Dysfunction Junction
October 2012
By:
Carol K.
| Sarasota, Florida
An alcoholic with a happy upbringing speaks up
Surrendering to Win
March 2012
By:
Eric G.
| Delray Beach, Florida
An AA member who got sober as a teen finds the solution
Sober at 63
April 2010
By:
RITA C.
| Wimauma, Fla.
The alcohol stops working and her Higher Power steps in
Meeting-makers Make It
September 2006
By:
Stephen T.
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
They do more than just show up
My Drug Of Choice
February 2003
By:
Anonymous
With men on her mind, it was hard to focus on the program
Losing Patti
October 2015
A member recalls how her sister's illness and subsequent death helped her get sober
Father's Day
June 2015
By:
Stephen M.
| Roslyn Heights, New York
In a restaurant in Little Italy, a sober dad gets a huge serving of love
A Long Overdue Amends
April 2015
By:
Anonymous
A member learns to take care of her body so she can pass on the AA message
Web Exclusive: A Family Trip Remembered
September 2011
By:
Andrew W.
| Missoula, Montana
A sober man looks back at an early intervention by his mother during his teenage years
Who I was and who I am now
February 2011
By:
Ricki P.
| Homestead, Pennsylvania
A transgendered alcoholic’s search for self
WHO I WAS AND WHO I AM NOW
October 2008
By:
Ricki P.
| Homestead, Pennsylvania
A transgendered alcoholic's search for self
We Were All Just Drunks
May 2005
By:
Sean B.
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
Alcoholism cares nothing for pay-grade or rank
Far From Innocent
March 2003
By:
Justin W.
| St. Petersburg, Florida
Their suffering and sickness are no different; neither is their recovery
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued
It's Not That Hard
July 2002
By:
Paul C.
| Oceanside, California
This writer says he wasn't arrested, he was rescued