One Year Today
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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One Year Today
Today is the start of my second year of sobriety. I have been very contemplative about it - I am back here at SR after failing to get with the AA program. I really thought I might be converted from my atheism if I would just "keep on coming" to meetings. I am solid in my recovery, and actually feel I need to stop beating myself up about my misgivings about AA and enjoy my sobriety for what it is rather than overthinking what I need to do to consider myself as successfully in recovery.
I plan to spend more time here again, and look forward to "seeing" some of you who unknowingly were a big help to me in my earlier attempts at sobriety, and early in this one. I finally feel like I can be helpful to others beginning a sobriety journey, but not within the AA model. I hope to hear some stories from others who found themselves where I am, and perhaps continued AA for the F2F without immersing themselves in it.
I'll go read some threads now and look for some of my old role models and maybe find some new ones. It feels good to be back.
I plan to spend more time here again, and look forward to "seeing" some of you who unknowingly were a big help to me in my earlier attempts at sobriety, and early in this one. I finally feel like I can be helpful to others beginning a sobriety journey, but not within the AA model. I hope to hear some stories from others who found themselves where I am, and perhaps continued AA for the F2F without immersing themselves in it.
I'll go read some threads now and look for some of my old role models and maybe find some new ones. It feels good to be back.
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Yes, agree with Maudcat. AA was very important to me in the early days, but it is not the only means of recovery on the table. Congratulations on your first wonderful year of sobriety. 
Keep posting here and observe all of the different ways people find recovery.
Keep posting here and observe all of the different ways people find recovery.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Thank you thank you!
Thank you all! It is refreshing and enpowering to just get some "atta girl" responses, instead of always being reminded I have to get serious about putting "the program" first.
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WELCOME- CONGRATS!!! AWESOME. I go to AA just to listen and learn. I do not really follow the old school dogma some 'preach'. I accept it works for them and it is nothing personal. I also go to show myself I am committed to this lifelong sobriety bit- and it is a way of connecting. Just like SR- most who go- just want to be heard and offer support. Congrats. Do something nice for yourself...
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