Rusty, Its my personal opinion that AA and NA are not needed, a support system is of course if you have addiction issues But I think it also has to do with how much a person wants to be sober. I never believed addiction was even real until I took diet pills for 6 months. I did not want to keep taking them or anything like that I just stopped taking them but when I did I got physical symptoms that I had no idea would happen. I never had the "I want more" part just the physical. But my doctor was monitoring me so I was ok after a few days of shaking and irrational anger. So I do believe in physical addiction. The only true thing I ever did continuously was smoke cigarettes. I never was into drinking, never liked the taste of any I tried so I just don't drink, so for me it is hard to understand other then the physical. I think some people may be more capable of tackling a addiction then others but I think AA and NA is a weird place. I think a person has to find the answer in themselves. I do not do drugs myself either but I know people who smoke pot now and again and I don't see what the big deal is really. Life is short. But if your doing to much of something just stop it, and yes you can, just stop it. If your sad do something anything even odd things. I color in coloring books and run all over the yard when I am down. Be weird, be you But YES we are here for you to talk to so do not forget that! We care about you and love you-Amanda
P.S Remember Rusty you are stronger then a thing. SO just overcome the thing and discard it if we all think like that we will be able to take control of ourselves.

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