Summary of Anonymous Alcoholics's Alcoholics Anonymous

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 I was born in a small New England town of about seven thousand people. I was the only child, and I was forced to go to church, Sunday School, and evening service. I resolved that when I was free from parental domination, I would never again darken the doors of a church.
#2 I had been drinking excessively for several years, and when I reached the final exams for my junior year, I went on a particularly strenuous spree. When I went in to write the examinations, my hand trembled so much I could not hold a pencil. I passed in at least three absolutely blank books. I was, of course, soon on the carpet.
#3 I developed two phobias during this period. The first was the fear of not sleeping, and the second was the fear of running out of liquor. I knew that if I did not stay sober enough to earn money, I would run out of liquor.
#4 I became friends with a group of people who seemed very calm and at ease, and they seemed very happy. I was self-conscious and uncomfortable most of the time, and I was thoroughly miserable. I sensed that they had something that I didn’t have, which could help me solve my liquor problem.

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• Alcohol

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• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 19 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669353980
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was born in a small New England town of about seven thousand people. I was the only child, and I was forced to go to church, Sunday School, and evening service. I resolved that when I was free from parental domination, I would never again darken the doors of a church.

#2

I had been drinking excessively for several years, and when I reached the final exams for my junior year, I went on a particularly strenuous spree. When I went in to write the examinations, my hand trembled so much I could not hold a pencil. I passed in at least three absolutely blank books. I was, of course, soon on the carpet.

#3

I developed two phobias during this period. The first was the fear of not sleeping, and the second was the fear of running out of liquor. I knew that if I did not stay sober enough to earn money, I would run out of liquor.

#4

I became friends with a group of people who seemed very calm and at ease, and they seemed very happy. I was self-conscious and uncomfortable most of the time, and I was thoroughly miserable. I sensed that they had something that I didn’t have, which could help me solve my liquor problem.

#5

I was able to get rid of my drinking habit after four years of sobriety. I spent a lot of time passing on what I learned to others who wanted and needed it. I did it for four reasons: sense of duty, it was a pleasure, because in so doing I was paying my debt to the man who took time to pass it on to me, and because every time I did it, I took out a little more insurance against a possible slip.

#6

If you are an atheist, agnostic, skeptic, or have any other form of intellectual pride which keeps you from accepting what is in this book, I feel sorry for you. If you still think you are strong enough to quit drinking alcohol on your own, that is your business. But if you truly want to quit drinking liquor for good, and sincerely believe that you must have some help, we have the answer.

#7

I was eight years old when I first became intoxicated. I had been drinking since I was young, and my parents were against it. I enlisted in the army in 1917, and while I was away from home, my drinking got worse.

#8

I was hospitalized eight times between January and June 1935, and each time I was determined to never drink again. My wife, however, convinced me that I was worth saving and worked with two drunks to help me quit drinking.

#9

I was given the opportunity to quit drinking, and I decided to take it. I was willing to do anything to stop drinking, and I admitted that from then on I was willing to let God take over instead of me.

#10

The man on the bed, Bill D. , was cured by the two men, Dr. Bob and Bill W. , who had come to see him. They had given him a cure for alcoholism.

#11

I decided to turn my will over to God and go along with the program. I was not afraid that the program wouldn’t work, but I was still doubtful whether I would be able to stick to it. But I did believe that I would make it if I could just listen to God.

#12

I wanted the program, and I wanted to go along with it. I noticed that the others seemed to have such a release, a happiness, a something that I thought a person ought to have. I was trying to find the answer.

#13

I was 16 years old and had just graduated from high school in Sherbrooke, Quebec. I had never had alcohol or any other type of drug, but I was afraid my friends wouldn’t like me if I didn’t do as they did. I began drinking alcohol daily.

#14

I was all alone in Quebec, and I began to attend A. A. meetings. I was beginning to feel grateful to the people in New York and to the God they referred to but whom I found difficult to reach.

#15

I met Jack, a down-to-earth man, at his home. He was wearing a velvet jacket and sitting comfortably in his parlor. I didn’t meet many people from high society, and I immediately thought, What’s going on here. This man isn’t an alcoholic.

#16

I had woken up in strange rooms before, but this was different. I was already awake in a big easy chair, in the middle of an animated conversation with a strange young woman. I was terrified, but I didn’t dare ask for a drink. I had to get out of there before she realized I was stark, staring mad.

#17

I was thirty-two years old when I landed in a hospital and started my slow fight back to normalcy. For the past ten years, I had been drinking to escape my miserable life.

#18

I was a sick person, suffering from an actual disease that had a name and symptoms like diabetes or cancer. I was an intellectual, and I didn’t like the mention of God or any of the other capital letters. I was an exile too long, and I wanted to go home to America.

#19

I had found my salvation in Alcoholics Anonymous. I was no longer alone, and I no longer had to drink to show them. I had found friends who understood me better than I understood myself, and who didn’t allow me to retreat into my prison of loneliness and fear over a fancied slight or hurt.

#20

I was a college student, and I was drinking with my friends. I had never drunk before, but I was interested in trying it. I met John Barleycorn, and he gave me freedom from fear and feelings of inferiority.

#21

I am a traveling salesman, and the day is over. I will go to bed. I wish I were home with the family and not in this dingy hotel. I become a teacher in a boys’ school. I am happy in my work. I like the boys and we have lots of fun, in class and out.

#22

I was an alcoholic. I had been trying to stop drinking for months, but I never succeeded. I was in the hospital for alcoholics, and I was an alcoholic. The insane asylum lay ahead. I was willing to be honest with myself and others about myself, and to think of others’ needs instead of my own in order to get rid of the drink problem.

#23

I had been asked to visit a man I had been friends with, and tell him my story. I felt much better. I had forgotten about a drink. I was on a train headed for a city, and I had left my wife at home sick. I was very unhappy.

#24

I began to play God and fix people. I could not fix anyone, but I was getting part of a tremendous education. I had made some new friends. Nothing was right. Finances were in bad shape. I had to find a way to make some money.

#25

I was introduced to the understanding Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1938, when my friend Fitz convinced me to seek help.