Originally Posted by
julez 
I did AA for a while. I really did like it, got a ton out of it, but after a while, it just started to depress me. It was the same people, the same stories, it felt kind of cliquey and so I stopped going. I was sober for a while, and very happy!
I think the trigger for me last night was pure happiness. Isn't that the stupidest thing you have ever heard?
AA isn't about the war stories, but sometimes they get dragged out more than they should. Working on the solution, rather than staying the in problem is our aim...sorry to hear that wasn't your experience.
As far as the happiness thing - my greatest urges to drink were when things were good (or seemed to be good) - there was a sense that I was in control (and of course I wasn't), that I celebrated that. And got drunk, of course. I drank for every other reason under the sun, but when I was feeling good...well, it was that more special, if you will.
I wish you the best