Unmanageability: In
the first Step, we admit not only that we are powerless over alcohol,
but that our lives have become unmanageable. Only by accepting the
unmanageability of our own lives can we open ourselves to change by a
Higher Power.
W
Wet Brain: An
alcoholic whose drinking has caused such brain damage that he or she
can no longer function in society and has to be institutionalized.
White Knuckle
Sobriety:
A desperate effort to stay sober solely through the exercise of one's
own willpower. Unless one finally surrenders and begins to work the
Twelve Steps, such an effort is usually doomed to failure.
Willingness:
Unless
we are absolutely willing to listen, to change, and to work the Steps,
we won't be able to stay sober in AA. Some have found it useful, even
necessary, to pray for willingness in order to become willing.
Wilson, William
Griffith (a.k.a. 'Bill W.'): 1895-1971. Cofounder of Alcoholics
Anonymous and author of several books on the subject.