Also for some reason you got the impression that I think AA is the only way to sobriety. Nothing could be farther from the truth as I know people who have used alternative methods ranging from acupuncture to just quitting cold turkey with no help from anyone.
AA worked for me and has worked for many but that’s as far as it goes.
I do however steadfastly maintain my strong opinion of an alky returning to “normal” drinking. The fact that this happens to be a AA belief neither bolsters nor detracts from it’s validity for me.
Most AA doctrine I find pretty innocuous.
But when you start getting into concepts like “dry drunk,” “sponsorship,” and similar apocryphal beliefs, I need more than “success” for validation.