Posted by rainyday on February 17, 2004, at 8:16:34
In reply to Re: AA and meds, posted by HenryO on February 13, 2004, at 0:20:06
I agree that AA is anti-meds and I have to remind myself that the organization is not led by medical professionals. These are people giving each other support, but they have the same misconceptions and prejudices about mental health treatments that the world at large has. I get my support from my therapist, this forum here (so good to have a community like this!), and fortunately, from my family. I found that AA seemed to want to become my replacement family and friends, but I want to live in the same world that I was sick in -- only as a healthy member of society. AA was not the right place for me. Also the anonymity was a joke!! I moved from one end of the US to the other, and the first office I worked in had a blabbermouth AA person who pointed out every single person in the office who went to AA and which meeting it was. Sheesh! As I have taken steps to get my mental health improved (therapy and medication) I am finding that the alcohol is becoming less and less of an issue.
At least, that's today.
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