You know, my grandfather quit on his own when he was younger. No AA, no program of any kind. It seems it works that way for some, and in fact, from what I've read... spontaneous recovery like that happens and the recovery rate is similar to those that stay sober with AA.
I can't help but notice it's men who are the ones that seem to do fine with that kind of recovery... at least, the few I've known have been men who did it alone. Maybe it's that women are more social creatures anyway, and of course, we have the edge (typically) on emotional intelligence... or at least, we function from a more emotional bent... so it's not surprising to me at all that we would gravitate to a social network
