IRS Debt Can Open Eyes of Consumers Who Need Debtors Anonymous

18-Apr-2011 | News-Press Release

The tax season may be an opportunity for Americans to look at consumer spending.  Debt to the Internal Revenue Service among other credit card debt can cripple and ruin someone’s life.  Debtors Anonymous offers hope for people who are in debt or underearn, or whose problem spending has caused suffering in their lives or the lives of others.

Anonymity, dignity, and solvency are the watchwords of D.A. a Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from what is called compulsive debting. 

Based on the 12 Steps and Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring “unsecured debt,” that is, debt not secured by some form of collateral such as a house or car, and including the pervasive revolving credit card debting. 

“Debt is like alcohol for the alcoholic, food for the compulsive eater and gambling for the compulsive gambler,” says Michael B. “Some members come to their first D.A. meeting thousands of dollars in debt to credit cards, student loans or family members, feeling that life is unmanageable,” adds Michael.

Dianne L. comments, “Other members are not necessarily in debt, but have no control over their spending. Still others are capable of earning, but find themselves in underpaying situations that cause financial difficulties.”

According to D.A., some compulsive debtors have fallen into unhealthy patterns of spending. Compulsive spenders shower themselves with things they neither need nor want at times when they feel needy or lacking. They spend impulsively, incur debt, feel guilty, promise never to do it again, and only repeat the same cycle the next time the feeling of “not enough” arose.

“I overspent, had nothing to show for it and wondered where all the money went,” said Marianne B. 

Herb H. adds, “There are those of us who find it impossible to spend money on ourselves. The TV breaks and stays broken, the worn-out pair of shoes is made to work yet another year, and medical and dental problems go unattended…and we live in deprivation.”

Basically those who find themselves in D.A. have a destructive relationship with money they want to change. They do this by attending D.A. meetings, reading D.A. literature, seeking the advice of program sponsors, and following the 12 Steps and Tools of the program.

“Working this program takes willingness and honesty…key words to recovery,” concluded Michael B. “Many D.A.s get out of debt, stay out of debt, and live prosperous and happy lives…all because they ‘work’ the program. It works when you work it…one day at a time.”

Some in this program believe D.A. is a “best kept secret.” A handful of people established D.A. in 1976 when they began meeting regularly to discuss their money issues in a New York City church. Today there are more than 500 D.A. meetings in 15 countries, including several specialized Business Debtors Anonymous (BDA) meetings, which address the needs of business owners and the self-employed.  

D.A. can be contacted to find meetings and available literature at D.A.’s General Service Office at P.O. Box 920888, Needham MA 02492-0009 (781) 453-2743 and through the Web site, www.debtorsanonymous.org.

 

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