Quote: it seems to be a lot more about crying "look at me i feel bad"
Originally Posted by
LadyBlue0527 
when I first attended AA years back I can admit that's exactly how I felt about it. A bunch of people who seemed to want to sit and whine about not being able to drink. I now realize that's because that's how I, myself, felt at the time.
I agree wholeheartedly LadyBlue. This might the case with an occasional individual in AA but the opposite is far more often true. "You spot it you got it" somehow seems to be a theme today.
My tip for long term recovery is to look very carefully at the times you drank,
after you had decided "never again". Understand deeply and thoroughly the reason(s) you decided to drink and have a plan for when that circumstance finds you again.