Posted by CleverGuy on November 2, 2005, at 20:07:44
In reply to Re: Non-12 Step, posted by alexandra_k on November 2, 2005, at 18:20:46
Well stated AK; as if from my own mouth. I posted some where up there something similar to Verne who had a "slip", relapse, whatever...after XX many days. To add, obsessing on other things like counting days, or coins, or meetings is still obsessing in my book. I didn't see many people at the AA meetings that weren't just as bad off as they were when drinking--hopped up on some good AA is what they were. Simply replacing your alcohol addiction with an AA addiction is just plain silly IMO. 593 three days equals 593 days you you were thinking about alcohol/drugs. Personally, I don't want to be still thinking about this 593 days from now. I hope I have successfully shown myself a better life without addiction, and won't need to.
You are exactly right AK: the government needs to quit funding this religious org and start putting that money into addction research and progressive therapy. It is as if the country has been brainwashed that AA is the only answer. As if there is no need to continue to aggressively explore all options. It really baffles me. Addiction is such a world wide problem with very little answers, and AA is not this cancer's cure. Yet, it is government sponsered, and I will be ferderally forced to listen to their non-sense in a few weeks. Just wacky.
LOL had to bring the government into it didn't you. Got me all riled up again. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
poster:CleverGuy
thread:573995
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/subs/20050914/msgs/574679.html