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In reply to the discussion: What are the chances of "recovery" if you attend Alcoholics Anonymous, [View all]Haggard Celine
(16,929 posts)29. Yes, I've read that a person's chance of quitting
drinking is about 50/50 with AA, the same as quitting yourself. I quit by myself several years ago. Every once in a while, I get a taste for some beer and I'll go get a couple and drink them at home. Alcohol doesn't rule my life like it used to. AA works for some people, but just as many people don't really it.
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What are the chances of "recovery" if you attend Alcoholics Anonymous, [View all]
no_hypocrisy
Nov 2023
OP
Although I'm an atheist, I think that if all else has failed, it can't hurt to try.
Croney
Nov 2023
#1
You said it best. They have to want to quit, otherwise, nothing is going to work. And there is no 'magic pill' or
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2023
#32
Worked for an atheist friend of mine. For him, it was about the fellowship he found there.
Midnight Writer
Nov 2023
#13
I go to AA meetings at a couple of churches, religion isn't involved, AA just rents the space
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2023
#19
When I started Overeates Anonymous, I weighed about 215 Pounds. I lost about 60 pounds and kept it off for 40 years.
Stuart G
Nov 2023
#20
I've been to OA meetings, went there with my AA sponsor. I actually had the opposite problem, when I drank, I didn't eat
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2023
#22
You have said it correctly, " And what anyone chooses to believe is up to the individual." That is it, and "ALL OF IT."
Stuart G
Nov 2023
#23
Thank you - and I credit my sponsor who I met at my second meeting, she stuck with me and advised me what to do
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2023
#24
No one will quit until they decide, truly, and on their own, that they are ready
happybird
Dec 2023
#33
I quit drinking when I got to the point that I hated being drunk more than being sober.
Chainfire
Dec 2023
#37