Old 06-05-2018, 01:52 AM
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Arpeggioh
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I also have trouble with concepts like powerlessness and surrender and, in this case, helplessness. Words like that seem very passive, like my addiction and my life are things that are simply happening to me. My own sobriety is very much on me and my actions. Ironically, for many successfully recovered folks, that action is surrender, which really messes with my thinking! Words are hard...

I saw a lot of my own mental tendencies reflected in that article, though. I'm sure it will generate some fairly passionate responses. So I'll passively wait for them to appear! But as to OP question: I personally found that basic tenet of AA to be insurmountable, even after many years of exposure to the program. My experience only, no disrespect intended...
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