Comments on: Rational Recovery is Pure Partisanship http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship The Discovering Alcoholic is a top rated recovery blog covering alcoholism, substance abuse, treatment and recovery issues. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:17:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Discovering Alcoholic http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-40206 The Discovering Alcoholic Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:38:23 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-40206 They're back up now- I guess it was just a momentary lapse. They’re back up now- I guess it was just a momentary lapse.

]]> By: O. J. http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-40050 O. J. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:43:12 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-40050 Just googled Rational Recovery. At the top of the Google list is Rational Recovery. I clicked it. "Account has been suspended." Just googled Rational Recovery. At the top of the Google list is Rational Recovery. I clicked it. “Account has been suspended.”

]]> By: Screedler http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-39340 Screedler Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:25:43 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-39340 BTW - HB BTW – HB

]]> By: Paul http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-39213 Paul Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:17:17 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-39213 I was interested in Rational Recovery a few years back - at the time I would have considered almost anything. I was very put off by the obsession with AA bashing - I did not find that helpful at all. A lot of the material seemed to be more about what was wrong with AA rather than what is right about Rational Recovery. I am not an AA member but can see that it works for a lot of people. It is good that there are alternatives to the 12 steps, but RR really needs to focus on what it is good at rather than judging other methods. I also feel that Trimpey has inserted too much of his own personality into this approach. Many of the RR techniques have been around long before this group, but Trimpey either doesn’t seem to be aware of this or he hides the fact. If something works for people I am all for it, but the sniping at other approaches is not the most attractive of human traits. I was interested in Rational Recovery a few years back – at the time I would have considered almost anything. I was very put off by the obsession with AA bashing – I did not find that helpful at all. A lot of the material seemed to be more about what was wrong with AA rather than what is right about Rational Recovery. I am not an AA member but can see that it works for a lot of people.

It is good that there are alternatives to the 12 steps, but RR really needs to focus on what it is good at rather than judging other methods. I also feel that Trimpey has inserted too much of his own personality into this approach. Many of the RR techniques have been around long before this group, but Trimpey either doesn’t seem to be aware of this or he hides the fact. If something works for people I am all for it, but the sniping at other approaches is not the most attractive of human traits.

]]> By: From the Mailbag III http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-28362 From the Mailbag III Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:47:22 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-28362 [...] the semantics concerning a fellowship of alcoholics. This debate is always guaranteed to attract a rational recovery adherent and their canned “I hate AA” speech, this one is no different so look about midway [...] [...] the semantics concerning a fellowship of alcoholics. This debate is always guaranteed to attract a rational recovery adherent and their canned “I hate AA” speech, this one is no different so look about midway [...]

]]> By: Dr. P. http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-678 Dr. P. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-678 Check out one of Trimpeys disciples at ARID - http://thearidsite.tripod.com/12THFILE.HTM. Here you can see them tie Alcoholics Anonymous in with Hitler. Brilliant. Check out one of Trimpeys disciples at ARID – http://thearidsite.tripod.com/12THFILE.HTM. Here you can see them tie Alcoholics Anonymous in with Hitler. Brilliant.

]]> By: The Discovering Alcoholic http://discoveringalcoholic.com/alcoholism/rational-recovery-is-pure-partisanship#comment-679 The Discovering Alcoholic Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://discoveringalcoholic.com/?p=732#comment-679 <a href=http://www.discoveringalcoholic.com/blog/the-discovering-alcoholic/stanton-peele-me-a-grape>Stanton Peele’s <em>Diseasing of America</em></a> <a href=http://www.discoveringalcoholic.com/blog/the-discovering-alcoholic/herbert-fingarette-s-heavy-drinking-is-heavy-in-semantics>Herbert Fingarette’s <em>Heavy Drinking</em></a> <a href=http://www.discoveringalcoholic.com/blog/the-discovering-alcoholic/safe-social-drinking-for-safe-social-drinkers>D. J. Cornett’s <em>7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking</em></a> Stanton Peele’s Diseasing of America

Herbert Fingarette’s Heavy Drinking

D. J. Cornett’s 7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking

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