Originally Posted by
samseb5351 
My personal position is that belief in belief is not helpful or even benign, but actually harmful.
Is your position a belief? Sorry, couldn't resist.
A few days ago I might have had a whole different perspective on this interesting topic. However, today I'm just a girl wanting the fog to clear so I can recommit to permanent abstinence. I'm not a scientist or a researcher. I'm an addict who doesn't want to be addicted anymore.
I believe that I'm the only one that can keep me sober. There might be methods that can help, but it all boils down to choices. I can understand the danger in believing something outside yourself can keep you sober or getting so mired in one particular way of thinking it actually hinders your sobriety, but I don't see the harm in simple belief. We are humans...not robots and belief can fuel hope and without hope what's the point?