Would you recommend a 12 step organization to someone who doesn't believe in God?
I would want them to see what the underlying principles are and how sound those are and how they can be a great benefit in anyone going through this process of recovery in trying to change their life. And I think that is the case.I think these are very humanistic and in some way universal activities in which humans can engage in to help them create a better lifestyle. But at the same time, I think that the actual wording can sometimes prevent them from giving the 12 steps an honest shot of actually trying to apply them to their life. I guess it is like any kind of technology whether that is a spiritual technology or a psychological technology.If you do not apply it and honestly try to use it, you are not going to get the benefits.And if you have so much resistance towards it because of the language and yet at the same time you know that this is a tool that people have used over the years that has been successful for a lot of them I think you would be working at odds against yourself if you would not at least give it a try. And at least try to see how could this possibly work for me.One of the main reasons I would encourage someone to do that is because there are 12 step meetings everywhere.And you can find that kind of support all around the country and all around the world. And when you are trying to deal with recovery from an addiction, that kind of support is very important.
