Originally Posted by
Wastinglife 
I am an Atheist and have used AA. I have trouble with the whole 'higher power' concept, not just God. I love the meetings and community but sometimes it's hard to take the program seriously when people talk about their 'higher power' as if it really exists. AA has been highly beneficial for me though and there is never any mention of religion.
I haven’t been to any AA meetings but I hear of this ‘higher power’ and see it as another way of saying ‘just let it go’