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I’ve been off alcohol for 30 years coming Oct 13. I went to AA and listened to constant continued falling off alcohol consumption. I felt the need to work on quitting myself with help from a therapist who helped me more than AA could. I’m GAD general anxiety disorder and I was trying to cure myself with drugs and alcohol. They were bad! I got on propranolol and it worked. We are all unique in our physical and mental states so you must look for your special needs and go screaming towards a cure. Good luck working toward this daily job of keeping yourself happy and cured.

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Well said Bonehead. Even as an atheist, I have found AA to be very helpful. As you state, there are many ways to get and stay sober, and a therapist outside of AA is something I've used for over 20 years.

I also sponsor three guys who believe about the same as I do. We work steps 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12 and are all doing fine.

Thanks BH!

Joe