does the road to recovery from alcoholism have to include group therapy?

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1. Zeux says:
   September 3, 2011 at 6:37 pm

   peer therapy is popular because it works fairly well.. you can get one on one help i’m sure though.

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2. Emily S says:
   September 3, 2011 at 6:55 pm

   It doesn’t have to include group therapy, although I am sure it will help more. You could just see a psychologist about your alcoholism. There are many things you could do.

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3. One Terabel says:
   September 3, 2011 at 7:33 pm

   Whatever is holding you back from connecting with a group of people will need to be addressed in your recovery sooner or later. But if you really can’t do that at this point, then therapy with a therapist who has extensive experience dealing with addicts would be a good start.

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4. yp_will_chicago_369 says:
   September 3, 2011 at 8:28 pm

   Even though that is your teacher they too are a recovering alcoholic you may backslide when you mix business with pleasure.To be safe stick to the group as long as they don’t start having group sex relations.

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5. sold_my_soul says:
   September 3, 2011 at 9:25 pm

   I think group therapy works because you come to meet a lot of people who are having similar problem and are working towards getting out of it. Its kind of an antidote to “the desire to procrastinate and push you to keep on to practices that help you quit” otherwise its very easy to fall back to old ways. Group gives you a lot of motivation.
   But if you dont feel like doing it find a therapist and start from there. Its not mandatory to join a group. Its just a means to the end. If other means work for you better, let it be that way. No problems

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6. peacelove says:
   September 3, 2011 at 10:13 pm

   No, but God should be in it. Know that God can help you live a better life if you want Him to help you. You can have a personal relationship with God by saying the prayer below. God is our Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can go to heaven if we know and follow Him. Forever means without end — time on and on without death. Forever is what happens after we die. Either we go to heaven and be with God forever, or we go to hell which is very bad and painful forever. The good people who are saved believers in Jesus Christ go to heaven. The bad people go to hell. We need to know and follow God in this world to get to heaven in the next world. We follow God by loving and obeying Him and loving others for Him. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is our bridge to God. Jesus died on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God’s blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after we die. This is about being a born-again Christian. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for faith in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God when they realize the beauty in the world is made by God. Evolution can’t explain the world’s natural beauty, for example, the parks in the world, animals, flowers, peacocks, sunsets, butterflies, rainbows, etc. After you have your faith on, you can pray a sinner’s prayer to be a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with a sincere heart and faith in God. This is the prayer: “Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus’ name, amen.” I’m Lutheran and I like the Baptist churches too. You could check out a Christian church and also see about their weekly Bible study group as a good way to learn about God’s will for your life. You can pray to God about your daily life and have a Christian church pray for you.

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