Originally Posted by
SoberMarathon 
Yaayyyy...14 days already!! Feels good to hit these initial milestones.
My counselor told me that unless I take on some '12 step' approach I won't be properly recovering from my addiction - essentially implying I'll be a dry drunk.
Any thoughts on this? Anyone else here involved in such a recovery program?
Speaking of recovery, I can barely walk today because of yesterday's race. But...I'm up at 6am and only hungover from the run so it could be much worse!
Hey sober-
It seems as though many people use both approaches, but I think I'm going to go with the 12 steps because I'm thinking "how can it hurt?" It seems as if even though we manage to stop drinking we still aren't dealing with the root issues. (hence the dry drunk) I don't want to be sober and miserable, which is pretty much how I'm feeling 50% of the time and I'm at day 29. I hear this all gets better over time, but I want to do everything I can to have a happy fulfilling life.
I hope you're not sore too long. That's a great accomplishment you made. I'm lucky to run 2 miles without stopping for a walking break!