The Sober Shaman

The Sober Shaman

The Program

Lesson 41: Capacity

The Acceptable Range of Expression

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Randal Lyons
Mar 31, 2026
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“Why am I on more drugs leaving the treatment center then when I went in?”

Good question.

And while I am not legally, ethically or morally allowed to comment on another person’s prescription…

…the sheer amount of medications that are prescribed so that people “avoid feeling” emotions is staggering.

If you numb, avoid or eliminate feeling a “negative emotion,” is there something that is lost?

Let’s begin…

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