What is Alcoholics Anonymous to you?

[Covemastah]

Ha ha. There's actual a caffeine anonymous. Unbelievable

 

[Roller252]

Alcoholics Anonymous can help people permanently stop drinking alcohol.

It has worked for me.

Have you ever wanted to permanently stop drinking alcohol?

Yes, but I disagree with your first statement.

AA can support you. You have to help yourself.

 

[542thruNthru]

Serious question. Have you ever helped someone who has a masturbation addiction @Integrity ?

 

[Integrity]

Serious question. Have you ever helped someone who has a masturbation addiction @Integrity ?

You may be able to find the help you need here:

Masturbation Addiction; RA's Twelve Step Masturbation Addiction Recovery Program

 

[Integrity]

Yes, but I disagree with your first statement.

AA can support you. You have to help yourself.

Please read the last line of the AA Preamble.

https://www.aa.org/assets/en_us/smf-92_en.pdf

 

[542thruNthru]

You may be able to find the help you need here:

Masturbation Addiction; RA's Twelve Step Masturbation Addiction Recovery Program

But you've never worked with one personally. Does the program work? What's it's success rate?

 

[Integrity]

But you've never worked with one personally. Does the program work? What's it's success rate?

No.
I don’t know.
I don’t know.

 

[rod]

There was a time I considered joining AA but all the religious stuff turned me off it.

 

[542thruNthru]

No.
I don’t know.
I don’t know.

Thanks for the information.

 

[Integrity]

Thanks for the information.

You are welcome.

 

[Integrity]

There was a time I considered joining AA but all the religious stuff turned me off it.

I have experienced many individuals who have expressed a similar opinion.

It is a spiritual program true, and it does mention God true, however a major difference from religions is that AA leaves the definition of God solely to the understanding of each individual and it is not allied with any religion. Each person is really open to forming their own relationship with a God that they can understand.

It really is not religious at all.

 

[542thruNthru]

You are welcome.

You're always so helpful. Very informative as always.

 

[Integrity]

You're always so helpful. Very informative as always.

Thanks for the kind words.

I try to pull it straight, no pun intended.

 

[Integrity]

Anyone roughed up from excessive drinking this weekend?

 

[BeefiestMass]

But you've never worked with one personally. Does the program work? What's it's success rate?

Probably about the same as AAs ie less than 10%.

 

[Integrity]

Probably about the same as AAs ie less than 10%.

@BeefiestMass,
Where are you obtaining your stats and is there a point you are trying to make?

Do you have experience with AA?

 

[burrheadd]

Anyone roughed up from excessive drinking this weekend?

Hell no
About to jump right back on the horse

Giddy-up

 

[burrheadd]

Anyone roughed up from excessive drinking this weekend?

Are you trying to turn this forum into your own private pulpit where you can preach from?

 

[BeefiestMass]

@BeefiestMass,
Where are you obtaining your stats and is there a point you are trying to make?

Do you have experience with AA?

It's just hyperbole based on my own experience, don't fret. The actual data says that it's less than 50% effective, but that also goes for all drug and alcohol treatment. In AAs defense, it's not a treatment program in itself, just a community, so unlike other recovery/rehab methods, it's more a cult than a scam.

 

[Integrity]

Are you trying to turn this forum into your own private pulpit where you can preach from?

No, just trying to engage in discussion that is interesting and or important to me.