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13 November 2007
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- AYR, Ayrshire, United Kingdom
- Two former alcoholics who could never accept the outdated and outrageous dogma of Alcoholics Anonymous, but instead believed that alcoholism was a behaviour problem rooted in childhood, and that if alcoholics could identify and address their issues from the past, they could get well again, even to the extent of being able to drink safely and responsibly again.
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Hi Lilian and Murdoch,
I think that your approach to recovery understanding and your ON YOUR FEET approach to overcoming recovery is needed and a welcome addition to those in society who are looking for alternatives to 12 steps thinking.
I don't think the PUBLIC debate for 12 step programs will ever occur and it is not important that it does,
95% of the people who need recovery assistance recognize that 12 steps or Anonymous thinking is not going to help them.
The real danger occurs, when the guardian or loved one of someone who is struggling with addictive desire is trying to help their loved one and suggests the adversly affected to attend one the anonymous meetings - not realizing how unsafe, unaccountable, and consistently unprogressive these meetings and this form of support is.
The 12 steps were founded in 1935 during the "GREAT DEPRESSION".
The problem is that they lack substance, were brought to life in 1935, have not evolved, have not been designed with foresight or wisdom, but most importantly even 95% of people who are at rock bottom and often still staggering can see that they have less substance to them than another drink of alcohol!
Today we know much more about recovery (thanks to people such as Stanton Peele and Yourselves!)
Choosing to involve yourself in a 12 steps or anonymous program has becme a misery loves company form of fueling your addictive thoughts.
Using statements/words such as: My name is Shawn Jordan I am an alcholic (or recovering alcoholic). I had my last drink on January 6, 2007 and have abstained for 11 months 2 days 5 hours etc. is DANGEROUS.
Tying a psychological anchor to the day your problem ended is not wise...It causes those who try it out to become ticking time bombs - living to avoid relapse?
That style or record keeping is comparable to the manner in which inmates refer to the days served in their sentence?
Life has substance to it!
A recovery program should have substance to it also, in order for it to be effective!
I think that alternative information and thinking about how to recover is important, especially since recovery is becoming the new "religion".
In my opionion, trying to use a 12 step program or anonymous thinking to help you recover is about as effective as trying to drive a 1935 Model T Ford around the interstates of today!
Being accountabile, measuring Successes, using the opportunity in recovery to better yourself and the environment that surrounds you are ALL IMPORTANT - It is easy to recognize that is what Lilian and Murdoch are trying to do here - I can admire that!
Shawn Jordan
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