If AA works for folks good!
I am not one for any group support where personal info is shared...I have attended other types of support groups and it just wasn’t my thing.
I have other ways to keep my chin up in stressful times.
But hey that’s just me, I like to travel/play alone too.
Not much into any group type of thing and even tourist group stuff.
I enjoy (probably because my daily life is heavy in communication/social interaction) alone time to pray/reflect and take a good look at self.
But I am not knocking group therapy for those who do find support.
I am not sure what AA’s message is but if that is where Beck is coming from then Okay.
What we enjoyed was we agreed with his message as it is one we live by...always have been graced by God to know about self responsibility ect...(I have to admit I do get wild and take off the Jeep roof from time to time)
We enjoy Beck and Alan Keyes because we have for the past 30 plus years lived by the same message they preach.
AA isn't an answer for everything, or even most things. It provides answers for folks who are fighting one awful thing.
There are broader universal solutions and values that people learn as part of the process that others like you may already already know.
But, typically the disclosures that people make in AA meetings are for themselves, to put words to things they have a problem saying to themselves. Everyone else doesn't really care about all of these details, but they provide support and listen and ask questions and help that individual get a clearer understanding of what they are thinking.
It all seems whiny and navel gazing like but it works and has a record of being more effective than therapists in its place, and its a whole lot cheaper.