I need one. I can do the 12 steps and willing to do the 12 steps but I need an atheist that is in AA to sponsor me. It would make my recovery so much easier without having to deal with "God" issue.
Deal with the "God" issue force me to convert back to Christianity and right now, I am not ready such a dramatic change in my life. I am almost an atheist.
Chapter Six of the Big Book put a real stumbling block in my recovery. For the atheists and agnostics, this one chapter that Bill W throw a roadblock in our recoveries. Bill W did not provide alternative commentary to Chapter 6 so now we are stuck and my local GSO will not help me find a big book study that skews towards atheists and agnostics. I know they exist because I Googled them
If they do not exist, than I will be forced to make a very difficult decision and that is move from Orange County to San Diego County for the sole purpose of getting the right recovery group. I have to request a transfer from work from Orange County to San Diego and this transfer is very hard for the Feds to argue with because I am being proactive about my recovery and telling them I do have support groups but the support group does not exist in my own county and in the early stages of my recovery, I cannot start my own group.
SMART Recovery is the correct group for me and SD has plenty of meetings and enough meetings online and face-to-face to supplant AA. I already have built-in social network in SD that will support my recovery efforts and while it is crowd that abuses alcohol, it will be very supportive in my efforts and will encourage me in my struggles.
My parents and my shrink do not like this. They want an OC recovery method but sorry, it doesn't exist. It is San Diego County and I have to move out and request a transfer. If I was to follow the government's own rules to get a security clearance, than I making the correct decision. I am willing to be part of support group, be active, promote it, and feel pride in doing it.
Nobody want this but this is the real solution to get me sober.
