Do I Need A Sponsor In AA?

For nearly a century, people have been helping others go through the AA process. Known as sponsors, these unpaid volunteers have worked miracles for people recovering from alcoholism.

The Edge Treatment Center isn’t a 12-step organization, but we firmly believe in helping people find their own path to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Many of our team members and clients can testify to the changes AA and other 12-step groups have helped work in their lives. If you want to learn more about The Edge Treatment Center, AA, and the evidence-based methods we use to free people from substance abuse, reach out to us today at 844-991-1772.

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[youtubeyourself]

Effective sponsorship has been one of the greatest gifts that this program has given me.

[norbertelberich]

Up to you, 37 years sober and happy, never had a sponsor

[jermainejohnson]

That’s one thing to help me a major part of my sobriety was guidance person who showed me and let me through the steps of the program book. From my personal experience it helped me in so many ways. Helps me keep myself accountable because he calls me out on my bullshit.

[samsngdevice]

As an athiest i will say thing regarding AA.



Thank fucking god for alcoholics Anonymous. Thank god.

[obliooberon]

the twelve steps were an invention, after the book was published, sponsorship was another invention that got institutionalized, none of which existed before their book .

[lynnglidewell]

I think a sponsor is very advisable for newcomers who need to learn the 12 steps. I do have issues with the continued use of them once you have achieved a long term sobriety. I know people sober thirty years who still are checking in with a sponsor. My opinion is that is absolutely ridiculous. Some groups can also contribute to bad ideas about sponsors. It's ego driven on the part of both parties.Groups establish an "In Group" in that way. Clicks and other silly sideshows develop resulting in exclusive and exclusionary practices, bring about group disunity in violation of Tradition One. If after long term sobriety you still need a sponsor to be dependent on my advise would be either get sober or get drunk. Make up your mind.

[vanguard]

it doesn’t say anything about the traditions inside of the big book. The stories in the big book talk about sponsorship, Bill W and Dr. Bob both sponsors and talk about sponsorship sponsorship is AA if you’re not sponsoring you’re not AA.

[PatriotJewell]

All of this ! “Sponsor” are not apart of the program. It’s an add on.

[stefentracey]

One alcoholic working with another alcoholic..