To 12-Step, or Not?

It's common knowledge in the recovery community that regular attendance of 12-Step meetings can strengthen most recovery plans.

For someone just starting out, the idea of going to a 12-Step meeting for the first time is understandably a scary prospect.

Working the 12-Steps isn't for everyone and I do believe you can build a successful recovery plan w/o attending meetings.

Whether your path to recovery involves these meetings or not, I think it's important to know a few things about these programs:

1) Every person attending these meetings had to attend their first meeting, too.
2) The 12-Step model is less religious and more spiritual than you might think.
3) You can get as involved in these meetings, or the Steps as you'd like: each person has their own path to recovery.
4) Yes, what is said in these meetings, stays in these meetings.
5) The support and fellowship available allows you to connect as much as you'd like with others engaged in the struggle of recovery. You're Not Alone.
6) At these meetings you'll meet people from all walks of life, who, as a group, have had a whole range of experiences in their sexual history.