What is the AA message?

Alcoholics 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. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

What does carrying the message mean?

A person should share whatever they need to keep them sober, but at the same time try their hardest to carry the message. The point of having a meeting is to have a place where newcomers and members can be reminded why we stay sober and learn what works for each person.

How should we carry the message in AA?

What is the main goal of AA?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who are able to relate and share their experiences, strength, and hopes with each other in order to solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism.

What are the teachings of AA?

What is the A. A. Message?

What are the 4 absolutes?

What are the 12 principles of recovery?

The 12 spiritual principles of recovery are as follows: acceptance, hope, faith, courage, honesty, patience, humility, willingness, brotherly-love, integrity, self-discipline, and service.

What is the philosophy of AA?

The main purpose and mission of Alcoholics Anonymous members are to stay sober and help others achieve sobriety. So that even when someone has overcome their addiction, they stay within the fellowship and help others overcome their addiction, and this also keeps them from relapsing.

What is the message in the AA Big Book?

AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. I am responsible.

What does service mean in AA?

Service is a means of maintaining sobriety. Service means getting involved in those functions. which directly carry the A.A. message or allow others to carry it. “Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drink as intensive work with other alcoholics.

Why is the Big Book so important?

In the first forward of the book, it states its purpose: “To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book.” The reason the Big Book carries so much weight in A.A. is that it has the directions to get sober. People today still follow their suggestions and still get sober.

What does the Big Book say about resentments?

The case is plainly stated in the Big Book: "Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." A person mired in resentment has scant chances of recovering from addiction. And remember that many forms of addiction left unchecked are fatal.

What does the Big Book say about fear?

In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, it says that we are “driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity.” These things drive our addiction and behavior. When we let ourselves be subconsciously driven by fear and its friends, we often end up suffering greatly.

What do the 12 steps mean?

The 12 Steps are a set of principles developed to help individuals struggling with addiction change their beliefs. Together, they act as a framework for sustainable recovery. What's more, 12 Step communities of all types help provide the support and accountability many recovering addicts crave.

What is the purpose of the 12 steps?

The Purpose Of The 12 Steps. The 12 Steps were created by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous to establish guidelines to overcome an addiction to alcohol. The program gained enough success in its early years for other addiction support groups to adapt the steps to their specific substance or addictive behavior.

What is the success rate of AA?

Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book touts about a 50% success rate, stating that another 25% remain sober after some relapses. A study conducted by AA in 2014 showed that 27% of the more than 6,000 members who participated in the study were sober for less than a year.

What are the 5 stages of recovery?

What does humility mean in AA?

Humility is simply having a realistic sense of oneself. A humble person accurately acknowledges both their strengths and limitations. These people have the capacity to be honest and without pretense in relation to themselves. They are “right-sized” and without false pride, arrogance, or importantly, low self-esteem.

What are the 4 dimensions of recovery?

What are burning desires in AA?

Burning Desire: Usually, at the end of the meeting, the chair asks if anyone has a burning desire to use or drink or harm themselves or others. This is also an opportunity for anyone who hasn't had a chance to share, to share.

What does the AA Big book say about pain?

Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. But if a willing start is made, then the great advantages of doing this will so quickly reveal themselves that the pain will be lessened as one obstacle after another melts away.

What are the readings at the beginning of an AA meeting?

THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

What is the AA fear prayer?

Fear Prayer

God, remove my fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be.

What does match calamity with serenity mean?

Thus the tag line matching calamity with serenity: the ability to maintain inner-peace and serenity regardless of life's circumstances.

What fears do alcoholics have?

Fear and Addiction

People who are trapped in alcoholism can develop the idea that their life is as good as it can get. They can imagine that a life in sobriety is dull and unsatisfying. They are frightened by the idea of facing life without alcohol and drugs.