Both Dad and I attended a training course with Dr Richard Bandler last week and I am going on to do another 10 days training with him next week. Whilst the methods we use are very effective there are always new tools and new skills we can bring into our treatment. In particular, I think that the skill Dr Bandler is teaching will do a lot to help people not just recover but actually find a new enthusiasm for all that they do. Recovery is not about simply stopping the compulsive behaviours, it is also about being so happy and successful in all areas of our lives that going back to compulsive behaviours is no longer of any interest.

Robin

Last week Oscar and I gave presentations to the International Society of Addiction Medicines conference in Cairo, Egypt. Oscar’s talk on Monday was titled: “ Dealing with Co occurrence: 20 years of personal experience. ” and mine on Wednesday was titled “ Cross Addiction & the shorter PROMIS Questionnaire (SPQ) ” Both of our talks were well received by a very international crowd of Psychiatrists specialising in Addictions. In fact I have rarely witnessed such a wide range of countries being represented by their specialists in this field.

As PROMIS is developing an international chain of clinics, having connections with our professional colleagues around the world is very valuable to us. We hope that we too have something valuable to share with them.

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