AA themes - a personal reflection
In my Monday post about my fear - which has been a lot better since then btw - I mentioned about a set of themes that come out whenever alcoholics gather together. I should instantly caveat that with, in my experience and with my personal reflection! The themes are Never felt they fitted in Never given the manual of life Real difficulty with handling emotions Large ego with lost self esteem Preoccupation with self Most love a good cup of tea or coffee! To expand ... Never felt they fitted in In many different ways, either through being into something like "being a punk", "self employed from young age", "traveller", "dropped out" etc. etc. you find many alcoholics were always a little outside the circle - or at least felt that way. I'll use myself as an example here with a couple of things before I even started to drink alcohol. In 1974 I headed off to grammar school. Now around that time, long hair, flares and platform...