Posted by Minx on November 21, 2002, at 9:15:11
In reply to therapist suggests 12-step program, posted by m3 on November 13, 2002, at 21:33:38
I am in a 12-step program, and it has helped me tremendously. It has been a great augmentation (but not replacement) to my therapy.
I can't speak for all the programs, but I believe that they are all based on peer-supported behavior analysis and change. I get support from people who are dealing with the same issues I am, who have been through similar situations, and can give me suggestions of what has worked for them.
That's different than my therapy. My therapist works with me one on one, but it's really objective work (therapist outside looking in). He doesn't have the same problems I do, and can't always really relate with how I feel, and how I see things.
The 12-step work is a lot more subjective, to me. Most of the people share my issues, my feelings and my view of the world. (If we didn't have the same problems, we wouldn't be there...) And they can talk with me in a way my therapist can't. They can understand a little more sometimes.Might be worth a try. There's no commitment - either you show up or you don't. I would suggest trying more than one meeting - my first one felt really weird, 'cause I didn't have a clue what was going on. It took me a few before I started to get the hang of it, and see how it all worked.
I just wanted to share my experience...but the programs aren't for everybody, or every problem. You know yourself and your issues better than anybody else, and if it ain't broke - then it don't need fixin'!
poster:Minx
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