Alcoholics Anonymous

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Use this thread to post your sobriety date and any other related stuff like where you got sober, and what group if you like. I got this idea from the NA board, which has 3 pages of replies, most of which are less than a year. Mine is July 25th, 1989. I got sober at the Unity Club in Falls Church, Va. -- Edited...

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StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This thread is an archive for members to post their "Story" in a collection in a convenient location for others to read. Please be sure to include the post sobriety portion. Please create an original thread for your story, so that others can reply. After your thread is a few days old, cut...

WebHelper · WebHelper

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StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Please use this thread to post (and find) links to sites containing AA literature, step work, or other spiritual material that has helped you. No spam, self promotion, or sites that could be deemed as controversial with regards to the program or specific religious content, thanks. I found this wh...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

Reply DeleteKennyFenderjazz Hi everyone the bills to cover the operations of the MIP Boards are again due I have established a pay pal account to receive funds for the Go Daddy bill of: $187.05 and urge all to contribute . Remember a contribution of as little as $5.-- helps. Please note...

John · John

Source: Good Housekeeping, March 1954 A Letter To A Woman Alcoholic Wherever you are, at whatever stage in the long descent, this is for you. It says nothing of shame or scorn or ridicule; it brings only love and understanding. And help If I lived across the street from you and saw you gallantly but hop...

John · John

Please accept this as your personal invitation to join us at the Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums Step Work Board and share with us, your own experience, strength and hope. If you are new to recovery, you can ask questions related to the 12 Steps here, see how others work and apply the step...

roxane · roxane

I was asked to lead a meeting and thought it was tomorrow, it's in a couple hours and I need an outline to follow. If you can help thank you very much!

rebos · rebos

Hello all,Does anyone remember someone burring up the message board and chat room looking for a Red P from Tulsa OK? Or am I going crazy? This was a few years ago. Well I think I found him. I talked to him about it. And he was clueless. (He is not a newbie he is an old mossback.) Can someone please help me?

Tanin · Tanin

Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...

MifMars · MifMars

Hello everyone, My name is Agnes. I still have a bottle of gin which I indulged in today (after telling myself I wouldn't) after a night of throwing up from drinking since noon. I have gone to an outbound group setting at CAMH (here in Toronto) for a while (about a year) which did not help. I probably shou...

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...

dlowens777 · dlowens777

Trouble starting

Stepchild · Stepchild

A guy in a meeting yesterday was saying the ABC's are steps one, two and three. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:(a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably...

NEW USER · JohnS

Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.

Matt R · Matt R

This shit is hard, been through a few times but this is bad : (

stevieb liverpool · stevieb liverpool

Hello all just wondering is there any videos on you tube of how to take someone through the 12 steps of AA using the big book. TIA stay safe all ODAAT

ross1234 · ross1234

Hi guys, I'm not in the right place but I hope you can point me in the right direction. I'm not an alcoholic - Im addicted to porn, nicotine, junk food, and watching excessive television. Nobody would see my life and think I am out of control with these things - actually the amount I indulge in any of them is...

Percival · Percival

You know the rest....I was reading my post of JANUARY 12th.. My 46th Anniversary of continuous sobriety... I shared a window of future plan...I did indeed fly several days later to Bangkok with a completed 4 page typed out application for a "China visa"...I was told my itinerary was not SPECIFIC enou...

Student · Student

Hi, I was wondering if I can interview someone who has completed a 12 step program. Thanks, Student

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...

TLH · TLH

Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

I been sober a few twenty-four hours now. In the beginning, I had a sponsor, one of those old school guys who wouldn't take any of my BS. After he helped me find a Power greater than Bernie, and I was able to get sober and stay sober, I began to sponsor new people because that's why my sponsor sponsored me. He...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

I don't like change. But with everything that's going on, change is inevitable. I didn't like the zoom online meetings because of the controversy around the app. But, I needed a meeting. So, I re-installed zoom and went to a 7 am meeting. Apparently, they have them at 7 am 7 days a week. They read the Dail...

Traylorparkboy · Traylorparkboy

Hi. My name is Bernie. I've been here before. It was years ago. I can't remember what username I had so I created another one. I'm here again because all the face to face meetings in my district are closed down due to Covid-19. There are some Zoom meetings but I don't like the app so here I am. There are a lot o...

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

Found the old login info. I had started a new username (Traylorparkboy), but I might as well stick with the old one. I haven't been here in a few years. Hopefully I'm older and wiser. Hope everyone is safe and well. Be talking to you.

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

Or anything about sponsors at all for that matter? In fact there seems to be many things that have been added to the program that the original founders didn't feel necessary for them to recovery from alcoholism. And it seems these new additions have just become accepted as AA fact, as in that's the way i...

costal_life78 · costal_life78

hi there, just passing though haven't logged on here in quiet sometime forgot my old username and password.... anyway restless and cant sleep. Went to an online meeting this morning that has been sitting with me all day regarding what we were like and what we are like now.

Wren · Wren

I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...

Percival · Percival

I have a smile on my face TODAY emanating from my heart and soul; my gratitude of a wonderful life God has given me through SOBRIETY...but that long day 46 years ago on the brink of death seems only like yesterday...a life of 30 years of failure....The guy who hired me on, several years before for my job on...

flower19 · flower19

Hello There are times I crave alcohol especially when I want to feel some comfort from the anxiety I am experiencing. I have only partially blackout on one occasion and am able to control my drinking most of the time. I find myself drinking and using mary jane to feel comfortable at social events and...

kcala · kcala

I have been sober for 2 years and 10 months, before I got sober I lost a 23 year marriage and a 30 year career. For the entire time I've been sober I have not worked ( Thank God I had savings I could live off of ) and have pretty much isolated myself. I have now accepted a job in my old field of work. However this is...

ACHART · ACHART

RESEARCH RECRUITMENT FLYER FOR MEMBERS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS You are invited to participate anonymously in a research study! My dissertation study concerns AA members experiences with various AA activities, including their relationship with their sponsor, spirituality, and recovery p...

Melon · Melon

Coming up on my 1st year 3/16 chip after 15 years of rot gut vodka. I do not missed or crave alcohol, but have become an ice cream junkie. I checked my sugars with Doc, and i am good. My question is does the sugar cravings finally go away or I am going have to kick another habit?

Wobbly McStumble · Wobbly McStumble

Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I have been chronically un/underemployed for years. Can anyone suggest an AA speaker from a speaker tape website that addresses the issue of unemployment, and for me, the side-effects of anger, resentment, giving up hope... BigZen

mikef · mikef

Each year , for last couple decades,I share the message of HOPE and the promise of FREEDOM from active addiction/Alcoholism and pray for all those who are doing the daily work in OUR solution, the program, the STEPS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ALL AREAS OF OUR LIVES.I pray for those beginning the journey...

LoneStar · LoneStar

Recently had a relapse after 8 years,sobered up on 7-19-19. Shortly before I relapsed, I finally hit upon a Higher Power that I can call God. This didnt abandon me. Now I can go to meetings, say the prayers with the others, and not cringe when I hear something I disagree with. I will call that a miracle. N...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This is one of the first expressions I heard when I started AA. It was said to a newcomer who didn't understand and had alot of doubts about AA. They far exceeded the three minutes that the Chair had stated everyone adhere to with their shares. I was getting frustrated myself and wanted to hear from the ol...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

It was really hopping when I first came here 10 years ago. That was a good thing, I needed people to talk to. Anyway, Im still sober... dont expect anyone to remember me (or vice versa). Sorry to see things are no longer hopping here.

Wobbly McStumble · Wobbly McStumble

This place is dead.

mikef · mikef

Just stopped in to say high and wishing all working in the solution(application of STEPS in all areas of life)to all those who may still be caught in the grip and looking for a helping hand and those who have not made that 100% 1st STEP quite yet..We just dont use and WE dont get high.....be blessed ODAT.....

Givemestrength · Givemestrength

Thank God for AA. My last drink was nearly 9 months ago and it has been a rollercoaster for sure! I know I've done the right thing and things are changing for the better slowly, but I suffer with obsessive over thinking about problems - which magnify them in my mind to huge proportions and cause me great d...

Gms · Gms

My sponsor said it is being self centered to think about forgiving yourself. I agreed to disagree with her. Anyone want to comment on this?

Francisco · Francisco

Hi everyone, I'm not even sure if this is the proper forum for me but here I go. I am the very definition of a functioning alcoholic and for the last several months I've been wanted to stop drinking altogether. I purchased the AA The Big Book and Daily Reflections... I've been reading the book and...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Since I have been in AA I have had my share of people who have been trying to work the 13th Step with me. When I started AA this last time, I was extremely insecure, self-conscious and as so many alcoholics are by the time they get into AA, beaten down. I felt like crap, looked like crap and kept my head down fo...

LoneStar · LoneStar

Today I went back out. Guess what? Didn't have that bad of a time. I will turn in my wet eight year sobriety chip in for a dry one. In all the years I've been sober, there have been NO MIRACLES or promises, just a miserable life without alcohol. I'm through with the 'don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle ha...

Percival · Percival

I guess every 5 years is signified as a jubilee year...this year will mark my 45th Anniversary.. My last drink Jan 12th 1974.. from my first meeting...No cake, no chip, no addaboys (LOL) no bells and whistles ONLY the realization that if I didn't get sober or remain as such there would not be 45 years of s...

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	STICKY: Post your AA birthday here. ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 ) Register your Anniversary (Preview) Use this thread to post your sobriety date and any other related stuff like where you got sober, and what group if you like. I got this idea from the NA board, which has 3 pages of replies, most of which are less than a year. Mine is July 25th, 1989. I got sober at the Unity Club in Falls Church, Va. -- Edited...	StPeteDean	619	160953	August 1st by Aquinas Hall
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	STICKY: Share Your AA Story Here ( 1 2 ) (Preview) This thread is an archive for members to post their "Story" in a collection in a convenient location for others to read. Please be sure to include the post sobriety portion. Please create an original thread for your story, so that others can reply. After your thread is a few days old, cut...	StPeteDean	118	90164	Mar 19, 2019 by Tanin
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	STICKY: Website Links To Recovery Based Sites, AA Speaker tapes, etc (Preview) Please use this thread to post (and find) links to sites containing AA literature, step work, or other spiritual material that has helped you. No spam, self promotion, or sites that could be deemed as controversial with regards to the program or specific religious content, thanks. I found this wh...	StPeteDean	59	111150	Jul 29, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	STICKY: MIP Funding Drive (Preview) Reply DeleteKennyFenderjazz Hi everyone the bills to cover the operations of the MIP Boards are again due I have established a pay pal account to receive funds for the Go Daddy bill of: $187.05 and urge all to contribute . Remember a contribution of as little as $5.-- helps. Please note...	hotrod990	2	3935	May 3, 2018 by hotrod990
	STICKY: Letter To A Woman Alcoholic (Preview) Source: Good Housekeeping, March 1954 A Letter To A Woman Alcoholic Wherever you are, at whatever stage in the long descent, this is for you. It says nothing of shame or scorn or ridicule; it brings only love and understanding. And help If I lived across the street from you and saw you gallantly but hop...	John	61	23624	Jun 21, 2017 by Maureen61
	STICKY: Step Work Board Info (Merged) (Preview) Please accept this as your personal invitation to join us at the Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums Step Work Board and share with us, your own experience, strength and hope. If you are new to recovery, you can ask questions related to the 12 Steps here, see how others work and apply the step...	John	12	20435	Oct 4, 2010 by John
	I Am Leading A Meeting And Need Outline, Please Help! (Preview) I was asked to lead a meeting and thought it was tomorrow, it's in a couple hours and I need an outline to follow. If you can help thank you very much!	roxane	0	58	8 days ago by roxane
	Looking for Red P Tulsa (Preview) Hello all,Does anyone remember someone burring up the message board and chat room looking for a Red P from Tulsa OK? Or am I going crazy? This was a few years ago. Well I think I found him. I talked to him about it. And he was clueless. (He is not a newbie he is an old mossback.) Can someone please help me?	rebos	0	83	September 29th by rebos
	AA Meetings And Coronavirus (Preview) Two AA clubs in my area have discontinued meetings due to the virus crisis. Over a week now of missed meetings... Another place, with 4 meetings a day, has suspended the custom of holding hands during the meeting-ending Lord's Prayer. How much has AA been affected in your area and what alternatives ar...	Tanin	9	501	July 23rd by Visionz
	25/F/Newbie/ready for change (Preview) Hello everyone, My name is Agnes. I still have a bottle of gin which I indulged in today (after telling myself I wouldn't) after a night of throwing up from drinking since noon. I have gone to an outbound group setting at CAMH (here in Toronto) for a while (about a year) which did not help. I probably shou...	MifMars	2	188	July 21st by dlowens777
	Giving it away to keep it. (Preview) Lack of replies to newcomer posts. You know, I want to say that doesnt surprise me about self centered alcoholics. But even I know I have to be willing to help those struggling if I am to stay sober. Else what's the purpose of me being here. Reminds me of the church who doesnt know you if you dont give an offe...	dlowens777	0	109	July 20th by dlowens777
	Newly sober (Preview) Trouble starting	dlowens777	0	120	July 18th by dlowens777
	How do you read the ABC's? (Preview) A guy in a meeting yesterday was saying the ABC's are steps one, two and three. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:(a) That we were alcoholic and could not manage our own lives. (b) That probably...	Stepchild	14	1911	June 19th by Tanin
	NEW USER (Preview) Hello, new to this Hopefully I can give as well as learn.	JohnS	58	1284	June 6th by Visionz
	Detoxing, any advice? (Preview) This shit is hard, been through a few times but this is bad : (	Matt R	1	196	May 22nd by Tanin
	sponsorship advice (Preview) Hello all just wondering is there any videos on you tube of how to take someone through the 12 steps of AA using the big book. TIA stay safe all ODAAT	stevieb liverpool	1	179	May 17th by Tanin
	Is there a 12 step group for me? (Preview) Hi guys, I'm not in the right place but I hope you can point me in the right direction. I'm not an alcoholic - Im addicted to porn, nicotine, junk food, and watching excessive television. Nobody would see my life and think I am out of control with these things - actually the amount I indulge in any of them is...	ross1234	2	282	Apr 19, 2020 by ross1234
	The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men (Preview) You know the rest....I was reading my post of JANUARY 12th.. My 46th Anniversary of continuous sobriety... I shared a window of future plan...I did indeed fly several days later to Bangkok with a completed 4 page typed out application for a "China visa"...I was told my itinerary was not SPECIFIC enou...	Percival	0	250	Apr 16, 2020 by Percival
	Has anyone completed a 12 step program? (Preview) Hi, I was wondering if I can interview someone who has completed a 12 step program. Thanks, Student	Student	0	570	Apr 13, 2020 by Student
	Gratitude (Preview) Happy Easter to all those who celebrate this day and to those that don't, Happy Sunday. I'm usually at work, but as fate would have it, I'll be available to cook the turkey. I'm only cooking for 2 today because the powers that be have asked us not to have large family gatherings this year and if I've learne...	Wolfie55	0	599	Apr 12, 2020 by Wolfie55
	It has been a long while since I have been here. Aloha. :) (Preview) Hey, all. I have not been here regularly in a very long time. I have been out of the rooms for around 10 years, and of course you can predict that nothing great resulted from that. Nothing terrible happened, except that I wasted ten more years of my life, doing the same old shit. Anyhow, I am back working...	TLH	5	804	Apr 11, 2020 by Tanin
	Hopefully, God Hasn't Lost His Sense of Humor (Preview) I been sober a few twenty-four hours now. In the beginning, I had a sponsor, one of those old school guys who wouldn't take any of my BS. After he helped me find a Power greater than Bernie, and I was able to get sober and stay sober, I began to sponsor new people because that's why my sponsor sponsored me. He...	Wolfie55	1	232	Apr 11, 2020 by gonee
	Dropping the word blame (Preview) I don't like change. But with everything that's going on, change is inevitable. I didn't like the zoom online meetings because of the controversy around the app. But, I needed a meeting. So, I re-installed zoom and went to a 7 am meeting. Apparently, they have them at 7 am 7 days a week. They read the Dail...	Wolfie55	0	254	Apr 11, 2020 by Wolfie55
	Back again (Preview) Hi. My name is Bernie. I've been here before. It was years ago. I can't remember what username I had so I created another one. I'm here again because all the face to face meetings in my district are closed down due to Covid-19. There are some Zoom meetings but I don't like the app so here I am. There are a lot o...	Traylorparkboy	1	246	Apr 10, 2020 by Wolfie55
	Ah There I am (Preview) Found the old login info. I had started a new username (Traylorparkboy), but I might as well stick with the old one. I haven't been here in a few years. Hopefully I'm older and wiser. Hope everyone is safe and well. Be talking to you.	Wolfie55	0	232	Apr 10, 2020 by Wolfie55
	Where does it say anything in the big book that you "absolutely must have a sponsor"? (Preview) Or anything about sponsors at all for that matter? In fact there seems to be many things that have been added to the program that the original founders didn't feel necessary for them to recovery from alcoholism. And it seems these new additions have just become accepted as AA fact, as in that's the way i...	Butterfinger	50	7179	Apr 10, 2020 by Traylorparkboy
	anyone up (Preview) hi there, just passing though haven't logged on here in quiet sometime forgot my old username and password.... anyway restless and cant sleep. Went to an online meeting this morning that has been sitting with me all day regarding what we were like and what we are like now.	costal_life78	1	260	Apr 8, 2020 by Tanin
	Pettiness Prayer (Preview) I just read this today. I'd heard it long ago, but forgotten it until now. And look who wrote it! Keep Us From Pettiness ~ Mary Stewart, Queen of ScotsKeep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with faultfinding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away al...	Wren	3	2377	Apr 6, 2020 by Jean G
	TODAY: My 46th ANNIVERSARY OF SOBRIETY (Preview) I have a smile on my face TODAY emanating from my heart and soul; my gratitude of a wonderful life God has given me through SOBRIETY...but that long day 46 years ago on the brink of death seems only like yesterday...a life of 30 years of failure....The guy who hired me on, several years before for my job on...	Percival	4	918	Mar 29, 2020 by StPeteDean
	Declaring Myself an Alcoholic (Preview) Hello There are times I crave alcohol especially when I want to feel some comfort from the anxiety I am experiencing. I have only partially blackout on one occasion and am able to control my drinking most of the time. I find myself drinking and using mary jane to feel comfortable at social events and...	flower19	1	218	Mar 25, 2020 by Tanin
	Scared but determined (Preview) I have been sober for 2 years and 10 months, before I got sober I lost a 23 year marriage and a 30 year career. For the entire time I've been sober I have not worked ( Thank God I had savings I could live off of ) and have pretty much isolated myself. I have now accepted a job in my old field of work. However this is...	kcala	2	993	Mar 22, 2020 by mikef
	Participate anonymously in an AA research study on Sponsorship! AA sponsorship sobriety (Preview) RESEARCH RECRUITMENT FLYER FOR MEMBERS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS You are invited to participate anonymously in a research study! My dissertation study concerns AA members experiences with various AA activities, including their relationship with their sponsor, spirituality, and recovery p...	ACHART	0	380	Mar 8, 2020 by ACHART
	Alcoholic to Sugarholic.. (Preview) Coming up on my 1st year 3/16 chip after 15 years of rot gut vodka. I do not missed or crave alcohol, but have become an ice cream junkie. I checked my sugars with Doc, and i am good. My question is does the sugar cravings finally go away or I am going have to kick another habit?	Melon	2	348	Feb 26, 2020 by Visionz
	I am new (Preview) Greetings. I am on day 7 of my sobriety journey. Today I really felt like drinking for some reason. I didnt do it...but it was close. WM	Wobbly McStumble	9	1085	Jan 27, 2020 by Visionz
	AA Speaker tape that deals with unemployment (Preview) Hello Everyone, I have been chronically un/underemployed for years. Can anyone suggest an AA speaker from a speaker tape website that addresses the issue of unemployment, and for me, the side-effects of anger, resentment, giving up hope... BigZen	BigZen	4	595	Jan 15, 2020 by Visionz
	ANNIVERSARY THROUGH GODS GRACE AND MERCY (Preview) Each year , for last couple decades,I share the message of HOPE and the promise of FREEDOM from active addiction/Alcoholism and pray for all those who are doing the daily work in OUR solution, the program, the STEPS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN ALL AREAS OF OUR LIVES.I pray for those beginning the journey...	mikef	2	660	Dec 25, 2019 by Tanin
	After the relapse (Preview) Recently had a relapse after 8 years,sobered up on 7-19-19. Shortly before I relapsed, I finally hit upon a Higher Power that I can call God. This didnt abandon me. Now I can go to meetings, say the prayers with the others, and not cringe when I hear something I disagree with. I will call that a miracle. N...	LoneStar	50	1633	Dec 24, 2019 by LoneStar
	"Take the Cotton Out of Your Ears and Stick it In Your Mouth" (Preview) This is one of the first expressions I heard when I started AA. It was said to a newcomer who didn't understand and had alot of doubts about AA. They far exceeded the three minutes that the Chair had stated everyone adhere to with their shares. I was getting frustrated myself and wanted to hear from the ol...	betterthanyesterday52	9	1677	Dec 3, 2019 by Jackson12
	What happened to this place? (Preview) It was really hopping when I first came here 10 years ago. That was a good thing, I needed people to talk to. Anyway, Im still sober... dont expect anyone to remember me (or vice versa). Sorry to see things are no longer hopping here.	FlyingSquirrel	3	1105	Dec 2, 2019 by mikef
	Goodnight Dead Forum (Preview) This place is dead.	Wobbly McStumble	1	826	Dec 2, 2019 by StPeteDean
	Hello and blessings of another day (Preview) Just stopped in to say high and wishing all working in the solution(application of STEPS in all areas of life)to all those who may still be caught in the grip and looking for a helping hand and those who have not made that 100% 1st STEP quite yet..We just dont use and WE dont get high.....be blessed ODAT.....	mikef	5	1158	Dec 2, 2019 by StPeteDean
	Obsessive Thinking (Preview) Thank God for AA. My last drink was nearly 9 months ago and it has been a rollercoaster for sure! I know I've done the right thing and things are changing for the better slowly, but I suffer with obsessive over thinking about problems - which magnify them in my mind to huge proportions and cause me great d...	Givemestrength	5	1254	Nov 13, 2019 by Stan
	Forgiveness (Preview) My sponsor said it is being self centered to think about forgiving yourself. I agreed to disagree with her. Anyone want to comment on this?	Gms	5	1200	Nov 9, 2019 by Stan
	Still Drinking Everyday (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm not even sure if this is the proper forum for me but here I go. I am the very definition of a functioning alcoholic and for the last several months I've been wanted to stop drinking altogether. I purchased the AA The Big Book and Daily Reflections... I've been reading the book and...	Francisco	21	1845	Oct 28, 2019 by Wobbly McStumble
	Message to Newcomers About the 13th Step (Preview) Since I have been in AA I have had my share of people who have been trying to work the 13th Step with me. When I started AA this last time, I was extremely insecure, self-conscious and as so many alcoholics are by the time they get into AA, beaten down. I felt like crap, looked like crap and kept my head down fo...	betterthanyesterday52	33	4744	Oct 27, 2019 by Wobbly McStumble
	This is the last time. (Preview) Today I went back out. Guess what? Didn't have that bad of a time. I will turn in my wet eight year sobriety chip in for a dry one. In all the years I've been sober, there have been NO MIRACLES or promises, just a miserable life without alcohol. I'm through with the 'don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle ha...	LoneStar	5	1468	Oct 27, 2019 by Wobbly McStumble
	Coming up on 45 years...Excited this year. HAPPY NEW YEAR (Preview) I guess every 5 years is signified as a jubilee year...this year will mark my 45th Anniversary.. My last drink Jan 12th 1974.. from my first meeting...No cake, no chip, no addaboys (LOL) no bells and whistles ONLY the realization that if I didn't get sober or remain as such there would not be 45 years of s...	Percival	6	1372	Oct 19, 2019 by Thelma
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