I just think that 12 steps is 11 too many.
The goal of ALL recovery methods is to stop drinking (or drugs, or gambling, or whatever). The prospect of all those steps and all those meetings kept me from quitting drinking for a LONG time, until I realized all I needed was ONE step.
I am a minimalist, and not just in my recovery method. I realize that many people benefit from group therapy. But I do believe there are a silent majority of us who do better without it.
The thing about this particular thread is to share how the AVRT method is effective for those of us here, or to find out about how it works. The minute it devolves into a debate over 12 step programs, the thread has lost its purpose.
FT