Posted by AuntieMel on November 3, 2005, at 10:36:05
In reply to Re: Non-12 Step, posted by CleverGuy on November 2, 2005, at 20:07:44
A correction:
"the government needs to quit funding this religious org"
AA doesn't get a cent from the government or any other organization.
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There are lots of things about AA that didn't/don't appeal to me.
But - they *do* have a higher success rate than any other program. It doesn't work for all people, granted, but it does work for a lot. And it was a very important part of my early sobriety, when I was totally clueless.
A lot depends on which group you find. The group I went to wasn't religeous and they weren't judgemental. At "chip time" they always asked if anyone had a "wet" one they wanted to trade for a "dry" one and anytime someone did they were applauded.
I was told my 'higher power' could be anything - even a doorknob. I chose a jade necklace that I would touch everytime I had a craving - to remind me of the good I was doing for myself.
The idea behind admitting you are powerless is that you are accepting that all the things you tried before have failed. It actually *gives* you power to admit that you have no power and it ISN'T your fault!
As for counting days - every day is a milestone and every day is a miracle. I never obsessed over the days, I celebrated them. And even if you have a slip no one can take those days away from you. They are XX more sober days than you had before.
Why will you "be ferderally forced to listen to their non-sense in a few weeks?"
poster:AuntieMel
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