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You’re Angry. You’re Resentful. You’re a Dry Drunk. You’ll Be Drunk in Five Years.
Have you ever heard things like this? 👀
Today’s episode dives into the #1 way AA defenders come for you (and why it’s actually a logical fallacy).
This one’s a total game-changer in our Critical Thinking Series, because once you see this pattern — you can’t unsee it. We’re breaking down how ad hominem (Latin for “to the person”) and appeal to authority show up in arguments, manipulation, and cult-like thinking — not just in AA, but everywhere.
00:00 Way Angry AA's Come For You Intro
01:28 Ad Hominem
04:35 Appeal to Authority
07:24 Staying Safe From Manipulation
14:18 Dry Drunk Mythology
18:06 Ad Hominem Deeper Dive
Whether you’re deprogramming from a high-control group, rethinking recovery, or just learning to trust your own brain again — this one’s for you.
🌀 Deprogram AA Course
📚 Deprogram Book List
🪩 Get free tools, community, Zooms and book club to deprogram 12-step ideology 📚
👉 Inside the Deprogram Lounge
Let’s get f*cking free.
By Kirsten Johnson4.5
1717 ratings
You’re Angry. You’re Resentful. You’re a Dry Drunk. You’ll Be Drunk in Five Years.
Have you ever heard things like this? 👀
Today’s episode dives into the #1 way AA defenders come for you (and why it’s actually a logical fallacy).
This one’s a total game-changer in our Critical Thinking Series, because once you see this pattern — you can’t unsee it. We’re breaking down how ad hominem (Latin for “to the person”) and appeal to authority show up in arguments, manipulation, and cult-like thinking — not just in AA, but everywhere.
00:00 Way Angry AA's Come For You Intro
01:28 Ad Hominem
04:35 Appeal to Authority
07:24 Staying Safe From Manipulation
14:18 Dry Drunk Mythology
18:06 Ad Hominem Deeper Dive
Whether you’re deprogramming from a high-control group, rethinking recovery, or just learning to trust your own brain again — this one’s for you.
🌀 Deprogram AA Course
📚 Deprogram Book List
🪩 Get free tools, community, Zooms and book club to deprogram 12-step ideology 📚
👉 Inside the Deprogram Lounge
Let’s get f*cking free.

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