1 - Have you ever decided to stop playing Acrophobia for a week or so, but only lasted for a couple of days?

Most of us in A.A. made all kinds of promises to ourselves and to our families. We could not keep them. Then we came to A.A. A.A. said: "Just try not to play today." (If you do not play today, you cannot get Acro-ed today.)

2 - Do you wish people would mind their own business about your Acrophobia play -- stop telling you what to do?

In A.A. we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk about our own playing, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be glad to help you, if you want us to.

3 - Have you ever switched from one kind of game/room to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting Acro-ed?

We tried all kinds of ways. We made our Acros weak. Or just went to clean rooms. Or we did not do 7-letter Acros. Or only played on weekends. You name it, we tried it. But if we played any Acrophobia, we usually got Acro-ed eventually.

4 - Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year?

Do you need an Acrophobia game to get started, or to stop shaking? This is a pretty sure sign that you are not playing "socially."

5 - Do you envy people who can play Acrophobia without getting into trouble?

At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it.

6 - Have you had problems connected with your use of Acrophobia during the past year?

Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with Acrophobia and keep on playing, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop playing.

7 - Has your use of Acrophobia caused trouble at home?

Before we came into A.A., most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us play. We could not see that our use of Acrophobia just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere or anytime.

8 - Do you ever try to get "extra" games at a sitting because you do not get enough?

Most of us used to have a "few" before we started out if we thought it was going to be that kind of sitting. And if games were not served fast enough, we would go some place else to get more.

9 - Do you tell yourself you can stop playing any time you want to, even though you keep getting Acro-ed when you don't mean to?

Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we played because we wanted to. After we came into A.A., we found out that once we started to play, we couldn't stop.

10 - Have you missed days of work or school because of Acrophobia?

Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were wiped out or on an Acrophobia binge.

11 - Do you have "blackouts"?

A "blackout" is when we have been playing hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to A.A., we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of addictive Acro play.

12 - Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not play?

Many of us started to play because playing made life seem better, at least for a while. By the time we got into A.A., we felt trapped. We were playing to live and living to play. We were sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with Acrophobia. Why do we say this? Because this is the way Acroheads find out the truth about themselves -- the hard way.

But again, only you can decide whether you think A.A. 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 playing ourselves. Just call. We'll pick up after the next Face-Off round.

A.A. does not promise to solve your life's problems. But we can show you how we are learning to live without Acrophobia "one day at a time." We stay away from that "first game." If there is no first one, there cannot be a tenth one. And when we got rid of Acrophobia, we found that life became much more manageable.