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Does anyone else do SMART Recovery? (Original Post) bif Mar 2024 OP
K and R (no text) Stuart G Mar 2024 #1
Do they demand complete abstinence? Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #2
They don't demand anything. bif Mar 2024 #3
That makes sense. I was in AA for over 30 years and didn't drink. I think Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #4
Not as many meetings ModerateUnderground Apr 2024 #5
Tons of zoom meetings bif Apr 2024 #6

bif

(24,141 posts)
3. They don't demand anything.
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 02:52 PM
Mar 2024

And naturally, people mess up. That's just part of the process. If you're interested, here's a link https://smartrecovery.org

And here's an analogy I've heard many times in meetings regarding setbacks. When you drive across the country and have a flat tire, you don't go back to where you started and begin again. You fix the flat and continue. It's a learning experience. Some organizations believe it's a failure and you need to start back at square one. That's not the SMART way.

Maraya1969

(23,014 posts)
4. That makes sense. I was in AA for over 30 years and didn't drink. I think
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 03:35 PM
Mar 2024

that there is cultish behavior there that I couldn't stand anymore.

I spoke to a rehab for someone else and they were telling me how you can change the way you drink. So I've started drinking and never drank more than 1 or 2 for years. Lately I've increased and it concerns me but I think a lot of it is for pain in my stomach and lately pain in my mouth. We'll see after I get my dentures. I still don't drink that much and I don't think I get drunk because I drink very slowly, (the drink sits there for a long time)

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