Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 Hi Judith, Does Smart deal with moderation as well? Judith Stillwater wrote: > > Last night I went to my first 12 step alternative meeting. It was cool! I > was really nervous about it. My experience with AA 15 years ago was this > big emotional boil and I kind of lanced it by coming here to 12 step free > and expressing my feelings. It's amazing what an atmosphere of acceptance > can do for a person's mental health, and that's what I believe 12 step free > provides: an atmosphere of acceptance. > > It was uncomfortable but beneficial for me that Jim K was here, he kind of > put a face on the icky side of AA for me. (Now Jim, don't take that the > wrong way. I'm not expressing gratitude here, why should I be grateful to > someone who hangs around making snide comments. I'm just patting myself on > the back for utilizing you as a resource in my recovery from AA > > I was so afraid to go to ANY kind of meeting. I took many months before > committing to any plan for moderation/abstinence, because I wasn't having > any big problems. Abstinence/moderation is something I want to do for > myself. > > At the 12 step alternative clinic where I attended my first meeting last > night, no one asked for detailed information. It is confidential. It is > inexpensive, by donation only, but it is certainly worth at least a $20 > donation each week to me, to have access to and support this kind of > environment. > > At one point, we were talking about our emotions, and I just said " I don't > really want to go there right now. " And the guy who runs the clinic said > that was cool, we are respectful of people's boundaries here. Wow! > Boundaries! What a concept. > > Anyway, I feel really good about it, very optimistic. I haven't been > sharing much optimism here of late, and it's good to be feeling up again. > > Judith > > ________________________________________________________________ > Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com > Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > MyPoints-Free Rewards When You're Online. > Start with up to 150 Points for joining! > http://clickhere./click/630 > > eGroups.com home: /group/12-step-free > - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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