Why is this so damn hard. I have no insurance to cover it and everyone i talk to wants to know my insurance.
I just want to talk to people that have a drinking issue.
Wtf. Why are such things so hard?
Trying to clean up my drinking.
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"There are no dues or fees for Alcoholics Anonymous, the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop drinking"- from the Traditions and Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA saved my life and gave me a life. I was at my end, I had thought I wanted to die. I called the AA hotline, they told me where to go to a meeting that night. I walked in, shaky, heartbroken, finally defeated. I spoke, the entire meeting focused on me, at the end, 4 women came to me, giving me their phone number, smiled, they were so happy and warm and welcoming. 38 years sober this month, but it is one day at a time.
I can only speak as a former member of Al-anon. My mother died from cirrhosis in 2010, she was sober for years but her damage was done. I attended Al-anon for a year, I got some good things out of it but I found the community to be cult like. 12 step groups are not for me but they may be for you.
Nothing wrong with cults that are positive.
The Church is a cult. Our belief in Christ is based on faith. Thomas Aquinas did a great study on this in the Summa Theological.
I've never heard of AA members jumping off bridges, because their sponsor told them to.
I have met a lot of AA people that lead productive lives with clarity.
I don't attend church however I believe in Jesus. Organized re ligion is a cult. I work in a hair salon many of the clients are friends of Bill. Oh how they talk behind each other's backs using AA jargon to prove that they are righteous makes me sick. Same deal with Al- anon , filled with back stabbers. Just speaking from my personal experience with the program. I know it helps people but it's not the only way to get sober.
You are actually just talking about stupid people. Has nothing to do with people that care about Christ enlightenment. More about just being a stupid eater that I love, but our bettors want to remove.
I actually believe that moron at the salon store is better for our world than the ones that want to remove them.
Steps, traditions & silly slogans reminds me of organized religious services. AA has helped multitudes but it wasn't for me and I'm sober in spite of that.
I guess I can see that some would feel that way, I do not go to many meetings now, but for the first 10 years,I went 3-4 times a week. I had to learn to resocialize in a safe space, with other sober friends, not return to my old ways. As I got older, and as my needs changed, basically with dealing with chronic pain, I began to use medical marijuana, and that was not accepted as a general rule. My sobriety was questioned, even though I have not touched a drop of alcohol all this time, so I eased up on the meetings, my sponsor is fine with it, as many close sober friends are, I was advised to just not talk about my need for pain relief, and just keep the topic on booze, and how to apply the 12 steps in my personal life. I still think for the beginner, the 12 steps are an invaluable tool for changing back into a sober human being. Alcohol does our thinking for us, is our crutch for emotional pain, and the lubricant that we needed to be social, so a personality change , in my opinion, is necessary. What is great is that you don't have to do it alone, and that you can be with others going through the same struggle, experience strength and hope.
Sadly even the use of anti depressants are looked down upon by avid AA members.Don't they realize that the rrason many people start drinking is to self medicate. That goes with using medical marijuana too!