Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous
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Book Summary Author: Alcoholics Anonymous Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2002-02-10 ISBN: 0916856011 Number of pages: 192 Publisher: AA World Services |
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Book Reviews of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Customer Review: The never ending Stairmaster of guilt and shame
Summary: 1 Stars
I suppose thinking of oneself as insane and defective, and getting humble may be good advice for someone with an overblown ego -- someone who is a pompous megalomaniac. But what about those alcoholics who feel lower than pondscum and need to be uplifted? The 12 steps do a good job of deflating a persons sense of self worth, and instilling feelings of guilt, shame and inadequacy. (certainly good treatment for self-absorbed guiltless sociopaths, but that's not everyone!) The steps instruct the alcoholic to correct all past actions and harms that were done TO others, but what about those things which were done TO the alcoholic? Well, those are never addressed. The alcoholic should just "let it go", not feel anger and forgive. Great! Let's let remorseless child abusers receive our prayers while their victims are further punished in 12 step groups! The 12 steps clearly contribute to low-self esteem and a lifetime of eternal nitpicking over one's personality. As if problem drinkers are so different from the average person that they somehow need a lifetime of guilt and shame inducing listmaking and daily moral invetory just to live a normal life. Thank goodness there is a growing public awareness about the harm caused by the 12 step ideology... There are a lot of good, deserving people in the rooms of AA... I hope they leave soon.