Most of the support groups that I have attended want you to find a higher power. When I was in rehab they told us the reason for this was that you needed something bigger than you to believe in and lean on. They told us if we wanted to use a doorknob as our higher power we could. I have found a website that might help you.

www.highbottomdrunk.com/

This website has links to both spirtual and non spiritual support groups.

I think the most important thing in recovery is the willingness to recover and change the patterns of behavior. It is your choice who or what you choose to believe in. Take care, hope this helps.

I appreciate your reply and have been told repeatedly about the benefits of a higher power and mysekf believe that this may be in fact the single most important and helpful tool in the recovery process. I am still looking for alternate resources and the web site I visited read mnostly of a novel and i had trouble finding the other web links? Is there another website you can suggest?

I am again in the early stages of my recovery, and I know My Higher Power has been with me always, but it was my choice not to let Him help me. From time to time, I pick up the Bible, and look in the appendix for inspirational verses that help. I also pray to Him for others going through the same thing, and it really helps to feel like you are not alone, because there are others here willing to help. Keep a positive thought through it all, and you will feel less and less troubled.

I just typed in Non-religious support groups on yahoo and several sites came up. Maybe you can start there.

I know exactly what you mean...it was sooo hard for me to 'find' a Higher Power. If I can't see it or feel it, it doesn't exist, right?? WRONG! Know how I know there is a HP? Look at the ocean...did we create that? Hell no! A 'Higher Power' or a power greater than human beings created it. I also try to think about the many, many times during my using where I seriously, by all rights, should have either overdosed, seized or died. I mean, seriously, I should not be here right now with all of the drugs I did. There were nights where I honestly thought I was going to die. But I didn't. There is a reason for that. There is a HP that 'helped' me. What other explanation is there?? Science was proven wrong because I am alive. According to scientific studies and logic, I should be dead. So...hey, I am here. I am grateful to be alive. I am grateful to be clean. I am grateful to my HP for allowing me the chance to really live a good life. I hope this helps you. Trust me when I tell you that I had the same problem when I first started rehab. I hope you find the program that will fit you best. Just because a HP works for others doesn't mean it'll work for you. You do what you need to do for YOUR program! Take care, girl and good luck. Keep us posted!!!

I get what your saying. What i learned is the higher power can be the Group that your attending. They say we came to believe in a power greater than ourselves. Think of it like this when you were living on ur own self will where did that get you. I cant speak for anyone but myself but when i do things only my way that usually ends up getting me high. I believe when i attend meetings and listen to what people are saying thats a higher power it self.