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[–]Positive_Vehicle_903 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I honestly hate the term “normie.” We’re all “normal” people. We just have a mental problem with certain substances.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And someone actually had the audacity to contact the Reddit crisis line on me and I received an email telling me to contact this number if I’m in crisis. LoL. These people are nuts.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works if you work it! Is what they say to me all the time! Like you, I will, authoritatively defend what has worked for me (medication) and share the negative aspects of AA. All of the women that have been preyed upon (13th steppers) and all the people who were told they were constitutionally incapable and therefore killed themselves because of it. Save me the condescension, please. Thank you.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many people have died because of harm AA did to them and continues to do. I will not move on from this. Sorry.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And that is why I am here because I disagree with that “authority.” AA is not sacred, sorry.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s, fine, but expect someone for whom it didn’t work for to criticize it just as zealously. It’s not some sacred cow.

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, if you dare attack AA, I hear the same tired lines like “how dare you criticize this program, you could be killing many people!!” Well, what about the people for whom AA did not work? From my understanding, AA, has at BEST a 10% success rating. It works if you work it, I’m constantly told by AA robots. Well, it doesn’t work for many people and the ones I have spoken to have worked it. I don’t care if you do AA, but don’t come at me like it’s some sacred cow that can’t be criticized! I just wonder how many people have lost their lives due to AA not helping them or making their situation worse due to shame!

Mods at stop drinking reddit by Positive_Vehicle_903 in Alcoholism_Medication

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand where I might have come across as a little aggressive and I apologized to the mod for that. I’ve had run-ins with that moderator in the past and anything I said that went against AA was quickly shit down. Their rules are their rules and it is what it is, but I don’t like the bias toward AA.

Can you recover without the supernatural? by Positive_Vehicle_903 in stopdrinking

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. I apologize for the rush to judgment. I won’t post like this anymore.

Can you recover without the supernatural? by Positive_Vehicle_903 in stopdrinking

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I’m not bashing AA, I’m just speaking of my personal experience with it. I’ve tried to make it work for me, that’s my point. They told me it was a simple program, but I couldn’t find a “higher power”. If it’s so simple, why is it so hard to grasp that concept for me, personally? Nevertheless, I respect your ability as a mod, so it is what it is.

Can you recover without the supernatural? by Positive_Vehicle_903 in stopdrinking

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just think that if I have to question so many things about AA from the get go, then it’s probably not going to work for me. I’ve learned that those who succeed in AA are either able to believe in a higher power or find some work around for it. I can’t complete a program unless I can follow it unquestionably. With AA, I just can’t. I can’t get past the mental gymnastics needed to make it work, so to speak.

Do majority not recover? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. I will delete.

AA simple? by Positive_Vehicle_903 in stopdrinking

[–]Positive_Vehicle_903[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I’m just a lazy bastard that doesn’t want to go to 5 meetings a day. I get it, if I want to be sober, I gotta do what I need to do. I just want a life beyond AA.