Having fun
Hey, really well done on getting to that AA meeting. I'm just back from second AA meeting of the weekend and of course the theme has been the World Cup and all the social pressure to drink while watching the game. But I could relate even more to the stories of the other AA members about how they drank, in all kinds of environments, and the consequences. Today, I heard about the disastrous affect it had on several parents' relationships with their children, the way in which people lost jobs, homes and family and the devastating impact on the health of heavy drinkers. Did I hear a lot of stories of fun? No. Did I hear people who had recovered from problems more profound than my own? Yes. That is the advantage of the AA programme and it's keeping me sober today, despite a lot of external pressures and a dangerous internal demon that wants me to drink and suffer the same kind of consequences I have heard the other AA members account.