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Re: Very debatable » mama141

Posted by alexandra_k on November 17, 2005, at 22:34:21

In reply to Re: Very debatable » alexandra_k, posted by mama141 on November 17, 2005, at 19:18:22

> I am not certain that I understand your opening statements.

Ah. I just mean that sometimes people talk about 'denial' in relation to those things too. (Doesn't really matter I'm not sure I understand myself...) I guess I was thinking about the 'methinks the lady doth protest too much' kind of thing where supposedly 'no' really means 'yes' it is just that the person is in 'denial'.

>However, I cannot disagree that for SOME people AA may be the only answer they are aware of.

Yeah. I just mean... It works for some people and I wouldn't want to take that away from them. IF it works for you then YAY!!!

> For me, it took twenty five years to realize that AA was as addicting as the booze and the pills and that there was another, better way.

Yeah. And other people find that AA / NA isn't really working for them.

And so...

I wish AA / NA wouldn't say that their way is the ONLY way because sometimes people struggle on with AA / NA when they would fare better with some of the alternative programs that are out there. And sometimes... People leave AA / NA because they figure it is not for them... And they relapse really very badly because they think that that will be INEVITABLE (just like that AA / NA people predicted). And so... I wish they would acknowledge there are other ways. And wish people luck to explore those. As part of their party line, I mean. As part of the charter stuff they read at the opening of every meeting. If they would officially acknowledge that. Becuase... It might save a lot of people out there from despairing if they find they aren't doing so well with the AA / NA approach.

 

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