Comment on Save me from going down a dark path
lectricleopard@lemmy.world 1 day agoI’ve never found them anywhere I’ve lived. After a quick google, it seems the main difference is the powerlessness in 1 and the higher power in 2. To me that’s just recognizing i cant stop once I start, and I cant stay stopped without help. Thats it thats all. Its not something I was taught, I’ve proven it to myself. Some people see a devil/God thing there because the culture in America in the 1930s was nominally Christian, and more observant than today.
The main benefit is I can find a meeting in almost any town, any day of the week. I feel at home in a meeting where I know everyone knows what its like to deal with addiction. I can sit down and feel ok, instead of on gaurd.
I am interested to know how low bottom cases fare in smart recovery. I mean like homeless junkies that boost for a living. 12 step recovery seems to have started from the bottom, and smart recovery from the higher bottom cases.
jim_v@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
SMART Recovery does have online meetings, but that isn’t the same as being in a room where the normies aren’t allowed in. Being around people who can relate to the struggles that come with addiction is so powerful.
In my experience, AA explores ways to avoid drinking by focusing on how harmful substance abuse is. SMART stands for Self Management And Recovery Training. It focuses on looking inward and trying to find the reasons we choose our addictive behavior. Then fixing those problems with Cognitive Behavior Therapy inspired tools.
We are basically cavepeople in a world where technology outpaced our instincts and nervous systems. We weren’t designed for all the blinking lights and huge amounts of information. If we could all slow down, practice some self compassion and gratitude, eat some berries and take a nap… the world would be a better place.