Spirituality question

[ABlessing]

I keep hearing "recover physically emotionally and spiritually", what do they mean by spiritually?

How is recovery from an addiction spiritual? What if I don't believe in the Christian God... then what does spirituality mean? Is there something easy to understand on this?

 

[LoG]

Addiction, alcoholism, etc is a spiritual disease that requires a spiritual solution to overcome. The symptoms of the dis-ease are loneliness, selfishness, self-centeredness and fear. Finding the motivation to overcome those symptoms is difficult if not impossible without a power greater then oneself.
The experience of AA and other 12 Step groups is that one does not have to believe in the Christian God to make a start on the journey.

 

[ABlessing]

Thank you. Is there any literature you would recommend for reading on this?

 

[LoG]

The texts of those fellowships that deal in the specific problem areas would be a good start. For alcohol it would be the Big Book. For narcotics, the NA Text, Codependency, Codependent No More by Melody Beatty.

 

[ww2pigeon]

When I walk through the doors of A.A. I had very little faith in anything including myself. When they spoke of a Higher Power I wanted to walk back out. Thank God I didn't. The way it was explained to me is if I couldn't trust in God, or what ever belief I had, then I might try to put My belief in the tables or rooms of AA because the tables and rooms where helping people stay sober. What ever was being said in those rooms and at those tables where and still are keeping people sober. They told me I needed to BELIEVE IN SOMETHING GREATER THAN MYSELF. My EGO and my selfish- self centerness, my FREE WILL got me DURNK.
So I am recover Physically health wise, Emotionally: learning that I am not the center of the universe and not every thing that happens is about me, and then Spiritually, I will find my faith, what I choose to believe in.
For me it is and has always been Jesus Christ.

 

[ww2pigeon]