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I detoxed/went to rehab for seven weeks-- There are lots of rehabs in my area, but I chose to go to treatment 1500 miles away from home. I wanted the opportunity to get clean with as little distraction as possible.
I went to an intensive outpatient program when I got back. I still go there for two groups per week, just not the full four-times-per-week program.
I go to 12-step meetings everyday, and I'm working the steps. Currently working on step 4. I talk with my sponsor on a daily basis. I am in a Big Book study, and I meet with my sponsor in person at least once per week, sometimes more. Even though NA is what technically "fits me," I choose to go to AA because I feel more connected there, and in my area, it's more structured.
I have gone to the same therapist for five years. When I came back from treatment, I couldn't see him because I wasn't working. Tomorrow I'll be resuming weekly therapy.
How did you get clean? How do you stay clean?
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"The only people for me are the mad ones. The ones who are mad to love, mad to talk, mad to be saved; the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars." -- Jack Kerouac
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