When I shared in that meeting I confided in those women about using to cope with a narcissistic and abusive relationship that I was stuck in - otherwise i wouldnt see my son. I was told that sobriety & leaving an abusive relationship was as simple as mind over matter and then I was told.. if I can quit using drugs & achieve abstinence with 12 steps so can you... but the truth of the matter is that the 12 steps do not work for everybody. And I was literally killing myself trying to achieve abstinence just to satisfy everybody else around me. SUD is so much more complex than mind over matter. And although most people who say it have good intentions.. it doesnt feel supportive or validating. I have literally never been told mind over matter or if i can do it so can you and actually felt better about myself or the situation. In fact, I always felt even more isolated and wondered why abstinence or 12 steps didnt work for me. Intention < Impact!! #ma#mata#matsaveslivese#medicatedassistedtreatmenta#matrecoverye#recovere#recoverye#recoveroutloudb#abstinence2#12stepsi#mindovermatterl#allinclusiverecoverya#tattooa#tattoocoverupr#treatmentm#impactoverintento#dosewithmeo#dosewithjes