Hi I wont be hugging this person as its gone way past that, it started when I was 14 so the drink wasn't involved at that point, as much as AA is great for some, I will be doing other recovery methods although I will be still reading the AA books and listening to AA speakers as I enjoy that, but that way forward is not for me, tried it many times before, as I said its great for some ie I know people who are 20 plus yrs sober because of AA
