Wait… You guys make it to the end of the story?

Yeah :\

Personally I just turned that into a mantra, removing the “god” part, because it is a good thing to remember and try to live by, but I get the irritation

While I largely agree, most (not all, ofc) AA chapters will clarify that a “higher power” doesn’t have to be god. Could be fate, causality, or just the universe in and of itself - the purpose of the step is surrendering and accepting that you alone cannot resolve your addiction.

That being said, religion is pushed on you more often than not and many chapters will end with “the Lord’s Prayer” which always bothered me, along with other issues.

It’s not a perfect system, but it does work for many people and if it has helped you then all power to you (or rather your higher power, I guess)

My main gripe is that it often focuses on the symptoms rather than the root problem. Addiction is often the result of a deeper underlying condition that leads one to seek escape using substances, which then leads to physical and/or psychological dependency- be that depression, trauma, psychological conditions, etc… Treating the addiction alone can break the dependency but leaves alone the same conditions that led to substance abuse in the first place, which I believe is why you will so often see people repeatedly cycling in and out of the program.

I hate you so much

Obviously it’s Star Wars (a long time ago), Stargate (near future), Star Trek (far future)

No idea how those were ever legal

Having lived in both cities, they’re nothing compared to Midland/Odessa. Those mfs scared the shit out of me.

“Am I…. Getting through?”

Bye, then

The capitalist bar owner makes a killing over the whole thing, and they all do it again tomorrow

You sound fun

Its insane how much his mother just looks like him in a wig. Like if someone had sent me that picture and said it was a leaked photo of Trump in drag I’d probably believe them