| The alcoholic anonymous groups are out there to help | | | | of your time served. When you see that you are |
| people that realize that they have a problem with the | | | | hurting your family and friends because of all the |
| drinking that they are doing. If you find that you are in | | | | drinking that you are doing and are really ready to get |
| need of a little help with the drinking you are going to | | | | some help for it you will want to make sure that you |
| want to say to yourself that you need help and then | | | | are getting in contact with one of the alcoholic |
| contact one of the alcoholic anonymous groups in your | | | | anonymous groups so that you are going to be able to |
| area. If you try to go to a alcoholic anonymous group | | | | get the help that you want. However, you need to |
| with out facing the fact that you have a drinking | | | | take the first step in realizing that you have a problem |
| problem you are not going to be able to receive the | | | | and that you need help to get thru it. If you take the |
| help that they will offer you because you do no think | | | | first step then you will be able to get thru the program |
| that you have a problem in the back of your mind | | | | that the alcoholic anonymous groups will be able to |
| even though you went to one or two of the alcoholic | | | | provide to you for help. When you are in an alcoholic |
| anonymous meetings. If you have been ordered by the | | | | anonymous program you are going to want to make |
| court to go to an alcoholic anonymous meeting for | | | | sure that you doing what they suggest to you and |
| being caught drunk in public or even driving a vehicle | | | | even keep in contact with your group at all times. Even |
| you will not actually get much help from them because | | | | if you see that you are having a tough time at a |
| you did not come to the realization that you have a | | | | gathering take time to call your sponsor so that they |
| problem with drinking. You will actually just be wasting | | | | are able to help, you get thru the time at the gathering |
| the time of the alcoholic anonymous group that is | | | | without a drink or you may end up with the same old |
| actually trying to help you out because you think that | | | | drinking problem again. If you think about it, the alcoholic |
| you do not have a problem with your drinking. You | | | | anonymous group is only going to be able to help |
| may do your time at the alcoholic anonymous group | | | | those that are willing to receive the help that they are |
| but you really did not get anything out of it in the end | | | | offering. |