Originally Posted by
SeekSobriety 
When I hear stories at meetings or from the big book, The stories I hear, sound so much worse then my own drinking stories that I begin to think that just one drink every now and again would not be so bad. How do you deal with that as a newcomer who's stories are not as crazy as the others? Thanks!
This really got to me at first. As a matter of fact, I started a thread in the AA forum after my sponsor called me a "high-bottom" drunk:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ed-advice.html.
I received unbelievable advice that really changed my thinking. At first, I felt like it was a contest, who was the biggest screw-up, and I was just a pup. I was insulted and felt like an outsider.
Now, I am so grateful that I quit drinking before I did lose everything. I try to focus on MY recovery and use the stories of others as inspiration and to learn. I know one drink WILL put me back into my own personal hell - this has nothing to do with anyone else. And I really believe that others in AA have my back 100% regardless of how I got there.