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Addiction & Recovery

Timewas

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8. Yes

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 29, 2022, 12:59 PM

Apr 2022

One of my first things in AA was the higher power thingy and trust in "god" but that was,for me at least, a sure path back to the bottle.. I am an avowed atheist but I decided that since I could pick my own "higher power" I could manage ok . Actually was not that hard..Self honesty is the path to take... The other one that applied was "fake it til you make it" Not hard to do since I had been faking a lot of things for a long time already. AA has the best record of all programs so far.

I am in the same boat with little knowledge of SMART so will take time to look into it further..

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Ugh! The weekend! [View all] bif Apr 2022 OP

Perhaps you could reach out RainCaster Apr 2022 #1

I'm not an AA type person bif Apr 2022 #2

Using AA Timewas Apr 2022 #3

I really don't need a lecture. bif Apr 2022 #4

Sorry Timewas Apr 2022 #5

Didn't mean to be snippy. bif Apr 2022 #6

No lecture was intended, just a suggestion about looking for some friends RainCaster Apr 2022 #7

Yes Timewas Apr 2022 #8

Same here. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2022 #9

Whatever works for you! bif Apr 2022 #10

Hang in there...No Matter What. How you do so...Not important to me. Just "Hang In There" Stuart G May 2022 #11