Alcoholics Anonymous

“and I actually talked about God, the one who had abandoned me when I was very little, very frightened, and very hurt.”

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“New Year’s resolutions I recycled for a dozen years while my drinking and my life kept getting worse. Alcohol had enslaved me.…

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“The horrors grew. Inner horrors. On the surface it looked as though I was more or less keeping it together, but day…

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“How I ran my home, I don’t know. I went on, realizing what I was becoming, hating myself for it, bitter, blaming…

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“Acceptance is the answer to all my problemskey to all my problems today.When I am distrubed, it is because I find some…

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“It’s like a man standing on a bridge in the middle of a river with his pants on fire wondering why his…

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“But in the light of the new understanding that I have found in A.A., I have been able to interpret that defeat…

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“I actually wanted a drink, besides feeling that I had to have a drink.”

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“When I got home in the evening, I drank at least half the fifth in front of the television set and watched…

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“I wondered how this misery would end. I was full of fear. I was afraid to tell others what I felt lest…

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“I tried everything. I moved a thousand miles away from home to Chicago and a new environment. I studied art; I desperately…

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“Dishonest thinking, prejudice, ego, antagonism toward anyone and everyone who dares to cross him, vanity, and a critical attitude are character defects…

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“We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to go, for we are liable to drink if…

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“So I continued spinning fantasies, and now alcohol fueled my dreams. I would make great discoveries, win the Nobel Prize in medicine…

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“Above all, I am grateful to A.A. for my sobriety, which means so much to my family, friends, and business associates, because…

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“I knew, I would start working on the half gallon again, despite the fact that I was still very ill from the…

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“Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to demonstrate His omnipotence.”

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“I have no control over some of the things that happen in my life, but with the help of God I can…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“They seemed to have all the ingredients for successful living: philosophy, faith, a sense of humor (they could laugh at themselves), clear-cut…

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“Through my years of darkness, some spark of spirit remained in me, helped me survive until I found my way into A.A.…

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“And, most importantly, I know who I am. I know my goals, dreams, values, and boundaries, and I know how to protect,…

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“knew that alcohol and I had to part. I couldn’t live with it anymore. And yet, how was I going to live…

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“As the treatment progressed, I began to get a picture of myself, of the temperament that had caused me so much trouble.…

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“The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our…

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“Ninety days sober cleared my thinking enough to make me realize I’d hit bottom. If I were to go back to drinking,…

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