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 X-STEPPERS

 

This site is for people who were desperately seeking recovery from addiction, or were coerced by the "powers that be" to join what was thought to be a group that would help them find freedom from  addiction, and instead found themselves caught up in a recovery cult that they could not easily walk away from without repercussions.

 

 

 

Many people view 12-step organizations as harmless support groups designed to help people overcome various addictions and regain their lives, however, for many of us this view was far from the reality of what 12-step groups really are! Many of us have awakened after years of brainwashing to find that we had not regained our lives, but had instead lost our individuality and the freedom to think for ourselves. Many of us have lost much more, some have lost careers, jobs, professional license, children,  families, freedom, and suffer emotionally from their experiences inside these "harmless support groups," others have committed suicide because they could not live up to the expectations of sponsors or other group members. This site is dedicated to those who cannot tell their stories. It is our hope that this discussion list will provide some insight into how cults operate,  how you can discern whether or not you are in a recovery cult, and how others have found their freedom from the step religion and reclaimed their lives.

We at X-STEPPERS want to make this discussion forum as friendly, interesting, and informative as possible. There are only a few rules, stay on topic as much as possible,  please be respectful to others with NO personal attacks, harrassment and/or flaming, and please refrain from using extreme profanity or obscenity as much as possible.

The moderators of this message board reserve the right to modify or delete any post or thread deemed to be objectionable. We also reserve the right to temporarily or permantly suspend a person's posting priveleges.

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