Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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sccooter 05/30/2009

I\'ve seen this mentioned on the board...does anyone have any info/opinion on this?? I\'m looking to apply the shotgun approach to recovery and try anything that may help.

deleted_user 05/30/2009

smart recovery for me was raising my hand and saying, Hi, my name is Mike and I am an alcoholic.

CoogeeMum 05/30/2009

Scooter, this is a link to a thread on SMART for info..
http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/alcoholrecoverywithout12steps/discussions/messages/4805723

I\'s just suggest to keep an open mind and do whatever it takes to get sober. AA helped me, consider that too. CM xxx

deleted_user 05/30/2009

....forgot one more thought, do what makes you happy, only you can know what is going to make you happy and keep yourself sober. AA is a great start, but guess what there are other options, and usually most of us that have gone the AA way, it was the last house on the block for us. I was the guy who whenever started to drink, I had no idea if it would be for how long, where I would end up, and would I be alive?

deleted_user 05/30/2009

Google smart recovery. There is information there.

deleted_user 05/30/2009

I don\'t know if smart recovery meetings are in every area. (not in my area). That was one negative for me at the beginning. It simply has not caught on like AA has and thus no meetings. They are online though. I was in a chat group awhile back there, it was kind of all over the place and I was so new in recovery I could not follow. But do check it out, can\'t hurt.

Gr8ful 05/31/2009

http://smartrecoveryforum.org/

This is a link to their site though I will be honest I am an AA person so not too sure of their program.

G8

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