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Am I an alcoholic?

On November 7, 2011 By

Only you can decide whether you want to give AA a try; whether you think it can help you.

Here is a direct link to the chapter “More about alcoholism” from The Big Book of AA.

For a better understanding of the alcoholic mind, PLEASE read this text:

Chapter 3: [...]

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To wives / husbands

On March 27, 2011 By

Here is a direct link to the chapter “To wives” from The Big Book of AA.

For a better understanding of your alcoholic spouse, PLEASE read this text:

Chapter 8: “To wives”

If you find this chapter helpful, do not hesitate to read the rest of the book.

“For some reason, [...]

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Convincing Mr. Hyde

On February 8, 2011 By

“Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. That’s the place so many of us AA oldsters have come to. And it’s a hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconscious—from which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream —be brought into line with what [...]

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Rescued by surrendering

On February 3, 2011 By

“Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity. . . . Inwardly the alcoholic brooks no control from man or God. He, the alcoholic, is and must be the master of his destiny. He will fight to the [...]

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Freedom from guilt

On January 27, 2011 By

Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word “blame” from our speech and thought.

When I become willing to accept my own power-lessness, I begin to realize that blaming myself for all the trouble in my life can be an ego trip back into hopelessness. Asking for help and listening deeply [...]

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Getting involved

On January 24, 2011 By

There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.”… To be helpful is our only aim.

I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, “What can I do?” Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are [...]

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It doesn’t happen overnight

On January 13, 2011 By

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.

The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: “If I just don’t drink, everything will be all right.” Once the fog cleared for me, I saw—for the first time—the mess my life [...]

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Accepting our present circumstances

On January 12, 2011 By

Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can even begin. Again and again, we shall need to return to that unflattering point of departure. This [...]

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The 100% Step

On January 11, 2011 By

Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection.

Long before I was able to obtain sobriety in AA, I knew without a doubt that alcohol was killing me, yet even with this knowledge, I was unable to stop drinking. So, when faced [...]

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United we stand

On January 10, 2011 By

We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed.

I came to Alcoholics Anonymous because I was no longer able to control my drinking. [...]

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