Guest guest Posted October 22, 1999 Report Share Posted October 22, 1999 Hi I am very impressed by folks like yourself who have left XA after many years involvement. More significant I think, than the Sobriety Time so valued by AA. Pete wrose-@... wrote: original article:/group/12-step-free/?start=8752 > This brought up an interesting memory for me. > > If you have ever been around meetings long enough, the following > question will arise; > Can one become addicted to meetings? > > At the time, I thought, yes, I am an addictive person. > > In my wonderful 20/20 hindsight perspective-No. > > I simply had nowhere else to go, knew no other way and was becoming > brainwashed and close-minded enough to believe that my options were > limited- > > Come to think of it, somewhere I heard " AA is the ONLY way " , and I > simply (and I do say SIMPLY)followed this Way for 15 years. All of my > " friends " were in AA and I felt " a part of " (THE BORG!!!!). > > It has been a painful lesson, but I would rather be alone than mired in > a false belief system pretending to be happy. > > > " md matt " wrote: > original article:/group/12-step-free/?start=8751 > > I happened to look up hypocrite and hypocrisy in the dictionary and > the > > definition surprised me: > > hypocrisy: the act of playing a part on stage. Trying to be what > > one is not or to believe in what one does not. > > The false assumption of an appearance of virtue or > > religion. > > That helps me understand why people in XA and Christian groups > pretend to be > > happy and to believe even though their actions say something else > entirely. > > Matt > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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