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Old 03-24-2017, 11:31 AM
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MrPoutine
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I would not say that I "detoxed" from going to AA meetings, I just realized that did not need the meetings, and most likely never had needed them. I used to go because the counselors at the detox/rehab establishment that I had gone to told me quite explicitly that the only way to quit alcohol was to attend lots of AA meetings, and I thought that they knew what they were talking about. I was a member of AA for 18 months or so, had a home group and a sponsor. After reading a lot, and talking to people who quit without AA, I eventually realized that AA works for some and not for others, and that I was one of the later group. I spoke to my sponsor about this, and he was fine with this - he knew people that had quit drinking without AA, and he wished me well. I still run into him occasionally, and we chat a bit.

So, some people need AA and some don't. I know which group that I am in, but you have to find out for yourself which group you are in.
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