AA Saved my life. I was drinking just about every day and on the verge of losing my job and my relationship, as well as what little sanity I had. I didn't like the whole "God" thing and didn't want anything to do with "those people", but it all worked out. The 12-step program is just a framework for self-analysis and self-improvement. The whole "God" thing? Well, am I really the most powerful being in the whole universe or not? OK, I could get my head around that. Here was a group of people who were living without drinking and were happy about it! They were a lot more powerful than I was!

AA gave me a way to sort through a lot of the wreckage in my past and in my head, and it gave me a great support group. I haven't had a drink in over 12 years now and I wouldn't change any of it. It's always easier to make big changes when you have support.

Besides. What I WAS doing was NOT working for me. What did I have to lose by trying it the AA way for a few months?