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Why is it important to have a sponsor in the Alcoholics Anonymous program?
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Sponsors are important in 12-step groups for a number of reasons.
1. They serve as a accountability person. They can be someone you can go to, share concerns with, ask for help, and trust not to judge you. Emotional and spiritual growth requires self-honest and total acceptance of yourself. You won't get over drinking if you cannot face the fact you currently have a drinking problem and likely other character issues that contribute to it. So a sponsor is a safe person to go to who can help you explore yourself.
2. They have likely faced what you have. Usually, a sponsor in AA is someone who once had a drinking problem. So they know what you are going through and can help you because they have been there. You know the path to sobriety is possible because they did it.
3. Being a sponsor is actually step 12 of the 12 steps. Once you are on the path to wholeness, you can reinforce it by sharing with other people. So by having a sponsor, you are helping others on their journey to sobriety.
4. They can help you in a time of crisis. If something just happened and you are in a time of crisis, it is tempting to go back to the bottle. Instead, you should call your sponsor. Not only can you call your sponsor as a distraction from getting drunk, your sponsor might have some tips on how to directly deal with the crisis in ways that don't involve drinking. If you are directly facing your problems and learning healthy ways to depend on other people, then there is no reason you'd need to drink as a crutch.
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