Substance Abuse Recovery Thread

[Chas]

I've been sober for over 25 years; I got sober as an atheist in AA.  

I'm here if you want to talk.

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A substitute is crucial for me too. Right now that's AA. It's replaced alcohol in my life. I'm in such a vulnerable place right now, I swear to God, if I get out of this without getting religion of some kind, it'll be a miracle. 

Maybe I'll end up with Taoism, like Aegon. I always liked that. And Buddhism of course. Who knows. About the only thing I know is I won't be any kind of baptist.

I used to love to write, before I started drinking. I know a lot of writers were prolific drunks, but not me. I'm gonna try to get back to it when my brain remembers how to do things like sleep and form coherent thoughts.

I got sober in AA as an atheist and a humanist, and remained so.

The real strength of AA is peer support and shared experience, not religion or spirituality.

Just find (or start) groups that have less woo.

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Another one I heard a lot specifically in rehab, but surprisingly not so much outside of the rehab facility itself, was "Get god or get drunk"

I'm pretty sure AA stands for Aphorisms Anonymous.