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    Keeping 6
    Keeping 6
    Keeping 6
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    Keeping 6

    By Norman Sharkey

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    Keeping 6 is an in-depth description of addiction in all its stages, covering both low bottom, high bottom, and all bottoms in between. It also contains important tips on detection and prevention and possible intervention. Keeping 6 may not touch every addicts using patterns, but if someone feels that drugs are becoming a problem, they should be able to relate. Drugs are very sneaky and are constantly telling the user that there is very little problem, if any. The purpose of Keeping 6 is to allow drug users, as well as their loved ones, to make a determination, in concert with each other, that a problem exists. Relapses, which are considered part of recovery, are dealt with extensively in this book. There are many situations in an addicts life that can cause a relapse, but the most common cause usually revolves around sexual problems. Addicts are good at denying things, and this is an area where they are most vehemently in denial. Most will laugh off any talk about sex and incest and say that their relapse had absolutely nothing to do with sex, even to the point of becoming very angry at the suggestion.

    This book gives a step-by-step plan to those who are serious about ending addiction. What you have in this book is a picture into the dark side but also provides a real solution. Its easy to read, sometimes funny and sometimes sad but always hopeful.
    James Burgess, author of ChaosHow to Master the Power of Focus
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateNov 21, 2012
    ISBN9781452563060
    Keeping 6
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    Norman Sharkey

    When Norman Sharkey accepted the reality that Santa Claus was a myth, he also decided that God was no different. Therefore, he had no need to be honest or be afraid of going to hell. When he was fourteen, the discovery of drugs allowed him to do things guilt-free, and the insanity began.

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      Keeping 6 - Norman Sharkey

      Copyright © 2013 Norman Sharkey

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6306-0 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6305-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-6307-7 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012921509

      Balboa Press rev. date: 2/5/2013

      Contents

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

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      Shirley

      6 UP is an expression used on the streets to alert someone that the authorities are approaching. The person sounding the alert is considered to be Keeping 6. The 6 Recovery Values are the warning method we use to avoid being caught up in active drug use again. To the degree that we Keep 6 every day will determine just how Happy Clean our life will continue to be. As you well know, there are many other resources available to you while dealing with recovery but, whatever method you use, you will discover that it must be applied every day in order to get the best results. We wanted the best high available when we were using so why wouldn’t we want the best high available in our clean life? If we are simply drug free but not very happy, eventually we will find ourselves going back to using. If we seriously apply whatever recovery methods we have been introduced to, every day, we will begin to discover real happiness for ourselves as well as our families and real friends.

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      Joey

      CHAPTER 1

      We admitted we were powerless over any kind of drugs and our lives had become a MESS!

      It appears that addicts themselves are the only ones who can’t see that Recovery Value 1 describes their past, present and future destinations! Even after many years of out of control drug use, which is evident to anyone and everyone who is not a user (especially those who love you) we will insist we are ok. What does ok, mean to an addict? It usually means I have enough dope for today or, I can pan-handle, steal, or use someone so I will have enough dope for today! As long as I am stoned or can get stoned I am ok. But you’re going to lose your family! No I won’t, I am ok! You’re going to lose your job! No I won’t, I’m ok. You just got fired! Who cares, I am ok. You’re going to jail for robbing that pizza driver. Who cares, I am ok. You’re one day out of jail. You get stoned and beat your wife, terrorize your kids, and trash your house! You’re going back to jail! Who cares, I’m ok. After 2 days out of the joint, you hold up a corner store. Back to the slammer! Who cares, I am Ok. You’re out again, NOT FREE, because you’re still using, just out on the street. No one wants to see you except others who are as messed up as you are! Who cares, I am ok. I don’t need people. Any spare change? Thanks you Goof! Some jerk stole my blankets last night. I’ll get more today from the shelter. As long as I can see someone more screwed up than me, I am ok. As long as there are suckers to use, I am ok. Where does it usually end? Death, prison or insanity, that’s where. We live in delusions from our past. We seem to think there is plenty of time to change, if

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