Many of my Alcoholic friends have differing views on how they felt when they first walked into an AA meeting, which probably the bravest thing an alcoholic can actually do.
Alcohol has made most of us feel invincible yet when you walk into an AA meeting and hear the stories from the survivors of this disease you can't help but feel humbled. In these meetings I have met some of the nicest, most generous people you will ever find and each of them has worked hard to get their lives to a point where they are happy without alcohol.
Understandably you might feel apprehensive at first but after a few meetings you will hopefully feel that you are a part of the group and accepted by all the members; once this happens you should recognize that you are spending your time with people who would listen to you all day and be there for you 24 hours a day.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide organization dealing with every race and creed, but every alcoholic regardless suffers in the same way, and AA knows how to deal with alcoholism at ground level due to it's long history in dealing with the treatment of alcoholism.
Sadly statistics show that if you first attempt at quitting isn't successful you future attempts will have an even smaller chance of success so it is vital that you use whatever help is at your disposal, including medical.
I have just heard on the news that 40,000 people die every year in the UK, due to alcohol related diseases. That really does show how difficult it is for us to face an addiction even though we know that it is life threatening. Help is available for anybody that wants to stop drinking alcohol and going to an AA meeting is as good as it gets, as it tackles every social problem that alcohol can lead to. The unity between alcoholics is truly admirable and helps to really transforms an alcoholics personality, to a point that people won't recognize them as being the same person.
If you know somebody that needs help, please make sure they do get the support and help they need to successfully stop drinking alcohol and prevent them from just becoming another dreadful alcohol related statistic.
Alcohol has made most of us feel invincible yet when you walk into an AA meeting and hear the stories from the survivors of this disease you can't help but feel humbled. In these meetings I have met some of the nicest, most generous people you will ever find and each of them has worked hard to get their lives to a point where they are happy without alcohol.
Understandably you might feel apprehensive at first but after a few meetings you will hopefully feel that you are a part of the group and accepted by all the members; once this happens you should recognize that you are spending your time with people who would listen to you all day and be there for you 24 hours a day.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide organization dealing with every race and creed, but every alcoholic regardless suffers in the same way, and AA knows how to deal with alcoholism at ground level due to it's long history in dealing with the treatment of alcoholism.
Sadly statistics show that if you first attempt at quitting isn't successful you future attempts will have an even smaller chance of success so it is vital that you use whatever help is at your disposal, including medical.
I have just heard on the news that 40,000 people die every year in the UK, due to alcohol related diseases. That really does show how difficult it is for us to face an addiction even though we know that it is life threatening. Help is available for anybody that wants to stop drinking alcohol and going to an AA meeting is as good as it gets, as it tackles every social problem that alcohol can lead to. The unity between alcoholics is truly admirable and helps to really transforms an alcoholics personality, to a point that people won't recognize them as being the same person.
If you know somebody that needs help, please make sure they do get the support and help they need to successfully stop drinking alcohol and prevent them from just becoming another dreadful alcohol related statistic.
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