{"id":1476,"date":"2025-09-28T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/?page_id=1476"},"modified":"2025-12-13T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T16:29:51","slug":"sera-que-aa-epara-si","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/en\/sera-que-aa-epara-si\/","title":{"rendered":"IS A.A. FOR YOU?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6938f98\" data-block-id=\"6938f98\"><style>.stk-6938f98 {margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;}.stk-6938f98 > .stk-separator__bottom svg{fill:var(--ast-global-color-7) !important;}.stk-6938f98-column{--stk-column-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--40, 30px) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6938f98-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1c55594 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1c55594\"><style>.stk-1c55594 {background-image:url(https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Copilot_20251206_170527.png) !important;min-height:500px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c55594-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c55594-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e74d121\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e74d121\"><style>.stk-e74d121-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e74d121-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e74d121-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-57bbe67\" id=\"heading-placeholder\" data-block-id=\"57bbe67\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">IS A.A. FOR YOU?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cf90c38\" data-block-id=\"cf90c38\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\">The page invites those considering joining Alcoholics Anonymous to honestly reflect on their relationship with alcohol through questions that identify behaviors indicative of alcoholism.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-697ae2d\" data-block-id=\"697ae2d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-justify\">If you answer \u201cyes\u201d to four or more of these questions, you likely have a serious alcohol problem, and AA offers support to live without drinking \u201cone day at a time,\u201d while maintaining anonymity and confidentiality.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-0d98fc4\" data-block-id=\"0d98fc4\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-e978cc9\" data-block-id=\"e978cc9\"><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/aaportugal.org\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Contact Us<\/span><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M16.1 260.2c-22.6 12.9-20.5 47.3 3.6 57.3L160 376V479.3c0 18.1 14.6 32.7 32.7 32.7c9.7 0 18.9-4.3 25.1-11.8l62-74.3 123.9 51.6c18.9 7.9 40.8-4.5 43.9-24.7l64-416c1.9-12.1-3.4-24.3-13.5-31.2s-23.3-7.5-34-1.4l-448 256zm52.1 25.5L409.7 90.6 190.1 336l1.2 1L68.2 285.7zM403.3 425.4L236.7 355.9 450.8 116.6 403.3 425.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-60913c4\" data-block-id=\"60913c4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Only you can decide whether A.A. is worth trying - if you think A.A. can help you. Those of us in A.A. came because we had finally given up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from A.A. members that we were sick (that's what we thought for years!). We discovered that many other people had the same feelings of guilt, loneliness and despair that we had. We discovered that we had these feelings because we are alcoholics.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8d619f6\" data-block-id=\"8d619f6\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">We decided to try and look at what alcoholism had done to us head-on. Here are some questions we tried to answer honestly. If you answer YES to four or more questions, you might have a serious drinking problem. Try answering them. Remember, there's no shame in facing up to the fact that you have a problem.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have you ever tried to stop drinking for a week or more, but only succeeded for a few days? \nMost of us in A.A. have made all sorts of promises to ourselves and to our families. We couldn't keep them. Then we got to A.A. and were told: \"Try not to drink just for today\". (If you don't drink today, you can't get drunk today).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2.\tDo you think people should mind their own business when it comes to the way you drink - should they stop telling you what you have to do?&nbsp;<em>In A.A. we don't tell<\/em>&nbsp;anyone to do anything. We just talk about our own way of drinking, the problems that came with it and how we managed to stop. We offer to help you if you want.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever tried switching from one type of drink to another in the hope of it would prevent you getting drunk? \nWe tried all sorts of ways. We prepared weak drinks. Or we only drank beer. Or we didn't drink&nbsp;<em>cocktails.<\/em>Or we only drank on weekends. Whatever it was, we tried everything. But if we drank&nbsp;<em>anything<\/em>&nbsp;with alcohol, we usually ended up drunk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever drunk in the morning during the last year? \nHave you ever drunk in the morning to start your day or to stop shaking? This is a clear sign that you don't drink \"socially\".<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you envy people who manage to drink without getting into trouble? \nAt times, most of us have wondered why we weren't like most people who can just \"take it and leave it\"?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you had any drinking problems over the last year? \nBe honest! Doctors say that if you have a drinking problem and keep drinking, it can only get worse. Never better. Eventually, you'll either die or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop drinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did your drinking cause problems at home? \nBefore we came to A.A., most of us said that it was people or problems at home that made us drink. We couldn't see that our drinking just made everything worse. You never solved problems wherever you went.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you ever try to get \"more\" drinks at parties because they didn't give you enough? \nMost of us used to have \"a few\" before we went out, if we thought it was going to be \"that kind\" of party. And if those drinks weren't served as quickly as we wanted, we tried to get them elsewhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you ever convince yourself that you could stop drinking when you wanted to, even though you kept getting drunk without meaning to? \nMany of us deluded ourselves into thinking that we drank because we wanted to. Once we got to A.A., we found that once we started drinking, we couldn't stop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever missed work because of drinking? \nMany of us now admit that when we often asked for \"sick leave\", the truth was that we had a hangover or were drunk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you have \"blackouts\"? \n\nA \"blackout\u201d means hours or days of drinking that we don't remember. When we came to A.A., we found that this was a clear sign of an alcoholic way of drinking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you didn't drink? \n\nMany of us started drinking because it made our lives seem better, at least for a while. By the time we got to A.A., we felt trapped. We drank to live and lived to drink. We were sick and tired of being sick and tired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-615128c is-style-dots\" data-block-id=\"615128c\"><style>.stk-615128c .stk-block-divider__dot{width:11px !important;height:11px !important;}.stk-615128c {min-height:var(--stk--preset--block-height--x-small, 4rem) !important;margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-divider__dots\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"stk-block-divider__dot\"><\/div><div class=\"stk-block-divider__dot\"><\/div><div class=\"stk-block-divider__dot\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-00be69a stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"00be69a\"><style>.stk-00be69a {padding-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-right:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;padding-left:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-00be69a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-cef5753\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"cef5753\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cef5753-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cef5753-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-63c6697\" id=\"heading-placeholder\" data-block-id=\"63c6697\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>What's your score?<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f7e3d08\" data-block-id=\"f7e3d08\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Did you answer yes four times or more? If so, you probably have a drinking problem. Why do we say that? Because thousands of people in A.A. have said it for many years. They discovered the truth about themselves the hard way. We're ready to show you how we stopped drinking ourselves.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9d0815a\" data-block-id=\"9d0815a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Mas de novo,&nbsp;s\u00f3 voc\u00ea&nbsp;pode decidir se acha que AA \u00e9 para si. Tente manter o esp\u00edrito aberto nesta quest\u00e3o. Se a resposta for SIM, prontificamo-nos a mostrar-lhe como n\u00f3s pr\u00f3prios par\u00e1mos de beber. Entre em contacto connosco.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6b5011b\" data-block-id=\"6b5011b\"><style>.stk-6b5011b {min-height:400px !important;align-items:center !important;margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6b5011b-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8ab8f03\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8ab8f03\"><style>.stk-8ab8f03-container{border-style:solid !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-8ab8f03 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8ab8f03-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8ab8f03-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-bfbbbda\" data-block-id=\"bfbbbda\"><style>.stk-bfbbbda {margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--none, 0px) !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>A.A. doesn't promise to solve the problems in your life.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>But we can show you how we are learning to live without alcohol \"one day at a time\".<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>We stay away from that \"first drink\".<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e542ce4\" data-block-id=\"e542ce4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>If there is no first, there will be no tenth.<br><br>When we got rid of the \"drinks\", we found it much easier to keep control of our lives.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1f4c2da\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1f4c2da\"><style>.stk-1f4c2da-container{border-style:solid !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-1f4c2da {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1f4c2da-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1f4c2da-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-a846c24\" id=\"e-mantida-a-confidencialidade-de-todos-os-contactos\" data-block-id=\"a846c24\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">All contacts are kept confidential.<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-b4f9173\" data-block-id=\"b4f9173\"><style>.stk-b4f9173 {--stk-icon-list-row-gap:12px !important;}<\/style><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-b4f9173\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-d61a40e\" data-block-id=\"d61a40e\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M164.9 24.6c-7.7-18.6-28-28.5-47.4-23.2l-88 24C12.1 30.2 0 46 0 64C0 311.4 200.6 512 448 512c18 0 33.8-12.1 38.6-29.5l24-88c5.3-19.4-4.6-39.7-23.2-47.4l-96-40c-16.3-6.8-35.2-2.1-46.3 11.6L304.7 368C234.3 334.7 177.3 277.7 144 207.3L193.3 167c13.7-11.2 18.4-30 11.6-46.3l-40-96z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">217 162 969<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-800432b\" data-block-id=\"800432b\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M48 64C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112c0 15.1 7.1 29.3 19.2 38.4L236.8 313.6c11.4 8.5 27 8.5 38.4 0L492.8 150.4c12.1-9.1 19.2-23.3 19.2-38.4c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48zM0 176V384c0 35.3 28.7 64 64 64H448c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64V176L294.4 339.2c-22.8 17.1-54 17.1-76.8 0L0 176z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">info@aaportugal.org<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SER\u00c1 QUE AA \u00c9 PARA SI? 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