AA Acronyms
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AA = Absolute Abstinence
AA = Adventurers Anonymous
AA = Altered Attitudes
AA = Altruistic Action
AA = Attitude Adjustment
AA CULT = Always Available
Compassion Understanding Love Tolerance
AA's-R-US = Alcoholics Anonymous
Recovery Unity Service
ABC = Acceptance, Belief, Change
ACTION = Any Change Toward
Improving One's Nature
ACTION = Any Change To Improve Our
Natures
ADDICT = Anybody Doing Drugs In
Compulsive Trouble
AFGE = Another F****** Growth
Experience
AIDS = Active In Dangerous Sex
AIDS = Addicts Injecting Dirty
Syringes
ALCOHOLICS = A Life Centered On
Helping Others Live In Complete Sobriety
ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Our Names
Yield Maintenance Of Unity & Service
ANGER = Any No Good Energy Rising
ASAP = Always Say A Prayer
ASK = Ass-Saving Kit
BAR = Beware Alcohol, Run
BAR = Beware Alcoholic Ruin
BATH = Behavior, Attitude,
Thinking, and Habits
BEST= Been Enjoying Sobriety
Today?
BIG BOOK = Believing In God Beats
Our Old Knowledge
B O G G L E = Bad Or Good, God Loves Everyone
BS = Before Sobriety
BUT = Being Unconvinced Totally
CALM = Can Anger Leave Me
CARE = Comforting And Reassuring
Each Other
CHANGE = Can Help Attract New
Gifts and Energy
CHANGE = Choosing Honesty Allows
New Growth Everyday
CIA = Catholic Irish Alcoholic
CLEAN = Completely Leaving Every
Addiction Now!
COURAGE = 'Cause of Using
Recovery's A Great Effort
CRAP = Carry Resentments Against
People
DEAD = Drinking Ends All Dreams
DENIAL = Don't Even Notice I Am
Lying
DENIAL = Don't Even Notice It's A
Lie
DETACH = Don't Even Think About
Changing Him/Her
DT'S = Don't Think Shit
DUES = Desperately Using
Everything but Sobriety
DRY = Doing Recovery Yourself
EDI not DIE = Easy Does It not
Does It Easy
EGO = Easing God Out
EGO = Edging God Out
FAILURE = Fearful, Arrogant,
Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty
FAITH = Finding Answers In The
Heart.
FAITH = Fear Ain't In This House
FAITH = Facing An Inner Truth
Heals
FAITH = For An Instant Trust Him
FAITH = Fantastic Adventure In
Trusting Him
FAITH = Fear And Insecurity? Trust
Him!
FAITH Foolish And Ignorant
Theological Hogwash
FAITH For Answers I Trust Him
FAITH For Anything I Trust Him
FAITH Forsaking All I Trust Her
(Pagan meaning)
FAITH Forsaking All I Trust Him
FAMILY = Father And Mother I Love
You
FEAR = Failure Expected And
Received
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing
Real
FEAR = False Expectations
Appearing Real
FEAR = Feelings Expressed Allows
Relief
FEAR = Feelings Every Alcoholic
Rejects
FEAR = Fighting Ego Against
Reality
FEAR = Forget Everything and Run
FEAR = Forgetting Everything's All
Right.
FEAR = F--k Everything and Run!
FEAR = Face Everything and Recover!
FEAR = Frantic Effort to Appear
Real
FEAR = Frantic Efforts to Appear
Recovered
FEAR = Feeling Everything’s Awful
Real
FIT = Faith, Intuition, and Trust
FINE = Faithful, Involved,
knowledgeable and Experienced
FINE= Fabulous, Intelligent, Nice,
Exceptional
FINE = Feeling Insecure, Numb and
Empty
FINE = Frantic, Insane, Nuts and
Egotistical
FINE = Freaked out, Insecure,
Neurotic and Emotional
FINE = Feeling Insecure Neurotic
& Emotional
FINE = Frustrated, Insecure,
Neurotic & Emotional
FINE = F--cked, Insecure, Neurotic
& Emotional
FOG = Fear Of God
F_CKED = Feeling Useless 'Cause
I'm Kicking Every Drug
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All
Conscious Expectations.
GAYS = Go Ask Your Sponsor
GIFT = God Is Forever There
GIFTS = Getting It From The Steps
GOD = Give Others Dignity
GOD = Good Orderly Direction
GOD = Get Out Devil
GOD = Go On Dreaming
GOD = Group Of Drunks
GOD = Gift Of Desperation
GOD = Group Of Drug Addicts
GOYA = Get Off Your Ass
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All
Conscious Expectations.
GUT = God's Undeniable Truths
HALT = Honestly, Actively,
Lovingly Tolerant
HALT = Hope, Acceptance, Love and
Tolerance
HALT = Hungry, Angry, Lonely, and
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
HEART = Healing Enjoying And
Recovering Together
HELP = His Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Her Ever Loving Presence
HELP = Hope, Encouragement, Love
and Patience
HOPE = Heart Open Please Enter.
HOPE = Happy Our Program Exists
HOPE = Hearing Other Peoples'
Experience
HOPE = Hang On! Peace Exists...
HOPE = Help Open People's Eyes
HOW = Honesty, Open-mindedness,
and Willingness: that's how we do it
HOW = Honest, Open-minded and
Willing
ISM = I, Self, Me
ISM = Incredibly Short Memory
ISM = In Side Me
ISM = I Sabotage Myself
ISM = I Sponsor Myself
KISS = Keep It Simple, Stupid
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sugar
KISS = Keep It Simple, Surrender.
KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetheart
KISS = Keeping It Simple,
Spiritually
LET GO = Leave Everything To God,
Okay?
LOVE = Living Our Victories
Everyday
MMM = Meetings, Meditation and
Masturbation (recommended for the first year)
NEW = Nothing Else Worked
NOW = No Other Way
NOWHERE or NOW HERE
NUTS = Not Using The Steps
OUR = Openly Using Recovery
PACE = Positive Attitudes Change
Everything
PAID = Pitiful And
Incomprehensible Demoralization
PAIN = Pause And Invite New
PEACE = Providing Experienced
Attitude Changes Every day
PHD = Pretty Heavy Drinker
PMS = Poor Me Syndrome
PMS = Pour More Scotch
PRIDE = Personal Recovery Involves
Deflating Ego
PRIDE = Pretty Ridiculous
Individual Directing Everything
PROGRAM = People Relying on God
Relaying a Message
PUSH = Pray Until Something
Happens
PUT = Patience, Understanding,
Tolerance.
RAGE = Real Angry Gut-level Ego
RELAPSE = Recovery Exits Life And
Program Seem Empty
RACING = Real Alcoholics Centered
Inward Needing God
RELATIONSHIP = Really Exciting
Love Affair Turns Into Outrageous Nightmare Sobriety Hangs In Peril
RID = Restless, Irritable and
Discontented
RUN + I = RUIN
RUIN - I = RUN (let God run the
show 'cause I ruin everything)
SWAT = Surrender, Willingness,
Acceptance, Trust.
SASTO = Some Are Sicker Than
Others
SHIT = Simply How I'm Thinking
SIT= Stay In Today
SLIP = Sobriety Loses Its Priority
SOB = Sober Old Bag
SOB = Sober Old Bastard
SOB = Sober Old Biker
SOB = Sober Old Bitch
S O B E R = Spirituality Over
Booze Equals Recovery.
S O B E R = Spiritually On Beam; Everything's Right
SOBER = Staying Off Booze Enjoying
Recovery
SOBER = Son Of A Bitch,
Everything's Real
SOBRIETY = Stay Off Booze Recovery
Is Everything To You
SOLUTIONS = Saving Our Lives Using
The Inventory Of Needed Steps
SPONSOR = Sober Person Offering
Newcomers Suggestions On Recovery
STAR = Start Talking About
Recovery
STEPS = Solutions To Every Problem
in Sobriety
STEPS = Solutions To Every
Problem, Sober
STOP = Sicker Than Other People
STOP = Sicker Than Others Patrol
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust.
T H I N K = The Happiness I Never Knew.
TIME - Things I May Enjoy
TIME = Things I Must Earn
TIME = This I Must Earn
TIME = Tears In My Eyes
TODAY= Thinking Of Deeds And
forgetting Yourself - by Joel R
TRUST = Try Relying Upon Steps and
Traditions.
TRUST=Teaching Recovery Using
Steps and Traditions.
WASP = Worry Anger Self Pity
WILLING = When I Live Life, I Need
God
WISDOM = When Into Self, Discover
Our Motives
WILLING = When I (Let Go & Let
God) (Live & Let Live) I Normally Grow
WHO ME = Willingness, Honesty,
Open-mindedness, Must Exist
WORK = What Our Recovery Knows
WORRY = Wrong Or Right Remain
Yourself
YET = You're Eligible Too
YET = You'll End Up There
