Dangerous Advice From AA Members You Have To Read To Believe

The only way to fully understand the dangerous advice you may get at any given AA meeting is to see it yourself. I could tell you about my own experience at great length, but you have to read it with your own eyes.

My first article on this subject, “Dangerous Advice From AA Members—That I Had To Screenshot,” led to many responses on Medium and social media (Instagram: Dave Tieff).

The most troubling thing about the feedback I got is that it was mostly from former AA members who were once victims of the same ignorant advice — on subjects ranging from medical questions to religious belief and potential harm and abuse.

I did not need to edit, embellish, or cherry-pick any of the following comments. They say what they say.

In addition, I left the responses in order so you can see how the bad advice keeps coming — and getting worse. I didn’t single out any one person or comment.

The following is an exchange on an AA Facebook page, that took place after a woman shared that she felt threatened by a stalker from her AA Meeting.