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		<title>Debating on Naltrexone</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/07/debating-on-naltrexone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I got my prescription for Naltrexone filled and deciding whether to start it or not. I would like to test out the effects of it extinguishing craving while drinking and its ability to moderate.  Just afraid it won&#8217;t work and I get back to square one. 
&#8211; Post From My iPhone
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		<title>Is AA a Cult?</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/06/is-aa-a-cult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Journal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[addict]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Cult]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cultish]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drinking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GOD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[god question]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recovering alcoholics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scientologists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sobriety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been pondering this question the last few days as I am working on my 7th step.  It seems that the further you go along in the program, the more emphasis is placed on GOD being your higher power and not your &#8220;concept of a higher power&#8221; like they tell you in the beginning.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home at last - Week 1</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/06/home-at-last-week-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/06/home-at-last-week-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Journal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcohol dependence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[campral]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Naltrexone]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pleasure center]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sinclair Method]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somewhatsane.com/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a week since I moved back to my house after living in the sober house and it has been a very good transition.  While I could be doing more to stay out of my box and not revert back to old habits, I have been fairly productive and hit meetings when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back Home At Last</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/06/back-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/06/back-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Journal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[relapses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resentments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[serenity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sober friends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night was the first night back home after 3 months in a sober house program and it feels great to be back.  The last two months have been rough in the trifling house I lived in.  While I am grateful for the program for being there, the particular house I lived for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Out</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/moving-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/moving-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 21:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[alcoholism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[campral]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hazelden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Naltrexone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well my time is up here at the sober house and I will be moving back home (by myself) this Thursday.  While I am excited about getting out of here and a couple of the irritating people residing here, I am a little apprehensive about the move.   I suppose maybe because I have past my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gopher State Roundup - Review</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/gopher-state-roundup-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/gopher-state-roundup-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 18:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gopher state roundup]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Roundup]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[state roundup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is Monday, Memorial Day post-Gopher State Roundup and I thought I would comment on my first experience on the most talked about event in the Twin Cities recovery community.  To me, it was much ado about nothing.  It is like one of those movies that is hyped up, then when you see it you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gopher State Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/gopher-state-roundup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/gopher-state-roundup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 22:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcoholics anonymous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bloomington]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gopher state roundup]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sobriety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Friday night and where else would and person in recovery be in the Twin Cities?  That&#8217;s right&#8230;the annual Gopher State Roundup. 8000 people in recovery mingling, going to 24/7 meetings, listening to speakers and eating food at hospitality suites.
Tonight I will be attending a meeting on sex and listening to a speaker at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen And The Art Of Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/zen-and-the-art-of-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/zen-and-the-art-of-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 18:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After struggling with my whole HP portion of recovery and delving into The Twelve Steps On Buddha&#8217;s Path by Laura S., I decided to go to a local Buddhist 12 Step meeting.  There are only three here in town, so you do have to make the time.  The one I went to was at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleaning my Johari Window</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/cleaning-my-johari-window/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/cleaning-my-johari-window/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aside]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Depression/Anxiety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Journal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[psychoanalyst]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somewhatsane.com/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was my first day of therapy with a Psychoanalyst and it was good to talk to someone other than an addict about my core issues which I covered up with alcohol through the years.  After going through my history with him and talking about the present, we spoke at length about social anxiety and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UltraMetabolism</title>
		<link>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/ultrametabolism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somewhatsane.com/2009/05/ultrametabolism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dr mark hyman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fructose corn syrup]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[healthy liver]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[high fructose corn syrup]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[high protein]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[liver detox]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[metabolic processes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[milk thistle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sugar intake]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somewhatsane.com/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my quest to address my health after admitting I was powerless over alcohol, I decided to explore ways I could do more for my body than just giving up the sauce.  After reading the UltraMind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman [see my short review], I found the companion series called UltraMetabolism.  In UltraMind, Dr. [...]]]></description>
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