# My addiction to alcohol has me confused **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/my-addiction-to-alcohol-has-me-confused/151624 **Category:** Emotional Support **Tags:** alcohol **Created:** [September 22, 2022, 12:35am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/my-addiction-to-alcohol-has-me-confused/151624 "2022-09-22T00:35:21Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/sinceiawoke/32/195742_2.png) [@SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/u/SinceIAwoke) #### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/my-addiction-to-alcohol-has-me-confused/151624/3 "2022-09-22T03:42:57Z")
> [@Bluea](#): > > I don’t think I can do AA, not sure I believe. Are there other avenues? There is a statement in the book “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions” (essays on these topics by a co-founder of AA) that I found shocking and liberating > Alcoholics Anonymous does not demand that you believe anything. All of its Twelve > Steps are but suggestions. _p. 26_ Do not let an unwillingness to believe stop you from trying the program. As an alternative or a supplement, check out this thread, you’ll get loads of ideas. > [@Resources for our recovery](https://talkingsober.com/t/resources-for-our-recovery/52812): > > 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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/my-addiction-to-alcohol-has-me-confused/151624)._