It’s like AA and they hold group meetings and they have meetings in my nearest city. I’m thinking about attending a group meeting later today at 3pm which is a good time as AA only seem to do evening meetings and I can’t get back from the city on public transport that late.
I’m really glad I joined my no drinking alcohol group on fb,
Yup. We get lots of their members it didn’t work for.
AA isn’t working for me because I can’t attend there meetings, my town only has one meet at 7.30pm every 1st Tuesday a month and its a big town I live. If I were to attend the city one which isnt even in the centre its still 7.30pm and I can’t get back by train or bus which means a £50 taxi back. The same in every town near me 7.30pm start. Not very accommodating I say.
Think of how the first two AA members felt. They had a worse time finding meetings than you did.
There are online meetings 24/7 - maybe get your arse into one.
I’m going to Smart recovery.
Hope it works for you.
Best of luck with it. Try and stay out the pub mate!
If you fall off the wagon, dont beat yourself up like i do. Just climb back on.
Put the money towards a holiday.
Yassssssssssssss.
Come to Canada and shovel my walk for me!
You could also give refuge recovery a shot. Buddhist equivalent of AA.
AA is open to any religion or no religion. I know of a couple of sober, practicing Buddhists.
Refuge specifically applies Buddhist principles to its recovery model. AA has the steps, refuge frames everything in the context of craving. It’s also non-theistic.
I’m an atheist and 31 years sober in AA. The program is becoming increasingly non-secular along with the rest of society.
I was saying it’s similar in that regard. Wasn’t trying to imply that AA is non secular.
*non secular 15151515
Fumbled the wording.
Thanks - what I think and what I type are becoming increasingly divergent since the strokes. Annoying.
If Refuge Recovery doesn’t have a step-based program comparable to AA’s (most are usually cribbed from AA) and it is tied to a specific philosophy or religion then it should not be compared to AA. Other than that, I’m happy for people if it works for them.
I meant they’re similar just in the sense that they’re both non religious. Not that they are comparable in any other way.
Sorry it’s late where I am. Not being as clear with my words as I mean to be.
I’m having the same issue - think I’d better hit the hay. Have a good one!
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