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The Sinclair Method: Accountability Instead of Judgment
Co-written by Michael J. Haas For many people, the new year is a time for making a fresh start. We make resolutions for self-improvement with the best of intentions. For users of the Sinclair Method (TSM), New Year’s resolutions might focus on some aspect of recovery or involve the decision to participate in “Dry January”…
Read MoreAlcohol, Nutrition and Your Gut: Nurturing the Optimum Conditions for Success in Alcohol Reduction
By Ali Wilde Malnutrition is common among people who use alcohol to excess, with many of those struggling with addiction consuming high volumes of calories with little nutritional benefit. This presents something of a Catch-22 for optimal recovery, which requires the treatment of biochemical imbalances that create barriers to recovery. A process of biochemical repair is…
Read MoreThe Sinclair Method: Applying effort in place of willpower
Co-written by Michael J Haas Many people share a common misconception about the Sinclair Method (TSM): because TSM doesn’t require willpower, they can and should ignore everything else involved in their addiction. This is simply not true. TSM doesn’t require willpower the way abstinence-based methods do, but it absolutely does require effort – in compliance,…
Read MoreEnjoying life again
The following was written by Bonnie M. and used with permission for Global Sinclair Method Awareness Day. It has not been edited in any form. C Three Foundation and TSM have changed my life. One year ago I was a total mess. Drinking to excess every single day. Without TSM I would have probably lost…
Read MoreGetting life back from alcohol
The following was written by LG and used with permission for Global Sinclair Method Awareness Day. It has not been edited in any form. My drinking spiraled out of control (in secret) after facing some back to back, traumatic and stressful life events. Never feeling like AA was for me, I wanted to get back…
Read MoreA medical solution to alcohol addiction
The following was written by WK and used with permission for Global Sinclair Method Awareness Day. It has not been edited in any form. As someone who went through the 12 Step Rehab thing, I find it insane that I was never told about a method like TSM. Even after a hospital stay for seizures…
Read MoreNaltrexone, TSM and Claudia gave me hope… there’s nothing better than hope!
The following was written by C. B. and used with permission for Global Sinclair Method Awareness Day. It has not been edited in any form. When someone like me who is pretty ‘in control’ most of the time then has AUD – Alcohol Use Disorder – take over, it’s darn scary. About three years ago…
Read MoreThe difference between forced abstinence and post-extinction abstinence.
The following was written by Seth R and used with permission for Global Sinclair Method Awareness Day. The original appeared in a TSM peer-support Facebook page called Your Life, Your Recovery on May 4, 2019. Happy Saturday everyone.Since I haven’t started a topic in a while I thought it being Mental Health Awareness month I’d…
Read MoreHow Telemedicine Is Changing Alcohol Treatment
People who are ready to reduce or eliminate their alcohol intake are increasingly turning to telemedicine. But not everyone understands what telemedicine is or how convenient it is to use. The C Three Foundation has partnered with Ria Health to explain telemedicine, why it is quickly becoming one of the most popular ways to see…
Read MoreDrink Yourself Sober
A guest post written by Patrick McNichol (used with permission) 88,000. That’s equivalent to twenty-nine 9/11 terrorist attacks. It’s about one person in the Buffalo Metro every day. This is how many people die as a result of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the US each year, according to the National Institute of Alcoholism and…
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