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AA = Absolute Abstinence AA = Adventurers Anonymous AA = Altered Attitudes AA = Altruistic Action AA = Attitude Adjustment AA's-R-US = Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Unity Service ABC = Acceptance, Belief, Change ACTION = Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature ACTION = Any Change To Improve Our Natures ADDICT = Anybody Doing Drugs In Compulsive Trouble AFGE = Another F****** Growth Experience AIDS = Active In Dangerous Sex AIDS = Addicts Injecting Dirty Syringes ALCOHOLICS = A Life Centered On Helping Others Live In Complete Sobriety ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Our Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity & Service ANGER = Any No Good Energy Rising ASK = Ass-Saving Kit BAR = Beware Alcohol, Run BAR = Beware Alcoholic Ruin BIG BOOK = Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge BS = Before Sobriety BUT = Being Unconvinced Totally CALM = Can Anger Leave Me CARE = Comforting And Reassuring Each Other CHANGE = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Everyday CIA = Catholic Irish Alcoholic CLEAN = Completely Leaving Every Addiction Now! COURAGE = 'Cause of Using Recovery's A Great Effort CRAP = Carry Resentments Against People DEAD = Drinking Ends All Dreams DENIAL = Don't Even Notice I Am Lying DENIAL = Don't Even Notice It's A Lie DETACH = Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her DT'S = Don't Think Shit DUES = Desperately Using Everything but Sobriety EDI not DIE = Easy Does It not Does It Easy EGO = Easing God Out EGO = Edging God Out FAILURE = Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty FAITH = Fear Ain't In This House FAITH = Facing An Inner Truth Heals FAITH = For An Instant Trust Him FAITH = Fantastic Adventure In Trusting Him FAITH = Fear And Insecurity? Trust Him! FAMILY = Father And Mother I Love You FEAR = Failure Expected And Received FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real FEAR = False Expectations Appearing Real FEAR = Feelings Expressed Allows Relief FEAR = Feelings Every Alcoholic Rejects FEAR = Fighting Ego Against Reality FEAR = Forget Everything and Run FEAR = F--k Everything and Run! FEAR = Face Everything and Recover! FEAR = Forgetting Everything's All Right FEAR = Frantic Effort to Appear Real FEAR = Frantic Efforts to Appear Recovered FINE = Faithful, Involved, kNowledgeable and Experienced FINE = Feeling Insecure, Numb and Empty FINE = Frantic, Insane, Nuts and Egotistical FINE = Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional FINE = Feeling Insecure Neurotic & Emotional FINE = Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional FINE = F--cked, Insecure, Neurotic & Emotional FOG = Fear Of God F_CKED = Feeling Useless 'Cause I'm Kicking Every Drug GAYS = Go Ask Your Sponsor GIFT = God Is Forever There GIFTS = Getting It From The Steps GOD = Good Orderly Direction GOD = Get Out Devil GOD = Go On Dreaming GOD = Group Of Drunks GOD = Group Of Drug Addicts GOYA = Get Off Your Ass GUT = God's Undeniable Truths HALT = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly Tolerant HALT = Hope, Acceptance, Love and Tolerance HALT = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired: Fix these situations before you make any decisions. HALT = Horny, Arrogant, Lazy and Tragic: if you're any one of these, get to a meeting! HALTS = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired and Stupid HALTS FEAR = Hope, Acceptance, Love and Tolerance Stops Forgetting that Everything's All Right HEART = Healing Enjoying And Recovering Together HELP = His Ever Loving Presence HELP = Her Ever Loving Presence HELP = Hope, Encouragement, Love and Patience HOPE = Happy Our Program Exists HOPE = Hearing Other Peoples' Experience HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists... HOW = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness: that's how we do it HOW = Honest, Open-minded and Willing ISM = I, Self, Me ISM = Incredibly Short Memory ISM = InSide Me ISM = I Sabotage Myself ISM = I Sponsor Myself KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid KISS = Keep It Simple, Sugar KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetheart KISS = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually LET GO = Leave Everything To God, Okay? LOVE = Living Our Victories Everyday MMM = Meetings, Meditation and Masturbation (recommended for the first year) NEW = Nothing Else Worked NOW = No Other Way NOWHERE or NOW HERE NUTS = Not Using The Steps OUR = Openly Using Recovery PACE = Positive Attitudes Change Everything PAID = Pitiful And Incomprehensible Demoralization PAIN = Pause And Invite New PHD = Pretty Heavy Drinker PMS = Poor Me Syndrome PMS = Pour More Scotch PRIDE = Personal Recovery Involves Defeating Ego PROGRAM = People Relying on God Relaying a Message RAGE = Real Angry Gut-level Ego RELAPSE = Recovery Exits Life And Program Seem Empty RELATIONSHIP = Really Exciting Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous Nightmare Sobriety Hangs In Peril RID = Restless, Irritable and Discontented RUN + I = RUIN RUIN - I = RUN (let God run the show 'cause I ruin everything) SASTO = Some Are Sicker Than Others SHIT = Simply How I'm Thinking SLIP = Sobriety Loses Its Priority SOB = Sober Old Bag SOB = Sober Old Bastard SOB = Sober Old Biker SOB = Sober Old Bitch SOBER = Staying Off Booze Enjoying Recovery SOBER = Son Of A Bitch, Everything's Real SOBRIETY = Stay Off Booze Recovery Is Everything To You SOLUTIONS = Saving Our Lives Using The Inventory Of Needed Steps SPONSOR = Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery STAR = Start Talking About Recovery STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem, Sober STOP = Sicker Than Other People STOP = Sicker Than Others Patrol TIME = Things I Must Earn TIME = This I Must Earn TRUST = Try Relying Upon The Steps WASP = Worry Anger Self Pity WILLING = When I Live Live, I Need God WISDOM = When Into Self, Discover Our Motives WILLING = When I (Let Go & Let God) (Live & Let Live) I Normally Grow WORK = What Our Recovery Knows WORRY = Wrong Or Right Remain Yourself YET = You're Eligible Too YET = You'll End Up There |