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Rising Star
How did it not work? Did you get a sponsor? Did you work the 12 steps? Did you get involved in legacy service? Or did you just sit in at a few meetings?
I work with an addiction specialist who runs his own psychotherapy group. Some of our group members also do AA, but most of us do not. My therapist does not use a 12 step program. He is a well known person in the space and publishes / lectures frequently.
I also see a psychiatrist that specializes in addiction issues, which pairs well with the group and individual therapy.
I would be happy to discuss with you — send a DM if interested.
Bowl Leader
Back in 2014 I went to one AA meeting because my girlfriend was really pushing me to do it. Almost immediately I was like, “this sh*t ain’t for me”, and I certainly didn’t want to be anywhere where people were talking about God. If you asked me, I’d say “no way AA could work for me”, and probably something like, “my drinking’s not so bad I need the nuclear option of AA anyway.”
I proceeded to drink for the next four years as my life got more and more chaotic. A crashed car here. A night in jail there. Sprinkle in a copious amount of blackouts and it was only a matter of time before something truly bad happened.
Then I managed to walk back into AA. For some reason it was different this time. I was broken and I had nothing left in my soul, so I just surrender the best way I knew how (which was definitely a bit begrudgingly). That was February 24th of 2018. This past Saturday I picked up a six year chip.
Feel free to write off AA now, but know that it’ll always be there if you find yourself in a deeper hole or that the alternatives don’t seem to be working. I say more power to anyone who’s sober by any means, AA or otherwise. Alcoholism is a hell of a disease and if you find something that works, grab hold and don’t let go.
Haven’t tried Recovery 2.0 but it seems interesting. It’s an alternate approach to 12 steps and it challenges the disease concept.