Diving deep for more AA propaganda, this time it's Steve O on Joe Rogan.

Timestamps:

00:00 Steve-O on Rogan: AA Indoctrination

03:33 Rehab $100K for 30 days?!

06:35 Inside Rehab: Meetings & Mind Control

09:40 Creepy Roommates & “Therapy”

11:22 12 Steps = Path to God

15:02 Step Work → Mental Health Crisis

16:30 Psych Ward After Step 4

18:53 Still Pushing AA?

23:01 “You’re Never Free” Lie

25:55 Always Recruiting, 1% Success

30:07 Pickle Myth & AA Logic

In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, I react to Steve-O’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast — a textbook example of how AA ideology spreads through media and celebrity culture.

This isn’t just a recovery story. It’s AA propaganda wrapped in a personal narrative, and Joe Rogan’s reactions are… kind of perfect.

From $100,000 rehab bills to “you’re never free” indoctrination, this conversation exposes the emotional, financial, and psychological cost of AA’s outdated, unscientific model — including how Steve-O was institutionalized after doing the 12 steps.

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🧠 AUTISM, A.A., & THE SINCLAIR METHOD | A powerful deconstruction story 🎙️

00:00 – Intro AA, Autism, Sinclair Method

00:48 – What A.A. Was Like at First

03:16 – How Alcohol Helped Mask Autism Traits

04:31 – Discovering Autism + Reframing "Alcoholism"

09:39 – Critical Thinking & Cognitive Dissonance in A.A.

16:03 – The Moment He Knew He Had to Leave AA

20:58 – Starting the Sinclair Method

23:32 – Reading The Cure for Alcoholism

25:18 – Dr. Silkworth: The Myth That Built A.A.

27:46 – What Being on Naltrexone Actually Feels Like

33:55 – Realizing A.A. Is a Cult + Starting to Deprogram

42:00 – Books That Helped Him Escape A.A. Ideology

50:39 – Autism, Endorphins & Naltrexone

55:14 – Why You Need a Community After Leaving A.A.

58:13 – Autism, ADHD & Rethinking Sobriety

1:05:19– The Sinclair Method Stigma

1:11:49 – Using A.I. to Support a Divergent Brain

In this special episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, Kirsten is joined by Josh — a subscriber, deconstructionist, and Sinclair Method success story — to unpack his experience leaving Alcoholics Anonymous, discovering his autism, and reclaiming his freedom.

If you've ever felt gaslit by A.A., misdiagnosed, or curious about alcohol harm reduction alternatives like Naltrexone and The Sinclair Method… this conversation will light you up.

Resources Mentioned:

How I Overcame Alcoholism TEDx talk

Deprogramming AA YouTube: Quackaholics Anonymous

Sinclair Method YouTube: Thrive Alcohol Recovery

Sinclair Method Discord

📚 Books mentioned:

The Cure for Alcoholism by Roy Eskapa

Our Great Responsibility (Bill W's GSC talks)

More Revealed

US of A.A. by Joe Miller

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📘 The Cure for Alcoholism — Book Review (Sinclair Method Deep Dive) Could a generic $2 pill actually reverse alcohol addiction?

🎙️ Timestamps:

00:00 – The Cure for Alcoholism

02:11 – Alcoholism cure: the core message

03:19 – How I’d get sober if I could go back

05:01 – Evidence based + FDA-approved since 1994

09:14 – What surprised me the most

10:50 – Alcohol Deprivation Effect

14:17 – Learning + unlearning addiction

19:30 – Drink your way sober

In today’s episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, I’m reviewing The Cure for Alcoholism by Dr. Roy Eskapa — and I’m OBSESSED.

This book breaks down the science of the Sinclair Method in a way that’s practical, evidence-based, and radically more humane than the fear-based abstinence approaches most of us were handed.

If you’re looking for a gentle, science-backed alternative to rehab or AA… this book (and this video) is for you.

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Did I really have free will in my first AA meeting… or was I coerced into self-identifying?

Today on Culty Comments, we’re unpacking the pressure, the mind control, and the emotional manipulation baked into Alcoholics Anonymous—starting with the forced identification as an "alcoholic."

🎯 In this episode:

The truth about group pressure and AA's identification rituals

Why “you can leave any time” is a myth rooted in thought reform

What happened when I tried not to say the words at my first meeting

How coercive control works in recovery—and why it’s so dangerous

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We don’t owe Bill Wilson’s cult religion sh*t.

In this episode of Culty Comments, I respond to a viewer who accuses me of being “not a real alcoholic,” rallying hate, and owing something to AA because I once benefited from it.

Let’s unpack the real issue: not toxic people… but toxic ideology.

👉 The guilt trip.

👉 The “real alcoholic” mind trap.

👉 The indoctrination that tells us we must give it away to keep it.

This episode isn’t about hate — it’s about deprogramming, reclaiming your mind, and getting free.

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Is TikTok trolling just bad behavior… or a hidden addiction?

00:00 Intro: Alcohol vs. TikTok Addiction

09:06 Why Trolls Lash Out

11:13 Long-Term Fallout: Cross-Addictions

12:36 Why TikTok Addiction Is Intense

13:27 AA Steppers & Trolling

14:09 AA and Cross Addictions: Deeper Truth

17:40 Healing Anxiety + Trauma Tangent

20:14 ADHD + Adderall Tangent

22:33 My AuDHD Optimization

In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we dive into the neuroscience behind alcohol addiction vs. social media addiction, and why AA trolls on TikTok might not be angry — they might be addicted to righteousness.

We explore dopamine, intermittent reinforcement, identity fusion, and trauma.

Then I tangent (hard) into how I healed my anxiety, optimized my ADHD brain without meds, and why critical thinking is the real path to freedom.

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If I could go back to 2009—right before I went to rehab and spent 10+ years in AA—this is what I wish I knew. In this video, I share 4 alternatives to rehab and Alcoholics Anonymous that could have saved me thousands of dollars and a decade of my life.

These tools are cheaper than rehab, faster than AA, and backed by science.

👇 Videos you may vibe with:

What is Sinclair Method

What is a SMART Recovery meeting like?

What is SMART Recovery?

AA Misdiagnosed Me As Alcoholic – I'm Actually Neurodivergent

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AA TikTok trolls aren’t just passionate — they’re in a chemical loop.

00:00 Intro AA TikTok Trolls

02:43 Intermittent Reward

05:09 1. Dopamine — The Hook

05:44 2. Norepinephrine — The Rush

06:50 3. Endorphins — The Emotional Relief

07:46 4. Oxytocin — Tribal Belonging

08:37 5. Cortisol — The Trigger

10:07 Biochemical addictive loop

12:40 AA ideology fails us

This video breaks down the neuroscience behind their compulsive behavior, including dopamine addiction, trauma bonding, and identity fusion.

What looks like “sobriety” might actually be emotional dysregulation... disguised as spiritual recovery.

If you’ve ever felt attacked by an AA loyalist online — this will explain what’s likely going on inside their brain.

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