Substance Abuse Recovery Thread

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No doubt. I'm a cafeteria recovery guy, not wedded to one approach ... whatever's clever, right?

For sure man. That was always the biggest problem I had with AA and the other 12 step programs. They always said, "Take what you need and leave the rest" yet all of the "old timers" said "You have to do this this and this or else you won't stay sober!" When I was in rehab the manager of the facility told me I would never stay sober if I didn't start believing in god.

Then again I live in a city considered to be the Mecca of Alcoholics Anonymous so I think it's way more hardcore here than in other places.

But yea I pretty much take ideas and tips from any source I can as long as it's helpful.

I got the same speech last day of treatment. You'll never make it, you have a god problem. I still use that resentment to help me stay sober.