An alcoholicAn individual with an unhealthy dependence on alcohol. From the perspective of AA, it is an individual who has lost control over their life due to an inability to stop drinking. More may dream that they are returning to their pre-sobriety habits. This often involves drinking one of their favorite drinks and engaging in destructive behavior associated with the darker times in their lives. These dreams can have detrimental effects on the dreamer and are a challenge to sobrietyIn 12-step programs, an individual is sober when they are no longer partaking in the behavior or substance to which they are addicted and living a better life following the program. Both are necessary to achieve sobriety. More.