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Old 10-30-2005, 06:38 AM   #6 (permalink)
Phinneas
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Sometimes I feel that my emotional problems are too much for AA to handle.
For many, AA is one piece of the puzzle. I, too, have an outside therapist. But AA, IMO, is the BIGGEST piece of the puzzle in the sense that without sobriety, I cannot begin to work on the other issues. My mind and body needs to be clean and sober otherwise the drugs mask what is really going on.

Get to a meeting. And then keep going. Go daily if you can. Make it a habit. You'll find that it gets easier and easier to just go. Also, call your sponsor every day, not just when you're in trouble, or worse, after you've used. The tools of AA are there for a reason. By getting into the habit of using them, the are there for when I really need them - before I take a drink or a drug.

Hang in there.

Hugs,

phinny
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