Originally Posted by
wpainterw 
what AA has taught me is that I have these weaknesses and I should focus on ways to cope with them, to take it easy, slow down, have patience, humility. I think it's taught me a lot about myself... All it did was to put me in touch with my true self, stopped me from lying both to myself and to others, helped me recognize my weaknesses and helped me cope with them.
I don't know, W. That sounds about as close to getting your character deficits removed as we may be able to get in this life. I wouldn't count tonight as a failure. You learned something.