Re: Rational Recovery.....to Chaz

Hey Blueduck,

Good post. You make some good points, but then again, so does Chaz. And I can relate to his frustration.

If the AA folks wish themselves and others to be dependent upon support, the least they could do is be a little more supportive!

Frankly, posting here has served as my own support. But the feeling that I was doomed to fail didn't come so much from my struggles, but from other AAers.

Isn't that ironic?

Anyway, this has been hashed and rehashed.

I welcome advice from anyone, AAer's included. If they have positive experience to share, I want to hear it!

I've repeated this before, too, but I'll say it again. If I had to give myself over to someone else in AA fashion, I'd relinquish what little control I DO have to say no.

But that's me.

I fully recognize that others NEED to know they can call someone. They NEED to feel that someone is in their corner cheering them on. They NEED to look forward to the meetings.

There's nothing wrong with that. There are some people who bring nothing to the table when comes to resolve in quitting this disease. They NEED to rely on others, and a higher power.

As you indicated, let's discover together what works, and encourage each other in the process. Sometimes tempers flare, but that can be part of the discovery process, as well.

Sincerely,

Dave