Out of Fear, Into Service

I came into AA in 1982 in the basement of a church in Unionville, Ontario. I was absolutely terrified and desperate. I did not come because I wanted to; I came because I had no place else to turn. I went to meetings, open and closed, nervously sweating each time. I wanted to be there because, for once in a very long time, they gave me a bit of hope. I never shared at closed meetings. It always took all of my strength to just say my name and that I am an alcoholic.