Narcotics Anonymous
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Stopping drinking and drugging didn't suddenly solve my problems - not even close - but it did clear a little spot on the filthy windscreen of my life to peer through, just enough to begin to assess the damage and ponder the kind of person I might one day become.
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― Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent
― Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent
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Like most people who decide to get sober, I was brought to Alcoholics Anonymous. While AA certainly works for others, its core propositions felt irreconcilable with my own experiences. I couldn't, for example, rectify the assertion that "alcoholism is a disease" with the facts of my own life.
The idea that by simply attending an AA meeting, without any consultation, one is expected to take on a blanket diagnosis of "diseased addict" was to me, at best, patronizing. At worst, irresponsible. Irres
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― Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction
― Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction
