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Old 07-17-2013, 02:04 PM
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awuh1
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Originally Posted by jkb View Post
…whenever someone drinks despite a BP the answer always is "then you didn't have a real BP".
This is an example of how ‘Rational Recovery’, (its founder and many of its supporters) turn irrational by using the “No true Scotsman” fallacy. See this link-àhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

The simple fact is that a ‘big plan’ is….a *plan*. You can call it big, you can call it golden or you can use any other adjective you choose, and reach that decision in any manor you like, but a plan in the end is still just a plan.

I was one who attempted ‘self-recovery’ more times than I could count. My many attempts resulted in failure. I then turned to a group based approach. Again, I met with multiple failures. What eventually worked was to keep asking for help! I kept incorporating things that I learned from people who had been successful.

RR has much merit. It should not be dismissed because it is not purely rational, nor should any other method.
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