That's great Muststop and MoS! AA happened to give me my second chance but that doesn't mean that there are not other programs which have helped folks in the same way. The point of the whole thing is to be able to get a new start, to put all the guilt behind you (or as much of that as is possible, since it's no easy thing to get rid of all those memories), to get self respect back (and sometimes it's amazing how much other people admire a person who manages to make it back) and to get busy just doing what has to be done. I don't believe those who say that there's only a five percent recovery rate because I've seen so many folks get their lives back.
So this holiday season is behind us, the Spring is here and I'm convinced that there's lots of hope for folks who really make up their minds to make a new start.
W.