Self-Management And Recovery Training (SMART) is a global community of mutual-support groups. At meetings, participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs or alcohol or to activities such as gambling or over-eating). Participants find and develop the power within themselves to change and lead fulfilling and balanced lives guided by our science-based and sensible 4-Point Program®.
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I know this is a year old I started naltrexone 5 months ago. Everyday. I decided to stop it for a trip. Not a good idea. After that, the naltrexone stopped working after I started again. Any recommendations?
There's no guarantee that sobriety ensures any good fortune. I was sober for the first 53 years of my life. And employers screwed me cuz of their mistakes. Relationships got ruined because of parents being controlling of their adult children. Cars broke down cuz sellers lied about their quality. I was sober as dogshit in Alaska and crap was the order of the day. So yes drugs don't help they make a person easiér to target as a victim. But smart recovery I hope isn't full of delusional speakers glorifying their drug use with war stories from the streets like other recovery programs
Thank You, I'm from Grand Rapids MN. This is exactly how I feel, I have known clue how I tick, I know I'm a sick person. I don't trust any move to make because I never been able hold on to anything. It seems like it always back fired on me, now I guess I could not stay sober long enough to ever figure anything out, fear is just in everything I do. I believe all this happened long before I use and that's way I believe I started using. I loved your your video
Regardless of the path to sobriety, the biggest roadblock is a person wanting the maximum benefit, for the LEAST amount of effort. The recovery community I am engaged with has many sayings, and one of them is, "Bring the body, and the mind will follow". That is the condensed version of how sobriety is achieved. Tiger Woods did not come out of the womb, as the most dominant golfer we have ever known...he had to PRACTICE, and STILL practices. He DIDN'T "think" his way to the top, he had to take the physical action of swinging the club, and when he got good results, his mindset, belief system, or whatever you want to call it, FOLLOWED. True sobriety is about developing the emotional stability to not only withstand what life will throw at us, but to be an example to others that we don't have to self destruct over ANYTHING! ✌❤ Mark
I guess it was a cute little film. I wish it explained more, though. Like when they were talking about the worst thing they had both ever done. They called it an irrational thought. What is an irrational thought?? I was hoping for a film i could send to my girlfriend while just restarting recovery... Unfortunately, this isn't it.
I found the most important lesson that SMART Recovery empowered me with is to help me Discover the Power of Choice! It has given me almost 4years of continuous sobriety from my addictive behaviour to date.
Everybody Loves a Happy ending, but those of us that are Addicted simply want an ending. this little film was cute, sweet but Not at all realistic. a habit becomes a routine and descends in to a nightmare, the kind that is ongoing that you often don't wake up from.
Loudly as we preach a commitment to building community via DEI here at SMART, there's one demographic who's inclusion has gone undiscussed for an unforgivably long time.... Namely, Serial Murderers Fair inference: Contemporary equivalents to Albert Fish, Ed Gein, Jeff Dahmer, Karla Holmka, Aileen Wuornos, Carlton Gary, Javed Iqbal, Richard Ramirez, and Yang Xinhai who haven’t yet been identified and incarcerated are almost certainly present at our meetings. And an immense Power Differential exists between folks like this, and the rest of us “normies”. Whereas they’ve enjoyed the power of dining on human flesh, and washing down their fava beans with several goblets of warm plasma, we non-serial murderers suffer the inequity of having had to settle for merely WONDERING what our fellow Homo Sapiens taste like, once they’ve been fried up and sauteed. Yet our leadership here at SMART hasn't provide us with any counsel on rectifying this monsterous affront to the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at our gatherings Is it OK for us to start asking the lambs in our flock outright, at the beginning of each meeting, questions such as: “Has anyone here tonight strangled a sex worker behind the dumpster at Dairy Queen recently?” Or “In the past six months, have any of you lured your neighbor's five year old into your home with Skittles, dismembered that poor squirt while he was still alive, then tossed his limbs and vital organs into your oven for supper?” Or would making such direct inquiries turn meetings into Emotionally Unsafe Spaces, for those participants who’s idea of recreation leans toward hobbies like rock climbing and Laser Tag, and away from activities such as sexual assault and spilling innocent blood?
As a member of SMART since '14, I'm disappointed in the failure of Ms. Billingsley, Executive Director Rubinas, and every other proponent of DEI who's infected the organization's innards to discuss The US's MOST neglected demographic.... Namely, Serial murderers Fair inference: Contemporary equivalents to Albert Fish, Eddie Gein, Jeff Dahmer, Karla Holmka, Aileen Wuornos, Carlton Gary, Javed Iqbal, Richard Ramirez, and Yang Xinhai who haven’t yet been identified and incarcerated are almost certainly present in our SMART meetings. And an immense Power Differential exists between folks like these and the rest of us “normies”. Whereas they’ve enjoyed the power of dining on human flesh, and washing down their fava beans with several goblets of warm plasma, we non-serial murderers suffer the inequity of having had to settle for merely WONDERING what our fellow Homo Sapiens taste like, once they’ve been fried up and sauteed. Yet neither Billingsley, Rubinas, nor any of their fellow champions of Social Justice have uttered even one word of guidance on rectifying this monsterous affront to the principles of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion in our meetings Is it OK for us to start asking the lambs in our flock outright, at the beginning of each SMART gathering questions such as: “Has anyone here tonight strangled a sex worker behind the dumpster at Dairy Queen recently?” Or “In the past six months, have any of you lured your neighbor's 5 year old into your home with skittles, dismembered that poor squirt while he was still alive, then tossed his limbs and vital organs into your oven for supper?” Or would making such direct inquiries turn meetings into Emotionally Unsafe Spaces for those participants who’s idea of recreation leans toward hobbies like rock climbing and Laser Tag, and away from activities such as sexual assault and spilling innocent blood?
I found this searching exactly this. I ve done 15 years in Nal TSM and for reasons covered added SMART to deal with the habit and better well being as I ve moved (MAINLY) to abstinence in paralel. Thankyou Katie - and Smart !😂
Mikki I need help I have kids but feel I'm going to end things I really need help I ain't great with technology my name is Corey Burns I'm from Australia
Just watched this with my group yesterday; during discussion I brought up that SMART IS a total abstinence program, but that medication is often an important part of recovery. So instead of just "self-medicating", in SMART we learn to be open and honest with our health care providers. The whole point of the program is to gain insight as to WHY we used our drug-of-choice, and what in life is important enough to replace that - some strong, over-riding value. Was thrilled about the discussion of choices we can make, and being rational in our beliefs about things. I guess, now that I'm thinking about this, that "doing good enough" is what needs to be emphasized to newcomers, with the emphasis and attraction that life can keep getting incrementally better. Nothing in life is perfect, and taking a "soft-line" approach to abstinence to our using just means we have the chance to think things over, and, with having more and more of our mental faculties back, are able to achieve a balanced life that fits each of our individual lives best. After watching the video with my group, I told them I'd research its time of origin, which appears to be a year ago. The conversation really seems like one that might have taken place 20 years ago, when SMART didn't have such a full, thoughtful program entirely in place (a 10-year old program versus a 30-year old program). I'd love it if someone from SMART could confirm or correct my train of thought. Thank you for your time, and the great analogies of the sand castle, the rocket, and the garden. Until next time -
