Hi.
When I got the desire to not drink anymore AA was the only place in town, no one had heard of the internet and AA had a very large following.
Yes there are other methods than AA today and being undisciplined I don’t know how they would fit me as I need human contact to help and be helped along with the reminder of what got me into AA. My concern is strongly related to people themselves and how their sobriety is managed regarding future support. People get other priorities, including AAers and put sobriety on the back burner without realizing it and too many eventually relapse and have much difficulty getting sober again.
People following the AA program are encouraged to continually follow the program of “self improvement” and helping others while attending meetings. To me this is a big part of recovery along with service by giving back. JMO
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