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Those Traditions developed out of the experience of the early members. At first, they too felt that well-known A.A. members could help the Fellowship…
No. A.A. does not keep membership files or attendance records. You do not have to reveal anything about yourself. No one will bother you if you don’t…
Members of the immediate family and close friends are usually pleased to learn about an alcoholic’s membership in A.A. As for colleagues at work, it…
Groups strive to provide as safe an environment as possible in which members can focus on sobriety, and, while anonymity is central to that purpose,…
Sometimes a referral source asks for proof of attendance at A.A. meetings. Groups cooperate in different ways. There is no set procedure. The nature…
Most A.A. members meet in A.A. groups as defined by the long form of our Third Tradition. However, some A.A. members hold A.A. meetings that differ…
When we use social media, we are responsible for our own anonymity and that of others. When we post or text, we should assume that we are publishing…
Asking for special favors because of A.A. membership is not in the spirit of the anonymity Traditions.
This is a personal matter. However, the spirit of the program is one of sharing, and a recent study of A.A. members shows that a high proportion of…
The majority of A.A. members believe that we have found the solution to our drinking problem not through individual willpower, but through a power…
Realizing that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, it is recommended that talks by A.A. members as members be given in…