Going to meetings (12 step) while on maintenance therapy.

[Znegative]

I only read the topic post here, but I thought I'd shed my two cents here.

a)judgement is bullshit. These people constantly go on about 'minding your own recovery', well fucking mind it and don't judge mine.

b)IMO opiate addicts, especially IV opiate addicts are a special breed, our addiction is, well, more 'hopeless' and we need more help. This is true, the recovery rate for an IV heroin addict is pathetic compared to that of an alcoholic.

 

[cj]

I always kinda envied people who could just blindly believe the steps where going to work for them and never questioned any of its principals. I am just a person who questions everything. I also know in my heart of hearts that god is not coming to save me. The steps work well for social people who come from a religious background. The meetings help them create a new social circle and they have no problems unquestioningly following the suggestions of the group. That's just not for me. I will never forget my first ever day in rehab when it was all explained to me. I just could no believe it. That was the first moment that I truely realized how fucked I was.

 

[absent minded]

Damn man, I can totally 100% relate....