Subject: Differences Between Your Sponsor and Your Therapist
Twelve Differences Between Your Sponsor And Your Therapist
1. Your sponsor isn't all that interested in the "reasons" you used or drank.
2. Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem, negative
self-image, and
your poor self-concept. Your sponsor thinks your problem is a 3-letter word with
no hyphens: YOU.
3. Your therapist wants you to pamper your "inner child". Your sponsor thinks it
ought to be
spanked.
4. Your sponsor thinks your inventory should be about you, not your parents.
5. Speaking of your parents, your sponsor tells you not to confront them, but
to make amends to
them.
6. The only time your sponsor uses the word "closure" is before the word
"mouth".
7. Your sponsor thinks "boundaries" are things you need to take down, not build
up.
8. Your therapist wants you to love yourself first; your sponsor wants you to
love others first
9. Your therapist prescribes care-taking and medication. Your sponsor prescribes
prayer-making and
meditation.
10. Your sponsor thinks "anger management skills" are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
and 12.
11. Now that you haven't used or drank in 6 months, your therapist thinks you
should make a list
of your goals and objectives for the next 5 years, starting with finishing up
that college
degree. Your sponsor thinks you should start today by cleaning the coffeepots,
helping him or her
carry a heavy box of literature to the jail, and making your bed.
12. Your sponsor won't lose his or her license to practice if he or she talks
about God.
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