I have a question...

[Withdraw]

Rich,

I agree w/ the other posters, you must take caution. I was just letting you know I have had a simalar experience and what my choices were and how that turned out for me. I am in no way saying you should run out and do a bunch of stuff you may regret.

I will have to agree many people who have gone to AA for years are addicted to the program and the people there. If you are active in your program now, stopping suddenly will have it's own kind of withdraws and effects. I was addicted to the program myself for several years after Straight.

Wishing you peace through your process :smile:

[Anonymous]

I agree, it's really hard socially too because you make all sort of friends there, and when you decide to drink, even occasionally, of course there's talking and speculation that goes with that. That you're in a bad place etc etc, which is hard to hear from people that you consider to be friends. They may also fear for their own sobriety by continuing to hang out with you. So, it's definitley more involved than just deciding not to go one anymore one day.

So, do what they say, and take it "one day at a time"!!  :wink:

[Anonymous]

On 2005-10-03 07:42:00, Antigen wrote:

"Anon, I agree w/ you about the Program being a addict factory. And therein lies the rub. I guess you're probably around 40 by now and have a lifelong habit of believing that if you take one drink or just one toke it'll set you on an inexorable path to destruction. That's a pretty potent spell to cast upon yourself. Add to that that you have no experience practicing or even thinking about moderate, responsible use. That's a double hex.



I'd suggest you read up on Stanton Peele and Jeff Shaler's persepctives of the issue. Between the two of them, they blow to pieces the myths of the stepcult w/o underplaying the real risks involved in recreational use of psychotropics.



It's all about what you believe. Drunk or sober, stoned or straight, you're going to do whatever you believe you will.

 :tup: