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Old 08-17-2011, 09:16 AM
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Hi!

I'm not new to "recovery" (have been in and out of AA for almost 20 years), but I am new to exploring other options out there and am exploring SMART/RR at the moment while also seeing an addictions therapist. Been sober for about 3 months and am looking for something to sink my teeth in to that makes sense to me. I really can't afford to go back to drinking. I absolutely have everything to lose if I do.

Anyway, just thought I'd be polite and say "hi!".
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Hey - in my four years, I have tried - in no order, some at same time, whatever - SMART, RR, the book The Easy Way to Quit Drinking ( i think that's right), Buddhism, returning to Catholicism (mass, confession), controlled drinking, many other self-help things. All helped me to get to what I now want - which is the spritual path that AA offers. I didn't want that at first, then I started to see how cool it felt and chased it - like I do any good buzz! The right meetings and sponsor have made AA make sense. But the journey to recovery is very personal. Doing a personal inventory blew my mind - a real turning point for me. Good luck!
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:22 AM
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:29 AM
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hi FreeThinking - welcome! Congrats on the 3 months
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:30 AM
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I read The Easy Way.... too. I thought it was very helpful!
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:33 AM
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Yes, the "plant" analogy, where many of us are stuck at some point in habitual drinking. So true. Hard to pinpoint when the invisible line is crossed.
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:36 AM
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Welcome. Whatever works, work it. Polite is good, so a big howdy podna, back to you.
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Old 08-17-2011, 10:05 AM
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I thoroughly enjoyed "The Easy Way" because it created a paradigm shift for me. It led me to the understanding that drinking, in any amount, is not natural, genuinely social or necessary. 90% of adults in the western world indulge in poisoning themselves, albeit in small doses, and never stop to question why.

The book did not help me to stop drinking, but it did a great job in disarming my reasoning for continuing to do so.
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Old 08-17-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by EmpressSuperego View Post
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Easy Way" because it created a paradigm shift for me. It led me to the understanding that drinking, in any amount, is not natural, genuinely social or necessary.
Yep, this is exactly how I feel. I like how "logically" he wrote everything.
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