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Relapse

In the context of Alcoholics Anonymous, relapse is understood not merely as a physical return to drinking, but as a manifestation of deeper psychological and spiritual instability. These speaker tapes illuminate the insidious nature of the alcoholic mind, which often acts as a great liar, utilizing self-deception and arrogance to convince the individual they can outsmart the disease. The core principles discussed across these narratives center on the necessity of total surrender and the abandonment of self-will. Speakers emphasize that relapse is frequently preceded by a return to egomaniacal introspection, resentment, and a fundamental fear of living sober. Recovery is presented not as a quest for perfection, but as a daily, humbling commitment to the program's structure and the fellowship. Listeners can expect raw, first-hand accounts of hitting bottom and the devastating wreckage caused by self-sabotage. From the struggle with professional success and personal loss to the crushing weight of emotional paralysis, these speakers detail the cycle of relapse and the subsequent realization that sobriety requires learning how to live, rather than simply learning how to stop drinking. By exploring the intersection of humility, service, and the guidance of a Higher Power, these tapes provide a roadmap for those seeking to break the cycle of relapse and maintain a durable, long-term recovery.

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All Tapes

Wes P.
All-American at Notre Dame and Still an Eleventh-String Alcoholic Inside My Own Head – Wes P.
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Tammy S.
First Second and Third Step on Anything I Can’t Put Down — That’s How My Sponsor Keeps Me Sober – Tammy S.
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Leslie D.
Relapse Is a Trap Door Under Every Bottom — Forget It and You Repeat It – Leslie D.
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Amy O.
My Grandmother Poured My First Drink at Nine — Family of Origin Did the Rest – Amy O.
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Lisa C.
Seventeen Years Sober and Emotionally Relapsed — My Meeting Attendance Was Pitiful
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Local AA Speakers
Admitting I Was Whipped Was the Richest Resource I Had to Work With
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Phil S.
Ninth Step Calls to Old Girlfriends Showed Me the Disease Was Still Running Me Sober – Phil S.
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Julie A.
Finished My Big Dramatic Fifth Step, Looked Over, and My Sponsor Was Asleep on the Couch 🫠 – Julie A.
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Brian B.
Acceptance Was the Answer — Reading Page 417 Until It Stopped Being Just Words – Brian B.
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John C.
Y’all Visit AA, I Live at AA — and That Was Exactly the Problem – John C.
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John H.
$640 in Freud and Jung and Not One Page Could Keep Me Sober – John H.
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Ebby T.
Bill Put His Arm Around Ebby at the Subway and Said I Don’t Know What You Got Kid but I Want to Get It – Ebby T.
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Bob C.
Raised an Atheist, Saved by a Butterfly — Higher Power Lives in the Seeking, Not the Catching – Bob C.
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Stevie B.
Seven Years Sober Without a Program Made Me Sicker Than Drinking Ever Did – Stevie B.
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Red S.
Brought a 48-Quart Cooler of Beer to a Baptist College and Offered the Dorm a Round 🤦 – Red S.
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Jenny B.
Women from Her Group Carried Her Through a Double Mastectomy Without One Thought of a Drink – Jenny B.
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Carl D.
Cut the Bullsh*t What’s Going On Was the Fifth Step Nobody Taught Me in Treatment – Carl D.
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Kenny T.
Fourth Step Workshop Showed My Deepest Resentment Wasn’t My Wife or Sponsor — It Was Higher Power – Kenny T.
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Ginny N.
Never Got a DUI, Never Lost a House, Never Had Just One Drink in My Entire Life
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Jennifer W.
Healthy, Vegan, Marathon Runner — Also Drinking a Handle of Liquor Every Single Night 🫠 – Jennifer W.
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Russ M.
Not Forgiving Yourself Is Putting Yourself Above Higher Power — That’s What Kept Me Out Ten Years – Russ M.
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Laura H.
Hi, I’m Laura, and My Husband Thinks I’m an Alcoholic 🫠 – Laura H.
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Nick
Told Charlie the Big Book Displays a Conspicuous Absence of Intelligence — Don’t Drink, Read It Again 😆 – Nick
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Dottie S.
There’s a Big Hungry Mouth at the Center of Your Being and the Only Thing That Shuts It Is Higher Power – Dottie S.
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Tom P.
Showed Up Ten Minutes Late to Skip How It Works, Left Ten Minutes Early to Dodge Burning Desire — About Forty Minutes of AA 😅 – Tom P.
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