Posted by alexandra_k on November 1, 2005, at 4:48:16
In reply to Non-12 Step, posted by CleverGuy on November 1, 2005, at 0:15:42
hiya
i sympathise with your sentiments about the 12 step approach. mind if i ask what did it for you? it was mostly the higher power stuff that did it for me.i've read some of the rational recovery stuff. i have to say that i found it refreshing in the sense that it didn't mention god except to say that he didn't see what god had to do with recovery. in the sense that surely people should be able to recover without that as a pre-requisite. without having to come to an increasingly christian-like conception of their higher power in order to complete later steps... but anyhoo best not get me going.
so, yes. i have to say i found rational recovery to be an improvement on the 12 step approach. also refreshing with respect to some of the differences in the conception of addiction. addiction is no longer a DISEASE as they tell you in 12 step programs, instead it is just a pattern of behaving... or whatever. anyway... not a disease anymore.
my one little problem with rational recovery is that its a little too CBT (cognitive behavour therapy) for me. not so keen on the old CBT. but... an improvement i have to say..
never done one of the programs though.
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