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1 Post author: Elo 17 April 2015 01:19AM

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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 28 April 2015 05:59:17AM 2 points [-]

A lot of people benefit from AA, the issue with the costs, such as having to admit stuff you don't like to admit, making you feel bad and powerless and so on.

My understanding is that those "costs" are why it works, e.g., you aren't going to solve your problem without admitting to things you'd rather not admit to.