The AA Monopoly

An interview with Dr. Stanton Peele. Produced and directed by Patrick and Andrea Bergin. Copyright First Vision Productions 2003.

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[justanotherface123]

They can not counter any statement made in any of our videos against their precious religious death cult so they must use the only thing they have left - The blatant lie and confusion.

People who are responsible for these impostor profiles do not care if they kill those seeking help with their disinformation and deliberate lies. Make no mistake that they are trying to kill anyone seeking help.

Their making of impostor profiles is a demonstration in desperation and it is still failing.

[Hammersley1967]

SORDIDTRUTH, quickcap, rimshot2008, tumescent 345, etc, etc...

IT IS YOU!!!

[Paseosinperro]

@scumgod13 Yes, thats what I think o f AA as well. The only way to stay sober....of course not. RATIONAL LIFE!!

[scumgod13]

@Paseosinperro As I said,I've seen people find long term Sobriety through AA.I didn't,I tried something else.I disagree with how the Old Timers at AA will insist it's the only way to stay sober.How dare they?If someone stays sober by slamming his Penis in a car door more power to him. I am not POWERLESS over alcohol.It's true that my chemical make up makes me continue to drink after I start,it becomes and obsession.But its my choice to take a drink.RATIONAL RECOVERY!

[scumgod13]

@Paseosinperro Oh yes, some people find sobriety in AA. I was saying court appointed, parent pressure, husband, wife pressure into AA will do the person no good.I'm a firm believer that ya have toreally want to stop to do so.In my case I was spending more time in withdrawals,DTs and having seizures than I was drinking.I'd get locked away in jail and they'd gimme a Xanax.When you're used to a liter+ a day 1Benzo isn't going to help.It got harder to drink than it was to stop.

[Paseosinperro]

@scumgod13 from your experience, do you think AA helps in anyway?

[SToutreach]

@danteleman

If AA worked so well for your brother, why did he go back to drinking?

[sidecrank]

I just wonder because AA was Christian based if that is why this man is so obsessed about running AA down?

[MILISA99]

Is AA for everyone? I honestly don't know. After 35 yrs of drinking I have stayed sober for 10 yrs using AA. I would never force AA on anyone nor do I denounce other methods of staying sober. Is Peale an alcoholic? I have never heard him state that he is. Remember, he is promoting a book and attempting to become famous with his ideas. AA is non-profit. To me, he seems more anti-AA than pro-sobriety. Peale, leave AA alone. What has AA ever done to you?

[Hammersley1967]

[2]

Since their own treatment was effected at a time when the disease concept of alcoholism was dominant, they tend to have faith in the old dogma and perceive any challenge to the disease concept as a challenge to the validity of their own emotional ordeal and conversion to sobriety. Furthermore, because this group of service staff has no scientific or professional training, they tend to be (like most people who are not scientists) relatively unconcerned about the issue of scientific validity.

[Hammersley1967]

[1]

How can it be that alcohol treatment programs are working from the scientifically untenable disease concept? A key factor is the majority of paraprofessionals in the treatment sector who define themselves as “recovering alcoholics”. The largest single category of direct service staff in alcohol treatment programs consists of counsellors without professional degrees, many of whom were once heavy drinkers and now claim special qualification to help others by reason of their own experience.

[scumgod13]

Why force AA on anyone,it has a %95 failure rate.For the 5% it helps Hallelujah!But I stopped drnking 8 yrs ago(After getting OUT of AA) so I have a problem with forcing it on people!