Ep 224 Why Leaving AA Conversations Are Going Viral

Why are conversations about leaving AA suddenly going viral? People who have left are speaking openly about deprogramming, shunning, fear, loss—and the relief of realizing they’re not alone.

Meanwhile, AA defenders are flooding the comments with personal attacks and “conspiracy theories” about dissenters.

Is a cultural shift happening?

Timestamps:

00:00 Leaving AA Going Viral Intro

00:48 Facebook comment section

02:36 1 - Feeling Validated

13:55 2 - Leaving is Frightening

18:20 3 - Years of Deprogramming

22:20 4 - AA Made Recovery Harder

26:11 5 - Someone in AA Died

30:49 6 - We Are All Powerful