Ep 112 Does AA Make Drinking Worse?

What if it’s not the booze — but the belief system?In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we dive into Alan Marlatt’s 1973 expectancy experiment, featured in Resisting 12-Step Coercion by Stanton Peele. This study throws a major wrench in AA’s core claim: the “physical allergy” to alcohol.🔬 Study findings?👉 People who thought they were drinking alcohol behaved more "drunk" — even when they weren’t.👉 Those who were drinking but didn’t know it? No typical "alcoholic" behavior.So… is it the alcohol or the expectation? Does AA’s ideology create a self-fulfilling prophecy that makes drinking worse?📍 We’ll break down the study, bust the allergy myth, and explore how belief — not booze — might be the real trigger.🪩 Get fee tools, community, Zooms and book club to deprogram 12-step ideology 📚👉 Inside the Deprogram Lounge click here💬 Let’s Connect @SobrietyBestieDM me or comment on any Sobriety Bestie socials. I’m here for the conversation.Let’s get f*cking free.