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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Main Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” collapsed=”on” transparent_background=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”on” disabled_on=”off|off|off” disabled=”off” custom_padding=”0px|||” background_image=”https:\/\/www.labratology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/background_cedar_shavings.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.85″][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” custom_padding=”67px||0px|” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” padding_mobile=”on” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_phone=”7px||0px|” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider height=”50″ disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ disabled=”off” \/][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.labratology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/rat_theory_header.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” custom_css_main_element=”box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19);” animation_direction=”left” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ show_bottom_space=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”RAT Theory” background_layout=”dark” max_width=”60%” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|tablet” custom_css_main_element=”font-weight:200!important;” text_font=”Gill San Nova Med|700|||||||” text_font_size=”53″ text_line_height=”56px” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” text_font_size_tablet=”40″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height_tablet=”40″ text_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”left” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.85″]<\/p>\n

RAT Theory<\/p>\n

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Recovery determined by:<\/h3>\n

R<\/b>eadiness \u2022\u00a0A<\/b>bstinence \u2022\u00a0T<\/b>enacity<\/h2>\n

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Recovery determined by:<\/h3>\n

R<\/b>eadiness
\nA<\/b>bstinence
\nT<\/b>enacity<\/h2>\n

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RAT Theory<\/b> is a simple formula for finding freedom from addictions.<\/p>\n

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  • Nothing changes without abstinence.<\/li>\n
  • Willingness to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d is crucial. Until an individual is willing to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d, he\/she isn\u2019t truly ready to move away from addiction and into recovery. Willingness to merely do something to tackle the problem will make little to no difference\u2014lotsa people are willing to do \u201cthis\u201d or to do \u201cthat\u201d. Only those who are ready and willing to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d ever truly achieve freedom from addictions.<\/li>\n
  • Tenacity is what moves the recovery line up the y axis (\u201creadiness\u201d) and down the x axis (\u201cabstinence\u201d). Tenacity is defined by: persistence, determination, perseverance, doggedness, strength of purpose, tirelessness, indefatigability, resolution, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, patience, purposefulness, staunchness, steadfastness, staying power, endurance, stamina, stubbornness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    ADDICTION<\/h1>\n

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    Readiness to do \u201cwhatever it takes\u201d combined with sustained abstinence moves the recovery line in such a fashion as to make the road to freedom navigable. The \u201cslope\u201d of any line, including RAT Theory\u2019s recovery line, is calculated by rise over run (rise\/run). So, if freedom from addictions is ever going to be achieved, we have to get up & start moving\u2014rise and run! When you\u2019re in the pit of despair\u2014in the throes of addiction\u2014just getting up & moving takes some doing. It takes gumption. It takes tenacity!<\/p>\n

    Tenacity, as defined above, is the dynamic variable that determines success or failure in moving the recovery line. It has been my experience and observation that individuals who suffer from addiction have already demonstrated tenacity as an innate quality. Channeling the same persistent determination required to maintain an addiction into the dogged, steadfast efforts required for recovery is the key. Point is, the \u201ccapacity for tenacity\u201d has already been evidenced in the addicted individual.<\/p>\n

    Recourse\u2026of Course!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

    Merriam-Webster defines recourse<\/i> as 1) a turning to someone or something for help or protection<\/i> and \u00a02) a source of help or strength.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

    The diagram above illustrates addiction according to RAT Theory. The diagram below, which is introduced in Labratology<\/i>, is RAT Theory’s model for recovery. Notice the direction of the arrows on the \u201ctenacity wheel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Recovery\u2014freedom from addictions\u2014begins with \u201cturning around\u201d and \u201cturning to someone or something for help.\u201d Recourse! (Isaiah 41:10)<\/span><\/p>\n

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    RECOVERY<\/h1>\n

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    Sermons and Spilt Liquor<\/h1>\n

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    Revelations and RAT Theory<\/h1>\n

    [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”33px|||” max_width=”460px” module_class=”et_pb_animation_right et-animated et-waypoint” custom_padding=”|15%||” module_alignment=”left” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.85″] Peering back through the microscope, Legion knew that the documents glistening below him had been written with the blood of generations. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button url_new_window=”off” button_text=”Read More” button_alignment=”left” background_layout=”dark” custom_button=”off” button_use_icon=”off” button_icon_placement=”right” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_border_radius=”0″ button_border_radius_hover=”0″ _builder_version=”3.0.85″ button_url=”\/the-author” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”168px||0px|” padding_mobile=”on” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||30px|” custom_padding_tablet=”64px||0px|” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_divider color=”#f0cf80″ show_divider=”on” divider_weight=”8″ hide_on_mobile=”off” height=”0″ disabled_on=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Wheel of Fortune” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”right” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_class=”et_pb_animation_left et-animated et-waypoint” header_font=”Gill Sans Nova Book Cond|700|||||||” module_alignment=”right” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.0.85″ header_font_size=”36px”]<\/p>\n

    Wheel of Fortune<\/h1>\n

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    Legion ran up the slope and through the hole in the top. He summoned the other rats to join him, and in a mass exodus, they streamed through the top of the cage and stood precariously around its edges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Recovery & the Role of Repentance<\/b><\/p>\n

    To repent<\/i>, as translated from Greek in the New Testament, means simply \u201cto turn around<\/i>.\u201d It was a military term that described a soldier marching in one direction & then doing an \u201cabout-face.\u201d As with any deliberate change, the decision to turn around & head in another direction begins with an intentional \u201cchange of mind<\/i>.\u201d Therefore, an operational definition of repentance as it relates to recovery would look something like this: \u201cto change one\u2019s mind about the direction he\/she is heading, turn around, & head in another direction.\u201d In other words, set a new course\u2014recourse!<\/span><\/p>\n

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