I am currently NOT going to meetings. The ones I have been to have people with such sob stories when they are new. And quite truthfully, I have a wonderful life. I've never been in an accident (well...there was that one), I've never been hospitalized, caused any problem, lost a car because I couldn't find it... I just drink alone at home.
But what gets me about the meetings are the people who have been in recovery for 20 some odd years. I know I'm a newbie, but isn't there ever a time that you are well enough that you DON"T have to go?