Originally Posted by
awuh1 
AA meetings are an exercise in tolerance IMO. The variety of opinions you can find there is nearly endless. Personally this is what I find so fascinating as well as so potentially rewarding. It gives me an opportunity to examine my own beliefs. Typically I find that my beliefs remain quite unscathed after listening to contrary views, but if not, I have to ask myself why? Then I need to be honest with the conclusions I reach.
I did the same thing for awhile. It was a great "sounding" board. I find SR that way as well.
In the end I had to get honest about why I kept putting myself in a situation where there was so much inherent discord and judgement. Was I trying to prove something to myself or them? Was I hoping to "win"? Was I using it as an excuse to feel smarter and superior?
None of the answers were healthy ones.