I never intended to scare anyone away from either NA or AA. Honestly!
As I stated before, the programs have kept 10's of thousands of people out of the grave and back into a more "normal" life.
I go to tons of NA meetings,because that's where my main support is. I can't say where I'd be, without the support i get from those rooms.
That said, it's important for me to be open and honest, not just to changes I need to make, but honest in all other areas too.
If i have a question concerning whether or not aa/na is a cult, then I should be free to ask.
Concerning Robs statment about a thread like this being dangerous-well Rob
if I or anyone else has, is pushed into silence (concerning my question) because of the possibility of swaying someones intrest in attending a meeting, then I am being controlled, and my freedom is jeopardized.
The first and formost goal of a cult is taking away a persons freedom.
Sometimes I think that aa/na is very much a cult and sometimes I think that it appears cultish because of the need for the addict/alkie to have a (non wavering) type of structure.