Originally Posted by
UncloudedEyes
It's not that I don't want help. I'm just looking for an alternative support group to join other then AA.
Rational Recovery, Inc (RR). Does not conduct meetings but emphasizes self-recovery practices through an array of publications, material related to counseling, guidance, and direct instruction for addiction. It is “counterpoint to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and twelve-step programs” in general. They recommend staying away from “recovery groups of all kinds” and substance abuse counselors as well. It was founded in 1986 by Jack Trimpey, a California-licensed clinical social worker. Trimpey is a recovered alcoholic that works in the field of treatment of alcoholism and other drug addictions.
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SoS) is another “alternative to AA” basically removing the religious components that many find objectionable in AA, i.e “turning your will and your life over to a Higher Power”. It is no less based on the total abstinence model. The group has been around since 1986,
SMART Recovery® states that participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, secular and science-based, mutual-help support groups. This group emphasizes that it is non-12-Step, and is recognized by American Academy of Family Physicians, as well as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)* and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)*. (agencies of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.