Bill Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous. In the movie “My Name is Bill W”, actor James Woods gives us a perfect explanation of why humans have such a hard time changing, even if the current behavior is not desirable. Take control of your life today. Visit us at www.IWasBornToWin.com
This is an amazing scene by an amazing actor – the other one you have
posted “solving your problems” is equally as good, but has only 1877 views.
I wonder why Can you post more of these clips?
@iwasborntowin On my top page. Thanks for asking.
going to be off work for a while now, recovering. I had internal bleeding.
Been though HELL!!! I know the shame and the depression this disease
brings. It’s been so darn ugly. I know my next binge, my next binge may
really kill me. Take Alcoholism seriously folks. No Alcoholic wakes up one
morning and chooses to become one.
I have beenclean and sober for 3 years but i am afraid to relapse this
days!!!
@doggsector thanks alot!!! Does that make all members of AA moral
degenerates too?
@iwasborntowin Being addicted to crapping and urinating? Not the sort of
think people admit to. In fact many of us are secret crappers and urinaters
: we do it behind closed doors, are embarrassed if anyone sees or hears us
and never do it in front of the wife or husband. We use “needing to take a
dump” as an excuse to escape awkward questions. We use it to hide, to avoid
work/the boss/annoying people and we use this “quiet time” for a million
and one other private little things. Not addicted?
@doggsector Sickness is not a moral issue is it ? No one in AA becomes
perfect. There is no such thing as normal but one good thing about AA is
that through empathy and identification we can begin to heal if we can be
honest with ourselves . A lot of people have similar feelings to people in
AA but they have no where where they can feel a sense of belonging . AA and
the people in it have many failings just the same as those outside but the
fact that we benefit from going to AA is why we return.
@kevphillips02 Yeah truth hurts don’t it. But it is much easier to blame
your conscious derelictions on a “disease.” It certainly is very
fashionable and hip.
@Pjtheanimal2 Yes actually you chose to do what you did. No magic power
came over you and forced the bottle down your throat. You made a conscious
decision to pick up that drink and down it. the bottle didn’t levitate and
poor itself down your throat. Your brain told your hand, I want to get
drunk more then I want to stay sober. I would suspect that once you get
that and take some moral responsiblity then you won’t “relapse” anymore.
You get it? You made a conscious choice to get drunk.
I’ve been drinking all week, I just drank a bottle of cologne, I’m 32 years
old and my life is a mess.
It is possible to get out of that hell, folks. I did… It is hard as hell,
but it’s worth it.
YES, it IS a disease, and I have a chronic case…struggling for over 30
years. I completely understood and related to every word out of that man’s
mouth…..all the hell, all the pain, all the humiliation; we stiil just
want one more drink….just one more drink….anything,,,ANYTHHING for just
one more drink.
@Pjtheanimal2 I’m with you. I’ve done the same thing. Maybe we should write
each other so we can get rid of this bastard.
I watched this movie with my two alcoholic patents(both members of AA) it
was a great movie, loved it. Even being 13 I had a connection to it, I
could relate with some of the quotes and the story from the big book. This
part really makes one think.
We all have our problems, so every time when you think there some little
thing wrong don’t go around comparing it to starving kids! This has NOTHING
to do with alcohol nor will it ever. I am not the diseased one, but i have
seen this disease KILL people. I am not the immature one so i will not need
to ‘grow up’, but you should. You don’t see me using cuss words just to
attempt to get my point across. All those words do for you is make you look
very ignorant.
I have been sober now for 5 years. I could go back and drink if I choose
to. It’s always going to be there no matter if I want it or not. I have the
choice today to get up and tell myself I am worth my sobriety. I don’t have
to pick up that first drink, because I decided not to listen to the lies
that my alcoholism can tell me about myself. I create the lies and I can
believe them if I’m not care full and aware. When I learned to love myself,
the lies became noticeable and avoidable.
I have found that drinking is really a symptom of a deeper rooted issue. I
had to let God take over as the Center of my life which means Jesus is who
I turn to for my Main Comfort when I’m hurting. Not alcohol, cigarettes,
food, sex, etc. I was a cross addict for a while until I learned this.
Hi,
You have no idea, what you are doing by putting up this bullshit.
AA has helped a millions of people to stay sober. This program is not to
quit drinking, but to be a human by killing your ego. Not drinking is a by
product obtained due to the change.
The twelve steps are designed so perfectly to change any habits, literally
any habits whether its drinking, over eating, lying, gambling or anything.
And its good that the 164 pages is untouched. If you really want to change
something go take a hike and focus on something that needs a change and not
something that is so spiritual and helping so many…Learn to be a human
first, then you will understand what it is all about
You have to experience it yourself. only then you will know what it is. How
can you talk about candies when you haven’t tasted it yourself. You will
always find it sour.
God bless you and all the people who want to be human and also to those who
are at least making an attempt.
You have no idea, what you are doing by putting up this bullshit.
AA has helped a millions of people to stay sober. This program is not to
quit drinking, but to be a human by killing your ego. Not drinking is a by
product obtained due to the change.
The twelve steps are designed so perfectly to change any habits, literally
any habits whether its drinking, over eating, lying, gambling or anything.
And its good that the 164 pages is untouched. If you really want to change
something go take a hike and focus on something that needs a change and not
something that is so spiritual and helping so many…Learn to be a human
first, then you will understand what it is all about
You have to experience it yourself. only then you will know what it is. How
can you talk about candies when you haven’t tasted it yourself. You will
always find it sour.
God bless you and all the people who want to be human and also to those who
are at least making an attempt.
hey buudy sorry this wasnt for you…this was for the one who is talking
about AA will destroy itself…my pages got it refreshed somehow
One of our local nabe ‘hard cores’ pushes a shopping cart around our
streets hereabouts, always with the plastic bin, with ice, and his own
supply of alcohol. His brain is now Swiss cheese and he shakes, all the
time. But he still won’t stop. One day he was jeering loudly outside a
meeting, “Hey, ya know what AA stands for??..Another A**hole!!” And a
fellow-Stepper friend of ours walked by, heard him and said, “So, I suppose
that’s why you’re homeless, sick as a dog, no family, no money, no life –
and most of the people here are keeping sober one day at a time..yeah, I
guess you got the right answers, man..”
All i know is AA saved my life. Cult or not, however one see’s things. If i
went to a bar every day and drank with people that i just met, we had one
thing in common…….a drink. I can go to a AA meeting and have in common
one thing with the person next to me……to not drink. Along the way i
have made friends, true friends. If you dont believe in God, then how about
Good Orderly Direction? I know drinking put me in the hospital and jails.
I get along better with family and i dont have to worry about blue lights
behind me anymore or wonder how my car got in the driveway after a black
out. Maybe the people commenting here dont have a problem, or dont realize
that they may. The movie of course is “Hollywood” so how true to fact it
is, is questionable. It works One Day at A Time for me, you can take what
you want and leave the rest. :-)
I just turned 10 months. AA may not be for everyone, but its the only way i
could quit drinking. The big book, my sponsor, and most importantly GOD has
saved my life. If i can do it anyone else can. I truly believe those that
say AA doesnt work are those who never worked an honest program of
sobriety. AA only works if your willing to give in, and surrender. All
surrender means is join the winning team. So belive what you want im living
proof it works. Its sad to watch good people waste away. All you have to do
is work the steps honestly. I guess i had the gift of desperation. Remember
we deal with alcohol, cunning, baffling, powerful. I always had alcohol as
my higher power, but now i have GOD. Even when i was a drunk, and at my
bottom. He was always with me. Waiting for me to rediscover, and know him.
God bless you all, and i will pray for the alcoholic who still suffers, and
for the one who wont make it.
i understand everything he is saying oct 15 i got help but feel iam getting
addicted to valium and xanax type meds to relax i get them prescribed but i
know there not the answere so what is
great monologue