Bill Schneider of New West (the very cool online magazine of the West) decides to finally admit his fishing dependency — and to get help… Self help:
I have a problem. I’m a fishaholic. I can’t get fishing out of my mind. I think about it 20 times every day. I can’t concentrate on my work. I dream about it. I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat after losing a dream fish. I’ve tried everything to cure myself, even going cold turkey for two whole weeks, but one trip down to the Man Room to visit my flies and lures, and I’m hooked again.
For decades, I’ve been in denial about my dependency, but now, finally, for the good of my loved ones and friends, I’ve decided to deal with it.
Those familiar with 12-step groups will have little trouble recognizing the source of Schneider’s “help” though you’ll have to visit the article and read the other steps. (Duh — it’s a self help article. If I published all 12 steps, I’d only be acting as an enabler). Here’s a small taste:
Step 5: Admit first to yourself, then to the Fishing God and then to a loved one or close friend, the exact nature of your wrongdoings, out loud, shamelessly, unrestrained. That means all the laughable exaggerations about the length of your fish, the lame excuses to your spouse about why you needed a new boat or rod, and those reprehensible lies to your boss about why you weren’t coming into work.
See you at the meeting, Tom Chandler.
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