PoastRotato@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 个月前It's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholicmessage-squaremessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down123
arrow-up1381arrow-down1message-squareIt's almost impossible to deny being an alcoholic without sounding like an alcoholicPoastRotato@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 11 个月前message-square130fedilink
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 个月前Almost All… But yes in recent years AA has tried to distance itself from the higher power ( God) rhetoric. AA is somewhat decentralized, and you will have splinter groups. Also to clarify, 12 step is a process created by the founders of AA. It’s not a separate thing.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 个月前The process still involves relinquishing your will power and deferring to an higher/outside power. Incredibly cult like behavior. You should be raising a person’s will power. Hyping the hell out of them.
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 个月前Oh I absolutely agree, the manipulation techniques used, are still the same ones religions use to control their congregations.
Almost All… But yes in recent years AA has tried to distance itself from the higher power ( God) rhetoric.
AA is somewhat decentralized, and you will have splinter groups.
Also to clarify, 12 step is a process created by the founders of AA. It’s not a separate thing.
The process still involves relinquishing your will power and deferring to an higher/outside power. Incredibly cult like behavior. You should be raising a person’s will power. Hyping the hell out of them.
Oh I absolutely agree, the manipulation techniques used, are still the same ones religions use to control their congregations.