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Addiction & Recovery

Timewas

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3. Actually

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2023, 11:54 AM

May 2023

Once and alcoholic always an Alcoholic, for us there is no middle ground......You can be a "recovering" alcoholic,but never a "recovered" alcoholic.

Go to some meetings.

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Here I am drinking too much and can't believe it [View all] Maraya1969 May 2023 OP

Recovery is a lifelong process dlk May 2023 #1

If meeting worked for you before, go back NoRethugFriends May 2023 #2

Actually Timewas May 2023 #3

I was a drug addict. Got drunk when I was multigraincracker May 2023 #4

MM? n/t Peregrine Took May 2023 #5

Medical Marijuana Maraya1969 May 2023 #7

I haven't had a drink in 25 years because I know that one would never be enough. Chainfire May 2023 #6

Go back to AA, you are still needed RainCaster May 2023 #8

Gastric bypass after AA? maspaha May 2023 #9

The bariatric surgeon did not know about the drinking because I hadn't drank in years Or Maraya1969 May 2023 #10

I came to like NA beer IbogaProject May 2023 #11

AA isn't the only option. I like GPV May 2023 #12

Thank you. I will check they out. Maraya1969 May 2023 #13

You're welcome GPV May 2023 #14

Another vote for SMART Recovery bif May 2023 #16

I remember when I was new to AA and a visitor led the meeting Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #15

Totally Correct...A "GREAT POST"..SO IS BINGING. THE FOOD ADDICTION IS EXACTLY THE SAME. Stuart G Jun 2023 #17

When I first went to AA, I met my sponsor at my second meeting Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #18