http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/09/25/food-dopamine-and-addiction/ Daily writings about fitness, diet, and health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.starling-fitness.com/archives/2005/09/25/food-dopamine-and-addiction/#comment-338 Marilyn Kaye Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:52:53 +0000 http://www.starling-fitness.com/?p=378#comment-338 <p>FYI - for those who resonate with the comment:</p> <p>"Worse still, I don’t believe in a god, so those twelve-step programs are useless on me. I’m not turning my addiction over to an imaginary friend."</p> <p>12-step programs are NOT a religion and DO NOT require a belief in a specific diety. A group is simply a number of individuals sharing experience, strength and hope in living with a specific problem.</p> <p>I've heard newcomers say over and over that such misconceptions kept them from coming in, thus keeping them in additional years of pain. I'm on of "them."</p> <p>Instead of juding on pre-conceived notions why not just check out a few meetings? Just like churches, each has a different personality. </p> <p>Ask your central office about meetings geared toward your beliefs. Rule of thumb: go to a meeting six weeks in a row to really get the feel of the group.</p> <p>All you have to lose is a few hours and some misery.</p>