Guest guest Posted August 9, 1999 Report Share Posted August 9, 1999 This backs up my latest theory that the 12 step movement actually produces many of the symptoms which it is designed to allegedly remove. Nothing made me " angrier " than not being able to ask reasonable questions and get reasonable answers. Of course, my anger was a disease symptom for which I needed a program. Tragically funny isn't it. Apple > When I went to treatment I was expecting " treatment! " Instead, these > people (a medical facility) actually took away my antidepressants (NOT > a medically recommended step -- if you stop them, you're supposed to do > it gradually) and did just about everything that generally > psychologists do not recommend. I had had cancer the year before, and > everything they told me to believe was in contradiction to the mental > attitude I had been encouraged to develop to recover from cancer. > > I had the pleasure of talking to the wife of a friend of mine the other > day who is a Ph.D. in psychology. She was drawn to the field by her > interest in substance abuse treatment. From just about day one, she > said she learned that what 12-step professionals did was totally > antithetical to good psychological practice, and she confirmed my > belief that all the 12-step centers in this neck of the woods are > abusive. It was very interesting to get this confirmation from a > professional, instead of just from other guys like you, much as I love > you all. Fact is, I think many Ph.D.'s don't know anything at all > about AA, just enough to have heard that it's good and to recommend it. > > <snip> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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