Gonna start AA tomorrow

[_EndOfTheLine_]

I'm done with everything else. I've tried everything I can. Now its time to try AA. I'm worried tho, how anonymous is anonymous??

[mollyka]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Well done Endof, all the 'olbies' here will say 'whatever it takes' and that is what you are doing, I've never been to AA, I would be very selfconscious anywhere near my home or work environment in case I would bump into folks I knew, silly really, cos if they are there............, other than that I would imagine anonymous is pretty anonymous. Best of luck and let us know how you get on:goodjob:
Molly

[_EndOfTheLine_]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Yeah whatever it takes eh? What did it take for you? I wish I didn't have to go to AA. Even the slightest possiblility of it getting out that I was there would be massively inconvenient. Then again, so would continuing to get pissed all the time and failing my exams in my dream course ffs

[universal]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

It's very anonymous - it's our own little community. I love AA - keep an open mind when you go. It's a great program and it works. Good luck!

[DLSUM]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

The anonymity is pretty secure, but do NOT admit to anything criminal there. What you say is not legally privileged and CAN be used against you. Just a fair warning.

But give it a shot! It can't hurt, and you can "take what you need and leave the rest." Works for me...

[_EndOfTheLine_]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Sensible advice DLSUM and thanks for the reply universal. I'm not really into the soul searching thing, so I'm guessing I may have to "leave" quite a bit

[mollyka]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

I've sort of muddled along Endof, not always successfully! I do find tho that the longer I can distance myself from alcohol (time wise I mean, not actual distance!) the easier it gets. Like anything IMO even addictions can be part habit, and when you break the 'habit' of drinking it is just a big part sort of ..dealt with. I'm not trivialising the addiction part, but that's been my experience. I have always said tho from the beginning of this if I found myself back in the black hole AA will be the next step. So many people cannot be wrong about AA, like Universal says, it is a community and it definitely seems to work.
Molly

[_EndOfTheLine_]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Yeah, i def agree with "time since drinking" idea. I reckon if I get a year under me I'll b sorted more or less

[mylife]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Give it a try EOTL. And get there a little early for the meetings so you can talk to a few people before hand. (When I tried it the first time I waited until the last minute and tried to hide under a baseball cap). You'll see it's a friendly bunch of NORMAL people just like everyone here. And it's very Anonymous.

[rebirth]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Hi endoftheline

I use to attend AA meetings but stopped two months ago as it just doesnt work for me right now. Definitely give AA a try as any type of group therapy is always helpful.
But please be careful whenever you share as not everyone respects the anonymous side of it.
I had a fall out with an AA member who then proceeded to email all my work collegues that I am an alcoholic and take drugs ( I shared once that I took them when I was in my twenties). It was a very embarassing situation. If you want to know more then PM me.

AA isnt a magic pill and it will still be your choice to stop...but you will be inspired by some of the survival stories you will hear at the meetings. I do miss hearing them.

[mario]

Gonna start AA tomorrow

Go for it eotl, I went at the start of my journey,made a few good friends who helped me tremendously, I took what i wanted from it and it worked fine with me.its nice to be around like minded people,