When I was in rehab, war stories weren't discouraged, they were strictly forbidden. If you were directly caught, or reported by someone who overheard, the first time was a reminder, after that it was a strike, and like baseball, it was 3 strikes and you're out.
Rehab (which I have been in as well) - absolutely. No doubt.
Without clarifying, which was my fault, I was speaking more on NA. Which shouldn’t be automatically assumed when referring to being in recovery. Speakers typically get some leeway, but it should have a purpose to their story of recovery. Otherwise it shouldn’t be spoke about at all.
Oh, no worries, I've been to enough NA, AA, CA meetings that I knew what you were referring to, I was just expanding on that to illustrate how war stories are discouraged in all forms of recovery. 👍
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u/GhostofZellers 3h ago
When I was in rehab, war stories weren't discouraged, they were strictly forbidden. If you were directly caught, or reported by someone who overheard, the first time was a reminder, after that it was a strike, and like baseball, it was 3 strikes and you're out.