? for those who did it on thier own.
I have wondered this for a while, the main reason for this wondering is I have wondered what my dad thought of alcoholics who needed AA to recover.
My dad spent the last 19 years of his life sober (He died at 53) and as far as I know he did it on his own.
He got sober in 1953 so the only program back then was AA or nothing and I have wondered what his view of folks in AA was.
How do those of you with long term sobriety (5+ years) with out:
AA
12 step variants
LifeRing Secular Recovery
SMART
SOS - Secular Organisations for Sobriety
Women for Sobriety
All Other support groups
view those of us who have needed the help of support groups to maintain sobriety?
I am not trying to compare any programs of recovery to another here, just wanted the view of folks like my dad who have done it for a good length of time on thier own.