Conciseadviceonhuntingdownthepersonalculpritsthatsabotagesobrietyandpersonalhappiness.Insimple,down-to-earthlanguage,Dr.AllenBergerintroducesustotwelveofthemostcommonassumptionsandattitudesthatcansabotagerecovery--andgivesusthetoolstoovercomethesechallenges.Thisusefulguidehelpsuskeepourrecoverygoingstrongwithfreshperspectivesonhowtheprocessofchangebeginswithbasicself-awarenessandacommitmenttoworkingadailyprogram.Althoughtherearemanywaystomessuprecovery,Dr.Bergeridentifiescriticallyimportantandwidespreadpatternsofthoughtandbehavior.Theseinclude:-confusingself-concernwithselfishness-notmakingamends-usingtheprogramtotrytobecomeperfect-notgettinghelpforrelationshiptroubles-believingthatlifeshouldbeeasyThishighlyaccessiblebookhelpsusbecomemorehonestwithourselvesandfacetheself-defeatingthoughtsandactionsthatputoursobrietyatrisk.