Good evening fellas, This wednesday we will be reading Women Suffer Too p200-207 of the Big Book. Maybe a bit ironic for a men's meeting but hey... such is life! I may not be a women, last time I checked anyways, but I certainly relate with one of the major themes in the story; blackouts! Although alcohol-induced blackouts or drug-induced ones aren't considered a definitive indicator of whether or not someone is alcoholic -as we like to say- It's a red flag! I looked around a bit to learn some more about blackouts and found this explanation satisfying: Blackouts are periods of amnesia caused by excessive rapid spikes in a person's Blood Alcohol Content (BAC), which cause an interference in the brain's normal memory creating functions. During a blackout a person may actively engage in a wide range of behaviors but the brain is unable to create memories for what transpires. This leaves holes in a person's memory that can range from spotty recall for the ev...
This blog is a compilation of commentaries about AA, alcoholism, sobriety and recovery. They were created as part of a weekly email series I send out to the AA Wed Night Riverside Men's Group in Escazú, San José, Costa Rica. We are a Men's Big Book and AA-related literature study group with the aim of expanding our knowledge and understanding of the principles set forth by the book Alcoholics Anonymous.