I have walked out of meetings for various reasons. Thinking back to the few that I have left early the common reason was the outside issue talk. I am a real alcoholic and I never did any dry goods. I can sympathize with their addiction but I can't relate to their stories. Their stories actually get my AV to tell me "see booze never made you do this or that". that scares me and my defense is to run. So I leave and head to the next meeting I can find. Luckily, I live in a city with hundreds of meetings a week.