Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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Ashley8888 02/19/2008

Well for the past couple of months I have been doing things my way...I really do like some aspects of AA, i think the support is awsome and making sober friends is important...but when it comes to all the rules....it is basically, our way or no way....well what if want to think for myself and have some of my own beliefs....what is so wrong with that? I do not want to sound arrogant but really...it seems sometimes that averyone in AA drops out of the real world....and just has to follow everything they are told to believe....and forget al that them know about themselves....Why is AA so closed minded?
So, really my question is, how do i go about recovery with my own opions and thoughts that matter to me?

deleted_user 02/19/2008

LOL @ Les! Another good one would have been...Let's get ready to ruuuuumble :-)

I have a question...Are you sober?

If what you are doing is keeping you sober then it works for you and hooray to you...keep it up. I agree with the others, take what you want and leave the rest.

Also, I think the bb thumpers in AA do so b/c it worked for them and they've seen it work for others. If it didn't work they wouldn't believe in it.

They believe that if they don't share 'the truth' with you then they are responsible for your death (assuming your die from alcoholism)

I think if you stay sober on your own for as many years as some of these aa thumpers, I think you might share your method too.

deleted_user 02/19/2008

I hit my first meeting when I was 24. I went to meetings for about a month just b/c there were good looking guys in the rooms. I sat and judged everyone there and thought about how patheic there lives must be to want to be there. Three months later after losing my job, home, and custody of my three year old son, I started to really wish I wanted what they had. I spent the next seven months trying to drink myself to death. Because of the grace of God and some really awesome people in the rooms I just celebrated four years sober. I could write a book (almost have) on how amazing my life is now. Thank God I decided I wanted what they had before it was to late. I can't say if you need the rooms or not but just please keep in mind there, there when and if you ever need them.

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