I hope you don’t think anyone is being a hard ass. I think that you are welcome no matter what. However, if you look at AA’s Twelve Steps – the AA Program of Recovery – you’ll not only see the word God, but you’ll see that at the end of the Steps is the point that we are trying to reach. That point has to do with having a "spiritual awakening," which can be a significant personality change. See the Big book Appendices II (?).
It’s not like you take six out of the twelve steps and get half recovered. The steps are a journey, a path if you will, at the end of which is this spiritual awakening. That’s a major point in recovery through AA. You should really read the Steps in the Big Book at the beginning of Chapter 5, and also the chapter entitled “Spiritual Experience” in the back of the book.
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This will give you an idea of what AA is all about. I don’t know about these other programs or groups. No need. Like I said, AA worked for me.