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Originally Posted by brookwest
I have never "renounced" my former self, in 12 step recovery or otherwise. I feel sometimes, when I listen to people who share stories at gatherings, that they hate, very much, themselves prior to the 12 steps in recovery. I feel pressured to do this, though I doubt it happens because anyone intends it. I share my experiences with how I arrived in recovery, why I stayed and how it has helped.
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just speaking for myself, i'm grateful i became an alcoholic. i really didn't know how to live or appreciate life til i became a drunk in recovery long before i was even a drunk. no roadmap at all. was just wingin' it and not effectively either. now i use the 12 steps.
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Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours..~Ayn Rand
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