I went from being a top student to almost dropping out. Then I went to grad school and actually did drop out before finding AA. After a year sober, I went back to graduate school and enjoyed over 15 years of sobriety, building a family and career. Started drinking again on 9/11/01 and was wasted almost all the time for over 2 years. The near-loss of my professional life and my family, plus two DUIs in a 12-month period, brought me back into AA in early 2004. Treatment and jail time were part of my recovery process and help keep me humble while I try to rebuild my life. I go to meetings on an almost-daily basis and try never to forget that all I have now is mine by the grace of God – and that it can all be lost very quickly again.
. . . Anonymous