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Old 04-21-2015, 03:28 PM
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2muchpain
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Well paintballguy, you seem to feel that since there is a religious side to AA, that it isn't for you, and that's fine. But as I said earlier, if you keep fixated on this aspect of AA, you never see the benefits of AA in general. I remember some time ago being so upset over the god thing, that I sat in a meeting and just counted the number of times the word god was brought up. Obviously, I got nothing out of the meeting because all I could hear was the word god. I had to get past the anger I had about that word to really see what AA could offer me. It's really hard to do, but if you stick with it long enough, you'll see what I mean.
Also, I have heard stories from some people at the meetings that were also forced to attend AA through the courts. Some actually did stay, and others left, but came back later so it does work for some.
Either way, I hope you come up with a plan that works for you. Congrats on 14 days!!!! John
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