Member Stories

When we talk about Step Two, came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, it can sound like a lightning bolt moment.…

Prayer is like a hassle free, less time and energy consuming, easier and better version of journaling with the same results! (Definitely not knocking journaling though, which I…

Keep going. Trust the process. Step Two feels gentle to me. It doesn’t demand certainty or perfect faith. It simply says came to believe. It suggests willingness, a…

It was around this time that I realised that being Happy was Allowed. I did not have to feel guilty for feeling good. It was not necessary to…

Friday, August 6, 1993. I was out at a bar in San Francisco, drinking beer, alone. I wasn’t enjoying my beers. In fact, they were making me feel…

I decided to surrender to this greater power, or God. In AA, I saw how different members are living their daily recovery, while retrospectively offering insight into how…

This is the single sentence that finally landed and bloomed in my sot of a heart and invited me to want sobriety for myself, not to please others.…

“Walking into Angsana for the first time, I didn’t know what to expect,” he says. “It’s not a rehab, not a hospital, but a welfare home for men…

When I first entered AA and heard the word “service,” I thought: “Oh no — not for me; sounds like more work to do.” At that point, I…

answering her phone, so I decided to stick around and wait for another 10 minutes. I remember sitting there, reflecting on the meeting, feeling a quiet mix of…

We hear so often that Alcoholics Anonymous is a “program of action” – whether it be in the titles of chapters in the Big Book (Into Action) or…

My first drink was when I was 16. I remember getting hooked onto it rather quickly as I started binge drinking almost immediately. At first, I had everything…

04 I am not an alcoholic! 05 They welcomed me, broken as I was 07 The attention and sharing made me cry 08 Now-familiar strangers 09 Rollercoaster of…

I was lost, adrift in a place where I was consumed by a darkness so deep, I could no longer recognise the woman in the reflection. I was…

brain’s muscle memory and thank my as-yet-unrevealed higher power that, hey, I had one hour of sobriety just by making one meeting that day. It seemed incredulous but…

I am sure I speak for many members when I describe the early days and weeks of AA as a rollercoaster of emotions. However, for me the overriding…

I came in drunk. Drunk and powerless over alcohol. “I have not hit rock bottom.” understood him. Any form, any being, any religion, anything really, as long I…

Daily Reprieve · Q1 2025 My father ruined alcoholism for me

ONE DAY AT A TIME hearing from our fellows We asked around the Singapore AA Fellowship what are their personal motivations for sobriety; what gives us strength and…

LIVING SOBER hearing from our fellows “How do I explain to people why I’m not drinking now?” Living Sober in Singapore – how does it apply? We share…

WELCOME IN a newcomer’s story My first 3 months – by Ed-T What was the turning point that What are your biggest sources What are the biggest challenges…

KEEP COMING BACK from relapse to recovery Understanding oneself – returning to recovery from a relapse What happened with your relapse and what brought you back to recovery?…

BREAKING FREE our experiences with institutions

MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY alcoholism and mental health Accepting all parts of myself – by Wahderer I had no denial I was alcoholic; my When I quit drinking,…

A Mother’s Journey from Raves to Recovery One day at a time, never look Let’s get real for a sec. My life story isn’t one of those inspiring…

What I thank my sponsor most for is how she guided my alcoholic mind towards the steps. Whenever I am stuck in a situation she would encourage me…

Circumstances at the time benefited us both and in a very short period we were sharing a small house together (as friends, please note). When I came into…

Please allow me to IMAGINE you like that Let’s cut straight to the chase Please and I do mean please, sincerely allow me to constantly, and I do…

“A personality flaw can be a trait or behavior that is conscious and the person usually has control over it, whereas a personality disorder is a long enduring…

way. That I know better. Then through sobriety, I began to feel joy, pain, hurt, balance, longing, regret and HOPE. Seeing MY want from my need. Understanding, that…