Thanks for answers on deprogramming

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To all who answered my post, thanks. What I am looking for is a way

to help myself with my own addiction to " being negative " and also an

alternative support system for my husband (yes I am " codependent " and

I don't necessarily believe it is such a bad thing to be). I do know

I fail to take care of myself when I am obsesssed with my spouse's

addiction to pain killers and various other sources of escape.

We met in AA and have both struggled with the " god " thing. We have

left several groups due to preaching and often felt we were being

manipulated into believing in something we had no interest in

believing. So whether there is a god or not I really don't care to

argue, I just want a place to go that does not preach or try to judge

me if I don't accept " their " way. I drank for about half of my life

and stayed sober for 7 yrs after that. I don't struggle with that

addiction very often but did drink for a few months this past winter

when a good friend of mine died. I have to force myself to stay on a

positive note most days and find myself feeling sorry for me way too

much of the time. I will check out the sources you all mentioned and

keep checking out this site periodically to broaden my horizons.

There are so many posts it is hard to keep up. Didn't mean to offend

anyone with my references to cults, groups, or anger at aa. Just an

observation from someone who knows very well how to be negative.

Jan