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Clyde

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I can answer questions on the recovery from alcohol addiction as I am a recovering alcoholic with 17+ years of sobriety. I can also address the spiritual aspects of the 12-Step program as I have a Master of Divinity degree; serve as a pastor for the Quaker church; and, serve as a hospice chaplain. I have also served as a prison chaplain for one year and currently volunteer as a mentor once a week, working with two inmates one-on-one as they work towards reentry into society as free persons.

Experience in the area

I am a recovering alcoholic with 17+ years of continuous sobriety.

Education/Credentials

Master of Divinity awarded in 2000 from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

What do you like about this subject?

A life lived in recovery is the way life was meant to be lived. If you think you are an alcoholic, give Alcoholics Anonymous a try!

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope, by living my life one day at a time, to achieve a life well-lived in sobriety. I hope to die sober!

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Alcohol [addiction] is "cunning, baffling, powerful!" [From the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, page 58-59]

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Many people simply cannot get a grasp on the fact that addiction comes in many forms and thus live in denial their entire lives never knowing they have lived an addictive life style.


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  • Knowledgeability 9.94
  • Clarity of Response 9.87
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 4.3
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 2.2
  • Number of Questions Today 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked in a Day 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 480
  • Volunteer Since 2007-05-05
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Melissa11/29/11101010very insite ful and detailed
Jessica10/28/11101010Hi Clyde- Thank you for your response .....
mary10/18/11101010 
Anna10/03/11101010 
ann09/09/11101010thanks

Recent Answers from Clyde

2011-11-28 need help figuring this out.:

Melissa,      Thank you for your questions.  They are very valid ones coming from the other side of alcoholism - those affected by the disease.  Your boyfriend is right and wrong to have the opinion he

2011-10-31 Relapse:

Lisa,      Thank you for your questions.  your boyfriend is discovering that "once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic" applies to us persons who are addictive type personalities.  The addiction is both

2011-10-27 Wife of a Recovered Alcoholic:

Jessica,       Thank you for your story and for the questions.  These are, unfortunately, very common when dealing with active alcoholics and even those in early recovery.         Let me say, as you have

2011-10-18 alcoholic husband:

Mary,      Thank you for your question.  Firstly, let me say that you are doing everything right.  Do not change your tactic against this formidable foe called alcoholism.  It means to destroy.       

2011-09-30 Emotional Cutoff in Early Recovery:

Anna,      Thank you for your questions and for the superb narrative on the situation as it developed and as it is for today.        Your question: "Is is wrong to maintain hope for a future with him?

 

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