What kinds of people are most likely to be successful in LifeRing?
People who have a sincere desire to get clean and sober are likely to be successful in LifeRing, regardless of any other traits. Our meetings include all kinds of religiously devout people as well as all kinds of agnostics and atheists, and every stripe in between. Since we’re secular, none of that matters. A few years ago, surveys indicated we were predominantly middle class, educated and affluent, but today our meetings include all classes, nationalities, and levels of education and income. Survey studies today probably would not find a significant difference between our membership profile and that of the general population of recovering persons. Our method requires more initiative and motivation than the traditional approach, but our environment also tends to bring those qualities out in people. A few kinds of people are not likely to be comfortable in the LifeRing environment: people who prefer more of a Sunday-school atmosphere, people who resist taking responsibility for their ow
