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Dear Grapevine, October 2003

I am a nineteen-year-old alcoholic. My sobriety date is February 11, 2003. Since I have been coming to meetings, I have heard things like “It’s good that you came to AA before anything bad happened to you.” Statements like these make me feel inferior. It’s like saying my alcoholic career was a breeze. I may not have been drinking as long as most AAs, but don’t tell me that I haven’t experienced bottom. Last year, I went to six rehabs (three inpatient, three outpatient), and a halfway house, and at one point, I was in a coma. Yet I still drank. After my last detox experience, I gave up the fight and surrendered to God. I believe that God brings us into the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous at the right time. If we pick up once again, we weren’t ready. I just hope I can be of service to young people and other alcoholics.

MIKE C.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA