1 year Today!
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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1 year Today!
It has been an interesting year. It is hard to believe that I waited so long to simply put down the bottle and get on with life.
It has been a long journey for me. I've tried lots of things. I initially tried AA. I really liked the fellowship. I drifted over to SMART Recovery and took an analytical look at my behavior. I read Rational Recovery and incorporated AVRT into my though processes. All that helped. I think of most help was Allan Carr's Easy Way though. It changed the way I feel about alcohol. I no longer feel that I am depriving myself of something valuable by abstaining. When I see people drink I am just happy that I don't have to do that anymore. Finally, this community has been a fabulous resource to me. I don't post much, but do read a lot. I feel comfortable here with you all.
To the Newcomers: You can recover! Try everything out there until you find something that works for you. There are many was to stop drinking.
Thanks all!
Ru
It has been a long journey for me. I've tried lots of things. I initially tried AA. I really liked the fellowship. I drifted over to SMART Recovery and took an analytical look at my behavior. I read Rational Recovery and incorporated AVRT into my though processes. All that helped. I think of most help was Allan Carr's Easy Way though. It changed the way I feel about alcohol. I no longer feel that I am depriving myself of something valuable by abstaining. When I see people drink I am just happy that I don't have to do that anymore. Finally, this community has been a fabulous resource to me. I don't post much, but do read a lot. I feel comfortable here with you all.
To the Newcomers: You can recover! Try everything out there until you find something that works for you. There are many was to stop drinking.
Thanks all!
Ru
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Congrats on one year sober!! 
Why don't you come on over to the one year and over thread in daily support? We love to welcome new people.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-2-a-18.html
Why don't you come on over to the one year and over thread in daily support? We love to welcome new people.http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-2-a-18.html
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Congratulations. Your post gives me so much hope. I am incorporating AVRT into my own plan and have already ordered the Rational Recovery book. I have also heard great things about Carr's book. I need to get that as well.
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Ru you are awesome! I too took from many sources to beat my addiction. I am so happy to hear that you are happy and thanks for sharing about this leg of your journey!
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