AA for athiest

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Another conversation about AA and a non-religious take on higher powers and recovery in general here:

An atheist's higher power

Into the second day of hangover, the emotional/anxious part. The feeling like death is gone. I cleaned up all the nasty in my house. The one saving grace is that I’m so grossed out by alcohol for a few days I’ve not become chronic. I think the first time I ever pick up the bottle as hair off the dog, it’s game over. I’ve been in bed listening to AA material on step 1 and I think I’ve got that one down pretty well. I’ve known for a long time I can’t get sober on my own. Hence all the therapy an…

And there are lots of useful resources (programmes, podcasts, books, websites) here:

Resources for our recovery

There are so many helpful resources available to us on our sober journeys. I wanted to share this list for those who are interested in non traditional resources. Please note: I created this thread with alcohol recovery in mind and it is U.S. based as well. As a straight white past middle age woman (SassyRocks), it is based on what resonated and helped me in my journey. Over time, I have added in resources for some other addictions (found at the end of this post), but it is heavy with resources …