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Why is the alcohol rehab program called Alcoholics ANONYMOUS?

August 12, 2010 By Lance 5 Comments

Why is it called anonymous? and not something like Alcoholics no-more or rehab or whatever?

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  1. Maryn Bittner says:
    August 12, 2010 at 7:04 am

    Part of the way AA works is that no member discusses what any other member has said. They may reveal things which are deeply personal, and of course nobody wants that blabbed all over. They use only first names as one means of adding anonymity to the process of helping one another stay sober.

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  2. Alphabet Soup says:
    August 12, 2010 at 7:07 am

    You must be hella bored lol you should post a question like why do they call goosebumps GOOSEBUMPS and not small bumps or something

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  3. harley d says:
    August 12, 2010 at 7:48 am

    Its not very anonymous when you have to say “my name is blah-blah” and Im an alcoholic…………..you may as well have the meeting at the local pub !

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  4. Karamazov says:
    August 12, 2010 at 8:34 am

    Whats said in the group meeting stays in the group meeting, keeping things anonymus.

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  5. Go Red Wings! says:
    August 12, 2010 at 8:46 am

    Why the hell do you think?

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