A habit I've had since I started my
recovery is that I only go to certain meetings
And those are meetings where
most of the members are clients of TLC.
Early on I found that if I went to
meetings with a lot of former TLC members, that it created a negative
atmosphere.
Many members had gotten
drunk or high at our place and had to be removed by the police for disorderly
conduct. And, of course, that didn't set well with anyone, including me
and my staff.
Many times the meetings would turn
into an argument about who was right or who was wrong. There was
little or no conversation about recovery, which was the only reason I was
there.
At one time things got so bad
that several residents formed their own meeting so though wouldn't have to
listen to the bickering about why they had to leave TLC.
And that's the
meeting I've attended for over 25 years.
The only purpose for going to a
meeting is to work on my recovery and nothing else, I know where to go if I
want to argue and it's far from a recovery meeting format.
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