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Centered3 Mike, I'm confused. So most people in AA who call themselves alcoholics aren't "chronic" alcoholics? What other type is there? Which type are you?
Please can you shed some light on this?
I was always afraid in the beginning to call myself "alcoholic" because my bottom seemed to be higher than others in my home group, but this might make more sense to me with some clarification. Thanks in advance.
I once heard a circuit speaker explain the difference between a chronic alcoholic and a periodic alcoholic and I am definitely more of a periodic alcoholic, but I don't recall seeing that in the big book.
I don't think "periodic alcoholic" appears in the Big Book.
That was more my genre. Irrespective of type it only takes one really bad episode to go right off the rails, kill yourself or someone else for that matter...........