Frequently
asked questions about LifeRing Secular Recovery (LSR)
Answers
Q: What is LifeRing Secular Recovery
(LSR)?
Answer: LifeRing
Secular Recovery (LSR) is a secularly oriented non-professional
support group created by and for alcoholics/addicts. We meet together
regularly in face-to-face and online meetings to share information
and strategies for staying clean and sober. (back
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Q: What is "secular"?
Answer:
Secular, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary, in
part: "1 Answer: of or relating to the worldly or temporal
<secular concerns> b : not overtly or specifically religious
<secular music>". We use that term to indicate that we
are different from groups which stress supernatural or religious
paths to recovery. (back
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Q: Is LifeRing Secular Recovery (LSR)
AA?
Answer: No,
LSR is not affiliated in any way with Alcoholics Anonymous or any
other recovery or self-help organization. LSR is incorporated as
a non-profit entity in the state of California and is controlled
by an elected congress of delegates from meetings. (back
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Q: What are your meetings like?
Answer: Our meetings
are like many other get togethers of like minded people involved in
supporting one another. The atmosphere is friendly and open. We make
an effort to welcome newcomers and try to provide an environment where
people feel comfortable to share. Meetings range in size from as few
as two or three up to as many as twenty or more depending on their
geographical location and availability. (back
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Q: Who goes to LSR meetings?
A: LSR
meetings are open to anyone who is trying to abstain from alcohol
and illicit or non-medically indicated drugs. We also try to accommodate
spouses and significant others when they wish to attend meetings.
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Q: Can I go to a meeting?
Answer: If
you consider that you have a problem getting or staying clean and
sober and would like help and support with that, please come to
one of our meetings. We also welcome "significant" others
to meetings. If you have any questions, please call. (back
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Q: Do you have "steps", like AA?
Answer: No.
The "twelve step" approach was begun by Alcoholics Anonymous.
It has been borrowed or modified by other groups like Narcotics
Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, and others. The twelve steps are based
on a religious or spiritual understanding or model of alcoholism
or chemical dependency. LSR's view is more along the lines of dealing
with a physiological or medical problem. (back
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Q: How can I find out more?
Answer: Take
a look at the rest of our site. Contact one of our members by phone
or email. Visit one of our meetings. See the website "Unhooked.com".
All of these resources are available to provide you with the information
you seek. (back to
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Q: Is there a charge for your meetings?
Answer: No,
there is no charge for attending an LSR meeting. Like other groups,
we "pass the basket" for donations to contribute to meeting
expenses such as rent, refreshments, literature, etc. If you can
contribute, it is greatly appreciated. If you cannot, that is not
a problem.
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Q: Is LSR a "treatment program"?
Answer: LSR
is a coalition of meetings, both "face-to-face" and online.
LSR is a non-professional, self-help organization comprised of those
wishing to free themselves from chemical dependency through abstinence.
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Q: Who runs LSR?
Answer: LSR
is run by the members. Each meeting selects a delegate to an annual
congress of LSR. The delegates meet and decide on policy and organizational
issues. The delegates also elect a seven member board of directors
from the membership. This board is chiefly concerned with the operation
of the LSR Service Center and acts as the board of directors for
LifeRing, Inc. which is a non-profit entity incorporated in the
state of California. LifeRing, Inc. acts to transact business for
LSR by publishing literature, accepting donations, organizing the
annual congress, etc.
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