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Addiction & Recovery

mitch96

(14,899 posts)

7. I hated those recovery platitudes...... but they are right..

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2020, 12:53 PM

Nov 2020

The one that always got me was "you can't get drunk if you don't have the first one" duh...
when you feel like having a drink it's your body telling you to get to a meeting.. The only two times you need to go to a meeting is when you want to go... and when you DON'T want to go
YMMV
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Well, I survived another weekend! [View all] bif Nov 2020 OP

Good for you Chainfire Nov 2020 #1

That's awesome man ... but honestly you cannot promise anybody else that ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #5

Keep up the good work.... Zoonart Nov 2020 #2

Thanks! bif Nov 2020 #6

For the most part it will ALL get better! DEbluedude Nov 2020 #3

Well done! DarthDem Nov 2020 #4

I hated those recovery platitudes...... but they are right.. mitch96 Nov 2020 #7

That's just one of the reasons I don't do AA bif Nov 2020 #8

"SMART Recovery is more my thing.".. I've been out of the loop for a while.. never heard of it. mitch96 Nov 2020 #9

Here's a link for you bif Nov 2020 #10

That's one of my gripes with AA also.. I had guys get in my face about finding god and recovery. mitch96 Nov 2020 #11