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| Manic Depression and Alcoholism: A Personal Story |
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On September 21, 2007, I posted a video here
on youtube whilw I was drunk and going
through a manic phase of the disease known as
Bipolar Disorder. In February, I once again
entered recovery for Alcoholism, but was
still have either deep periods of depression
or chaotic painful manic experiences. This
video has been re-edited to show me before
and after treatment. I am not trying to draw
any attention to myself, but rather build
awareness of both of these diseases. The
good news is they are both treatable and
there are lots of resources available. Here
are some links to learn more.
Resources for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Secular Organization for Sobriety
http://www.secularsobriety.org
Lifering
http://www.unhooked.com
SMART Recovery
http://www.smartrecovery.org
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcoholism/D
S00340
National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol
Abuse
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
Partnership for a Drug Free America
http://www.drugfree.org/
Resources for Depression, Bipolar and Mood
Disorders
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org
National Mental Health Information Center
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
National Suicide Prevention Lifelife
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
If you are in crisis, call 1-800-273-TALK
(8255)
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
Remember, You Are Not Alone
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PREAMBLE
This is the text of an old preamble that used
to be used at AA Meetings. It was found
floating around USENET. From what we can tell
it was never "official" AA literature. If
anyone can give us a better idea of where it
came from, please write and we will pass it
along to the other readers.
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We are gathered here because we are faced
with the fact that we are powerless over
alcohol and unable to do anything about it
without the help of a Power greater than
ourselves. We feel that each person's
religious views, if any, are his own affair.
The simple purpose of the program of
Alcoholics Anonymous is to show what may be
done to enlist the aid of a Power greater
than ourselves regardless of what our
individual conception of that Power may be.
In order to form a habit of depending upon
and referring all we do to that Power, we
must at first apply ourselves with some
diligence. By often repeating these acts,
they become habitual and the help rendered
becomes natural to us.
We have all come to know that as alcoholics
we are suffering from a serious illness for
which medicine has no cure. Our condition may
be the result of an allergy which makes us
different from other people. It has never
been by any treatment with which we are
familiar, permanently cured. The only relief
we have to offer is absolute abstinence, the
second meaning of A.A.
There are no dues or fees. The only
requirement for membership is a desire to
stop drinking. Each member squares his debt
by helping others to recover.
An Alcoholics Anonymous is an alcoholic who
through application and adherence to the A.A.
program has forsworn the use of any and all
alcoholic beverage in any form. The moment he
takes so much as one drop of beer, wine,
spirits or any other alcoholic beverage he
automatically loses all status as a member of
Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. is not interested
in sobering up drunks who are not sincere in
their desire to remain sober for all time.
Not being reformers, we offer our experience
only to those who want it.
We have a way out on which we can absolutely
agree and on which we can join in harmonious
action. Rarely have we seen a person fail who
has thoroughly followed our program. Those
who do not recover are people who will not or
simply cannot give themselves to this simple
program. Now you may like this program or you
may not, but the fact remains, it works. It
is our only chance to recover.
There is a vast amount of fun in the A.A.
fellowship. Some people might be shocked at
our seeming worldliness and levity but just
underneath there lies a deadly earnestness
and a full realization that we must put first
things first and with each of us the first
thing is our alcoholic problem. To drink is
to die. Faith must work twenty-four hours a
day in and through us or we perish.
In order to set our tone for this meeting I
ask that we bow our heads in a few moments of
silent prayer and meditation.
I wish to remind you that whatever is said at
this meeting expresses our own individual
opinion as of today and as of up to this
moment. We do not speak for A.A. as a whole
and you are free to agree or disagree as you
see fit, in fact, it is suggested that you
pay no attention to anything which might not
be reconciled with what is in the A.A. Big
Book.
If you don't have a Big Book, it's time you
bought you one. Read it, study it, live with
it, loan it, scatter it, and then learn from
it what it means to be an A.A.
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