Join Wayne Giles as he reads and expands on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, offering deeper understanding and practical advice for those on their recovery journey. In this Step 1 AA session, Wayne explores the defensive mechanisms alcoholics often use when confronted with the truth about their addiction. The Big Book points out that when an alcoholic’s fallacious reasoning is exposed, they may laugh it off, become irritated, or refuse to talk, illustrating the deep denial and confusion that often accompanies addiction.

“How many of you would become irritated and just walk away, slam the door, or cause an argument? How many of you would make a joke out of it? We do what suits us in the moment.”

Wayne discusses how, despite all the excuses and justifications, alcoholics often have no real idea why they took that firs ...