Being Afraid of Fear
I am afraid of taking off the armour I have so carefully crafted over the years. I am afraid of not numbing my mind, of not creating dense layers of fog that keep me from seeing through the eyes of the soul. I am afraid of facing the abyss that might appear before me...
Incarcerated and Grateful for an ACA Sponsor
My name is Sal and I'm an ACA. I was introduced to ACA while attending a drug and alcohol counseling vocation. The introduction came through a book, Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Geringer Woitits. I thought this book was very interesting and relatable. I could...
Outreach Success
We had a new couple attend our ACA meeting yesterday, and something happened that absolutely made my day. The woman pulled out one of our ACA business cards and said, “I picked this up at the library.” When I dropped ACA books off at the library, I had also left...
A Life Beyond My Wildest Dreams
I found ACA when I hit rock bottom. I’d pushed away all the people I loved the most. I could not believe how I had screwed up my life again. Zero self esteem. Dad died on Good Friday. I lost my job. The IRS emptied my bank account as they were looking for the weasel...
Giving It Back
While working the Steps with my sponsor, I began thinking about what it would mean to forgive my father, the alcoholic in my family. I knew that when the time came to address this part of my recovery, I wanted to do something significant—something I would remember,...
ACA Service…..My Natural High
There is something in my DNA that makes me want to learn everything I can when I become interested in something. ACA was no different. After only a couple of months, I loved the program and wanted to understand what made it work. I was familiar with AA because of my...
Changing My Behavior Through ACA
I never thought I could change my behavior! Hey, all these years I thought my bad behavior was normal. Plus, I was born this way, right? I was aggressive, angry, and irritable to name a few. With the urging of a dear friend who suggested to me on numerous occasions...
A Better Way to Live
My dad was an alcoholic and is my ACA qualifier. I was fortunate that he got sober when I was 18. He had 51 years of sobriety when he passed away at age 91. For most of my life, I believed my dad’s alcoholism had not really affected me. I chose not to drink or use...
ACA: My Journey to Emotional Sobriety
A dear friend relentlessly convinced me to go an AA meeting. I finally gave up my selfish pride and nervously went to a meeting. I’ve been sober since the first day I went: September 4, 2008. Later, when this friend of mine was staying with me, she was busy in my...
The ACA Promises Really Do Come True
I’m sitting in my chevy in the middle of town The light is red - I’m lookin’ around I see a man - with his fist in her face Her tears runnin’ down - such a disgrace In the grocery store, two-year old in the cart Mom’s snappin’ back with a tone so tart The baby’s...