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![]("http://web.archive.org/web/20160827174344im_/http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-BillW-B.jpg") William Griffith Wilson |
Alcoholics Anonymous founder William Griffith Wilson was insane, really insane, clinically diagnosable, as well as being grossly, feloniously, dishonest, coldly exploitative of others, and a grandiose, habitual liar. He was not a wise counselor who helped other alcoholics, not at all.
Bill Wilson suffered from 297.10 Delusional (Paranoid) Disorder, Grandiose Type and 301.81 Narcissistic Personality Disorder, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association in their book The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third and fourth editions, DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. The bombastic, grandiose, and completely delusional things that Bill Wilson wrote in the Big Book "Alcoholics Anonymous" and in Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions leave little doubt about that. Bill's behavior, both before and after sobriety, leaves even less doubt. |
![]("http://web.archive.org/web/20160827174344im_/http://www.orange-papers.org/orange-Dr_Bob_bo.jpg") Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith |
And A.A. cofounder Dr. Robert Smith — "Doctor Bob" — was also a mental disaster. He was a cruel petty tyrant who abused his children and who tried to drink himself to death for most of his adult life. He even operated on patients while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs. The word in Akron, Ohio, was "When you let the proctologist Dr. Robert Smith operate on you, you're really betting your ass."
See the Cult Test item, Disturbed Guru, Mentally Ill Leader for the details of these two tragic wrecks. |