2006-06-14 17:01:35 · 5 answers · asked by Hillbillies are... 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
...that's what some of my former AA friends say...but they've moved on and are still sober and clean. AA saved them, and they are grateful for this. I think that when you tell your story over and over, you perpetuate the pain paradigm...and that's no fun.
2006-06-14 17:06:21 · answer #1 · answered by magnamamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems to depend on if you consider religion to be an addiction; AA is a 12 step program and one of the steps is accepting that 'God' exists in whatever form you deem appropriate. Many of the other steps include aspects of the divine as well. It is not a Christian-only organization, which is a common misconception.
A brief summary,
Admit that you have a problem. This is probably the hardest part for most people. But once you do that, you can start to accept help. Alchoholics Anonymous, which seems to have made the 12 step program famous, involves the divine as the primary source of help in this case. This, to me, seems like a smart move; When dealing with one's god you have no reason to lie and your god isn't going to tell everyone on the block about your problem. It keeps things private. You build up confidence from there until you are able to control yourself.
Is AA/12 step program an addiction? I don't think so. I view it as a tool. If you see religion or strength of character as an addiction, then, to you, I suppose it would be.
2006-06-15 14:05:21 · answer #2 · answered by KermodeBear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and you get screwed being they tell you to do 12 other things
just to keep you from doing 1!
2006-06-14 18:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by sarteaga1970 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
but at least it is a better addiction
2006-06-14 17:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by Poutine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep!
2006-06-14 17:04:25 · answer #5 · answered by PoPo's Ho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋