While recovering from some full scale research in the world of partying, I was given a book by a very perceptive fellow traveler. I cannot remember the title or author, heck, it was 20 years ago.
This book, looked more like a thesis, described the indigenous need of humans for ritual. When our rituals, like nightly family dinners, Sunday church, and structured family life, go away, we have a subconscious need to find replacements. We end up drinking and/or drugging. 2 of the most ritual based habits, accompanied by the same people, in the same place, that give us a feeling of community.
That theory also states that Anonymous meetings work because they occur at the same time, same place, same people, and are extremely structured in their presentation.
What really helped me was that it also stated that meetings could be replaced with lifestyle changes involving routines and community participation. It's been 20 years now, so it must have made sense to me.
Since a family member is struggling now, I feel the book could do her a world of good, can't hurt....
Does anyone know the name of this book?
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