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navysteve · 05-16-2008, 05:32 PM

Please remember that you have a disease not a disgrace. Does the diabetic need to feel ashamed for being diabetic? If you are an alcoholic you are responsible for your own recovery and you are responsible for being of maximum assistance to anyone. Does that mean that you break your anonymity? Maybe. The anonymity aspect is a good shield early on for folks like you. I was there as well. Working the steps is the only solution I know of, the transformation that happens is amazing, especially through 6 and 7 where shame turns to pride, hate turns in to love etc... our instincts have far surpassed their purpose, the steps bring them back to their right size

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navysteve Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,870	Please remember that you have a disease not a disgrace. Does the diabetic need to feel ashamed for being diabetic? If you are an alcoholic you are responsible for your own recovery and you are responsible for being of maximum assistance to anyone. Does that mean that you break your anonymity? Maybe. The anonymity aspect is a good shield early on for folks like you. I was there as well. Working the steps is the only solution I know of, the transformation that happens is amazing, especially through 6 and 7 where shame turns to pride, hate turns in to love etc... our instincts have far surpassed their purpose, the steps bring them back to their right size Last edited by navysteve; 05-16-2008 at 05:53 PM.