RECOVERY ACRONYMS
Don't
Even
Notice
I'm
Am
Lying
Ass
Saving
Kit
Real
Exciting
Love
Affair
Turns
Into
Outrageous
Nightmare
Sobriety
Hangs
In
Peril
A
Life
Centered
On
Helping
Others
Lives
In
Complete
Sobriety
False
Evidence
Appearing
Real
Face
Everyting
And
Recover
Fuck
Everything
And
Run
Frantic
Efforts
to
Appear
Recovered
Son
Of-a
Bitch
Everything's
Real
Good
Orderly
Direction
Group
Of
Drunks
Get
Out
Devil
Try
Relying
Upon
Step
Three
I
Self
Me
I
Sabotage
Myself
Pause
And
Invite
New
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Solution
To
Every
Problem
Sober
Sobriety
Loses
It's
Priority
Sicker
Than
Others
Patrol
Sicker
Than
Other
People
Not
Using
The
Steps
Becoming
Unconvinced
Totally
Carrying
Resentments
Against
People
Hoping
Our
Unity
Serves
Everybody
Fear
Of
God
Nothing
Else
Worked
Completely
Leaving
Every
Addiction
Now
Choosing
Honesty
Allows
New
Growth
Everyday
Living
Our
Victories
Everyday
People
Relying
On
God
Relaying
A
Message
When
Into
Self
Discover
Our
Motives
Keep
It
Simple
Stupid
Recovery
Exits
Life
And
Program
Seems
Empty
Leave
Everything
To
God
Ok
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Don't
Even
Notice
It's
A
Lie
Feeling
Insecure
Neurotic-and
Emotional
Staying
Off
Booze
Enjoying
Recovery
Sober
Person
Offering
Newcomers
Suggestions
On
Recovery
You'll
End-up
There
Your
Eligible
Too
This
I
Must
Earn
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
Can
Anger
Leave
Me
Real
Angry
Gut-level
Ego
Any
No
Good
Energy
Rising
Personal
Recovery
Involves
Defeating
Ego
What
Our
Recovery
Knows
Honest
Openminded
Willing
Comfort
And
Resassuring
Each-other
No
Other
Way
B.efore
S.obriety
Pityful
And
Incomprehensible
Demoralization
Pretty
heavy
Drinker
Start
Talking
About
Recovery
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Edging
God
Out
Happy
Our
Program
Exists
Any
Change
To
Improve
Our
Nature
His
Ever
Loving
Presence
Wrong
Or
Right
Remain
Yourself
God
Is
Forever
There
Getting
It
From
The
Steps
Worry
Anger
Self
Pity
Hearing
Other
People's
Experiences
Father
And
Mother
I
Love
You
Facing
An
Inner
Truth
Helps
Simply
How
I'm
Thinking
I
Sponsor
Myself
Incredibly
Short
Memory
Believing
In
God
Beats
Our
Old
Knowledge
Healing
Enjoying
And
Recoverying
Together
Staying
Off
Booze
Recovery
Is
Everything
To
You
Saving
Our
Lives
Using
The
Inventory
Of
Needed
Steps
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AA = Absolute Abstinence
AA = Adventurers Anonymous
AA = Altered Attitudes
AA = Altruistic action
AA = Attitude Adjustment
ABC = Acceptance, Belief, Change
ABC = Ashtrays, Broom, Coffee
ABC = Ashtrays, Broom, Chairs
ACTION = Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature
ALCOHOLICS = A Life Centered On Helping Others Live In Complete
Sobriety
ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Our Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity and
Service
ASK = Ass-Saving Kit
BAR = Beware Alcohol, Run
BAR = Beware Alcoholic Ruin
BIG BOOK = Believing In God Beats Our Old Knowledge
DEAD = Drinking Ends All Dreams
DENIAL = Don't Even Notice I Am Lying
DETACH = Don't Even Think About Changing Him/Her
DUES = Desperately Using Everything but Sobriety
EGO = Easing God Out
EGO = Edging God Out
FAILURE = Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful,
Empty
FAITH = Fear Ain't In This House
FEAR = Few Ever Arrive Rejoicing
FEAR = Failure Expected And Received
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
FEAR = False Expectations Appearing Real
FEAR = Fear Expressed Allows Relief
FEAR = Feelings Every Alcoholic Rejects
FEAR = Fighting Ego Against Reality
FEAR = Forget Everything and Run (polite version)
FEAR = Fuck Everything and Run! (not recommended--it's what we used
to do)
FEAR = Face Everything and Recover! (definitely recommended)
FEAR = Forgetting Everything's All Right (not really!)
FEAR = Frantic Effort to Appear Real
FEAR = Frantic Efforts to Appear Recovered
FINE = Faithful, Involved, kNowledgeable and Experienced
FINE = Feeling Insecure, Numb and Empty
FINE = Frantic, Insane, Nuts and Egotistical
FINE = Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional
FINE = Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional
FINE = F--cked, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional
GAYS = Go Ask Your Sponsor
GIFT = God Is Forever There
GOD = Good Orderly Direction
GOD = Group of Drunks
GOYA = Get Off Your Ass
GUT = God's Undeniable Truths
HALT = Honestly, Actively, Lovingly Tolerant
HALT = Hope, Acceptance, Love and Tolerance
HALT = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired: Fix these situations before you
make any decisions.
HALT = Horny, Arrogant, Lazy and Tragic: if you're any one of these,
get to a meeting!
HALTS = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired and Stupid
HALTS FEAR = Hope, Acceptance, Love and Tolerance Stops Forgetting
that Everything's All Right
HELP = His Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Her Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Hope, Encouragement, Love and Patience
HOPE = Happy Our Program Exists
HOPE = Hearing Other Peoples' Experience
HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists...
HOW = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness: that's how we do it
HOW = Honest, Open-minded and Willing
ISM = I, Self, Me
ISM = Incredibly Short Memory
ISM = InSide Me
ISM = I Sabotage Myself
KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sugar
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetheart
KISS = Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
MMM = Meetings, Meditation and Masturbation (recommended for the
first year)
NUTS = Not Using The Steps
OUR = Openly Using Recovery
PACE = Positive Attitudes Change Everything
PAID = Pitiful And Incomprehensible Demoralization
PMS = Poor Me Syndrome
PMS = Pour More Scotch
PROGRAM = People Relying on God Relaying a Message
RELATIONSHIP = Real Exciting Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous
Nightmare, Sobriety Hangs In Peril
RID = Restless, Irritable and Discontented
SLIP = Sobriety Loses Its Priority
SOB = Sober Old Bag
SOB = Sober Old Bastard
SOB = Sober Old Biker
SOB = Sober Old Bitch
SOBER = Son Of A Bitch, Everything's Real
SPONSOR = Sober Person Offering Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery
STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem, Sober
STOP = Sicker Than Other People
TIME = Things I Must Earn
WILLING = When I Live Life, I Need God
YET = You're Eligible Too
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