He has a youtube channel over there and I really like the way he explains the survey.
A.A. Members' Length of Sobriety:
- Less than one year..... 26%
- 1-5 years................... 24%
- 5-10 years................. 14%
- 10+ years................... 36%
Now this seems more like it. How could this be?
First, let's look at some A.A. statistical facts that we've heard;
- 2 million sober members
- Average length of sobriety is 8 years
What would the A.A. haters or antiAAers have us believe?
- 95% to 100% ineffective
Where in the hell do they even get that from?
Well, Quickcap mentions two types of AA haters;
First, you've got your weiners, or those that like to repeat something that someone else says over and over and over...
Secondly, you've got your ankle biters. They just flat out spread lies.
So... as the story goes, A.A. does an internal survey every three years and back in 1989, there were 2 key questions that were keyed in on;
5. I first came to A.A. in ...... / ..............
....................................month/ year
6. I had my last drink in .... / ................
...................................month year
So the problem is... there's a lag between the answer to 6 and 5. Some come to A.A. because they have "back problems". Some actually come to A.A. to get wives, husbands, bosses, judges, family, etc. off their back... but continue to drink or remain dry. Then they hit a brick wall and come back to A.A. and are willing to do something. But this is when the antiAAers or AA haters come in and lay down this lie. They probably cause some damage and this is exactly why I just got kicked off a recovery forum.
So the next lie on the AA haters agenda is that A.A. is a religious evil cult that is both ineffective and yet also still dangerous. As Quickcap points out, trying to control alcoholics is like hearding cats.
"How can you have a cult when you have the patients running the asylum?"
Thank you Quickcap for what you do over there on youtube. I see your hate mail. You must really be onto something.
