>>13545640i went for a month, it was extremely educational
the first thing i learned was that I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC LOL.
these people talk like they cant ever stop drinking, like one drink and theyre fucking dead, like they were pounding winebags each night or six packs each day.
i never felt that way, just binge drank way too much on weekends and was pretty much getting drunk every weekend. never was i drinking everyday, or had i even really TRIED to really stop much at all. one bad night and I thought I was totally fucked
that said, only went for a month because the organization is based on being SOBER, with no leniency for non-sobriety as its a central tenant.
now, in case any anons in here are in AA, i won't speak any further on the issue of sobriety, but imo, a complete aversion to any type of physchological stimulation/shifting is just not feasible.
example: what you eat totally affects how you feel and act. so right off the bat, anyone eating total shit is just not as healthily minded as someone who is, and imo, is just not as "sober", not as much themselves, as they would be if they ate right
but beyond food, is COFFEE. caffeine is a stimulant, its much more of a drug than food obviously. you got people in AA preaching total sobriety, no conciousness-altering drugs allowed, but its okay to have coffee, and you can eat like total ass. and they smoke cigs too. so two drugs and shit food, but since thats socially acceptable its okay with the program...
That really got to me. I do better w/ some weed/d8 vs no drugs, so after a month I realized that my healthiest regimen was not the same as people who needed the firm and full AA-sober experience. I left because I didnt want to mess anyone up who needed the program for stability and sobriety, and because AA is a good program for the people who really need it. i was not one of them in the end but am glad i went - go if you need to!
