Posted by shasling on January 21, 2006, at 23:00:28
In reply to Re: AA and dual diagnosis survey, posted by vainamoinen on January 19, 2006, at 12:13:30
James,
AA was invaluable to me for a time. Like a year or 2, don't remember exactly, it was a long time ago. Then I needed to move on, and did. Some people need to go forever, some do not. However, I simply could not have done it without AA.
Number 1 thing to remember about AA: Groups are like people, they have their own personalities. Some healthy, some not so... If one doesn't work, find another one. Drives me crazy when people say I went to a meeting and didn't like that one therefore AA as a whole is a crock and I'll just fight this by myself. They cheat themselves out of support. My group was very much like this board: supportive, not perfect but striving to be healthy, caring, etc. But I went to others where they had poor boundaries and lots of drama. If you look until you find the right place, it can be a real asset.
Good luck.
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