[prodigal]

I have been thinking about alternative ways to recover from alcoholism (not for me, but my husband). Hey, he may never recover, but I've been to open AA meetings; however, I have never encountered other meeting groups. Are there any out there in large cities? (There certainly isn't anything other than AA in this hick town I'm living in.) My husband is a "revolver" who goes into AA, gets sober, gets drunk, leaves AA, gets in trouble at work, goes back to AA ... blah, blah, blah. Me? I keep my side of the street clean and tend to my own business and issues.

For all I know, maybe the program isn't the right "fit" for him. He never said and I've never asked. He's been in three detox/rehab facilities and they haven't worked either, although the last one really came from more of a brain-chemical-health perspective than just working steps. I attended two family weekends and thought some of the info they gave me was pretty interesting.

All of you in recovery: You have to want sobriety bad enough, but I'm watching a guy who is extremely well educated and a meritoriously decorated Army officer many times over throw it out on a bottle of booze.

Well, I'd just appreciate a good, swift kick in the butt because I need a hardcore dose of reality: I'd appreciate it if someone could explain the workings of an addict's mind to a non-addict, at least from the perspective that someone is willing to toss everything out for the bottle. Or maybe I'm wrong. For all I know the addict may not even be aware that he or she is actually tossing out their life.

Just wanted some philosophies for my own edification.