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I took pride in never needing to ask for help, alcohol was all the help I needed. Whenever I had to deal with rejection, loneliness or shame I…

What would you say, if I asked for a drink Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I’ll share you some…

One of my favorite phrases from the program is, “Without help it is too much for us.”, found in Chapter 5; How It Works. I need to be…

“Without help, it is too much for us” has always been apparent to me. Intellectually, I have always known that I was powerless over my spiritual malady or…

When I first came to the program, I knew I needed to stop drinking. But i didn’t know how to do it, let alone by myself and my…

A life with many soon became a room filled with only one. The world vast of forthcoming experiences dwindled into an endless abyss of hopelessness. King Alcohol drowned…

The youngest of three boys, I was a defiant son, a precocious student and a talented athlete. I paid scant attention to the advice of well-meaning teachers, coaches,…

An A.A. Solution for Irrational Fear! The following definitions of fear, terror and apprehension are my own; probably not to be found in a dictionary—they are simply a…

During the recent events I have noticed patterns in my behaviour, whenever a new measure was introduced I was triggered and reacted in exactly the same way….. In…

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When I returned to AA with desperation by staying close to my sponsor and fellowship, I was grappling with a crazy number of searching questions of my being…

AGAINST THE FIRST DRINK: 1. GO TO THE MEETING 2. DON’T’ KEEP SECRETS (TALK TO SPONSOR OR ANY AA MEMBER 3. WATCH FOR A RESENTMENT (WRITE IT DOWN,…

I am no longer alone, lost, afraid or run by my self destructive will when I’m connected to you. Fear can be diminished by my faith as I…

I was 8 years old the first time I had a taste of stout Pap was often away in the army, and he would say to Mom ”Better…

He lay down with both the knees close to his face. It appears he doesn’t want to see anyone but in reality he doesnl’t want anyone to see…

Brighter Than Any Light and Safer Than It was early days, about three months in, and I had to travel for work. My record for staying sober when…

AGAINST THE FIRST DRINK: Before I came to AA, I had no defence against the first drink. Mine was the classic ”rubber arm”, although to be honest, the…

Before AA I had no defence against the first drink, I sought to drink as a priority. It was the thought underpinning al other thoughts and actions. I…

I’ve found this one of the hardest areas to understand. One of my earlier learnings in AA was the idea of ‘the next right thing’, trying to feel…

I always tell myself that it doesn’t matter how far I am from my last drink – it’s how close am I to my next one? (And to…

AGAINST THE FIRST DRINK: I remember being told in my first A.A. meeting that ”the bomb is in the first drink.” It had to be explained to me…