Originally Posted by Liberty47

Who says AA is the only way to get sober? Well, a lot of people LOL. But plenty have gotten sober without- I think one of the problems with AA is the denial of alcoholism as a chronic illness in the sense that "losing your time" is seen as a huge deal. No one flips out when a diabetic slips up and eats a cookie, your relapse is just a bump in the road- sure it was a rough week, but all in all if you've been sober more then you've been drunk in the past year, well than you're a sucess the majority of the time! Find a way that works for you- AA is a component of my recovery, but not the foundation due to the issues I have described with it previously. I've drank maybe 4 or 5 nights in the past year, but in the eyes of AA I'm a failure because I haven't had CONTINUOUS sobriety. Bosh! "If at first you don't succeed, try try again."