Try honestly answering these questions yes or no.

1. Have you ever decided to stop drinking and/or using for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days?
   
2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking and/or using and stop telling you what to do?
3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink or drug to another in the hope that this would keep you from losing control?
4. Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year? Do you need a drink or drug to get started, or stop shaking?
5. Do you envy people who can drink or use drugs without getting into trouble?
6. Have you had a problem connected with drinking or using during the past year?
7. Has your drinking or using caused trouble at home? Is it harming or worrying the whole family?
8. Do you ever try to get extra drinks or drugs at a party because you did not get enough?
9. Do you tell yourself you can stop drinking or using any time you want to, even though you keep getting inebriated when you dont want to?
10. Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking or using?
11. Do you have blackouts or suffer memory loss after drinking or using?
12. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink or use?
13. Do you like to drink or use alone?
14. Do you need a drink or use at a definite time of the day?
15. Do you lie about, cover up or make excuses about drinking or using?
16. Has drinking or using caused you to lose interest in friends or activities you used to enjoy?
17. Do you drink or use to relieve stress, fear, shyness or insecurity?
18. Do you become more moody, jealous or irritable when drinking or using?

How did you do? Did you answer yes to two (2) or more statements? If so, you may have a problem with alcohol or drugs.

But again, only you can decide whether you think Celebrate Recovery is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES! We will be glad to show you how we stopped drinking and using drugs ourselves.

Celebrate Recovery does not promise to solve your life's problems. But we can show you how we are learning to live without drinking, or using, one day at a time with the help of our Higher Power, Jesus Christ. We stay away from that first drink. If there is no first one, there cannot be a tenth one. And, when we are free of alcohol, we found that life became much more manageable, with Christ's power.

To learn more about Celebrate Recovery please contact us at crsf@comcast.net by email, call the church office at 415-285-1433 for additional information, or come to one of meetings each Monday, at Bethel, at 7:00pm.

Revised 2004-08-21 Chemical Checklist-1