"If you go to AA, are you allowed to drink on a moderate basis after you've been sober awhile?" was the curious question George asked me this morning.
"Abstinence," I replied. "You are supposed to never drink again."
"That sucks donkey balls," George said frowning.
I couldn't help but laugh. It was an innocent enough question.
"You thinking about going to AA?" I then asked.
"Hell no," George said. "They're a bunch of religious, brainwashed kooks."
George might be opposed to AA, but he always asks me questions about it. He has this fascination with the subject. I didn't tell George this, but I rarely go as well these days. Every time I go, Phillip, the local AA patriarch asks me if I am sober and miserable.
"Your miserable despite being sober," he will tell me. "You need to work your program."
I don't have the heart to tell him I've been feeling pretty well except for my bouts with my mental illness.
A few months ago, I went to an overeaters anonymous meeting and really liked it. The drawback? It was a very long drive. A drive I can't afford often.
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What is the purpose for such a question? Sober and miserable? Could the answer ever be "Sober and joyous!"?
What a pep talker.
I found that lots of folks from AA like to accuse you of being a "dry drunk". If it helps people, good, but there are aspects of it that are hard to take.
Phillip needs to be smacked.
I saw Yes Man last night. I guess AA is pretty much the same thing, but NO to liquor of course. I won’t spoil the mobile, but you will understand if you watch it.
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