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#1
Mar 08, 2011, 01:58 PM
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I went to my first Women for Sobriety Meeting last night. It was good. It was a tiny meeting - there were only 6 people there, they really need to work on promotion.
I liked it. I like the premise that we start drinking for a reason, and then progress into addiction, that the only solution to addiction is total abstinance and you are 100% responsible for managing your recovery. It fits for me better than the reliance on a higher power. I did find the statement of affirmations felt a little forced, but I've never liked affirmations and find them difficult to do, but I'm sure I'll get comfortable with it. They encourage cross talk and offering suggestions, which I actually liked as the group was really able to help a couple of the women there with really practical advice. I've ordered a bunch of their literature, and signed up for their chat rooms. I'm not giving up on AA becuase I find it usefull in its own way, and I need more than one meeting a week. So I'm probably going to do both for awhile. --splitimage
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Mar 08, 2011, 04:22 PM
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Whatever works for you!
 I'm glad you like it. I do find small groups cozy, but also a little bit awkward as well myself.
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Mar 09, 2011, 07:26 AM
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good news, splitimage! sounds like they took a lot of their program from AA. if it works for you, that's all that matters if it helps you stay sober. glad you still want to attend AA too.
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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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#4
Mar 17, 2011, 05:00 AM
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Well done for going to your meeting stay strong.x
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Mar 17, 2011, 07:38 AM
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what ever works, SplitImage,, i'm so happy for you !!
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