How do you go about not drinking or drugging ?!


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How do you go about not drinking or drugging ?


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The only requirement to join AA is a desire to stop drinking.

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.

When I walked through that door the first time, I really had no desire to stop drinking. I just knew I had to. When I first said, "My name is Marcia and I'm an alcoholic," I really didn't believe it. I wasn't one of those homeless men who sit on the curb drinking out of a paper bag.

As you continue in AA, you will find that there are doctors, lawyers, carpenters, nurses, teachers ... I could go on and on. They say don't look for the differences, look for the similarities.

Most people walk through that door alone for their first meeting. If you feel you need help, you can call your local AA hotline and they might be able to find someone to pick you up and take you to a meeting.

I've been going to AA for over six years. You will never find anyone other than an alcoholic who will understand what you say and you will never be judged. The problem isn't alcohol -- it's you.

You drink for a reason. Be honest with yourself -- you drink to numb out -- to not feel -- to escape the realities of life.

There is nothing that will make a matter worse than having a drink.

I have found a whole new life and if I had known how good it could be, maybe I would have quit sooner. I chair two meetings a week and am secretay of the Steering Committee (and have been for four years).

Give yourself the gift of having a new life -- you deserve it!

The above is also applicable to drugs. Many NA people go to AA meetings because there is more sobriety. You may want to think about that.

My best.




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