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Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. |Whole Brain Living | Audiobook Excerpt

You Can Heal Your Life ™

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The Character of an Alcoholic Drinker

In your fury and pain, your character one rationalizes that if you had just called me a little more often, or controlled my money. Then in a flash, your character too takes my behavior personally, and you start to cry. And then you get up and walk out, feeling that you have abandoned me. My character too looks to fine piece and yet another pitcher of beer, not at all aware that this happened because i had abandoned myself first. In the moment, i chose to disconnect and use again. This type of dynamic happens regularly between an alcoholic and their friends and family. If a rehabilitation programme is going to succeed, both our characters two and three must be on board and committed

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