Some places say they don't like expectations
because they set us up for failure. I agree.
So let's address just some of the expectations
of 12 Step groups; that you must subscribe to
their 'philosophy' of not being worth much, of
having addict/alcoholic be Your Identity, of
being Needy of others (and a Great Big Sky-
Daddy) in order to muddle through life happy
or sober.
Those are some pretty crazy, pretty stringent,
pretty debilitating expectations, and they don't
seem all that designed to foster personal strength. Hmmnnn...imagine that!
A group that must make you dependent on it
in order to survive;
* using shame to manipulate and control
* beating down your self worth
* promoting self-doubt
* promoting dependence on them and them alone
* deriding all other answers as false
* tricking you into thinking you are without power
Don't buy the hype!
Know your worth!
Be free of self-defeating thoughts and the people
who would like you to subscribe to them.
Shame-based 'Recovery' is just another addiction
to something 'forever and ever.' Be free.
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