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Originally Posted by 51anna I was fascinated to see James Frey on Oprah this week, after just finishing (with great difficulty) 'A Million Little Pieces'.
James used drugs (any and all) and alcohol very heavily from age 10 to 23. He was lucky to be alive when he entered rehab and lucky to live through rehab.
The fascinating thing is that he broke all the rules and has been sober for 13 years. He steadfastly refused to deal with AA at all, ever and has NO belief in a higher power of any kind. When he left rehab, he went directly to a bar, ordered a large drink and stared at it, but didn't drink it.
He has gotten through this by:
1) letting go of his fear - he says what he did to himself is far worse than anything anyone could do to him.
2) by 'holding on' - when things are bad, they won't stay that way and you will feel better
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Broke all of who's rules ? AA ?
I am happy for whatever success anyone achieves over alcohol but without breaking anybody's bubble; "Letting go of fear" is a principle long taught in 12 Step philosophy.
"This too shall change" is another one of AA's slogan.
If going to a bar and staring at a glass of rum is an interpretation of success then it only proves that the methodology of alcoholism recovery is expanding even faster than I imagined.