Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - April

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April 12

There Are No Substitutes for the Program

We have learned so much about the addictive personality, and the emotional repairs that need to be made, that we may lose sight of the two basics: don't pick up the chemical and do go to meetings. People who resist going to the anonymous fellowship for whatever reason may circumvent the program via individual therapy. Even if the therapy is with a competent addiction counselor, it is not likely to succeed. Counseling and therapy are indeed valuable adjuncts to a recovery program, but therapy without the program is like a necktie on a nude body.