Originally Posted by
JdA23 
Thank you for the post. I can't say that AA wasn't for me because it did provide a lot insight that I probably wouldn't have found on my own. But I can say is that AA isn't me. I can't force it and I can't be convinced I'll be drunk as soon as I walk out door. That's a decision I have to learn to make on my own. I sure I will drop in because there are good people there.
When I was new there was a fellow with time in AA who told me if I didn't do what he did. Well... the gutter was waiting.
Yes, he was sober but he certainly wasn't happy. I found a few other members with time in AA a bit off as well.
But I never felt AA as a whole wasn't a good fit for me. I instinctively realized all the members including myself are flawed.
I also was fully aware my life was unmanageable. And alcohol played a huge part in why my life was a mess.
If I couldn't see that. If I couldn't see what drinking was doing to me. If I thought I could still get it together. Get my drinking under control.
I never would have never gone to an AA meeting.