Readings from AA Big Book by Newcomer Edgard. - a podcast by Fernando Montes de Oca

The chapter to Employers in AA big book study is the story of how alcoholics live a social economic life by struggling with guilt and defeat of alcoholism. The author himself did not know he was an alcoholic till he saw himself losing his own self in the sickness of alcoholism if it would have not been for an intervention.

Like most alcoholics , the author describes three successful employees whom he recognized as hard workers which he had lost due to alcohol abuse because at the same time they worked hard they played hard. Three of his former co workers and employees he had lost due to mental illness by committing suicide which he later reflects he would have followed their footsteps if not were for the intervention.

In this chapter it is described from a conversation with a doctor in Chicago, that alcoholism is proven to be a sickness where the pressure of the spinal fluid ruptures the brain. Where the effects of the normal drinkers are understood by aberrations of the crooked brain by having irrational thinking. Again in this chapter, we described all sorts of drinkers from moderate to hardcore but all have one thing in common and it is the physical and mental sickness of alcoholism.

The author invites us to regroup and have the will power to change by following the steps in chapter 2 and 3 but only the alcoholic has to let go the stubbornness of drinking. He also advises companies to use this book as a remedy to make better the alcoholic at work. At the same time, he picks up the moral of junior executives not to hide the truth of how they feel when they see an alcoholic worker and confront them to stop drinking or being fired.

For some of us it is a blessing to be fired because we have the time to reflect and think of our lives and the actions we have taken to improve our health behavior. For me has been this way these past several months in the rehab program communicating with my sponsor, counselor and acquaintances at the rehab classes. Getting to know myself better and reason with what I had been losing because of my sickness.I have been sober now for more than 60 days now and I feel better physically and mentally with more energy to become a better employer in my next job.

Regards,
Edgard

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