Posted by Andrew on 6/4/2010, 6:17 pm, in reply to "Recidivism"

Hi Rob One key phrase is "we met up once a week for several months". During that time you made progress. However as you probably know, several months is not long enough; this condition has to be chipped away at until it is beaten. Admittedly boredom can set in, as well as resentment at having to put time aside to do it; but there is no choice. If you had not stopped, things may well have been different. Do others regress? Well yes they do. We did explain that progress is often of the two steps forward, one step back variety. Steve, who helps on workshops, slid all the way back to the beginning, then pulled himself up to the point where he says he can go anywhere. You say "I am starting to fight back". That is a very good sign of potential success. You now realise that complacency is a danger; you will not get better unless you work at it i.e fight it. About pee buddies. Do you actually need them? Many others have progressed successfully on their own. Or could you mix it: practice on your own most of the time, and use a buddy when one is available. As for local support groups: we do not have the resources to organise such things. You have just volunteered yourself to organise one in your area!! But seriously, be selfish - if a support group of some sort would be helpful to you, then set one up. WDYT? Andrew

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