Alcoholism Support Group
Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.
"These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book", 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 159~ {5-2015}
~Alcoholics Anonymous, "Big Book", 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 159~ {5-2015}
There is no place in the BB that says it is the only way. I have come across people who have stop drinking through other avenues. They do not have what I found in AA. I watch as a love one tried to stay sober without AA. Did not work. The main message for me from the BB is I embrace a higher Power. One that can change the way I view life. One that can change the way I respond to life.
We tend to forget drinking was only a symptom of our disease. That is in the BB. I don't know about you. But I believe I have a disease of the mind, body and soul. And to be correct, the BB calls it a malady. I escaped this malady(disease) by 1st working through the steps and living by the traditions. Then I started living by the steps and the traditions. With the foundation of my program being the 7th tradition. And embracing the importance and must value of working steps 6 and 7.
For those who don't know me none of this came quickly. I did not stay in the room from my first visit. I had several relapses. The last one being a 7 year binge. After which I discovered the missing element of my program; COMMITTMENT The commitment I made was to God and to God only. For me this mean attending whatever 12 step meeting I need to stay on the path of hope along with attending worship. That is my recovery system.
So when I can't hear it in the BB. I can hear it from the Bible. And some days it is visa versa. Other days I hear the same message from both. This program is based on scriptures from the Bible without the "you have to". Each edition to the BB has a preface. Which tell you the AA membership estimated size. So when I read the BB depending on the edition that is how many people are talking to me. For me this is fact. FACTS which have made LIVING life a reality. God be with you all
Tina