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Anonymous. Living Sober
LIVING SOBER
About that title..
Why ‘not drinking’?
1 Using this booklet
2 Staying away from the first drink
3 Using the 24-hour plan
4 Remembering that alcoholism is an incurable, progressive, fatal disease
5 ‘Live and Let Live’
6 Getting active
7 Using the Serenity Prayer
8 Changing old routines
9 Eating or drinking something—usually, sweet
10 Making use of ‘telephone therapy’
11 Availing yourself of a sponsor
12 Getting plenty of rest
13 ‘First Things First’
14 Fending off loneliness
15 Watching out for anger and resentments
16 Being good to yourself
17 Looking out for overelation
18 ‘Easy Does It’
19 Being grateful
20 Remembering your last drunk
21 Avoiding dangerous drugs and medications*
22 Eliminating self-pity
23 Seeking professional help
24 Steering clear of emotional entanglements
25 Getting out of the ‘if’ trap
26 Being wary of drinking occasions
27 Letting go of old ideas
28 Reading the A.A. message
29 Going to A.A. meetings
30 Trying the Twelve Steps
31 Finding your own way
Appendix* A report from a group of physicians in A.A
Note to medical professionals
PAMPHLETS
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Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., New York
We knew lots of people who drank more than we did, and people who could not handle their drinks at all. We were not like that. So the suggestion that maybe we should “stay sober” was almost insulting.
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The point is, there is no prescribed A.A. “right” way or “wrong” way. Each of us uses what is best for himself or herself—without closing the door on other kinds of help we may find valuable at another time. And each of us tries to respect others’ rights to do things differently.
Sometimes, an A.A. member will talk about taking the various parts of the program in cafeteria style—selecting what he likes and letting alone what he does not want. Maybe others will come along and pick up the unwanted parts—or maybe that member himself will go back later and take some of the ideas he previously rejected.
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