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Active vs Recovering Alcoholic?

ScarletAngel
ScarletAngel
"They say until they hit 1 yr, they are still considered an active alcoholic, then at 12 mths sobriety, they move to a recovering alcoholic."

I just read this on another group that deals with alcoholics. I have never heard anything of the sort in my years in AA and recovery. Has anyone else heard this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
All I have is 24 hours. One day at a time is how I live. Any thing else is rather meaningless. Unless it's witty, like cabledude's reply.
deleted_user
deleted_user
seems to me it's splitting hairs. I had an argument the other day about the difference between relapse and just a lapse. They thought that a lapse would be when you have a night of drinking, and then continue on the journey of sobriety. I called it a relapse. They figured relapse was a unspecified period of time when you drink over and over again without caring anymore.

In the end, we all decided it was just stupid terminology, and didn't really matter. I would say the same to you. personally, I think sober is sober. Time helps you in that you get a stronger resolve. but really, isn't it one day at a time anyway?

forget the terminology, and just focus on the day. Honestly, in one more month, it won't matter to you anymore anyway. ;)