Esme (1952)

Esme wrote about the traditions in the First London Pamphlet around 1952. When, in 1948 I contacted A.A for the help and my sponsor, Bill H saw me in hospital, and outlined the programme (how wise he was not to give me too much at first) I recall thinking to myself, these 12 steps make … More Esme (1952)

Speakers at the 2nd Annual A.A. Convention on England and Wales in 1957.

1957 2nd Convention held at Belle Vue Hotel, Cheltenham, May 11th -12th, 1957. The second annual convention held over two days in May of 1957.   Before you read the below, A.A Archives of Great Britain which is held at York university arranged for the audio to be digitised so I could listen to the full … More Speakers at the 2nd Annual A.A. Convention on England and Wales in 1957.

Bernie’s story

My partner was on to me, she said, ” You’re an alcoholic, if you carry on drinking, you’re gonna end up dead…and I thought, ” How dare you. I just did my third drink driving. My best mate and I had been on it all day. He owned a pub. We went to Epping Green, … More Bernie’s story

Mike M’s story

Around July 1995, I went to my first A.A. meeting. I gave myself the sobriety date of August 1995, but I think I stopped in April. The truth is, I had drunk substantial quantities of alcohol daily for over 23 years and was struggling with my physical health and was oblivious to the deterioration of … More Mike M’s story

Yoga John’s story

My name’s John, I’m an alcoholic, I don’t know my exact sobriety date, but I know I put it down in October 2003, following a historical relationship with alcohol that was never kind to me. My drinking was not what I would consider normal. I don’t know what normal drinking is. When young, it was … More Yoga John’s story

Mick C’ story

I had many losses at an early age, I got into solvent abuse and was expelled from school, then at the age of 14, I decided not to take anything. I didn’t for two years and got very low.  At 16, I was in a club in Stamford Hill with my dad, and he bought … More Mick C’ story

Tim K’s story

I was born in Hackney in 1957, and we moved to Welling, where we went to school in Sidcup [where most of my friends supported Charlton, the local team]. My mother was a violent alcoholic; her drinking got worse towards the end of her life. My first memory of being alive was about 5 or … More Tim K’s story