http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2400980/alcoholics_anonymous_tales_from_recovery.html?cat=34
good one to help sway the Drunk Sheeple.
Jeesh Che,
I am real sorry it took this man a decade to understand AA was not for him. One thing though I did not hear is that he went back to drinking (thank you, AA), yes he went to counseling, good. I am sure that was the best thing for him. Now he needs to go back to counseling to figure out why he blames AA for his unhappiness.
Also very sorry that the millions of people who attend AA meetings worldwide, you enjoy calling names like,
Losers and Sheeple.For all you folks with common sense,
Listen, I have been involved with AA for over twenty years. I started counseling at the behest of my family and sponsor during my first year sober, I was encouraged to educate myself.
My sponsor and friends in AA must have been different from others I have read about here. I was informed to keep a perspective on why I was going to meetings, who was at these meeting and to pay attention. I was told "mommy" is not at my meetings, my sponsor, is not my bank, taxi, girlfriend, friend or parent, that my sponsor was in my life for one reason and one reason only, to help me read and guide me through the first 164 pages of the "Big Book". If a friendship came from this great but it was not mandatory.
My first and only sponsor and I are acquaintances, I still talk with him 22 years later but we never really bonded deeper.
All this bullshit about what Johnny did and Sue Ellen did is like I said, "bullshit".
I attend AA meetings or functions rarely, I do believe there comes a time you do move on. Some folks with many years have chosen to stay on, they believe in a higher calling. Most of the folks I came in with have all moved on also, though we will come around for certain events.
These links that "Che" likes to throw up here proves one thing, that AA has a large population with diverse personalities. Welcome to Alcoholics Anonymous, we encourage all to come and we have a seat for you.
Sorry, if the people we invite into our house you find reprehensible(losers), everyone deserves a chance to succeed.