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Jeff070204 · 08-21-2007, 10:06 AM

I'm becoming more and more interested by these people who "have been in and out of These Rooms" -- meaning that they show up to meetings and don't drink or do drugs for a few weeks or months, and then disappear. Then (I guess) they drink and get high for a while until such time as they feel the need to show up at meetings again. At least as often as not, apart from being a little sheepish and run-down looking, they seem none the worse for wear.

What kind of alcoholism or addiction do these folks have, anyway?

What does someone who is sobering up only until he or she feels well enough to drink again get out of 12 Step programs?

I attend AA because drinking is no longer an option for me. Indeed, because the situation I found myself in was one where AA was the ONLY option. But apparently for many of these folks, drinking is still an option.

08-21-2007, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jeff070204 Jeff070204 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 39	How do 'chronic relapsers' do it? I'm becoming more and more interested by these people who "have been in and out of These Rooms" -- meaning that they show up to meetings and don't drink or do drugs for a few weeks or months, and then disappear. Then (I guess) they drink and get high for a while until such time as they feel the need to show up at meetings again. At least as often as not, apart from being a little sheepish and run-down looking, they seem none the worse for wear. What kind of alcoholism or addiction do these folks have, anyway? What does someone who is sobering up only until he or she feels well enough to drink again get out of 12 Step programs? I attend AA because drinking is no longer an option for me. Indeed, because the situation I found myself in was one where AA was the ONLY option. But apparently for many of these folks, drinking is still an option.