4 years in and I can’t get past Step 2. I cant get the Higher Power/God concept to take hold being agnostic. I don’t drink but i know im just one bad day away. Can you guys point me in the direction of a program less God based.
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AA has secular meetings. Check out www.aasecular.org
There are not many in person meetings in my area and I live in a pretty big and diverse market. Perhaps you can jump on zoom meetings and get what you’re looking for. Check out the website and you will find a different version of the 12 steps that should be very helpful.
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Think of God as anything bigger than yourself and not as a religious entity. Being an atheist I struggled with that too but if you replace God with support group/sponsor/meetings ect I found it to click a little better. Good luck!
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I don't struggle with it myself, but I've heard in meetings that people prayed even if they didn't believe in God because they saw it worked for so many others
The higher power concept has always been there. You may not be ready, but it stays ready for you so whenever you do feel the need to finally get it together and accept that then and only then with a higher power concept work for you, but we have to be ready for it. It’s not something that is pushed on us. It’s something that we have to be able to be willing to accept.
I struggle with the whole higher power concept, as well. I know I can't stay sober on my own, but I also can't believe that some greater entity has any ability whatsoever to "restore" me to "sanity." Although I need support to stay sober, in the end I am on my own - only I can decide whether or not to pick up another drink.
Anyway, I've just started attending online LifeRing meetings. It's a different model than AA, based on sobriety, secularity, and self-empowerment. I'm hoping it will help me, maybe it can help you, too.
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