Character Defects

Jon H. has a friend in an alcohol-fueled death spiral. He wants to help this friend, but isn’t 100% sure how to proceed. John C. helps him load his spiritual SIG Sauer full of 12-step hollow-points before doing battle with an almost-invincible foe…an alcoholic in complete denial.

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As the Zen philosopher Bashō once wrote, “A flute with no holes is not a flute.” If it’s not a flute, though…what is it? A straw? A stick? The possibilities are as limitless, because it depends on how one looks at it, I guess…on one’s perception.

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Two gentlemen callers (Nick S. and Chris T.) join the podcast for an afternoon of spirited discourse.

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Chancellor Johan von H. goose-steps us through Step 3, encourages us all to find a higher power (as long as it’s the “right” one).

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Alright, already…A guy who loves bad news (Jon H.) saves a spot in the unemployment line for a guy who loves good news (John C.) when he gets bad news this week. Yes…another Jo(h)n gets fired.

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Our first listener request episode – courtesy of Jon S. in Florida. He asks how can friends of addicts/alcoholics support them in recovery.

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The poet Ozzy Osbourne once wrote “Wine is Fine, but Whiskey’s Quicker.” Even quicker than wine or whiskey is an alcoholic with untreated mental illness. An alcoholic death is a slow suicide, but many of us fast-track death before we can get help.

Please don’t become a sad statistic. Contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline if you or a loved one need help:

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: (800) 273-8255 (confidential, 24 hrs)

SOURCES:

National Safety Council – https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/

US DOJ – https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/topic-pages/tables/table-1

CDC Data Visualization Tool – https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/DataViz.html

SAMHSA – https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FFR1-2016/NSDUH-FFR1-2016.htm#fn1

National Institute of Mental Health – https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml)

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Jon H. digs into the mighty-mighty, just letting’ it all hang out Wet Houses popping up across the country.

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“It happens to a lot of guys” is cold comfort to Jon H this week. ED strikes him down, even though he’d been energized and “performing” well as of late. Our hero unfortunately had to swallow a bitter pill, whose side effects include: headache, stomach upset, back pain, muscle pain, stuffy nose, sowing discord, inflammatory texts and/or digressive web comments.

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John C has his first awakening, but sadly prematurely awakejulates. Jon H finally gets credit for his natural ability to look cured when he is still not.

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