If you worked out enough, maybe the man would too. Maybe you would be able to work it out together, as if the two of you were a puzzle that could be solved; otherwise, one of you, most likely the man, taking his addictive body with him and leaving you with bad withdrawal, which you could counteract by exercise. If you didn't work it out it was because one of you had the wrong attitude. Margaret Atwood
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_________________________ A.A. was set up by an American doctor named Dr. Bob Smith in the early 1930s, in an effort to rid people of their addiction to alcohol. The basic premise of this organization is that alcoholics can be helped without the use of drugs or other outside help if they are willing to work on themselves.

A.A. has been around since its inception, with membership numbers constantly growing over the years. Today, there are more than 2 million members in the United States alone, with significant numbers in other parts of the world too. Dr.

Bob Smith Dr. Bob Smith was not a trained physician prior to developing A.A. He began his career as a pharmacist and began writing at the age of 20, publishing his first book at the age of 23.

He went on to become a popular author and lecturer, but it was his work on alcoholism that made him famous, especially after he founded A.A., which is still going strong today after long years of service. The message that Dr. Smith promoted was that by working toward sobriety you could be free from alcohol forever if you followed through with your efforts and stuck it out until you got there. The fact that this was not a common view at the time meant that many people who were addicted to alcohol did not follow through with their plans or simply gave up when they failed, often resulting in serious consequences for their health and well-being as well as their families' lives too.

The idea that an alcoholic would have to go through several months or even years of detox before he could begin to take care of himself again was considered outlandish by many people at the time but is now widely accepted by health professionals as being just as effective as any other form of treatment for alcoholism available today. The way A.A.'s members are encouraged to work on themselves is through regular meetings where members can share what they are feeling and learn about how others are dealing with their problems so they can learn from each other's experiences too. There are also groups within A.A., based on different aspects of life like sex or family relationships , which allow members to connect with each other and learn more about what works best for them personally too .

Source: The Handmaids Tale

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