Recovered Alcoholics Using Ayahuasca Face Rejection At AA Meetings
Recovered alcoholics who use ayahuasca for healing are encountering unexpected hostility at Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings. The Amazonian psychedelic, increasingly popular among celebrities, is creating a rift within the recovery community.
Personal Stories Of Rejection And Ostracism
As reported by New York Post, Jennifer Bruce, a recovering alcoholic, faced harsh criticism at a mainstream 12-step meeting after sharing her experience with ayahuasca, a traditional psychoactive brew often used to deal with trauma. “When I picked up a chip denoting my length of sobriety, attendees shouted that I needed to turn my chip back in and start over because I had relapsed,” Bruce said. “It was very difficult to be there.”
She also shared an incident where she was berated after discussing her experience with ibogaine, another psychoactive compound. “I got attacked so bad that I was sobbing in tears at the end,” Bruce said. This kind of …