Originally Posted by
mama36 
Am I reading AA wrong in that it seems like some people have hit such a hard bottom that they honestly feel that if they do not go to a meeting every day that they will pick up again?
It's not that they have hit such a hard bottom, mama, it's that they never recovered from it.
I do think some in AA live in fear of that next drink. Meetings provide a place to feel better, to get through that next day. Living that way, avoiding a drink one day at a time, is the result of not being recovered. I also think it's a substitute for an outside life for some. Not attractive in my opinion. And completely optional.
AA Big Book gives precise and specific directions for how to get real freedom from alcoholism, not just how to hide from it.