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Burning out on Alcoholics Anonymous
Someone once cracked a joke about having to attend “Anonymous Anonymous” because they were addicted to meetings, AA, etc. For a moment, I thought that they were serious and my jaw dropped at the thought of something as absurd as a fellowship called Anonymous Anonymous actually existing. I should note that this was during one of my first experiences with recovery and I quickly discovered that this Anonymous Anonymous nonsense was a joke. Whether or not this demonstrates the quality of humor that floats around “the rooms” is a topic for another day, but it did confirm some of my own doubts about meeting attendance, sponsorship and Bill W. worship – is there such a thing as too much recovery? Being human, many individuals in early recovery and even long term … Read entire article »






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