Huh, well, I found it got harder and harder to sit still as the months went by, and I was taken less and less seriously. It felt less and less like fellowship, and more and more like being talked at, and not to.
So why is it so hard?
What gives AA such a monopoly on groups? I mean, any number of therapists I have seen can not think of any reasonable alternative groups, and they are all equally as puzzled.
I guess part of it is the convenience factor and the sheer number of meetings: You can always find one.
It is harder to blaze a new trail that might help those who fall between the cracks, and yet, I feel this would be among the most helpful things that could be done in the addictions world today.