Is A.A. For You?
(Click on the text
read the pamphlet)
We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave
up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to
admit that we could never drink safely. Then we
heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We
thought so for years!) We found out that many people
suffered from the same feelings of guilt and
loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found
out that we had these feelings because we had the
disease of alcoholism.
We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had
done to us. Here are some of the questions we tried
to answer honestly. If we answered YES to
four or more questions, we were in deep trouble with
our drinking. See how you do. Remember, there is no
disgrace in facing up to the fact that you have a
problem.
The above is an excerpt from the
pamphlet "Is A.A. For You?" Copyright A.A.
World Services, Inc. Reprinted with
permission.
A Newcomer Asks (Click
on the text read the pamphlet)
Am I an alcoholic? If
you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want
to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory
lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. Only
you can decide. No one in A.A. will tell you whether
you are or not.
The above is an
excerpt from the pamphlet "A Newcomer Asks."
Copyright A.A. World Services, Inc. Reprinted
with permission.
Do You Think You're Different?
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"A.A. won't work for me. I'm too far gone."
"It's nice for those people, but I'm president of
the P.T.A." I'm too old. Too young. Not religious
enough. I'm gay. Or Jewish. A professional person. A
member of the clergy. Too smart. Or too uneducated.
At this moment, people all over the world are
thinking that A.A. probably won't work in their case
for one or several of these reasons. Perhaps you are
one of these people.
We in A.A. believe alcoholism is a disease that
is no respecter of age, sex, creed, race, wealth,
occupation, or education. It strikes at random. Our
experience seems to show that anyone can be an
alcoholic. And, beyond question, anyone who wants to
stop drinking is welcome in A.A.
The above are excerpts from and
links to the
pamphlet "Do You Think You're Different,"
hosted on the A.A. World Services Website, found
here:
http://www.aa.org.
Copyright A.A. World Services, Inc. Reprinted
with permission.
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