 |
| |
|
|
|
Katie
- 40-something, Pittsburgh, PA
Member SMART Recovery®
OnLine
Former maladaptive behavior: alcohol
Sober: 15 months and counting
My history with SMART Recovery® started June 2005 as I realized my
drinking was spiraling out of control and I had to do "something"
or lose my life and those I loved.
I began to read recovery
books and searched for help online. I decided AA was not a philosophy
I could agree or accept for me. I felt it to be "shamed"
based and I had already had enough shame for a lifetime. I wanted a
program where it was "my responsibility" to stop the
addiction.
I found SMART Recovery® Online and began first
to read all the resource material. I lurked for months, in the stage
of contemplation, not ready to take the plunge yet. Then I lost my
beloved Dad in August of 2005 and spent months drowning my sorrow in
drink.
Fast forward, December 4, 2005. Intervention brought on
by concerned family members, three days in detox, fighting tooth and
nail against this "imposed" event. I came out of rehab even
more determined to drink, and show them all who had control. Still
not accepting the fact that I wanted to stop drinking.
Finally,
I took the courage and did my first CBA. It began to dawn in the deep
recesses of my mind that yes, I did want to get off this horrible
merry-go-round and I reached out to the only support system I felt
comfortable with--SMART Recovery® Online. I took the plunge and
joined the "Going for 30 Days" thread in March 2006 and my
life has never been the same.
SMART Recovery® was there in
my dark desperate times, with tools, resources, meetings and most
important, supportive non-judgmental people who were on the same
path, above and behind to lend me a hand. I can only hope to give
back all that I have been given.
|
|
Self Management and Recovery Training |
|
Home
Introduction
Meetings
Message Board
Resources
Bookstore |
|
|
|