Respectfully, the false sense that there is no hope is killing alcoholics every day. It almost killed me. The dominant paradigm that alcoholism is a progressive, incurable disease was simply more than my ample defense mechanisms could resist. They kicked into full gear and kept me from doing anything about my growing problem for over 20 years. I had a severe case of denial going, and it was caused by false lack of hope.

That dominant paradigm was destroyed by TSM. The hope I found in the book gave me the ability to come face to face with my problem and resolve to do something about it. If TSM hadn't worked, I was ready to move on to the next hope. But the idea that there is no hope; well that one was dead, forever.

Fire