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David Pate

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Radical Centrist, Pragmatic Normative Sociologist, Guitarist, Dad, Person in Recovery.

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If I’m Not an Addict, Why Can’t I Quit? Even facing jail time, I still couldn’t stop

Link below to my most recent blog post about addiction. How a counselor helped to pierce my delusion about not being an addict, and the story of the first time I got sober. #sobersky #recovery #odaat #addiction medium.com/invisible-il...

02.03.2026 14:47 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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How A Silly Game We Played in Drug Rehab Changed My Perspective What a simple group exercise taught me about self-compassion and relapse

Link to my most recent blog post about recovery below: #sobersky #recovery #odaat #addiction

medium.com/black-bear-r...

22.02.2026 22:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

20.02.2026 13:05 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!

20.02.2026 13:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks!

20.02.2026 07:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Almost four years. I'll post a bio now, thanks for the advice! Still figuring out BlueSky :)

20.02.2026 07:34 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

I hadn't thought of this, that's a great idea! I actually do have access at A&M as an alumnus, but only if I go on campus to the library itself, which is what I'll probably start doing periodically to grab the paywalled articles I want for my independent research.

20.02.2026 07:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you! I'll check out all of these!

20.02.2026 02:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Thank you, I read a book by Thich Nhat Hanh a while back and got a lot out of it. I'll check it out, thanks for the recommendation! And, the more prayers the better, please do! I'm 3 and a half years sober, so not struggling in that way atm, but like everyone, I have my daily struggles.

20.02.2026 02:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

This is very helpful, thank you!

20.02.2026 01:11 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Are there any good feeds for #addiction or #recovery here? I'm not seeing any with more than just a few followers....

19.02.2026 15:07 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 2
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The American Sociological Association is collapsing and its organization is a perpetual stagnation machine I was elected to improve ASA and I failed.

" ....the association further committing to its reliance on paywalled journal publishing and the profit-maximizing contract with Sage, and opposing efforts to open access to research for the public.: from familyinequality.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/t....

11.02.2026 15:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Does anyone else interested in reading sociology think it's ironic that the ASA still paywalls articles, while so many other journals have become completely open access? Asking for a friend...lol

11.02.2026 15:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0