Thanks for all for the help and advice. Since my last post, I have
picked a great program and am headed there tomorrow. It's pretty
scary, but I think it will do me a lot of good.

The other, other Devon

On May 22, 2:15 pm, "Devon" <s...@4dv.net> wrote:
> This was not posted by the 'Devon' who posts here ever now and again. I do,
> however, wish this 'Devon' all the best to recover. I fight with it every
> day because in all truth alcoholics like to drink. That's hard to give-up
> especially when bored.
>
> I wish I had a recovery center to add to your list. I will however say,
> "Good for you! Go for it! Get the help you need." I know it's not going
> to be easy-it might even be hell, but it's better than being hung-over sick
> all the time. It's also better than always thinking about when you're going
> to get your next fix.
>
> Congrats,
>
> The other Devon
>
> > Hi, Devon. I've sort of got used to a "Devon" posting here every now and
> > again, but irrespective if you're the same Devon, or not, I would
> > definitely post recommendations if I could.
>
> > What I can say is that about eight years before I started my definitive
> > recovery process, I sought the best (certainly the most expensive)
> > treatment (primal therapy) I could get, and flew to the other end of the
> > country to get "cured"
>
> > With benefit of hindsight, the one critical factor I neglected, both
> > during treatment and outpatient follow up; was that *total*
> > responsibility for my recovery is entirely mine. When I started arriving
> > at outpatient sessions drunk, they were not amused, and I was not
> > impressed. The outcome, after a second inpatient course at no extra cost
> > to me, was that my drinking slowly went from bad to worse.
>
> > I sincerely wish you the very best of luck.
>
> > --
> > Bob