Originally Posted by
Tang 
I met someone recently who told me they were in AA. I mentioned I had stopped drinking as well with various support mechanisms. After describing our alcoholic behaviours, he told me I wasn't a real alcoholic because my bottom wasn't as severe as others he knew. Do people with more severe drinking problems really judge those or compete with those who are not as severe?
Only those who are really, really sick.......
Glad you're here and posting!!
For me, I could care less about the " sliding scale". Things were bad and getting worse. Today life is so much better without booze.
Frankly, I feel very fortunate my story is pretty vanilla
Kind Regards,
FlyN