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Under Readers' comments
“For
15 plus years, I have been attending AA meetings. And during this
time, i have struggled. I have struggled with the AA-Nazi's, the Big
Book Thumpers, the preachers, the dogmatics and the like. Among the
reasons for this struggle is that I never heard them trying to help
me. What I heard them saying was that they would not accept me as I
am, and they would not accept me until, or unless, I did certain
things [ the steps their way, accept their belief in their Higher
Power, etc.]. I heard rejection. Rejection of me as I am. They seemed to offer only conditional acceptance. Acceptance if, and when, I did
what they told me to do [meaning their way].
Recently,
at a meeting, it struck me. After hearing a few "Nazi's"
and Thumpers telling the "newbies" all the things they MUST
do, I realized,..... it was..... the BORG!
"Resistance
is futile" they would say. They wanted to assimilate me, and the
"newbies" into their "collective!"
I
can't do this. I can't conform. I can't fit in. I must resign myself
to living on the fringe of AA.
Sometimes
its a bit lonely here, and other times, I find there are more people
on the fringe than I realized!
Anyone else out there on the fringe?”
Anyone else out there on the fringe?”
Comment: Plenty! You're not alone!
Cheers
The
Fellas (Friends
of Alcoholics Anonymous)
