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Is Alcohol Addiction a Fatal Progressive Disease… or Just a Reversible Habit?
Let’s unpack one of the most fear-based ideas in AA — the “disease doing pushups in the parking lot.”
Spoiler: it’s not real. But something IS happening in the brain… and it’s actually reversible.
🎙️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Fatal progressive or habit intro
03:10 – Fatal progressive disease mythology
07:41 – Consequences of AA ideology
09:59 – Fatal progressive disease roots
14:16 – Alcohol deprivation effect
18:29 – The Sinclair Method
20:13 – Why Sinclair Method is unknown
We’re diving into propaganda, brain wiring, and how modern science debunks 1930s recovery mythology. This episode kicks off my AA Alternatives series — so if you’ve ever questioned what you were told in the church basement, this is for you.
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