Originally Posted by
novips 
I'm new here and am looking for a little guidance on posting to this forum. The instructions say, "no recovery method debates, or medical advice--just encouragement." Yet, I don't know any other way to encourage a newcomer than to share my experience of how to escape the hell that is active addiction -- and this seems impossible to do without sharing the methods I used (e.g., attending 90 A.A. meetings in 90 days, etc.). Then there's this particular thread, which seems like a lot of "method" advice. I'm probably over-complicating this, but I just want to make sure I can encourage newcomers on this forum by sharing the methods I used to get sober. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Sharing your experience - what worked for you - is fine novips.
'My way is better than your way' or 'your way just plain sucks' is not.
That's pretty much what the rule means by recovery method debates.
Similarly you probably won't go wrong with the medical advice rule if you stick to your experience - i.e. what worked or was helpful to you.
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