Feeling as if i'm growing out of AA
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Hi, Dig.
My own experience: attended AA early in sobriety and found it really helped me. Found a meeting I liked, with lots of good people and diversity.
I attended meetings for about a year, but came to feel that it wasn't the program for me long term.
I listen to a couple of recovery blogs, I avoid the places that would be triggers, I do a lot of reading about addiction, and, of course, I check in here regularly.
There are many paths to recovery. AA is just one.
Peace.
My own experience: attended AA early in sobriety and found it really helped me. Found a meeting I liked, with lots of good people and diversity.
I attended meetings for about a year, but came to feel that it wasn't the program for me long term.
I listen to a couple of recovery blogs, I avoid the places that would be triggers, I do a lot of reading about addiction, and, of course, I check in here regularly.
There are many paths to recovery. AA is just one.
Peace.
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Join Date: Jan 2015
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I had a similar experience early on, wound up finding Lifering and going to those meetings instead. It's a personal power based philosophy, no steps, you work your way through to long-term sobriety on your own based on what works for you. SMART is a more focused approach. Lots of options for different people!
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Seeing as the rules making 12 step topics off topic changed for the Secular Connections forum since this thread was started, I'll move this to the Secular 12 step forum now
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