Originally Posted by
DJSid 
...I understand that I need to deal with the reasons I self-medicate every day or I will never get sober..."
You've gotten a lot of great suggestions regarding whether to 12-step or not. However, regarding your statement above, I disagree with it.......totally.
I know a lot of folks say that a person has got to know the 'why' before thy an stop, but I'm kinda in the 'nancy reagan' school of recovery on this. I relate this to.......I don't have to know why I touched the hot stove and got burned; I just have to remember that if I don't want to get burned, it's best if I don't touch the hot stove. Gotta luv keepin' it simple...............
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NoelleR