for me, a huge part of taking control was giving up control.
I would not have been where I am today with sobriety if I hadn't included counseling and AA and SR and other people's support in my recovery.
You're absolutely right; nobody's going to take it away FOR you. I'm just saying I'm sure that I would not have been able to do this without the help I got from others. I had to do the work. I had to do the daily decision-making. I had to make the changes. I had to let go of the old patterns. I had to come develop new ways of thinking, new habits, new responses to life.
But the people here, in AA, the words in the Big Book, my work with a therapist, my focus (EVERY DAY) on recovery through the stories and insights and lessons learned of others - that was where I learned what I needed and drew the energy and inspiration to do what I needed to do.
