What is the official position of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on 12 step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous?
Query by David H: What is the official position of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on 12 step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous?
I would envision that they are against them given that the concept of “God as we understood him” would be blasphemous to a Witness.
If so, are there options accessible to Witnesses who struggle with addictions?
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The habitual drunk is obviously alcohol dependent, and is easily recognized as such. But for many others, especially at the earlier stages, their alcoholism may not be so obvious, even to themselves.
But there are clear signals pointing to potential or actual alcohol abuse. For example, if a person honestly asks himself a number of questions, he can often quickly determine if he or someone he knows is heading toward alcohol dependence, or already is dependent on it.
It has been the experience of organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous that if a person answers “Yes” to as few as three of the following questions, he can be reasonably certain that alcohol has become a problem.
1. Are you drinking more often than you used to, and taking stronger drinks?
2. Are you taking a number of drinks every day, or even on several days a week?
3. Has drinking affected your reputation?
4. Are you resentful when others caution you on your drinking?
5. Do you drink to escape from worries or troubles?
6. Do you sometimes gulp down drinks, instead of sipping them?
7. At times, do you have a craving for an alcoholic beverage?
8. Do you often drink alone?
9. Has your drinking caused problems, such as resentment by members of your family?