Lots of people say Aa isn’t for them or works

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#22

Are trying to help here?

#23

A tacit question?

#24

If so what is the natural response , to being told not helpful,

#25

Thanks for your OPINION

#26

Sorry I’ll try to listen and not presume

#27

A hit and run

#28

Is that comment for me?

#29

Yes

#30

Jack. I can tell you that if you follow Keto or Weight Watchers that you will lose weight. Guaranteed. But those plans are not for everyone. Each person has to find a program that works for them. for me personally AA just didn’t click with me. Not sure why that’s a problem. I found my own methods that work. Nothing against AA. I went to quite a few meetings. But i have no desire to tell some stranger all of my personal business. But again, that’s just me. We shouldn’t knock anyone who is trying to be sober. Support is key.

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#31

Cool message chaz but umm calling bs. Pretty I’m mr wonderful and I’m telling you that I don’t buy what you’re saying.
I’ve been sober 14 years.
You aren’t happy and relapse.
You share your story on this app —-you seem off, your story has holes and isn’t congruent.

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#32

Are you suggesting people in AA don’t relapse?

#33

Yes and so does bill w. Rarely has a person failed who has done these steps. The steps are mostly art hanging in walls at aa meetings with 97 percent failure rate but the program itself is gold.

#34

Agreed Chaz, as long as your staying sober

#35

People relapse in AA … I’ve seen it first hand

#36

Yep 97 percent failure rate. God sparred me for whatever reason. Aa is run by addicts

#37

If you want the keys to the kingdom just ask

#38

If you relapsed 99 percent I can say you weren’t doing the steps (my way)

#39

Steps mean different things like workout. People think walking is working out.

#40

I agree. When people say AA doesn’t work for them I know they have not worked the steps according to the big book. They have not had a sponsor who has worked the steps according to the big book. This is not a surface thing. Anyone who says just go to meetings and don’t use is killing people. A meeting is a place to meet other people who have worked the steps so they can help you work the steps because that’s the program. If I can simply sit in a meeting doing nothing and stay clean I am not an alcoholic. I said AA didn’t work but it was me who could not see the big picture. But it’s hard to change closed minds. An open one however just might hear you

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#41

Words are wrong I think. Question makes no sense