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SECTION TWO

The Acid Test

"Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober,

keep in emotional balance,

and live to good purpose under all conditions?"

– Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 88

As active alcoholics, we usually responded to a problem by drinking. Then we indulged in self-pity, resentment, fear — which didn't solve the problem. As sober AA members, we can choose a different path, as did the writers of these stories. Instead of giving up, or giving in to despair, these AAs were able to respond to life's challenges and stay sober — and "keep in emotional balance and live to good purpose."