how many times at a bar was there someone you didnt like?
Lauren that is so very true, I think back on some of the real A-holes I dealt with in bars over the years, it never stopped me from going back there to get drunk! Just like in a bar you will find fools in the rooms of AA that are far sicker then the rest of us.
bostonluv the vast majority of the A-holes to be found in the rooms of AA are those who are not working a program or are still holding a lot of resentments. There is a sprinkling of old timers who can be a bit obnoxious, a rare few who are real jerks, but once again they have not been working thier program.
People who are spiteful, mean, obnoxious or jealous in AA are for the most part not even trying to work a program, they are simply dry drunks. People who are working a good program with a sponsor you will find are not resentful, obnoxious, or boastful.
Do not let a few bad apples in the bushel of recovery keep you away.