Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence is now in

Re:Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence i... by gameswithgo on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:32PM (#22550976)

even that is just silly. it is true only when the idea devolves into that kind of tautology.

I would obviously let it slide if I needed this kind of thing, but it is clearly cruft.

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Re:Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence i... by Waterluvian on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:35PM (#22551008)

I won't pretend I understand how it works but I think it has to do with accepting that you aren't in control of things, especially your addiction.

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Re:Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence i... by sbilstein on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @05:50PM (#22551164)

I suppose but as an existentialist/atheist there are dice rolls that govern my entire life and most are not under my control. Using that belief as a tool to cleave apart guilt, shame, and blame is handy.

The same “dice roller” in the sky that brought me trauma also brought me a high affinity with math and science, some pathway to a great tech career so acknowledging a higher power is really about saying “shits gonna happen, good and bad”

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Re:Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence i... by dang on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @06:54PM (#22551679)

Please let's not dip a toe into religious flamewar.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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