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Do alcoholics anonymous meetings work?
Posted on 9/3/19 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 9/3/19 at 12:59 pm
Realize I have a serious problem
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Posted on 9/3/19 at 12:59 pm to Boo Krewe
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Realize I have a serious problem
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Boo Krewe
You've got 99 problems but we all know a bitch aint one
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:00 pm to Boo Krewe
You've done step 1 to perfection.
Know a lot of people they have worked for and a lot they haven't. You get out of them what you put into them. There are a lot of other things besides meetings needed. Good Luck. Those I know that have recovered have done a 180
Know a lot of people they have worked for and a lot they haven't. You get out of them what you put into them. There are a lot of other things besides meetings needed. Good Luck. Those I know that have recovered have done a 180
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:03 pm to Boo Krewe
quote:Maybe if you have a few stiff belts before you go
Do alcoholics anonymous meetings work?
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:05 pm to Boo Krewe
I had a friend sentenced to AA and I went to many meetings with him.
If it’s financially feasible, I would always recommend a non 12 step rehab first. AA has too many self-appointed gurus who insist their way is the only way. I’ve known two people who “worked the program” for years, then “backslid” and went nuts binging. Programs more forgiving of relapse/moderation tends to be more realistic and less cultish.
If it’s financially feasible, I would always recommend a non 12 step rehab first. AA has too many self-appointed gurus who insist their way is the only way. I’ve known two people who “worked the program” for years, then “backslid” and went nuts binging. Programs more forgiving of relapse/moderation tends to be more realistic and less cultish.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:06 pm to Boo Krewe
No, but eating veggies with hot sauce does.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:07 pm to tgrbaitn08
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You've got 99 problems but we all know a bitch aint one
It’s actually a place to get easy poon. Maybe he should go.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:08 pm to tgrbaitn08
If i had a girl friend I would be on good path
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:08 pm to Boo Krewe
It can help a mild addiction, but if you are bad off, some kind of rehab program will be needed as well.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:11 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
The two people you knew backslid because they are addicts, not because AA wasn’t good enough. They would have relapsed in any type of program most likely. AA is very forgiving of those that relapse because they understand that it’s pretty much a guarantee that it will happen to most.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:13 pm to Boo Krewe
They do for me. Just got back from my noon AA meeting. I went to a 30 inpatient treatment center first. It’s very hard and dangerous to stop drinking cold turkey. You’re not gonna lose anything by checking out a meeting. There’s always people there early and stay late if you just want somebody to talk to about it. I hope it works out.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:14 pm to Brazos
FACTS.....AA will work if YOU want it to. If you are not fully committed it won’t work.... 12 steps is a great program for life in general. Not just addicts........
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:16 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
quote:I go to AA meetings regularly and I have never heard or met anyone in the program that insisted or said this.
AA has too many self-appointed gurus who insist their way is the only way
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:16 pm to Boo Krewe
only if they serve booze.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:16 pm to Boo Krewe
Had a neighbor who made the choice to start working the steps.... if I recall he just earned his 4 year chip.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:19 pm to Boo Krewe
I have two family members who are very active in AA. One has two years, the other has one year.
Both swear by it and attend 4-5 meetings a week.
Both swear by it and attend 4-5 meetings a week.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:19 pm to scott8811
Good for him. I have a friend who is over 25 years sober and still carries the little black book. Dudes a millionaire.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:20 pm to Boo Krewe
For some people, absolutely.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:21 pm to whit
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AA has too many self-appointed gurus who insist their way is the only way
I go to AA meetings regularly and I have never heard or met anyone in the program that insisted or said this
Really? You’ve never heard anyone being accused of being a dry drunk after sobriety without “working the steps?” I have a hard time believing this. They also mostly tend to take a hardline on marijuana.
As for the relapse, maybe the person could handle the slide/correction but they’ve had the idea that they have a disease and can’t control their drinking (scientifically dubious) drilled into their head nearly daily for years.
Posted on 9/3/19 at 1:25 pm to MarinaTigerEsq
When I first got sick I went 16 months without a drop and zero AA meetings. I guess it was because I was sick but it can be done. Once I went back to work I just got back in the flow of getting a few after work.... BUT if I decided to stop and committed myself I would go to netting’s regularly.
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