When circumstances in life are overwhelming for you, how would you deal with your feelings of helplessness, feeling trapped, powerless and out of control? How would you regain control of your emotions?
I'm definitely powerless over alcohol (one drink and I can't stop); I'm also powerless over people, places and things. Through the program of AA I got a lot of tools that helped with all the feelings that once caused me to drink a magnum of wine every day. I couldn't stay sober on my own and I certainly wouldn't have had the support of the fellowship plus those tools.