Old 02-28-2013, 04:13 AM
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jazzfish
Better when never is never
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Wisconsin near Twin Cities
Posts: 1,745
You're welcome and thanks! I also put together the basics of their main tools. I didn't go into AVRT too much because it is featured here fairly prominently.

LifeRing: 3-S Philosophy
• Sobriety means abstinence.
• Secularity - recovery methods that rely on human efforts rather than on divine intervention.
• Self-help in LifeRing means that the key to recovery is the individual’s own motivation and effort.

SOS: Suggested Guidelines for Sobriety
• To break the cycle of denial and achieve sobriety, we first acknowledge that we are alcoholics or addicts.
• We reaffirm this daily and accept without reservation the fact that as clean and sober individuals, we cannot and do not drink or use, no matter what.
• Since drinking or using is not an option for us, we take whatever steps are necessary to continue our Sobriety Priority lifelong.
• A quality of life, "the good life," can be achieved. However, life is also filled with uncertainties. Therefore, we do not drink or use regardless of feelings, circumstances, or conflicts.
• We share in confidence with each other our thoughts and feelings as sober, clean individuals.
• Sobriety is our Priority, and we are each responsible for our lives and sobriety.

Rational Recovery: AVRT is a thinking skill. Recovery is accomplished through a personal commitment to permanent abstinence called, the Big Plan, backed up by the learned ability to catch yourself in the process of changing your mind.

SMART Recovery 4-Point Program
• Point 1: Building and Maintaining Motivation
• Point 2: Coping with Urges
• Point 3: Managing Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors
• Point 4: Living a Balanced Life
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