Sponsorship?

Recovery
#23

Thanks :blush:

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#24

First you need to acknowledge that you truly need to have a sponsor someone you can talk to. Works the steps. One day you will live by that book. Today almost 4 yrs. I live my life through the program AA/NA/ACA . That is my life today. I hated the program and I stuck with it . That’s my suggestion. Keep strong, have faith, pray :pray: ask for direction and your life will change. I promise :purple_heart:.

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#25

I found a mindfulness-based addiction recovery program very helpful, it was an online class.

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#26

Ty! I appreciate it!

#27

That’s why I don’t want to go to meetings.. or get a sponsor I don’t want to be one of the people that are that into the program. I feel like it’s weird and cult-like and I just don’t want to honestly. Thanks for the advice though. It was cool of you.

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#28

I’ll look into that

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#29

I was just trying to help hope you get well.❤️‍🩹

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#30

Give it a try. I was court ordered to go to meetings and I went hated the people in AA the program the big book you name it. Guess what today almost 4 yrs I live by the book. I have a sponsor work the steps and go to meeting at least 5 times a week sometimes 7 . I have positive people in my life. I’m grateful for my life today. The promises do come true. Miracles happen all the time. I share my experience strength and hope with you.:blush: I wish you well. Stay focused. Extremely grateful I got to wake up another day clean and sober :purple_heart::purple_heart:

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#31

I felt the same way you did for about 40 yrs Joshua. Thought they were a bunch of whackjobs and cult like...Something made me sit thru enough meetings this time around to realize these people are just like me and I fit right in. I used to think the AA promises were a bunch of bullshit, but nope. They all came true...So just sayin I've been there. And I'm very grateful I gave it a better go this time around

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#32

Honesty, especially with yourself, and dropping ev-er-y-thing to work on you, especially the people who nagged you the most.

#33

Why the hesitation beyond "I just don't want to"? Yeah. Some meetings can be cult like. Find a different one? Admittedly, there's are some colorful personalities in the rooms. So what? There were some colorful personalities while using as well. I might suggest that you give it real try for 30 days. If you're worse off after, go back to staying sober whatever way works best for you?

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#34

Thank you. I appreciate it.

#35

I looked into this and I kind of like the idea. I think it couldn’t hurt for me to try a new program. It’s different, but that’s kinda cool

#36

Yeah it works for me

#37

AA is full of humans. And humans most definitely CAN BE a bunch of wack jobs. And it's a fact that real live cults cull from AA meetings. So if you get a culty feeling from one meeting, go to another. Hit them until you find a good fit. Ignore the BS about how you need to be uncomfortable to grow blah blah blah. Just go and hang out with people trying to stay sober. Don't worry about the prayer and faith nonsense, also a myth. You don't need that stuff to stay sober. If you want it later, cool. But it's 100% not necessary. Anyone who pushes that is selling you Kool aid.

Come to meetings and make sober friends. Build a sober support system. Take what you want, leave the rest.

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#38

Thanks. Yeah im okay with praying but I don't like being told what to do. :joy::joy:

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#39

I hope I didn't come across as being rude. I didn't mean to. :grimacing:

#40

Haha a culty feeling :joy::joy::joy:

#41

Not at all. Only suggestions sweetie. Take what you want and leave the rest. Not being told what to do it’s discipline and direction for the heater good. Best wishes :blush::pray:

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#42

True and thank you