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Old 11-02-2005, 01:49 AM
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Don S
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Hey, Carol, for some reason that link doesn't work when you post it. It's a really useful one, packed with AA resources:
http://www.bma-wellness.com/papers/F...A_Meeting.html

Tracy, as KelKel said there are 12 step meetings available through this web site. Online resources are very useful; many people use only online meetings and forums to get support for their sobriety. Don't let your inability to get to face-to-face meetings discourage you. There's a whole community here to talk to.

Personally, I believe that you very much want sobriety. It's just a matter of learning the tools to overcome urges and plan for situations where drinking is likely. So let me suggest that you do something every day to enhance that goal of sobriety: read in books about how others got sober (I really recommend Sober For Good, by Anne M. Fletcher); post on here; keep a journal or blog (it can be private--LiveJournal.com is a popular one); visit the forums and web sites of other recovery groups. And go to online meetings if you can.

Some groups have live 'voice' meetings that use microphones. Others are online 'text' meetings, where people meet in a chat room and type in their comments and replies. SMART Recovery has both types.

If you want to check out some other recovery programs, here are the best-known alternatives to AA:

SMART Recovery
http://www.smartrecovery.org

Women For Sobriety
http://womenforsobriety.org/

LifeRing Secular Recovery
http://www.unhooked.com

SOS - Secular Organisations for Sobriety
http://www.secularsobriety.org

Rational Recovery
http://www.rational.org

Take care, and keep posting.

Don S
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