Non,
I remember when I was suffering from a terrible binge from the night before and I went to a meeting. A guy took one look at me and said "You never have to drink again and you never have to feel like this either." Then he smiled and shook my hand. He changed my life. Just the thought that I could put this stuff down and get on with my life as a sober man made all the difference. I do regret that I felt so bad that I can't even remember what he looked like so I never got to thank him properly.
Sometimes I still will go to an AA meeting (and I'm not AA) just to shake the hand of a new comer and to tell him what that guy told me.
Enjoy!