Originally Posted by Gottalife

Sorry C3, I missed your first question. Small screen.

What I was meaning is that the proportion of all aud sufferers that are at the severe end of the scale are the ones AA refers to as the real alcoholic, and who I think of as the hopeless or chronic alcoholic. It is a small proportion of problem drinkers. These are the folks AA is designed to help. I was not referring to the proportion of AA members, but of aud sufferers.

I was a hopeless chronic alcoholic, and a binge drinker to boot. Control and choice. The chronic part I think means the conditions has existed over a long period of time, and manifests in the same way. Binges may get closer and longer over time.

I am sure there are a good number of non alcoholics claiming AA membership these days, though I can't think why they would want to do that.