Originally Posted by
maningup 
...just straight talk.
The truth of my experience, and the experience of many other alcoholics, is contained in the following quote. Is this true of your own experience? A better question than 'do you have a sponsor' is 'what Step are you on?'
Originally Posted by AA BB 1st
After they have succumbed to the desire again, as so many do, and the phenomenon of craving develops, they pass through the well-known stages of a spree, emerging remorseful, with a firm resolution not to drink again. This is repeated over and over, and unless this person can experience an entire psychic change there is very little hope of his recovery.
Alcoholics Anonymous..1st. Edition