Originally Posted by biminiblue

Stubbs, I'm not an AAer either, but I did go in the beginning and a lot of the stuff really does apply.

"Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today," is one line from the book I remember.

Also in early recovery I had that Serenity Prayer on a loop in my head. It straightened out my thinking on a lot of stuff. It really applies to all of life.

Family. Yeah. I hear ya. I got into recovery BECAUSE of my family in 1989. I was done with everyone elses' dramas. I just could not do it any more.

So I read just about every self-help book known to woman, went to a few therapy session, found a personal mentor, went to church, quit drinking, temporarily cut off contact with the problematic people, and eventually healed myself.

It's out there if you want it. Recovery is available to everyone.