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Difficulties With the Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous - How to Cope With Resistance One thing that is hard for many people about Alcoholics Anonymous is the necessity to admit that one is powerless in terms of alcohol abuse. We usually like to see ourselves as full of self-control, willful and agents in our own lives. But the admission of something is an important way to get to another level. It helps to develop one's spiritual sense of something beyond oneself that one can turn to and rely upon. [VIEW ARTICLE]Comments RSS Feed For This Article: 
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Subject: learned helplessness
The roots of many alcohol abuser's problems lie in their low self-esteem and lack of self-control. 12 step programs teach self-doubt, lack of self-trust, dependency, external control, and "learned helplessness". All this lowers self-esteem. No one is powerless over alcohol. To teach such a thing is psychological abuse. It is a mind control tactic of cults. It's just one of many characteristics AA shares with other cults.