Something else I would like to be clear about for me is this: my being a non-drinker is not the same as me being AA sober. These two differences are light-years apart in my mind. Just want to get that out there, and I noticed it wasn't it my last post.
So, having said that, my non-drinker status has no conditions for me to happily remain a non-drinker. No conditions are attached to me personally, and I achieved being a quitter on my own. AA did not help me quit, and I've never used AA to quit drinking. I did it on my own, and later learned i did it in a very AVRT way because of the way I separated myself from my alcoholic mind.
Interesting, eh?!
I've a thick skin, so no worries about divergent and wholly different views on this thread