freethinking: I'm glad you were helped by my story. It's so important to know that the best way for any one individual to handle an addiction is the way that they can commit to.
I keep thinking of an analogy I hear a lot--that recovery is like exercise. You have to DO it, or it doesn't work. Well I think this is true, but we don't tell people that the only way they can get fit is though one particular type of exercise. Like with me, I hate to swim. I find it boring, and I'm not very good at it, either. If someone told me that swimming was the only way I could get in shape, or that I wouldn't be "really fit" if I power walked instead, I'd probably give up and stay home. But of course, it's ok to power walk. And it's ok to pick the right recovery program for you, too.