Alcoholics
Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share
their experience,strength and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership
is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for AA
membership; we are self-supporting through our own
contributions.
AA is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not
wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes
any causes.
Our primary purpose is to stay
sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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Is A.A. For You?
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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?"
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permission.
A Newcomer Asks
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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."
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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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Each group is autonomous. You will not be
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It is suggested that you attend a regular, "face-to-face"
meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous as soon as possible.
These on-line meetings can be a wonderful sobriety tool for
those of us who are unable to attend regular meetings, but
may not be sufficient for newcomers in early sobriety.
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