Posted by Fred23 on November 28, 2004, at 15:24:28
In reply to Checking in with my friends, posted by partlycloudy on November 28, 2004, at 7:27:49
> The big hitch for me is the antagonism that's expressed towards psychotherapy and psychotropic medications. Officially I know that aa recognizes these treatments, but practically, the overwhelming opinions expressed so far with my experience is that the meds and therapy make you more ill, and all you need is the program.
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> I've been told to listen to it all and take what I need from this program, What this feels like to me is that I'm not free to discuss my problems in their entirety.As many have mentioned before, AA was formed when there was very little knowledge about the underlying organic reasons for using alcohol as a drug to make the brain feel better.
You might need to find *individuals* to discuss your medical approaches with, and let them be your local support, and a source of practical advice to avoid the trip ups to leading an alcohol-free life.
Since, as many of the messages on the main Babble board attest to, it is hard for doctors to get pysch meds to work correctly, it is not surprising that AA was a wary eye on the medical approach.
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