CHAPTER 03 · PAGES 30–43
More About Alcoholism
A closer look at drinking patterns and the difficulty of relying on willpower alone.
Read. Pause. Talk.
Read this chapter in your own Big Book or through AA’s official online edition. Notice what feels familiar, what challenges you, and what you would like to ask someone at the meeting.
Open the official Big BookChoose “More About Alcoholism” in AA’s chapter list. This page is a reading guide, not the full chapter.
Bring your questions
You don’t have to agree with or understand every sentence straight away. Reading together gives us a chance to listen and learn from lived experience.