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What did your sponsor mean by "harder to get this type sober"? Is the sponsor/ee relationship based on the premise that one person is somehow responsible for the sobriety of another?
I haven't read the piece in the OP, but perhaps the author is referring to this ?
It was not an exact quote, and she didn't mean it in that way. It's a good example of why I would make a crappy reporter, lol.
12 step work is part of our program, so taking another through the steps is important. It deepens our understanding of ourselves (at least that has been my experience). We don't get other people sober, per say, but we show them the tools. We lead the horse to water ...
I live in the south where religious convictions can be quite extreme. Some of the churches in my area have discouraged people from attending AA, as they believe the church and faith alone will heal them.