Totally sad bullshit

I had a thought during a really lame meeting tonight. I think it’s pretty retarded that AA validates sobriety by time spent not using drugs/alcohol. Drugs and alcohol are but symptoms of the problem. I drank and smoked to cope with life. My disease manifests itself in many ways. Perhaps the most destructive to myself and others was my using. But it just kind of pisses me off that people can stay off drugs for a really long time and still be really spiritually and mentally ill. It pisses me off because I understand this and am working towards changing myself spiritually whereas those with over a year clean are seen as “healthy” but really are more often than not more fucked than me.