Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A. a try- whether you think it can help you.
We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism.
Help for Individuals
Take our quizz
Are you worried you may have a problem with alcohol? We can help you decide whether you think Alcoholics Anonymous is right for you. Take our simple quiz.
What you can do next
We would recommend you come to an A.A. meeting or at least contact someone in A.A. and talk them about your problem.
Attending meetings
Going to an A.A. meeting is simple. You find out where and when there is a meeting convenient for you and you just turn up. That's it. There's no signing in, no money to pay, no appointment to make. There are no intrusive questions, no obligations. Your privacy and anonymity will be respected. You’ll never be met with a demand to come back to any meeting or indeed to AA. You can go to different meetings as often or as little as you wish.
To listen to what happens in a meeting, visit our Meetings on Air.
Many of us had no idea what to expect of our first meeting. For some of us the idea was quite scary, so we were greatly relieved to find that our fears were groundless. A.A. meetings are relaxed, friendly and open.
