Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA Workshop: How To Recover - Bob D
Jan 15, 2026
In this insightful workshop, Bob D, an experienced AA leader from Las Vegas, shares his journey of recovery since 1978. He discusses the critical elements of Step 1, detailing how alcoholics recognize their condition and the insatiable craving that defines chronic alcoholism. Bob emphasizes the spiritual malady that often accompanies abstinence and the false comforts sought to fill that void. His candid anecdotes illustrate the ongoing vigilance required in recovery, cautioning against the illusions that can lead back to drinking.
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Big Book: Problem Then Prescription
- The Big Book first defines alcoholism then gives specific steps to implement the solution in life.
- Bob D says applying the book's process changed his life when he finally followed it.
Chronic Alcoholism Is Different
- Chronic alcoholism differs from acute problem drinking by an internal allergy and craving response.
- Bob D describes being powerless both to stop drinking once started and to stay stopped after abstinence.
Decades Of Relapse Before Surrender
- Bob D recounts being unable to stop with sedatives, like Dr. Bob's story, despite long abstinent stretches.
- He says he always went too far once he started drinking, even from age 12.
