AA has a simple program that works. It's based on one alcoholic helping another.
AA has a simple program that works. It's based on one alcoholic helping another.
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.
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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.
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Alcoholism is an illness that affects men and women of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life. To us, it doesn’t matter how much, where, or what you drink. What matters is how alcohol affects you.
If your life seems to be going nowhere, or it feels out of control and you think drinking might have something to do with it, it usually does. You know this from your gut—whether you feel guilty, lonely, ashamed, or whether alcohol is interfering in your life. Do you think you have a drinking problem? We believe you are the best person to answer that. We’ve prepared a pamphlet with 12 questions ( https://www.aa.org/aa-you ) to help you decide. The answers are nobody’s but your own.
Our first step was to admit we had a drinking problem; alcohol had made our lives unmanageable. Often as a last resort, we came to Alcoholic Anonymous.. Here we found a common solution. Ultimately, we came to believe we couldn't solve our problem alone. We needed help and a community of support. If you have come to the same conclusion, congratulations! You have just taken your first steps on the road to recovery.
If drinking is causing you trouble, and you want to stop but can’t seem to do it on your own, give Alcoholics Anonymous a try—try going to meetings for 90 days, and if your life doesn’t get better, at least you’ll better understand your options.
District 64 business meeting. Held every month on the 1st Tuesday, 6:00pm at the St. Peter's Anglican Church
622 2 St W. Salmon Arm.
Click the link for Salmon Arm round up info and to listen to previous speakers.
The purpose of the public information committee is to carry the A.A. message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Utilizing literature and service material available on the A.A. World Services Website and working together, the members of the committee convey information to the general public, schools, students and media professionals. Questions pertaining to anonymity of A.A. members at the public level, what A.A. does and does not do, and how we can be found are our prime focus. The public information chair also works closely with the district 64 web chair “About A.A.” pages. It is also important to be in contact and available to DCM’s and District PI Committee Chairs for matters concerning PI at a district level.
As our co-founder, Bill W., wrote: Public Information takes many forms—the simple sign outside a meeting place that says “A.A. meeting tonight;” listing in local phone directories; distribution of A.A. literature; and radio and television shows using sophisticated media techniques. Whatever the form, it comes down to “one drunk carrying the message to another drunk,” whether through personal contact or through the use of third parties and the media.