(December 6, 2016 at 12:43 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Yep ... and just as stupid as it sounds, given that a crisis of faith can bring on relapse.
Bingo! And relapse aside, what value was belief to those who now struggle with addiction? Overwhelmingly, most of the people in my group believe in a god. But there we all sit, the sheep and the goats.
I have no use for God-botherers in my recovery. If some people need an imaginary friend to help them stay clean, so be it. But it's not for me, and I won't put up with fucking sermons in place of fellowship, support, and good advice.
I suppose that's one of the reasons I've so far shied away from attending any outside 12-step meetings, though I'm told there are a couple of local groups composed of non-believers who are fairly loose in their interpretation of one's "higher power". I'll check those out to see if it's a good fit.
