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[OhNo-Really]

59. There's this: An Atheist's Guide to 12-Step Recovery

“........Because the heartbreak of that wreckage is just goddamn impossible to bear sober.

For the atheist, those twelve steps on the wall and in the book represent four things in essence:

1. A recognition that you haven’t been able get loaded in anything approaching moderation and without consistently creating havoc.

2. A surrender to the fact that this is a kind of law of nature for you, and that fighting it has been insane.

3. A willingness to let reality be the guide of your actions henceforth in this and in everything else.

4. A commitment to try and stop hurting yourself or others, and to help where you can.

It does get better along this path. Your chances improve if you keep at it with some kind of daily practice that keeps you mindful of reality – especially the reality of your addiction – and of your place in it...”

The group meetings and friends you will make will make maintaining sobriety much more fun, less lonely, and therefore easier.

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