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Addiction & Recovery

Stuart G

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12. Thank You!! "Every Day Counts" All addicts are the same. We are addicted to this and that.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 21, 2022, 01:34 AM

Jun 2022

Me...It was sugar..and all kinds of sweets. I went to Overeaters Anonymous for a meeting in 1979...

I still go to meetings from time to time in 2022. Overeaters Anonymous saved my life.
The 12 Step Program saved my life. I am ever so grateful for the program. I am alive today because of OA.& the
12 Step Program.

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A suggestion for friends and family of folks in recovery [View all] bif Mar 2022 OP

Thanks cilla4progress Mar 2022 #1

And congratulations on your time Simeon Salus Mar 2022 #2

I heard once irisblue Mar 2022 #3

My favorite line is... bif Mar 2022 #4

Kind words go a long way. I think you don't want cheerleading but honest praise and encouragement.nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #5

Don't Even Let Yourself Think About Using or Drinking DanieRains Mar 2022 #6

I attend a SMART recovery meeting once a week bif Mar 2022 #8

I wonder if... Trueblue Texan Mar 2022 #7

Thank You for sharing your thoughts with us, and for being you and being here. Stuart G Mar 2022 #9

Happy to share my thoughts. bif Mar 2022 #10

A very nice man who was a friend of my sponsor came to her celebration and met a brand new guy there Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #11

Thank You!! "Every Day Counts" All addicts are the same. We are addicted to this and that. Stuart G Jun 2022 #12

We certainly are. My sponsor also went to OA, so I did as well. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2022 #13