Trying to solve our problems by moving to a new location, an attempt to cure our alcoholism by getting a ‘fresh start’ in a new city. A detox is a treatment centre (usually government-run) that concentrates on drying a person out, getting them over the major physical effects of alcohol overuse FellowshipĪ term for the society or fraternity of AA. There is a saying in AA, ‘Alcoholism is a disease which convinces you that you do not have it.’ Also, there’s a joke that goes, “She’s called Cleopatra – the Queen of Denial” Detox Denial is one of the symptoms of the disease of alcoholism that makes recovery so difficult. DenialĪ person’s refusal to admit or accept that he or she is an alcoholic. In AA’s typically irreverent style, they’re called the cliches. Most AA meetings display a set of small posters with messages like: “First things first,” “Easy does it,” etc. One of the two founders of AA in Akron Ohio in 1935. The early members printed it on thick paper and used large type to make it look bigger and better value. With no financial resources, big hopes were placed on sales of the Big Book.
When the book was published in 1939 the AA fellowship was small and struggling. It is a jokey reference that goes back to AA’s humble beginnings.
These are words that people who are new to AA may find puzzling.Ī slang term for the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Over the years AA members have built up quite a bit of jargon.
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