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title	:	Drop the Rock : Removing Character Defects
author	:	Pittman, Bill.; Weber, Todd.
publisher	:	Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin	:	1568385048
print isbn13	:	9781568385044
ebook isbn13	:	9780585312972
language	:	English
subject	Personality disorders--Patients--Rehabilitation, Self-help techniques.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	RC554.P57 1999eb
ddc	:	158/.1
subject	:	Personality disorders--Patients--Rehabilitation, Self-help techniques.

Page iii Drop the Rock Removing Character Defects Bill Pittman Todd Weber

Page iv Copyright 1993 Hazelden Foundation Previously Published by Glen Abbey Books, Inc. First published 1999 by Hazelden All rights reserved. Published by Hazelden Center City, MN 1-800-328-9000 www.hazelden.org Cover design by Graphiti Associates, Inc. Seattle, Washington Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pittman, Bill / Weber, Todd Drop the rock : removing character defects / by Bill Pittman. 1st ed. p. cm. 1. Personality disordersPatients Rehabilitation. 2. Twelve-step programs. 3. Self-help techniques. I. Title. RC554.P57 1992 92-4263 158'.1-dc20 CIP First Edition ISBN 1-56838-504-8 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7

Page v Dedicated to the Good Works of FRANKLIN BERGER LARRY BARNETT and all those involved with THE NEW YORK HAZELDEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION and HAZELDEN FELLOWSHIP CLUB NEW YORK

Page vi Acknowledgments We wish to express our gratitude to all those individuals in 12 Step Programs who helped us complete this work. Our thanks to the following individuals who allowed us to use their stories: Mary, Mike, Deb, Karen, Charlie, Pat, Richard, Lisa, Betty, Judith, Pam, Peter, Joe, Joan, Sam, John, Nancy, Erin, Frank, Curtis, Gail, Stephen, and Bob. A special thank you to our manuscript readers for their valuable comments: Peter L., Waltham, MA; Deb M., Pheonix, AZ; Donna J. and Lisa D., Seattle, WA. And to Pam MacFetridge for her editing, and typesetting skills.

Page 1 Introduction Seems there was this group of 12 Step members taking a boat ride to this island called Serenity, and they were truly a happy bunch of people. As the boat pulled away from the dock, a few on board noticed Mary running down the street trying to catch up with the boat. One said, "Darn, she's missed the boat." Another said, "Maybe not. Come on, Mary! Jump in the water! Swim! Swim! You can make it! You can catch up with us!" So Mary jumped into the water and started to swim for all she was worth. She swam for quite a while, and then started to sink. The members on board, now all aware that Mary was struggling, shouted, "Come on, Mary! Don't give up! Drop the rock!" With that encouragement, Mary started swimming again, only to start sinking again shortly afterward. She was going under when she heard all those voices shouting to her, "Mary, drop the rock! Let go, and drop the rock!" Mary was vaguely aware of something around her neck, but she couldn't quite figure out what it was. Once more, she gathered her strength and started swimming. She was doing quite well, even gaining a little on the boat, but then she felt this heaviness pulling her under again. She saw all those people on the boat holding out their hands and hollering for her to keep swimming and shouting, "Don't be an idiot, Mary! Drop the rock!"

Page 2 Then she understood, when she was going down for the third time. This thing around her neck, this was why she kept sinking when she really wanted to catch the boat. This thing was the "rock" they were all shouting about: resentments, fear, dishonesty, self-pity, intolerance and anger, just some of the things her "rock" was made of. "God help me get rid of the rock," she prayed. "Now! Get rid of it!" So Mary managed to stay afloat long enough to untangle a few of the strings holding that rock around her neck, realizing as she did that her load was easing up; and then, with another burst of energy, she let go. She tore the other strings off and dropped the rock. Once free of the rock, she was amazed how easy it was to swim, and she soon caught up with the boat. Those on board were cheering for her and applauding and telling her how great she was, and how it was so good having her with them again, and how now we can get on with our boat ride and have a nice time. Mary felt great and was just about to indulge in a little rest and relaxation when she glanced back to shore. There, a ways back, she thought she saw something bobbing in the water, so she pointed it out to some others. Sure enough, someone was trying to catch the boat, swimming for dear life but not making much headway. In fact, it looked like they were going under. Mary looked around and saw the concern on the faces of the other members. She was the first to lean over the rail and shout, "Hey, friend! Drop the Rock!" <><><><><><><><><><><><> Mike shares his experience with dropping the rock: Before its discussion of Step Four, the Big Book says: "Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions." A thorough inventory reveals those causes and conditions; the Fifth Step allows

Page 3 us to share them with God and another human being, and so remove the inner pain they have caused in our past lives.

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