Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. The idea is that working through these steps will help you in remaining sober. The 12 step program is AA’s recommended recovery program. That being said most of the meetings that I have been to have been centered around a passage from the big book and then sharing amongst the group about how everyone is getting along with their sobriety and in completing the 12 steps. Individual meetings can be started by anyone so it is unwise to expect all meetings to be conducted the same. So apologies if you have come here searching for a tow truck. The AA is also a breakdown recovery service. In simple terms AA is a gathering of people who suffer (or have suffered) from alcohol abuse problems. That is the official version from the AA’s own website. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.” There are no dues or fees for AA membership we are self-supporting through our own contributions.ĪA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution does not wish to engage in any controversy neither endorses nor opposes any causes. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. “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. Alternatives to AA and the 12 Step Program.AA members can be ruthlessly over zealous.History of AA, the 12 Steps and the Big Book.So now let’s take a look at all things Alcoholics Anonymous: Definitely keep that in mind when deciding if AA is something you wish to try. I have tried to be as objective as possible while still providing my opinion on certain matters. As for the rest of AA’s program I very much believe in “Take what you need and leave the rest behind”. I find the frank, open sharing and conversations to be of great help to me and hope that my presence is a great help to others. I mainly go to be around other people who have been through the same issues as I have. I do not however strictly adhere to the 12 step program. I regularly attend AA meetings and generally recommend them to other people. However if you want to know more I have linked to a number of other places throughout so that you can keep reading to decide if AA is right for you.īefore we dive on into it I wanted to give this little disclaimer: Once you have finished reading hopefully you will know everything you need to know about AA. I am going to take a deep dive into everything AA warts and all. Do you think you might have a drinking problem and are wondering whether Alcoholics Anonymous is the best place for you? Then this is the post for you.
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