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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 378039" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am glad things are working out so well with this program When the right program is there at the right time, amazing things can happen. She is blessed that you have given her this opportunity. SWIW, my older bro has 8 years of sobriety and still goes to at least one meeting a week. A few people are able to not go to meetings after a period of time being sober (usually years). </p><p> </p><p>One thing gfgbro has said that might be useful is that the interest in alcohol never goes away. He might not think about it daily, but when the urge hits it is still as tempting as it ever was. It is one reason that the people I know who have 20+ years of sobriety still go to meetings at least every week or so. One delightful man in his late 50's has gotten over a decade of sobriety twice and is on a third time but he has never gotten even 15 yrs sobriety. In the past he would think that since it had been 10+ years of sobriety, he could stop going to meetings, stop working the steps, etc... Each time he ended up drinking again, and having to start back at zero. This time he is going to more meetings to fight that urge to think he has done "enough" and is no longer at risk. </p><p> </p><p>Klmno is not common for a recovered addict, at least from what I have known. People like her, who are able to go through the process and after a period of time are able to stay clean and sober without ongoing support make me believe that their IS a genetic basis for addiction. Those with-o it can get into trouble, and can stop abusing substances and after a while stay stopped with-o continuing to go to meetings, get support, etc... Others are unable to stay sober and clean without that regular, even nearly constant support, even after years of sobriety, because they have something in their wiring that makes them keep craving the substance and tricks them into thinking they can stay sober with-o the ongoing support because they have had X years of support. It just seems that having a gene that makes your body keep wanting to be addicted to things makes sense when you think about it that way. </p><p> </p><p>Or that is my two cents. Whatever happens, I hope this helps your daughter stay clean and sober, and that the entire family becomes healtheir.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 378039, member: 1233"] I am glad things are working out so well with this program When the right program is there at the right time, amazing things can happen. She is blessed that you have given her this opportunity. SWIW, my older bro has 8 years of sobriety and still goes to at least one meeting a week. A few people are able to not go to meetings after a period of time being sober (usually years). One thing gfgbro has said that might be useful is that the interest in alcohol never goes away. He might not think about it daily, but when the urge hits it is still as tempting as it ever was. It is one reason that the people I know who have 20+ years of sobriety still go to meetings at least every week or so. One delightful man in his late 50's has gotten over a decade of sobriety twice and is on a third time but he has never gotten even 15 yrs sobriety. In the past he would think that since it had been 10+ years of sobriety, he could stop going to meetings, stop working the steps, etc... Each time he ended up drinking again, and having to start back at zero. This time he is going to more meetings to fight that urge to think he has done "enough" and is no longer at risk. Klmno is not common for a recovered addict, at least from what I have known. People like her, who are able to go through the process and after a period of time are able to stay clean and sober without ongoing support make me believe that their IS a genetic basis for addiction. Those with-o it can get into trouble, and can stop abusing substances and after a while stay stopped with-o continuing to go to meetings, get support, etc... Others are unable to stay sober and clean without that regular, even nearly constant support, even after years of sobriety, because they have something in their wiring that makes them keep craving the substance and tricks them into thinking they can stay sober with-o the ongoing support because they have had X years of support. It just seems that having a gene that makes your body keep wanting to be addicted to things makes sense when you think about it that way. Or that is my two cents. Whatever happens, I hope this helps your daughter stay clean and sober, and that the entire family becomes healtheir. [/QUOTE]
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