Table of Contents

Frontmatter Dedication Introduction (Ken Ragge) Foreword (Stanton Peele) Preface Glossary of 12-Step Terms 1. Robert — Rejected by AA 2. Bernice — Don't Be Angry, It's Not Spiritual 3. Mr.Texas — Bait & Switch 4. Nancy — My Dad, Abused in Treatment 5. Kevin Yriondo — A Saga of Real Honesty 6. Lani — Harmony Home: Punishment for Drunks 7. Danni — They Said My Pain Was My Fault 8. Belinda — Raped by Old-Timer Sponsor 9. Loretta — My 12-Step Counselor Stole My Husband 10. Harry — AA or Divorce—and I'm Not an Alcoholic! 11. Charlotte — Two Years of Hell 12. Tom — My AA Cult Experience 13. Michelle — Screwed By Drug/Alcohol Therapist 14. Little Wing — Betrayal in AA Put Me in a Psych Ward 15. Jesse — I Learned Dysfunction in 12-step School 16. Ginger — Big Book Cult 17. Sara — My Moment of Clarity 18. Joshua — Betrayal 19. Dora — They Should Have Taken Me to the ER! 20. Georgia — The 13th Step 21. Captain Bill — Soul Rape 22. Jerry — Shunned and Slandered 23. Dr. Jeffrey A. Schaeler — An AA Inquisition 24. Doris — Cult Peyton Place 25. Derek — Caught in the Step Machine 26. Lynelle — My Life Got Worse 27. Barney — Yes, I Am in Jail 28. Faye — Sponsors 29. Jack Levine — A Gambler's Horror 30. Brenton — AA vs. Cult AA 31. Toni — Some Are Sicker than Others 32. Martin — Trouble with the Spiritual Path 33. Sara — Stupid Therapists 34. Darlene — Rebel Incognito 35. Lisa — AA Made Me Worse 36. Ted — Treatment Scam 37. Tammi — Forced Programming 38. Dean — Treatment Anger 39. Carrie — The Disease? 40. Denise — They Said I Couldn't Promise Myself Sobriety! 41. Sven — Swedish AA 42. Gerald — My Religion Wasn't Allowed 43. Cliff Walker — NA Suicides 44. Jane — AA Suicides 45. Teresa — We Will Love You, They Said 46. Jim — One Man's Journey Out the Door Marked “Exit” bibliography