1.  Your sponsor isn't all that interested in the "reasons" you drank.

 

2.  Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem and negative self-image.  Your sponsor thinks the problem is yourself.

 

3.  Your therapist wants to pamper your inner child.  Your sponsor thinks it should be spanked.

 

4.  Your sponsor thinks your inventory should be about you, not your parents.

 

5.  Speaking of parents, your sponsor tells you not to confront them, but to make amends to them where possible.

 

6.  The only time your sponsor uses the word "closure" is before the word "mouth."

 

7.  Your sponsor thinks "boundaries" are things you need to take down, not build up.

 

8.  Your therapist wants you to love yourself first, your sponsor wants you to love others first.

 

9.  Your therapist prescribes care-taking medication, your sponsor prescribes prayer making and meditation.

 

10.  Your sponsor things "anger management skills" are numbered 1 through 12.

 

11.  Now that you haven't had a drink in 6 months your therapist thinks you should list goals for the next 5 years.  Your sponsor thinks "one day at a time."

 

12.  Your sponsor will not lose his/her license if he/she talks about a Higher Power.