lifering meetings
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Edmonton, Alberta.
Posts: 398
Hello Hibou,
I was part of a Lifering email-network for a while.
Wasn't helpful to me - lots of people working hard to white-knuckle it. Some with a lot of time under their belts, mind. It may only have been the particular group I was part of, but there was very little discussion of addiction issues - seemed like more of a social network.
I was part of a Lifering email-network for a while.
Wasn't helpful to me - lots of people working hard to white-knuckle it. Some with a lot of time under their belts, mind. It may only have been the particular group I was part of, but there was very little discussion of addiction issues - seemed like more of a social network.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 5
re: LifeRing meetings
Hibou,
LifeRing was exactly what I needed when I found it over ten years ago. It still is. No steps, no higher powers, no powerlessness -- just an accepting and intelligent atmosphere. Instead of a meeting in which somebody tells you what you should be doing, LifeRing meetings are about helping you decide what's best for you. "Cross talk" is the heart of the meeting -- when you tell a bit of your story to the group, the group responds with their support, ideas, similar experiences and understanding. It's a conversation, not a lecture.
One commenter mentioned that the talk strayed far from addiction, but LifeRing thinks everything is part of 'addiction' -- every aspect of our lives affects our desire for escape and needs to be dealt with. LifeRing doesn't waste time on 'drunkalogues' -- recitation of past, destructive experiences. Instead, it focuses on the here-and-now: most meetings center around the question "how was your week?"
Read more about LifeRing at LifeRing.org
LifeRing was exactly what I needed when I found it over ten years ago. It still is. No steps, no higher powers, no powerlessness -- just an accepting and intelligent atmosphere. Instead of a meeting in which somebody tells you what you should be doing, LifeRing meetings are about helping you decide what's best for you. "Cross talk" is the heart of the meeting -- when you tell a bit of your story to the group, the group responds with their support, ideas, similar experiences and understanding. It's a conversation, not a lecture.
One commenter mentioned that the talk strayed far from addiction, but LifeRing thinks everything is part of 'addiction' -- every aspect of our lives affects our desire for escape and needs to be dealt with. LifeRing doesn't waste time on 'drunkalogues' -- recitation of past, destructive experiences. Instead, it focuses on the here-and-now: most meetings center around the question "how was your week?"
Read more about LifeRing at LifeRing.org
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,722
No--I've not been to a LifeRing meeting. I have heard good and bad things as with most groups. I've got personal experience with AA (didn't care for it) and SMART Recovery (just the ticket for me).
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