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Old 06-24-2016, 09:51 AM
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fred59
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one good thing about smart recovery is people do not get so alarmed at a relapse or how long one has been sober.
I use to go to an AA meeting and this man after 9 years sober drank one afternoon and after resetting sobriety date was still beating himself up and always bringing it up in a negative context 5 years later I wanted to scream let it go or hey everyone lets give him his original sober date back so he can have peace.
In my Smart Recovery meeting someone said they have been sober 10 years with one 2 day drinking binge 3 months ago after a death in the family IMO that is more healthy than resetting clock and beating yourself up and standing up at an AA meeting as a newcomer.
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