Guest guest Posted January 12, 2000 Report Share Posted January 12, 2000 Hi , Yes, I would love to read that original post. I am getting alot of help by just lurking here myself. Once in awhile a really great laugh, too. (ie the junky bunny trying to score some morphine! lmao!) Thanks for writing. Sue > >Reply-To: 12-step-freeegroups >To: <12-step-freeegroups> >Subject: Re: leaving AA and anger >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 22:33:52 -0600 > > >Sue: > >I didn't make somewhat of a dramatic exit from one meeting. I'm still >required to attend. I have stopped going to some of the " sicker rooms " . > >Just recently after not having been to a Behavioral Medical Center meeting >in quite some time I returned to be warmly greeted and asked how long I had >been out of the Brig (Military Jail). > >A lot of AA s need to believe so badly they'll invent backgrounds that >support the all alcoholics are diseased theory. So obviously since I >hadn't >been there in some time I surely must have suffered from one of the AA >curses. J, I or Death. Heck at least they gave me the first option. >I imagine the last would have been much worse than a hangover. > >As far as the anger thing goes. When I first checked in here I had been >lurking for some time already but wasn't sure about actively participating. >I think I must have lurked for about 1,000 emails. I just took a pause in >writing this email to read the original post to this list. > >If you would like I'll email it to you. It's a bit long to resend to the >list especially with the current traffic level. One of the things that >struck me is how much I've changed since October of last year. I was >initially worried that I would be indoctrinated against my will in the >meetings. That fear wasn't warranted. The dogma just doesn't hold up. >When you've swum the ocean a bathtub just won't do. > >On subscribing to the list I can see how anyone might think it's members >are >angry people. In truth it was a concern of mine. I don't want to be >totally consumed by this list anymore than I wanted to be consumed by the >AApes. It didn't help that the list was infected by the GP virus right >about the time I started actively participating, much as it is now. One of >the things that helps alleviate that impression is off topic posts to the >list. Some people don't like them. I don't see a problem with them so >long >as they don't get out of hand. Of course I'm surfing with a cable >connection so your mileage may vary. > > > > Re: leaving AA and anger > >Damn, that makes me mad. > > Did any of you make any dramatic exits? Would love to hear them. > > Sue > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >FREE ADVICE FROM REAL PEOPLE! XpertSite is the biggest directory >of Experts on the Web. For a REAL PERSON who will be happy to answer your >questions! >http://click./1/472/1/_/4324/_/947705254/ > >-- 20 megs of disk space in your group's Document Vault >-- /docvault/12-step-free/?m=1 > ______________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2000 Report Share Posted January 12, 2000 Sue; No luck with your email account. You should be able to view it at this site: /group/12-step-free/8725.html? Re:to hector Hi , Yes, I would love to read that original post Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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