[cripplecreek]

I never liked the term "dry drunk". I seems to imply that the AA way is the only way.

Exactly. I quit on my own without any program but you wouldn't belive how many times AA members have told me that I'm going to start drinking tomorrow if I don't attend some meetings. Funny thing is that I tried AA and ended up sitting around getting drunk with other members.

[chesty_puller]

I never liked the term "dry drunk". I seems to imply that the AA way is the only way

AA doesn't like the idea that some can stop w/o AA and some can. I'm not a dry-drunk, I'm a nondrinker. Seven years since my last sip is all the proof I need.

[the long march]

Sorry to hear that. It is in direct contradiction to what is taught in the Big Book. Congratulations. I hope your life is happy jouyous and free

[ichabod1]

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Self-identifying AA “members” are not representative of the program as a whole. The program has helped MILLIONS get sober and stay that way. Many, probably most, slip and get drunk at some point. And some don’t come back and some don’t come back for a long time. But many of them wind up getting sober again and staying that way.