Alcoholic Anonymous Meeting

How do you benefit from an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting?

Alcoholics Anonymous doesn’t need an introduction. All of us have heard its name. Some of us may have heard it on the television or in the newspapers, while some of us may have a more personal connection to it. You may know a family a member or a friend who has attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to battle their drinking problem. But do you know what Alcoholics Anonymous really is?

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fraternity of men and women united by the goal of achieving freedom from their alcoholism. Membership is open to all- all men; women and children from all walks of life are welcome, as long as they want to battle their drinking problem. It is a non-profitable, non-professional, non-religious organization that strives to help the alcoholics deal with the emotional, social and physiological after effects of quitting alcohol.

In an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, you are welcome to share your experiences and problems with the other members. The members offer person-to-person talks or even sponsorship to a person joining A.A. The A.A follows the Twelve Steps program that seeks to help the alcoholic in developing a happy life without the use of alcohol. The Twelve Steps is discussed during A.A meetings.

You can find the location for an AA meeting in the white pages of your local telephone book. You can also call visit the official A.A website to find office, inter-group and answering service telephone numbers. You can also attend online meetings. Your privacy is guaranteed in all these meetings.

Alcoholics Anonymous has been successful in helping millions of people to escape from the clutches of alcoholism. Alcoholics Anonymous has adopted the Serenity Prayer (given below) as a step towards fighting alcoholism.

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference.”