Northfield Methodist Church

Alcoholics Anonymous  What is Alcoholics Anonymous?  Alcoholics Anonymous ® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.  We have lost the ability to control our drinking and have found ourselves in various kinds of trouble as a result of drinking. We attempt  - most of us successfully – to create a satisfying way of life without alcohol. For this we find we need the help and support of other alcoholics in A.A.  Am I an alcoholic?  If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. Only you can decide. No one in A.A. will tell you whether you are or not.  What can I do if I am worried about my drinking?  Seek help. Alcoholics Anonymous can help.  We have weekly meetings on a Tuesday and Thursday at Northfield Methodist Church , contact Colin (Member)  On 082 416 9441 / 011 849 0267 to find out when and where the group meets. We also offer support for the Partners of Alcoholics and Teenagers of Alcoholics.

If I go to an A.A. meeting, does that commit me to anything?  No. A.A. does not keep membership files, or attendance records. You do not have to reveal anything about yourself. No one will bother you if you don’t want to come back.  What happens if I meet people I know?  They will be there for the same reason you are there. They will not disclose your identity to outsiders. At A.A. you retain as much anonymity as you wish. That is one of the reasons we call ourselves Alcoholics Anonymous.  What happens at an A.A. meeting?  An A.A. meeting may take one of several forms, but as any meeting you will find alcoholics talking about what drinking did to their lives and personalities, what actions they took to help themselves, and how they are living their lives today.  How can this help me with my drinking problem?  We in A.A. know what it is like to be addicted to alcohol, and to be unable to keep promises made to others and ourselves that we will stop drinking. We are not professional therapists. Our only qualification for helping others to recover from alcoholism is that we have stopped drinking ourselves, but problem drinkers coming to us know that recovery is possible because they see people who have done it.