The Enemy Within
February 1979
By:
R. E.
| Gloucester, New Jersey
Her healthy self has an alter ego that really enjoys feeling bad
About Alcoholism - Alcoholism Information, Research and Treatment
June 1978
By:
Harvey McConnell
Up the Amazon--No Escape
About to blow
July 2017
By:
Becky G.
| Greater Levittown, Pennsylvania
A newcomer learns to keep the lid on and share to release her crazy thoughts
Don't Hug Me!
September 2013
By:
Anonymous
Sometimes it takes a while to warm up to AA's cheery ways
Slow motion train wreck
August 2009
By:
STEVE W.
| Westminster, Colo.
After years on the run, an alcoholic comes to the end of the line
The Hand of AA Was There!
September 1969
By:
R. H.
| California
When he needed it most - Personal troubles multiplied after he joined AA but the warmth of the Fellowship saw him through
The Good Life
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Jim S.
| Loveland, Colorado
In nearly five decades, he’s seen a lot of changes. But one thing he knows for sure—sobriety is amazing
Not Right for a Woman
August 1999
By:
Jill H.
| Lyttelton
A former editor of New Zealand's AA magazine, Mainstay, talks about getting sober.
I Had Two Miracles--My Own Sobriety And. . .
May 1953
By:
B. P.
| Dorchester, Massachusetts
DRUNKS SCARED HER
The Non-alcoholics--God Bless 'Em!
July 1950
First International Conference<lbThe Long Suffering Wives and Husbands of AA <lbCome Into Their Own At Cleveland!
The Happy Campers
May 2013
By:
Scott W.
| Kearney, Nebraska
Grilling, tubing, bonfires and smoothies—nothing’s off limits for this fun-loving crew
Thoughts Are Things
February 1964
By:
M. D. B.
| Westfield, New Jersey
. . .if I wished to change my surroundings, I had to change my thinking first.
I Can Handle This
April 2016
On vacation in France, she lifted the glass to her mouth. What could possibly go wrong?
Out of the Storm
January 2012
By:
Lee T.
| Dawsonville, Georgia
A newcomer explores Step One and the five ways he was definitely powerless and unmanageable
Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
By:
G. N. G.
| Queens, New York
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Problems with the Alcoholic Executive
June 1960
By:
Ivan Underwood
Here is the "Half-Man" in business, the individual who does not get too drunk to function at all but who can operate only at half-speed with his morning hangover and four-martini lunch