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Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by two men, both considered hopeless “near death” alcoholics. These two men were Dr Bob Smith of Akron Ohio and Bill Wilson a stockbroker from New York.
What these men discovered was that alone they could not stop drinking but that together they were able to keep sober. They wrote the “12 Steps” to show how they achieved sobriety.
Today, “12 Step Programs” have helped more people to modify their behaviour than any other method so far in the history of mankind. So if you can see that your alcohol problem is doing serious damage to your health and your life we recommend that you join AA.
The basic idea is this: that for some unknown reason it is far easier to stop a particular behaviour with the support of a group than it is to do so on your own.
This is the basis of all Twelve Step programs that exist today.
We at the Family Neuro Health Centre have seen the great benefits of people getting together in groups with a shared aim. We would like all of our more seriously distressed alcohol clients to have these benefits but obviously we are not everywhere to help facilitate this type of group support. However there are AA groups everywhere in the world, so we recommend that you attend AA meetings if your alcohol problem is doing you damage.
Attending AA meetings is a very positive step in improving your Quality of Life and in preventing relapses. After a few years people often forget the horrors and costs of alcohol addiction and they are then in danger of risking having just one drink and relapsing. As long as you attend AA meetings this will never happen to you.
NaltrexoLite Plus and The Beck Mini DDC are wonderful ways to start beating alcohol, and AA is a wonderful way to finish beating alcohol.
Some things that people in AA have discovered are:
1. That the phenomenon of “craving” for alcohol is unleashed by the first drink. If you have a serious alcohol problem, once you take that first drink you are going to get drunk, so every effort is made to avoid having that first drink.
2. That avoiding the first drink is an every day task and routine. AA members don’t try to predict the future or talk in terms such as “for the rest of your life” etc. They tend to use the term “one day at a time”. Each day they focus on avoiding that first drink, and they let the future take care of itself.
Other AA Facts:
The term “alcoholic” is used in AA but simply means “anyone who has shown any inability to control their drinking”. An “alcoholic” is simply a person whose life gets much better if they don’t drink.
With AA you take what you like and you leave the rest. AA has been called religious and even “cult like” by some detractors. You should not be deterred by this sort of talk as there are absolutely no rules in AA and everything is only suggested. You are under no obligation to do or to believe anything. Many members are agnostic. However the power of a group of people, all with the same goal, should never be underestimated. We suggest you try a few AA meetings and decide for yourself.
Wherever you are in the world you can find the support of AA meetings near you at http://aa.org/
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