Introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous
Introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous
Introduction to Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous is an informal fellowship of men and women of all ages who suffer from the same disease. They come from all walks of life from were alcohol has become a major problem, and, who admitting it, have decided to do something about it. They are honestly and successfully attempting to build a satisfactory mode of living without the use of alcohol.
Our main purpose is simply to stop drinking and to help and show other alcoholics who are suffering precisely how we have recovered.
Alcoholics Anonymous will help everyone to better understand the alcoholic; most of us do not understand that the alcoholic is in fact a very sick person, and that he/she needs help. This is accomplishable through the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship.
We are not an organization in the conventional sense of the world. There are no fees or dues what so ever, the only requirement for membership is an honest desire to stop drinking. We are not allied with any particular faith, sect or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. We simply wish to be helpful to those who are afflicted.
For you we do hope that an Alcoholics Anonymous group is what you are looking for and that this will benefit you, for yourself, your family, your job, and most all your life, because your life depends on it.
What is an Alcoholic?
I know we all assume that an alcoholic is a person who is a bum on the streets or someone that sleeps in the park or lives in a daily shelter home, and that you are not an alcoholic because you are not a bum. Well think again
An alcoholic is a person who suffers from alcoholism- were the body becomes dependant on alcohol, an alcoholic is a person who is addicted to alcohol. Alcoholism is a chronic (long-term) disease. People with an alcohol problem are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume. An alcoholic is not at fault, he is simply born that way.
Excessive drinking can lead too illnesses of the body (internally and externally), disruptive behaviour, relationship problems in there families, loved ones, work and society.
In AA a large majority of our members are ordinary people who were repeatedly in trouble in one kind or another, directly or indirectly because of alcohol!
Some of us had lost everything because of alcohol, and had reached rock bottom before coming to an Alcoholics Anonymous group.
We all want to lead a reasonable happy responsible successful life style with full control of our behaviour; this will only be achievable through an Alcoholics Anonymous group. Bear in mind that it will not happen over night, it may take days, months or even years.
Now is the time to ask yourself am I an alcoholic?
No AA member will tell you that you are or not an alcoholic. This is entirely up to you.
Here are some questions that will help you.
Do you need a drink the morning after?
Do you lose time from work due to drinking?
Is your drinking harming your family?
So you crave a drink at definite times of the day?
Do your nerves suffer as the result of continuous drinking?
Have you less self-control after drinking?
Do you drink to obtain social ease? (In shy, timid, self-conscious individuals)
Do you drink for self-encouragement? (In persons with feelings of inferiority)
Is drinking affecting your peace of mind?
Is drinking making your home life unhappy?
Is drinking jeopardising your business or job?
Is drinking affecting your reputation?
If you have answered yes to three or more of these questions then you may classify yourself as an alcoholic and you may need help.
It is entirely up to you to seek the help.
Now you ask yourself the question: How do I become a member?
You automatically become a member when you tell us that you have a sincere desire to stop drinking. There is no entrance fee and subscription.
Our welcoming to you
I have now already explained how easily you can become a member. AA as a group is not a reform society and we certainly do not want to interfere with the majority to whom drinking is a pleasant and harmless recreation.
Our purpose is to explain how we ourselves met this drinking problem and defeated it. If you feel that you want to be one of us, we shall welcome you. You have the right to arrive with and to retain as much personal anonymity as you wish. If you decide to defeat you problem alone, we will wish you Godspeed, and will welcome you again in your own time. It is our belief, if you are an alcoholic; you need us as much as we need you.
If you have now decided that you want what and you want to attend a meeting, you can do so by contacting a meeting in your area.
Contact details:
Group: Vanderbijlpark
Day: Monday
Time: 20h00
Physical Address: Methodist church, corner Osmond & Hopkinson Streets Vanderbijl CW2
Contact number: 0861 435722
Group: Meyerton group
Day: Tuesday
Time: 19h45
Physical address: Meyerton welfare centre, corner Meyer & Van der Bijl Streets, Meyerton
Postal: P O box 368, Meyerton 1960
Contact number: 0861 435722
Group: Sasolburg Group
Day: Wednesday
Time: 20h00
Physical Address: Riemland Street (Old Sanlam Building) Sasolburg
Postal: P O box 590 Sasolburg 9570
Contact number: 0861 435722
Group: Three Rivers
Day: Wednesday
Time: 19h00
Physical address: Three Rivers Methodist church 54 Kowie Street (at Assegaai Street) Three Rivers Vereeniging
Contact number: 0861 435722
Group: Vereeniging
Day: Thursday
Time: 20h00
Physical address: Kruger Avenue, Vereeniging
Contact number: 0861 435722
Please visit the website as well :
www.aasouthafrica.org.za
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