Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different

by Guy Kettelhack

Book Overview

In this second volume, people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long-suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love, and self-acceptance.

This second volume in Kettelhack's series takes on the "terrible twos." Here people in recovery share their experiences and insights in dealing with long-suppressed feelings of anger, loss, guilt, love, and self-acceptance. Kettelhack shows how "sticking with it"--persevering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568382316
• ISBN13: 9781568382319
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different

Second Year Sobriety: Getting Comfortable Now That Everything Is Different I read this book with 13 months of sobriety and it was extremely helpful. I was able to re-identify. I had begun to feel different and apart from. And as though I had reached a hilltop at one year only to find a mountain range in my path on the other side. I was reminded that I have to stay in touch with the basics no matter how often I've heard them. One Day at a Time. Progress not Perfection. Find the Similarities. Conscious Contact Daily. Where I Am Right Now is Okay...It's Not A Race or a Contest. A miracle has occurred every day that we stay sober. Embrace Gratitude.

Helpful and practical

Excellent book that I used as a guide for the my early recovery. Must have for the struggles and challenges of recovery.

Understanding Me

Having recently celebrated my 1 year anniversary in AA, this book really helped me understand where I am. There just aren't many people with my sobriety time in the fellowships I attend. They seem to have more or less time, so it has been difficult for me to understand why I feel the way I do. Those that came into AA when I did all seem to be gone and anybody with about my sobriety has been there before. I have a great sponsor, a solid Big Book Program, great fellowship and a constantly improving "life", but why do I feel different than I did a few months ago? Not bad, not great, but just good. This book was an incredible experience of being able to feel comfortable with the fact that I am "normal" at this stage. The author has a nice mix of his feelings and some testimony from real, live AA members sharing their experiences and feelings. I would read a little each night after my meetings and feel like I had gone to another meeting. It left me calm and hopeful, like most of my AA experiences on my path. I rarely read a book that I appreciate, but this is one. Thank you, Guy.

If you're in your second your, look forward to relate...

I received this book after my first year of sobriety. It was incredibly useful to understand the transitions that I went through after just focusing on being clean & sober. I highly recommend to anyone who starts becoming more aware of feelings and life circumstances that we had years of not dealing with.

Helped to remind me that I'm not alone

I bought this book after I celebrated my first abstinence Bday and didn't read it for another 6 months. I was so comforted by the stories of recovering folk in their 2nd year of sobriety, all who were experiencing difficulties in recovery that I could relate to. One of the most important things this book helped me to see is that it's okay to struggle. Now that I have 21 months of sobriety, it's not all about how do I take a shower or cook for myself; rather, I'm learning how to be a part of the world. This book was a welcome reminder that the issues I struggle with are akin to those that many 2nd-year recoverers struggle with.