AA-Gainesville

At Alcoholics Anonymous Gainesville we are here to help you understand if A.A. might be an answer for you. We are not here to sell you anything or to convince you that there is something wrong with you. We simply want to explain what it is like to suffer from alcoholism and let you make the choice.

Here are some questions to help you decide if visiting us may be worth your time:

How do I know if Alcoholics Anonymous is for me?

Is your drinking causing you problems or is it causing problems for people that are close to you?

Have you been sentenced by the court system to attend A.A. meetings?

Are you being pressured by a loved one or employer to do something about your drinking?

Do you often think about how and when you will get your next drink?

Do you find yourself saying: “I can quit any time I want, I just don’t want to quit” or “The only person I am hurting is myself?”

Have you every honestly wanted to quit drinking and found you can’t?

Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and hate the person that looks back at you?

Do you think to yourself, I’m just going out to have a couple of drinks, and end up closing down the bar?

Have you ever made promises to stop and found that you could not keep them?

If the answer is yes, to any of them, we may have a solution.

AA-Gainesville is a group of recovered alcoholics having the single purpose of helping others recover from alcoholism.

We want to help you understand if you are suffering from alcoholism and if A.A. might be a solution to your problem. It does not cost a dime and there is no pressure.

If you want to keep drinking, that is your business. If you want to stop, that is ours.

What do I do to find out more?

You could do a bunch of online research, get some paid counseling, talk to your pastor, or consult your trusted confidants. But we found it useful to speak to someone who drank like we did, who successfully sobered up, and who navigated through the same problems that we had experienced.

Most of us have been told by doctors, psychiatrists, and preachers that we would be fine if we just stopped drinking. In reality we found that every time we were sober, we were not fine, but a drink would make everything temporarily better.

Here are some options for you:

• Call or text us at 940-275-0220, we will be happy to talk to you about how we got better. If you get the voicemail, leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can.
• Come visit us in person. Attend one of our meetings, it doesn’t cost anything, and we would love to meet you. You don’t need to bring anything other than yourself (if you want to bring a friend, feel free to do that).
• Send us an email and let us know when a good time to contact you would be. We will be happy to meet you as it is convenient for you.

We understand, we don’t judge, we won’t tell anybody.

It’s a difficult road to travel. Alcohol was the only friend most of us had in the last days of our drinking. We never thought we could live without it. It was terrifying to think that we had to go to A.A. for help.

We understand how you feel, we have been there. Anything you share with us will remain with us. Again, all we want is for you to have the same chance to change your life that was offered to us.

Oh… and by the way… it doesn’t cost anything.

Seriously, we only want to help you understand if A.A. might be for you.