Schick Shadel - 1st Recap

Well...here we go with my long anticipated 1st recap.  Recap is the term given to the 2 scheduled return visits intended for aversion reinforcement.  The recap consists of meeting with counselors, group meetings, one sleepy and one duffy.  This takes place over two days.
I checked in yesterday and was fortunate that my wife was able to join me during the check-in process and then attend the evening meeting with me.  It was a very good opportunity for her to see, touch and smell the facility.  The meeting topic was "family" where we quickly became the meeting focus as we were able to share our real-life expereince.  Many in the group were very engaged with our comments as more than few were heading back to similar scenarios.  We shared our expereince and fielded a number of questions from the group.
Our situation is moving in a very positive direction although I'd be lying if I said it's been easy. 
The therapy here does an excellent job in getting rid of the cravings so alcohol has not be the biggest challenge.  The tough part has been dealing with all the pain and suffering caused by the addiction while trying to heal a damaged relationship.  Try doing this while juggling a demanding job, getting through the holidays, bringing in a New Year....
Anyway, it was great to share re-entry into the program with my wife.  She'll be joining me again tonight for the 7pm meeting.
Today was a sleepy for me.  It's kind of wierd since I never remember a thing and then am always blown away that my answers seem well thought and coherent.  Unfortunately I don't get to see the results until tomorrow but I'm hopeful that all the responses suggest that in my subconscious I am believing that I'm getting better.
I didn't realize it but I did meet with one of the counselors with other recappers to review the sleepy results.   I was pretty happy with the results and look forward to sharing them with my family.  It all seems to be working as expected...at least at a subconscious level!
The 7pm meeting was very well attended.  Alfred gave the talk which means it was very lively.  The topics covered included "The Effect of Familial Trauma on Children" + "Handling Insecurity".  Both topics were extremely relevant to both my wife and I...I'm so glad she was able to attend and experience a very powerful group meeting.
I just saw the schedule where I'm listed for a 7:30am Duffy!!!???   Oh well...happy Sunday!