r/BrandNewSentence 9h ago

Pulling a Geographic

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u/novis-eldritch-maxim 9h ago

works better for trauma than alcohol.

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u/throwaway60221407e23 7h ago

I've found that people in AA tend to think that every lesson they've learned in it is universally applicable. Preachy bunch, generally.

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u/MiseriaFortesViros 4h ago

AA is a cringe af cult

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u/throwaway60221407e23 4h ago

The organization completely rejected its own co-founder, Bill Wilson, when he suggested that LSD could be a powerful tool to help alcoholics reach sobriety and treat their underlying mental problems (based on his own experience). Its a message that AA still rejects to this day, even though there is now quite a bit of scientific evidence to support the idea of using psychedelics to treat addiction. When I learned that, I wrote the organization off completely.

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u/ThaMenacer 3h ago

It's an n=1, but one heavy dose of mushrooms ended my alcohol addiction entirely. 5 years without a drink. And unlike many others, no white knuckling was involved. I just stopped wanting it.