>I looked into rehab this week. I can't afford it. And it's no sure thing IAC. I know a number of people in AA who went to rehab, often multiple times, and it didn't work for them.
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>Mike, a question...did your parents drink? I realize that's a personal question, but you've chosen in the past to share your personal life here.

No more than any normal person. They would split a beer. I do not blame my problems on anyone other than myself.

My father never knew his biological father. My grandmother married an alcoholic and he grew up in a house with him and his alcoholic friends. As a result he has always been wary of alcohol.