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No kid wants to see their parent dating, anyway, but the guys from AA bring it to a whole other level. I was offered drugs there every single time. But what about me? I should put up with that?
When she turned 22, she decided to get help, and started going to AA and NA. Her first week there, she met a man who had four years sobriety and began dating him, only to find him isolating her from her friends and family, policing the way she dressed, and eventually hitting her. Alexia broke it off and left AA, only to fall back into deep depression and substance dependency.
When she tried again, months later, to recover, she found AA to be a dangerous place even without an abusive relationship tinging it. I loved that all eyes were on me all the time. In hindsight, I realize I was never really able to focus on my sobriety.
She states that the type of attention paid to young women in the programs is detrimental in all ways. She said the drug courts in south-east Georgia, where she and Alexia reside, mandate offenders to go to AA meetings.
When she complained about this procedure, she was told they could go to any meeting and to find a different group. Stern said the problem is compounded when sex offenders go through the drug courts and are ordered to go to step meetings, which he said is a fairly common occurrence. Stern suggests the judicial system should be revamped.
Walton, Stern and Striebel all highly recommend a new peer-support option called Smart Recovery. It is similar to AA and NA, but does not involve citing powerlessness as part of recovery, and does not insist on invoking a higher being to belong to the club. More importantly, Smart Recovery has a hour online option. The program encourages members to build their own motivation, find ways to cope with urges, manage behaviors and feelings, and start living a balanced life. The only way to combat this that I have found is through empowerment.
Blackwood is about to go to court to win visitation privileges with her children again. Hankel is raising a six-year-old girl by herself, while staying clear of drugs and alcohol. It was through truly learning to love themselves. That discovery was devastating.
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In the United States alone, there are millions of singles involved in one or more of over 50 Step Programs. They are hoping to meet others like themselves for help and support, developing friendships along the way and possibly finding that previously elusive and everlasting romance. Just looking for fun, laughter and recreation? Those of us who are seeking to improve our quality of life, free from the chemical dependency or other behavioral issues we suffered from in the past now have a place to go.
When we are set free from our addictions, our minds are clearing and our hearts are healing. The possibilities of what life now holds for us are endless.
The dreams we may have had many years past can now become realities and to have others or that "special someone" to share them with is a gift. When the fog begins to lift we come out on the other side, stronger and healthier and moving towards our dreams. We are ready for positive change in our lives with the ability to make better choices and we're happy to know there is a place we can go where friendly, loving people are eager to meet us with arms opened wide.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.