Great thread. Here in the UK I'd tried a few different AA meetings and they were horrible places to socialise filled with people of whom I had very little in common (other than an idea to stop drinking). I finally came across a newly set-up SMART™ group with very few members where I was treated kindly and learned a lot. Other groups were set up and 'members' were encouraged to set up their own groups, this was about 5 years ago, heralded as a new idea from America that didn't involve AA. Since I moved to a new area I've heard nothing about them and only discovered AVRT due to having nothing to lose by googling for help, this is the 21st century and the Internet is a web of information so soon I found SR and I learn more about myself than believing in something just because millions of others do! I like to be different, I'm not into any religious based stuff really and I think changes are already happening in this country but as with any changes they all take time to implement and begin to take effect.
Driving my wagon of hope through beautiful views on my road to myself