Addiction & Recovery

TommyCelt

(850 posts)

13. 12 years sober coming up in August

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:35 PM

Mar 2013

AA saved my life...at the beginning. I understand your thoughts and reservations about the "God" thing. It IS a spiritual program, and I can see how a confirmed atheist could take issue with that.

Finding a fellowship at the beginning, I believe, is critical. It doesn't have to be AA. But talking with people who understand what addictive craving is, how far beyond it is than "needing a drink", is crucial, in my opinion. I no longer attend AA regularly...I'm theist and I now get my spiritual food elsewhere.

Definitely look into those AA alternatives one of the posters linked to. If they work for you, bravo. If you'd like to contact me, I'm at tommycelt@gmail.com. I'd be happy to help in any way possible.

Best of luck to you.

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think I might be a drunk [View all] Bertha Venation Feb 2013 OP

not AA annabanana Feb 2013 #1

Seriously? Old Codger Feb 2013 #2

I had trouble with that too when I joined AA. The thing is a higher power can be anything. applegrove Feb 2013 #3

Amen Old Codger Feb 2013 #4

.... NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #5

I'm still libodem Feb 2013 #6

I also worked in a treatment center libodem Feb 2013 #7

You know what? I don't remember posting this thread. Bertha Venation Feb 2013 #8

.... NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #9

Yeah. Not good. Bertha Venation Feb 2013 #10

I entered AA outraged at the higher power stuff cally Feb 2013 #11

What could a higher power be?? Stuart G Mar 2013 #12

12 years sober coming up in August TommyCelt Mar 2013 #13

Sorry, I'd like to follow your rule, but AA and all the anonymous 12 step groups tavalon Jun 2013 #14

exactly libodem Jun 2013 #15