If you’re struggling to control and enjoy your drinking and think you might have a problem, maybe we can help.
Most of us struggle to admit we are real alcoholics. Just like everyone else, we dislike feeling different or unusual. We want to be normal, regular people. So we spend a lot of time and energy trying to prove that we can drink like normal, regular people. We believed that somehow, someday we will be able to control and enjoy our drinking. Since we cannot, we fail over and over again. It is astounding how long we continue trying to prove that we aren’t alcoholics! Some of us do it until we lose our minds – or die.
A.A. has a simple programme that works. It’s based on one alcoholic helping another. Because of our own drinking experience, we can be uniquely useful to other alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
In A.A., we don’t diagnose you or even tell you if and when you should stop drinking. That’s your decision to make. This self-assessment is a tool to help you decide if your drinking is problematic. Only you can decide if A.A. is for you.
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