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When addiction recovery programs require spiritual beliefs you don't hold

My addiction recovery program requires surrendering to a higher power but I am agnostic and do not know how to work the steps without belief in God.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The path to healing demands faith you cannot manufacture, creating a barrier between you and the community that could save you.

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