As my uncle, an alcoholic will say "One drink is too much, Too much is barely enough". The Aussie version of AA he said was much the same, at least where he attended, run by extremist Christians. And this was in the early 80s. He recounted many times he would bring alcohol to the meetings just to piss off the organisers, as he was (and still is) a shit-stirrer with people who think they it's their way or Satan's way. He said he's done good business with Satan over the last 50 years and doesn't want to piss him off! I think it depends on the person or persons who run the local arm of AA. I'm an alcoholic myself, but I can control it. I did what I thought was stupid and asked my partner for help, and he's a student psychologist. He says with all addictions, there is no line between physical and psychological. It can be overcome with extreme self control, patience and time. I've found in my time, apart from him telling me those words, the only one who can help me...is me. Don't let fundamentalists tell you otherwise and force you to believe what they WANT you to believe. It's what YOU believe that matters. I've got a few posts on here about what I believe about myself and my opinions just for feedback. But, it's ultimately what you think is right.
"If You've made an enemy, you've done something right"
IIN that I think AA is a cult?
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As my uncle, an alcoholic will say "One drink is too much, Too much is barely enough". The Aussie version of AA he said was much the same, at least where he attended, run by extremist Christians. And this was in the early 80s. He recounted many times he would bring alcohol to the meetings just to piss off the organisers, as he was (and still is) a shit-stirrer with people who think they it's their way or Satan's way. He said he's done good business with Satan over the last 50 years and doesn't want to piss him off! I think it depends on the person or persons who run the local arm of AA. I'm an alcoholic myself, but I can control it. I did what I thought was stupid and asked my partner for help, and he's a student psychologist. He says with all addictions, there is no line between physical and psychological. It can be overcome with extreme self control, patience and time. I've found in my time, apart from him telling me those words, the only one who can help me...is me. Don't let fundamentalists tell you otherwise and force you to believe what they WANT you to believe. It's what YOU believe that matters. I've got a few posts on here about what I believe about myself and my opinions just for feedback. But, it's ultimately what you think is right.
"If You've made an enemy, you've done something right"
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Right, exactly. The only one who can help me is me! Fuck AA!