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Old 05-03-2016, 09:04 PM
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jseattle
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Thanks all. I am sticking with it for now. My assigned counsellor is not a good fit for me but I really like and admire some of the others. They give us a voice and let us help eachother.

I like many of the people I am in rehab with. Similar background and education (and age) to me. Similar place in life. Smart. I think that is where the talking down thing gets annoying. I understand these guys are he experts but we are experts in ourselves, highly educated, self aware. We are not resisting treatment at all. Some make no effort to get to know us and seem to be checking off boxes.

I am still so annoyed about that damn movie. Really - rehabs are seeking to become more science and evidence based and they show a pseudo-science self help piece of money-grubbing quackery? Arg. And it was my counselor who led the discussion after and he found me "hostile".

Okay calm breaths. Take what I can and leave the rest. I'm sober. That is what matters.
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