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Am I an alcoholic? What a tough question to be asking yourself! Congratulate yourself for even considering reading this article. Here are 20 Questions designed to help you determine if alcohol is affecting your life. Answer yes or no to these questions as honestly as you can. 1. Do you lose time from work due to your drinking?
2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy? 3. Do you drink because you are shy with other people? 4. Is drinking affecting your reputation? 5. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking? 6. Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your drinking? 7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking? 8. Does your drinking make you careless of your family's welfare? 9. Has your ambition decreased since drinking? 10. Do you crave a drink at a definite time daily? 11. Do you want a drink the next morning? 12. Does drinking cause you to have difficulty in sleeping? 13. Has your efficiency decreased since drinking? 14. Is drinking jeopardizing your job or business? 15. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles? 16. Do you drink alone? 17. Have you ever had a complete loss of memory as a result of your drinking? 18. Has your physician ever treated you for drinking? 19. Do you drink to build up your self-confidence? 20. Have you ever been in a hospital or institution on account of drinking? The above quiz of 20 questions were originally used by the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in deciding whether or not a patient is alcoholic. These questions have been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and have been known as the A.A. 20 questions.
Through this questionaire, if you decide that you may have a drinking problem and want to do something about it, you probably have alot of questions regarding what can be done. We can help you sort all that out.
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I received this unsolicited testimonial from a client, Sue, whom I haven't seen for a couple of years. She asked that I publish it in my newsletter and on my website with her name.
I explained to her that because of my path as a Karma Yogi Bear, I don't want to attach to the results of my work. My work is loving service. I don't need the kudos. Sue gently remined me of how far I still need to go on my path. She said "David, this isn't about you! This about helping those who may feel so lost and hopeless and have nowhere to turn". So, humbly, here is Sue's story. As a very young girl, I was sexually molested by a family member. Over a number of years, the assaults continued, but not to me...to a surrogate me. Someone deep inside me who could handle the things that were happening to me. Someone who could hide the 'secret'.
I learned very young how useless I was, never quite measuring up, but kept trying none the less. This is how I looked at myself then, and for the many years since. I KNEW what was wrong with me, but I had no idea how to fix it. I tried to analyze myself...I tried psychiatrists, hypnotists, and have ended up in the psych ward twice for prolonged stays after suicide attempts. I pushed my own husband away. I hated myself, and I hated my life. I drowned my sorrows in booze. Finally, at age 55, I decided to straighten my life out, or die trying.
I quit drinking. I went to rehab. And I just happened to make a friend of one of David's clients. She was convinced he could help me, and bullied me into meeting David. To this day, I am eternally grateful. David took me on as a client, and using EFT to ease the pain of remembering, accompanied me on one of the most amazing journeys of my life. At no time did I feel disbelieved, or worse yet - patronized. I felt tremendous compassion from David. His attitude was 'ok...that's now in the past...let's see how we can handle the situation as adults'. He gave me different ways to look at things, he restored my faith in men. He stayed with me while I tried to sort things out, and he never gave up...always happy to see me, even at my very worst. With David I was safe, and I didn't have to pretend. When the pain was too much, he'd somehow make me laugh.
David stabilized me. He took what I already was, and made me bloom. I had been under his care for roughly a year, and I left with a whole new personality...the one I should have had...one that already existed in me.
It has now been 2 full years since that transformation, and I feel that I can safely say, the change has been permanent. My husband is delighted with the changes we made. I am happier, a lot less critical, and a lot more loving and patient than I have ever been. It feels so wonderful to be 'normal'. So I give my thanks, my love and my friendship to David for allowing me to become me. I like who I am. Susan M. L |
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It was suggested to me by both my homeopath and life coach to 'slow down and reflect' on the day to day events of my life. While trying to do this never before exercise, I quickly realized that although I had the willingness, I lacked the capacity. I've always seen myself as the 'go getter; get the job done; hyper' type person. That's also how those closest to me describe who I am. In short, it's my label. A label I wear diligently and with a tremendous amount of pride. Problem is, wearing this label doesn't allow much time to reflect and be in the moment. Although helpful at times, this label has become somewhat detrimental to my growth. When I began to think more about this label, I realized that I've allowed it to define me.
As I continued to explore this, I noticed that most of us wear some kind of label. Perfect mom. Smart businessman. Sensitive. Anxious. ADD. The list of labels we have had placed on us seems to be endless. Somehow, we became so comfortable with these labels that we have allowed them to define who we are and how we think. What I find fascinating is that in most cases, it wasn't even us who decided to wear these labels to begin with!! We've allowed ourselves to be labelled simply by becoming what we think other people want us to be. Wearing these labels stops us from listening to ourselves. When we continuously wear these labels, we base our decisions on how others want us to behave. It's become second nature to second guess ourselves. We've disconnected from how we define ourselves. We've disconnected from our power.
On April 9 & 10, 2011, during the How to Cope workshop, learn how to remove your labels and take back your power.
Vivian Cannataro, Trauma Counsellor, EFTCert-II
info@howtocope.ca
www.howtocope.ca
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As I mentioned in the introduction to this newsletter, I have decided to put more focus on addictions and trauma. I have been developing a new website and I decided to publish it, even though there is still much to do. I would appreciate your patience and also, any feedback you may have regarding the website and the direction I'm headed.
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Please forward this newsletter on to your
friends and
loved ones.
Sincerely,
David Rourke, EFT Master
David Rourke & Associates
email:
david@davidrourke.ca
phone:
1-888-834-7073
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