Seeing Other AA Members Drunk In Public... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

Justfor1 · 08-02-2012, 08:08 PM

I was stopped at a long red light today, it's 90+ degrees hot/humid, and the usual man with a cardboard sign asking for money came shuffling to my window. It was a former AA member & friend who was sober for several years, relapsed bad & was rumored dead. He was obviously intoxicated & didn't even recognized me. I gave him a $1 and I know it's probably going to go to alcohol/crack. There was a Salvation Army blocks away that has free treatment. He knows where the help is, where our clubhouse is, where the sober living houses are ect.... It's sad but I believe some folks accept that they are going to die drinking/using. I wanted to offer him a ride to the hospital/rehab/meeting but didn't. I regret that now that I'm going to sleep in a nice bed.

**Dee74** · 08-02-2012, 08:18 PM

I think we can both look back at our histories, remember how bad we were, and know there's always hope J41.

Hopefully this guy will get a moment of clarity again

prayers for your friend.
D

augustwest · 08-02-2012, 08:22 PM

I have similar experiences all to frequently as my town isn't that big and the homeless hang out downtown. its sad. saw someone this morning walking the streets at 8am. he had just picked up a year 3 weeks ago. now hes wanted by the law, homeless, and obviously unemployed. crazy it all went down the tubes that fast.

sad reminder.

DayTrader · 08-02-2012, 09:18 PM

You handled that well Just...... As I was reading that post I was wondering where it was going. Again......glad it went the way it did. You did the right thing and seem to be on the right path.

omegasupreme · 08-02-2012, 09:59 PM

I'll never forget what Dave F. shared on handling this scenario...he hands them a $10 or a $20 and says, "God bless you, hope this helps get you back to the rooms quicker."

Tommyh · 08-03-2012, 05:22 AM

the title caught my eye
if they are drinking,they are former members of AA

don`t regret sleeping in your bed,be grateful for it and the roof over your head.
he had a chance and refused it
too bad we can`t make them do it our way

08-02-2012, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Justfor1 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 2,035	Seeing Other AA Members Drunk In Public... I was stopped at a long red light today, it's 90+ degrees hot/humid, and the usual man with a cardboard sign asking for money came shuffling to my window. It was a former AA member & friend who was sober for several years, relapsed bad & was rumored dead. He was obviously intoxicated & didn't even recognized me. I gave him a $1 and I know it's probably going to go to alcohol/crack. There was a Salvation Army blocks away that has free treatment. He knows where the help is, where our clubhouse is, where the sober living houses are ect.... It's sad but I believe some folks accept that they are going to die drinking/using. I wanted to offer him a ride to the hospital/rehab/meeting but didn't. I regret that now that I'm going to sleep in a nice bed.

08-02-2012, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dee74 SR Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Seas Posts: 65,415	I think we can both look back at our histories, remember how bad we were, and know there's always hope J41. Hopefully this guy will get a moment of clarity again prayers for your friend. D __________________

08-02-2012, 08:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
augustwest dopeless hope fiend Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here. Now. Posts: 1,021	I have similar experiences all to frequently as my town isn't that big and the homeless hang out downtown. its sad. saw someone this morning walking the streets at 8am. he had just picked up a year 3 weeks ago. now hes wanted by the law, homeless, and obviously unemployed. crazy it all went down the tubes that fast. sad reminder. __________________ Obstacles are stepping stones that guide us to our goals Fences are filters are that purify our souls

08-02-2012, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
DayTrader 12-Step Recovered Alcoholic Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,672	You handled that well Just...... As I was reading that post I was wondering where it was going. Again......glad it went the way it did. You did the right thing and seem to be on the right path. __________________ "We can't solve our problems using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein /-all BB quotes-1st. Edition-\

08-02-2012, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
omegasupreme Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Trenches, Texas Posts: 750	I'll never forget what Dave F. shared on handling this scenario...he hands them a $10 or a $20 and says, "God bless you, hope this helps get you back to the rooms quicker." __________________ “There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.”-Anthony de Mello

08-03-2012, 05:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tommyh Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,950	the title caught my eye if they are drinking,they are former members of AA don`t regret sleeping in your bed,be grateful for it and the roof over your head. he had a chance and refused it too bad we can`t make them do it our way

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