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Powerlessness

At what point did you admit your were powerless over alcohol? According to Bill W., writing in the March 1960 AA Grapevine, “This simply means that all of us have to hit bottom and hit it hard and lastingly.” That bottom comes in many forms; read here how members handle powerlessness.

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