I think AA is great! I never said anything or meant to infer in anyway
that this is a replacement for AA. For me it answered a lot of
questions.

Jillian


"felinewarrior at myway dot com" <"felinewarrior at myway dot com"> wrote in message news:<10epgubjecucl9f@corp.supernews.com>...
> Ya know, I've been sober for awhile now, with the help of AA, and have
> not experienced *any* painful years of "white knucklin' it." Not any!
>
> I've never been of the opinion that people "relapse" because AA did
> something wrong - people drink again because they'd rather drink than
> stay sober. Doesn't matter where or how they got sober -- Betty Ford,
> Hazelden, any of 'em - if someone wants to drink again, they will. Easy
> as that. Hopefully when people get sober they begin to take care of
> other aspects of their lives, including physical, mental, and spiritual
> health. Oh, wait a minute... doesn't AA suggest just that? Hmmm...
>
>
> Jill M. wrote:
>
> Hello,
> My name is Jill and I want to share some information that allowed me
> to get over my alcohol and drug addictions. I completed a 6 week
> intensive outpatient program that literally removed my intense craving
> for alcohol and codeine. I also am depression free for the first time
> in over 20 years. I went to the Health Recovery Center in Charleston,
> SC Please read further...
>
> Then there's Alcoholics Anonymous.
> From a physical standpoint, AA's 12 step philosophy offers
> nothing but many painful years of "white knucklin' it".

"Jill M." <jillmerris@ureach.com> wrote in message
news:bd110a90.0407081456.104a9f52@posting.google.c om...
: Hello again. I did not expect this kind of response. Not sure what
to
: make of it. I just wanted to say that I found something that
finally
: worked for me. Completed the puzzle if you will. I still have a
: difficult time articulating what I learned, so I copy/pasted from
: health recovery center's web site. I surely wasn't trying to
create a
: conflict by doing it. I am finally in a happy place in my life
after
: all these years and felt this was a good way to start sharing.
:
: Jillian


jill,
if you have found what works for you, that is WONDERFUL!
AA is NOT the only way to recovery and some of us know that!

best of luck,
rosie

"Nat" <nath615@centurytel.net> wrote in
news:atmdnYjQ6vUc53DdRVn-hA@centurytel.net:

>> Ya know, I've been sober for awhile now, with the help of AA, and
>> have not experienced *any* painful years of "white knucklin' it."
>> Not any!
> years of "white knucklin' it".
>
> Same here! Yes, I did relapse after some years, but there was no
> "pain" in back of it...the reason was plain old cronic stupidity.
>
> I see a lot of talk about how we are alcoholics by reason of body
> chemistry, but none of those panning AA offer any help other than
> saying we should be attending an expensive treatment.
>
> It is commonly said that "We are what we eat", so why doesn't
> someone interested in helping others, offer suggestions for a diet (or
> even meds) that would correct our chemical imbalance?
>
> nat
>
>
>
>

If it were only that easy. I have found alcoholism to be an allergy of
the body, an obsession of the mind and a cancer of the spirit. To
sucessfully recover, (IMHO), you have to address all of these. I don't
claim any special expertise in these matters, but I have found the program
of AA to be quite helpful.

Jeff

On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 23:47:21 -0400, felinewarrior at myway dot com <> wrote:

> I've never been of the opinion that people "relapse" because AA did
> something wrong - people drink again because they'd rather drink than
> stay sober.

Are you of the opinion that people quit drinking because AA did
something right?

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