Not all alcoholics have the same symptoms, but many at different stages in the illness show these signs: They find that only alcohol can make them feel self-confident and at ease with other people often want just one more at the end of a party look forward to drinking occasions and think about them a lot get drunk when they had not planned to try to control their drinking by changing types of liquor, going on the wagon, or taking pledges sneak drinks lie about their drinking hide bottles drink at work (or in school) drink alone have blackouts (that is, cannot remember the next day what they said or did the night before) drink in the morning, to relieve severe hangovers, guilty feelings and fears fail to eat and become malnourished get cirrhosis of the liver shake violently, hallucinate, or have convulsions when withdrawn from liquor. Both the American Medical Association and the British Medical Association, chief organizations of doctors in those countries, also have said that alcoholism is an illness.
If they do not stop drinking, their alcoholism almost always gets worse and worse. Alcoholics cannot control their drinking, because they are ill in their bodies and in their minds (or emotions), A.A. meeting?ĪLCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.Īs A.A. meetings?Ĭan I bring my family to an A.A. What is the difference between open and closed A.A. meeting, does that commit me to anything?
What is the purpose of anonymity in A.A.? How can AA help me with my drinking problem?
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