The difference between your sponsor and a therapist

[collinsmi]

The difference between your sponsor and a therapist:



1. Your sponsor isn't all that interested in the "reasons" you used.



2. Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem, negative self-image, and your poor self-concept. Your sponsor thinks your problem is a 3-letter word with no hyphens.



3. Your therapist wants you to pamper your "inner child". Your sponsor thinks it ought to be spanked.



4. Your sponsor thinks your inventory should be about you, not your parents.



5. Speaking of your parents, your sponsor tells you not to confront them, but to make amends to them.



6. The only time your sponsor uses the word "closure" is before the word "mouth."



7. Your sponsor thinks "boundaries" are things you need to take down not build up.



8. Your therapist wants you to love yourself first; your sponsor wants you to love others first.



9. Your therapist prescribes caretaking and medication. Your sponsor prescribes prayer making and meditation.



10. Your sponsor thinks "anger management skills" are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.



11. Now that you haven't used in six months, your therapist thinks you should make a list of your goals and objectives for the next five years, starting with finishing up that college degree. Your sponsor thinks you should start today by cleaning the coffeepots, helping him carry a heavy box of literature to the jail, and making your bed.



12. Your sponsor won't lose their license to practice if they talk about God.

[Justme57]

Love it ! lol

HUGX
Lee

ps your sponser also does not send a bill at the end of the month !

[Rudiger]

Hey Collinsmi,

I'm glad you shared this excellent comparison. I'm glad today because my sponsor is also my friend. A friend that I can trust. I know he doesn't have all the answers, but he is steady and lives inside the solution. I never had a therapist who gave me the impression that he really cared. Cared enough to be a friend like my sponsor is today.

A sponsor to me today is the steady hand I need in my shakey moments.

Good to see you on the board today Collinsmi. How ya been?

Rudiger

[Chy]

Love it!

[Dan]

Awesome Collismi!
Lucky 13... My sponsor charges by the day, not the hour.

[Paulie]

That is great!!!!

[1Marty]

In my dark hours, I did not know were to turn. I was afraid of AA. I did not really understand it. So I called out for help and I found a therapist. He immediatly prescribed AA. He explained what its all about, showed me were to find the meetings, ect. My therapist is sort of like a Taxi Driver. Yeah I have to pay him. Yeah he talks funny. Yeah I know there may be other, better ways to travel, but for now he is driving me in the direction I want to go. Sobriey.

[MootPoint]

::::::::: big grin :::::::::: nice one!