The Code of Silence: Why does AA try hide its origins?
On February 3rd, 1990 I attended my first AA meeting. I was not to drink alcohol or do drugs from that day on, and I remain sober to this day. I was in my mid-twenties and had never been to any 12-step program in my life. I was looking for help and just didn’t know where to go. A friend suggested I go and check out this meeting. He had told me these people helped him with the same problems I described to him. I had no idea what I was walking into. Little did I know it would be a blessing and a curse. Looking back, I guess it was the appearance of a bond within the group that attracted me. The people seemed very close and loving towards one another. As time went on, I attended the suggested 90 meetings in 90 days. I had made a fresh start in my life, and was achieving some progress. My first six months were a time of awakening and radical shifts in my life. I could sense a renewing of my mind and body. I always love to poor myself into whatever I am doing in my life. I wish to know all
