Ep 50 How AA Controls Your Mind – part 7 of 8: Doctrine Over Person

Welcome back to our Deprogramming AA series — 8 Signs AA Is Controlling Your Mind. In this episode, we’re diving into Doctrine Over Person, a hallmark of mind control tactics from Dr. Robert Jay Lifton’s thought reform framework.🧠 Inside AA, your personal experiences, trauma, instincts, and emotions are often dismissed if they conflict with the doctrine — the Big Book, the steps, the slogans, or a sponsor's opinion. You're told:“That's not in the book.”“You’re in denial.”“You didn’t do it right.”“You need to do more steps.”That’s how the doctrine always wins. You are gaslit into distrusting yourself.In this episode, I talk about:How trauma is reframed as your fault ("What's your part in it?")How doubt is labeled denialHow questioning is pathologizedWhy “It works if you work it” is a blame-loop, not a helpful sloganThe hypocrisy of AA dismissing modern science and outside helpHow the doctrine overrides common sense, self-trust, and even medical careAnd I share a vulnerable story: the time I was told to make amends to someone who harmed me, and how I now see the steps were often a vehicle for suppressing trauma, not healing it.🧘🏼‍♀️ GO DEEPER WITH ONLINE COURSES 👇🌀 Deprogram AA 🦁 Liberated in Sober Skin 💬 Let’s Connect @SobrietyBestieDM me or reply to any post on IG or FB. I’m here for the conversation.Let’s get f*cking free.