrested the nicotine problem?  Then we can do the same to addiction problems.  To do this it is necessary to inform the addict (the  demand) and their families.  This site is dedicated to providing accurate information via daily blogs as well as Ipods and Ebooks.  My goal is to inspire the addicts and their families to enter treatment.  Most addicts will not, not until they are almost dead.  The families have to learn to intervene before the addict is this far gone.  There is a way to do this that works.  Find out via information on intervention.  It starts with the familial realization that they must become educated and become the solution.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfcet therapist

PO.S. Do not drink, drug or try to fix an alcoholic or addict today.

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When we put job, money, love, lust,  material things or anything else in front of God, recovery and self, we lose it.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist

So, first and foremost, don't dring or drug today!  OK?

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The stress and rat-race mentality and behavior that creates high blood pressure, inattention to our families and a tendency to live in the fears of failure that accompany tomorrow are relieved when we relax and live now.

Trust God and do not worry about your security.  Work but do not struggle mentally or emotionally.  All is good in God's world.

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfcet therapist

Do not ingest any drugs or alcohol today. 

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The steps get deeper in the sense that we practice them more often and consistently.  I have a fried who relates his recovery to baseball since he is a player.  After months of few meetings, he finally realized that to hit 300 he must practice daily.

Lover and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist

P.S. No druugs, alcohol or steriods for you today.

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In order to combat such a powerful force, we need to stay out of denial and in the war by spending time with others who are in the same position as us.  Some will be fresh in the program with new battle scars; we need them as reminders.  Others will be veterans, we need them for hope and inspiration and direction.   Together we can survive and prosper, making this a better world, without addiction taking over.  We can stop it in our generation; in this generation!!!

Love and Peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist

No drugs or alcohol for you today!!!

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Whether your addiction is drugs, alcohol or another person, it is important to continue treatment with a continual regimen.  The twelve-step meetings and program is ideal for this as it is designed for this purpose.  If you will not attend these meetings, develop a daily regimen of prayer, spiritual reading, contact with healthy people and helping someone.  Make your amends to those you have hurt after you are 'sober' a while, say three or four months.  In the meantime, make family amends by staying abstinent and doing your best at making the family healthy.

Love and peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist

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The most important thing to do about codependency is to learn about it and how you, specifically,  are codependent.

Love and peace,

Doc Pete, the imperfect therapist 

Do not pick up a drink or a drug today.  Relapse and re-treatment are expensive in more ways than money.

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