Is recovery possible without AA
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: California
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Originally Posted by Bard 
No AA for me either. The people I met there were decent, free coffee, and you can come and go any time you want but I'm just not an AA guy. I have thought about going back if for nothing else just some comradery since there is no other alternative meetings around here.
One other thing that bothers me is that people in AA are still calling their disease an "allergy"...it's as if they know nothing beyond that book.
Sorry if this sounds a bit caustic.
Knucklehead
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Davenport, WA
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I go to an AA meeting once in a while, and really like f2f support, but I just can't embrace the religious concepts and language used, and can't get past the bias against non-theistic beliefs in the literature. SoberRecovery is my primary network of support and it is working well. 
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Colorado Prairie
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AA is about helping others to stay sober as much or more than it is about our own sobriety. There is no doubt you can get sober without AA but will the still suffering come knocking on your door when they need help? I like to pass on what I have to those that still need it.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxnard (The Nard), CA, USA.
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I'm recovering without 
AA..sorta. I do have sober friends that do the AA program and I will occasionally attend open meetings for the fellowship. However my treatment plan and primary support in done in groups at the health clinic. Checking-in at SR is very helpful as with using SMART Recovery tools helps out a lot too.
AA..sorta. I do have sober friends that do the AA program and I will occasionally attend open meetings for the fellowship. However my treatment plan and primary support in done in groups at the health clinic. Checking-in at SR is very helpful as with using SMART Recovery tools helps out a lot too.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: UK
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To update my previous post i decided that i did not trust myself to be able to change enough to be able to enjoy my life and stay sober for the next 30/40 years so went to my first AA meeting tonight, and am going back tomorrow.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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AA is for me.
Hello Iriss... I stayed sober for three weeks before christmas.....it took one upseting phonecall and I was back on the grog for three weeks...
This time I have gone to AA meetings and have remained sober for over 30 days: one day at a time. I have heard of people staying sober and not attending AA. I believe we are all individuals and different things work for different people....however for me personally I don't want to be without the wonderful support that I am finding in AA. I go to a variety of different types of meetings in different towns around me...that way if anything doesn't feel right(which has certainly not been my experience so far) then I have other meeting options. AA and SR:ghug2 are the way for me....all the best to you and your journey.
This time I have gone to AA meetings and have remained sober for over 30 days: one day at a time. I have heard of people staying sober and not attending AA. I believe we are all individuals and different things work for different people....however for me personally I don't want to be without the wonderful support that I am finding in AA. I go to a variety of different types of meetings in different towns around me...that way if anything doesn't feel right(which has certainly not been my experience so far) then I have other meeting options. AA and SR:ghug2 are the way for me....all the best to you and your journey.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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pip....Over 30 days.......wow thats fanstatic..
I really like your "go to a few different meetings approach"....it works for me 2
spread yourself around i say..........again congratulations on your new found freedom.
I really like your "go to a few different meetings approach"....it works for me 2
spread yourself around i say..........again congratulations on your new found freedom.
6/20/08
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Why, DK?
I think as a society we have been taught that it's AA or no way (I am NOT saying that is wrong..AA has helped many people). Right now, with the internet etc., there are so many options out there....that maybe people are overwhelmed?! I don't know. But, I do know I love SR!
I think as a society we have been taught that it's AA or no way (I am NOT saying that is wrong..AA has helped many people). Right now, with the internet etc., there are so many options out there....that maybe people are overwhelmed?! I don't know. But, I do know I love SR!
Knucklehead
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Davenport, WA
Posts: 4,005
Originally Posted by coffeenut
Why, DK?
I think as a society we have been taught that it's AA or no way
I think as a society we have been taught that it's AA or no way
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA
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I hear you DK and share some of that frustration. But the question is being asked and that is a step in the direction of broadening the perspective on what options a person has who wants to stop drinking.
Sometimes I feel like the secular perspective is a few spots in the middle of a big sea of AA perspective, but I have gained so much more depth in secular perspective from coming to SR than I ever got from reading and the few secular meetings I was able to attend.
I second coffeenut's vote for you to be a LifeRing leader..
Sometimes I feel like the secular perspective is a few spots in the middle of a big sea of AA perspective, but I have gained so much more depth in secular perspective from coming to SR than I ever got from reading and the few secular meetings I was able to attend.
I second coffeenut's vote for you to be a LifeRing leader..
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