| 1. |
Have I
tried to stop drinking for a week or so, but
could not do it? (Most of us
in A.A. made promises to ourselves or our
families. We could not
keep them.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 2. |
Have I
wished people would stop talking about my
drinking? (In A.A., we do not tell
anyone what to do. We talk about what we did, and
how we stopped.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 3. |
Have I
changed drinks to try not to get drunk? (We tried
not to get drunk. We just drank beer or just
drank on weekends.
But if we drank anything with alcohol in it, we
got drunk.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 4. |
Do I
ever need a drink to get going in the morning? (We found
that if we needed a drink when we woke up, then
we needed
alcohol too much.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 5. |
Do I
envy people who can drink without getting into
trouble? (Other people seemed to be
able to take it or leave it. We were different.
We
did not know why.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 6. |
Does
my drinking cause problems at home? (Before A.A.
we thought people or problems caused our
drinking. Now we
know drinking made things worse.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 7. |
Does
my drinking cause problems with other people? (People
treated us differently when we drank. They asked
how much we
had. We found we lost friends when we drank.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 8. |
Do I
try to get extra drinks? (Sometimes
we had a "few" drinks before we went
out. There never seemed
to be enough.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 9. |
Have I
tried to stop drinking but still got drunk? (We learned
that once we started to drink, we could not
stop.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 10. |
Have I
missed work or school because of drinking? (We called
in sick or told lies, we were really hung over.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 11. |
Do I
have blackouts - times I cannot remember? (In A.A. we
learned that blackouts are a sign that we have a
drinking problem.)
|
Yes |
No |
| 12. |
Would
my life be better if I quit drinking? (Many of us
drank to make things better. But when we got to
A.A., alcohol
had taken over our lives.)
|
Yes |
No |