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From my profile anyone can see I, as I type am sober using the program of AA.
Early in my recovery during a share I heard opinions are like arse holes everyone's got one. Whilst this is a bit crass it set my to think about opinions and experience. For me opinions are untried events, experience are tried events whether positive or negative outcomes. For me experience is more important to share.
For example in my opinion if I drink non alcoholic drinks I will be ok to in my experience when I have drunk non alcoholic drink I have picked up again.
Having said that I can only share my experience which is AA based, therefore, when I read 'I want to get sober but I am not interested in AA' I think to myself that is your right. I will respect and I do not share.
At the risk of sounding righteous it also means I may have said something that is the trigger that gets another sober.
I do not care how anyone gets sober, the important thing is to get sober, this is a dreadful condition whether I call it a disease or others call it an addiction the truth is it kills. For me at the end of the day someone's experience is more important than an opinion. Sometimes I have to set aside my opinion for me to reap the reward of your experience for myself.
More G8 waffling
Early in my recovery during a share I heard opinions are like arse holes everyone's got one. Whilst this is a bit crass it set my to think about opinions and experience. For me opinions are untried events, experience are tried events whether positive or negative outcomes. For me experience is more important to share.
For example in my opinion if I drink non alcoholic drinks I will be ok to in my experience when I have drunk non alcoholic drink I have picked up again.
Having said that I can only share my experience which is AA based, therefore, when I read 'I want to get sober but I am not interested in AA' I think to myself that is your right. I will respect and I do not share.
At the risk of sounding righteous it also means I may have said something that is the trigger that gets another sober.
I do not care how anyone gets sober, the important thing is to get sober, this is a dreadful condition whether I call it a disease or others call it an addiction the truth is it kills. For me at the end of the day someone's experience is more important than an opinion. Sometimes I have to set aside my opinion for me to reap the reward of your experience for myself.
More G8 waffling
I appreciate the opinions and shared experiences of others. While some may make me wince from time to time, it's all good. It would be a very dull and stagnant world if we were all exactly alike.