Originally Posted by
mtnmagic 
Thanks for posting Golfman. I have been conflicted about AA in the past. All I do know today, after multiple relapses and being only one week sober is that it works for me. When I go to meetings and stay very focused on my recovery I stay sober. When I don't sooner or later I drink and relapse hard. For me it is that simple, although I try and complicate things and muck it up with all sorts of crazy thinking. Go to meetings and I don't drink. Stop and I sink.
So happy you are doing "something". It's so important to be where you can identify with people around you. Keep going to meetings and don't drink, that's the deal. One other thing....as time goes on, meetings and not drinking will not be enough. Give it some time, then find yourself someone who will work with you to go through the Big Book and help you work the steps. That's where we get our real relief.