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Before Leaving AA

She realized that she might be able to change the things she didn't like

On September 10, 1985, I came into Alcoholics Anonymous as a 25-year-old woman, I had had three failed suicide attempts, was crashing at my parents home. I had no money and no job. I truly was without any hope. The last three years of my drinking were hell. My last drinking escapade landed me on the floor of a psychiatric unit for 8 days. The doctor told me if I did not quit drinking, I would not get better. I knew he was right. Sitting in that hospital, I knew I could not do it on my own. I had been trying for several years.

I would stop for a few months and then I would decide... Login to read more
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