Can A Pill Help Your Drinking Problem?

The evidence is clear

I tried my best to stay sober in AA. I did all the things.

I attended 90 meetings in 90 days, got a sponsor, read the AA Big Book cover to cover, volunteered for a “service job” making coffee, and even attended outside seminars and retreats.

I picked up my monthly chips when I made it that far without drinking, then picked up 24-hour chips after I would relapse — then started the process all over again.

Finally, I had what they call in AA my “moment of clarity.”

Alcoholics Anonymous just wasn’t going to work for me — no matter how hard I “worked it.”

I believe any program for sobriety requires buying into its philosophy, and that’s something that I could never do completely in AA.

I didn’t know where else to go, so I spent much time trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

I had gone without a drink for the better part of 20 years until I relapsed during my separation and divorce. Drinking hadn’t been the cause of my marital issues, but once I was separated and out of the house, it was game on.

Or — game over.