Ergebnis für "The Block" in Sucht & Suchtprävention

Of course you have a drinking problem. Alcohol dependence is a totally normal adaptation to living in a bat-shit crazy world that rewards narcissism, dishonesty, violence, and self-obsession. No mystery here. But what if a drinking problem isn't a problem or a mistake, but a biological messenger trying to nudge—then force—us onto a healthier path. That is, if we listen. Those who heal from addiction often emerge fully transformed.

What really stuck in my mind was that we, smokers, who want to or are trying to quit tobacco, already know and are aware of all these negative statistics and information. We have been hearing it for years via warnings on packaging, magazine ads, and TV programs specifically designed to show us pictures of blackened smokers’ lungs beside healthy, pink non-smokers’ lungs. But inside, I felt that there was a greater need that begged to be filled. People find all the stats and facts unhelpful because what they are really looking for, is someone or something to show them the way.

This is the story of the first airline pilot ever arrested and sent to prison for flying under the influence. He was fired by his airline, stripped of his FAA licenses, tried, convicted, and sent to federal prison. Lyle Prouse came from a WWII housing project in Kansas and a family where both parents died as a result of alcoholism. He rose through the ranks of the United States Marine Corps from private to captain, from an infantryman to a fighter pilot. He made his way to the pinnacle of commercial aviation, airline captain, and then lost it all.

In this book I’ll tell you how I overcame addiction through self discovery, finding my own God, and learning to smile again. You can do it too! Addiction is tough, but we all have the ability to overcome and smile once again.