He also was particular about opening up to people to whom you feel have strong influence over one's life. It helps gives the addict a sense of responsibility to live up to. He said for him God was that authority he stocked up with. That he was then too ashamed to Open up to anyone and so had to bear all to himself. He cited that had he opened up earlier to someone,it wouldn't have taken that long but that feeling he had to be responsible and to a higher authority in his case God was far more effective for his condition which seemed helpless.