{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Drinking Dreams - Recovered 530","description":"Call us at 1-734-288-7510\r\nemail at mark@recoveredcast.com\r\nSober Life Mouthwash Website \r\nPromo Code PODCAST\r\nfor 20% Discount\r\nThe Big Book\r\nThe 12 and 12\r\n24 Hours a Day\r\nAlright Cristie, let’s begin with definitions.\r\nWhat is a drinking dream?\r\nA psychologist once said, “Drinking dreams are a natural part of the anxieties that come along with being sober.”   “They’re a sign of the battle sober people have with admitting complete powerlessness over alcohol or drugs,” \r\nYour thoughts?\r\nDo you remember ever having using dreams before getting sober?\r\nDescribe your drinking dream experiences\r\nDuring your dream, did you experience guilt?\r\nDuring your dream, was the experience celebratory?\r\nDuring your dream, were you sneaking your drinks?\r\nDuring your dream, were you drinking normally?\r\nWas your dream vivid?\r\nDescribe those feelings when you are in that semi conscience dream-state and you really thought you relapsed.\r\nWhen you thought that the slip was real, did you think about how to keep it secret?\r\nWhen you in that state that you thought the dream was real, did you feel remorse, loss, grief, and\/or guilt?\r\nWE HAVE CALLS\r\nDO YOU WANT TO TAKE CALLS?\r\nDescribe your feelings when you realized that it was just a dream and that you did not lose your sobriety.\r\nDid the dream trigger the desire to use?\r\nDo you talk to your sponsor about these dreams?\r\nDo you talk about drinking dreams at meetings?\r\nShould they be discussed at meetings?\r\nHave you ever processed the drinking dream experience?\r\nHave you journaled about your drinking dreams?\r\nHave you ever thought about why you had that dream in context of what is going on in your life?\r\nHave you noticed the relationship between stress and drinking dreams?\r\nHave you noticed a relationship between success and drinking dreams?\r\nAre you hanging with using friends?\r\nAre you visiting old places where you used to use?\r\nFinal thoughts about drinking dreams.\r\nDid you have them more frequently when you were new?\r\nDo you have them now?\r\nFor you, are drinking dreams a red flag symbolizing something is wrong in your program?\r\nWhat would you say to the new guy who just had his first drinking dream?\r\n ","author_name":"Recovered Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/recoveredcast.com","html":"