stuart wrote:

> "Ken Ragge" <ken@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:XdidnfOkHNvQMy3fRVn-pg@comcast.com...
>
>>The Glass Prison wrote:
>>
>>>I may take you up on that Ken. I briefly looked at "morerevealed" and
>>>perhaps I may tell my stories. They involve my life nearly taken twice
>>>at both Betty Ford and Hazelden after being drug-free for over two
>>>weeks each time. These things shouldn't happen at what they call "a
>>>safe place". It makes me shudder and cry when I think about it. I still
>>>have my written diaries and witnesses and it makes a good story. I'll
>>>try if I can (always wanted to), but sometimes it's better to put the
>>>past behind you.
>>>
>>>Of course, I am angry at myself and not because I made poor decisions
>>>that got me to treatment. What happened to me there was not my fault.
>>>It's like someone being admitted to a hospital for a drug overdose and
>>>the next day, they slip on a mopped wet floor and break their leg. Who
>>>is to blame for this? The fine upstanding hospital or the low-life
>>>junkie just for being there? I know who society and certainly the
>>>state, judge, jury, and insurance companies would choose.
>>>
>>>I still have ongoing issues and who better to let my anger out at than
>>>the individuals who nearly took my life twice, and then tried to "blow
>>>it off" with a fairy tale (the 12-step program). They were the people
>>>(and places) that I trusted in, wanted to love and believe in. But
>>>tragedy struck, twice, and I saw everything was disguised.
>>>
>>>Thanks for your understanding response.
>>>
>>>PS> I am a raised Roman Catholic, driven by fear and guilt. Need I say
>>>more?
>>>
>>
>>Being angry can be a tremendous resource to do the things you need to do.
>
>
> Sure, and a whole pile of other shit he don't need to do...
>
>
> Good luck with it.
>
> 25 to life...

Stuart,

I don't think people normally come up with the idea that anger can
_only_ be used for destructive purposes until after the Step groups.
However, what a wonderful, productive suggestion you have.

Ken Ragge
http://www.morerevealed.com