Originally Posted by
Rockrz I thought AA taught it was not possible to recover...that people are always a "recovering" alcoholic...never actually being free from it. Apparently, only Jesus Christ can actually free someone from addiction.
Can't say as I have met too many people who claim J.C. freed them from addiction. However, I do know dozens who say Bill W. did... LOL!
"Recovering" is a term that crept into AA from treatment centers. It has no foundation in AA literature.