Alcoholics Anonymous

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

After getting through Friday night, I was hit with another trigger. Saturday. And not necessarily night. And now Sunday football. So, I am trying to think of something that ISN'T (really hoping WASN'T) an occasion to drink...can't come up with anything. Sad, happy, celebrating, wallowing,...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=charlotte-imislund&pid=160023785#fbLoggedOut

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Before recovery, I tried to control everything. I would lie in bed at night planning my days and weeks, and I would make endless lists of activities I could follow that would lead to specific results. I played and replayed conversations that were sure to take place to make sure they came out the way I wan...

John · John

Just a quick note asking that those who are regular members of this message board with 1 or more years of continuous sobriety, who also attend f2f meetings, and are knowledgable of the 12 Steps and Traditions of AA who would like to be considered for the service position of Board Moderator, please cont...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I love this day. LOL. Thanks for your ongoing service and carrying the message. Hope this year has brought you wonderful things. Thank you for being such a wonderful part of my recovery :) 6 years. Wow!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Congratulations on your 4th Soberversary, Mark, for your wonderful recovery & message. Thank you for all you give here. Such a massive contribution & safe presence for our newcomers & oldtimers alike. God bless you in your journey for much time to come one day at a time. All my love, Brot...

Closer · Closer

It's been a long 4 years. Since I was 21 I've lived on my own, been through absolute hell with alcohol, relationships, poor health and everything else..And after 4 years of batlling sickness, making ends meet, and bettering myself in every possible way, Im recovered. Heading back to work. Since...

Closer · Closer

Taken from Wikipedia: Worth learning if your having a bad time somewhere. Optimism is a mental attitude or world view that interprets situations and events as being best (optimized), meaning that in some way for factors that may not be fully comprehended, the present moment is in an optimum state....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves.--Saint Francis De SalesOne night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the pieces into a huge pile."I can't do this," she said. She got up and walked over to the couch and plopped dow...

gonee · gonee

There's one prayer I have forgotten in recent times: "Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick." AA book pg 164. This is more like a command from God for the recovered alcoholic, because neglect means certain death through relapse. Practical a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Every time I get worried about something I say my prayers more. --Jim Burns Whether we grew up in religious families or not, most of us seek help from some Greater Power when we're faced with terrifying situations. Often it's at an unconscious level that we ask for extra help. But the fact that we do elic...

Angell · Angell

The other day in a meeting on gratitude, I found myself quoting from the latter part of an essay had written some year back while my wife was still in prison. I looked for it when I got home and decided to share it here. There's always something to be grateful for: Other men wake up in the morning, open th...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Tonight has been difficult. With the exception of a quick flash a couple nights ago, I haven't felt the urge to drink in a while. I had a really good day and was feeling great when I got home from work. I took a short drive to the grocery store for some dinner ingredients, made a big meal, and settled on the co...

gonee · gonee

I had one of my horrible dreams, not of my drinking days, but my first sober days in AA. It was a replay of my selfish ways towards my wife, when I got sober. Whenever we went shopping, I showed no patience and tolerance. In my dream, I am using my old colorful adjectives to swear her and ask her why she had bou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision. --Thomas Carlyle Trails through national parks and forests are often clearly marked and well-maintained. But some...

aliasisme · aliasisme

It's funny how some days seem to be easy and some are just so damn hard. And yet I feel almost stupid for thinking that when I look back on yesterday and tried to pinpoint why I was so tempted. Today the reasons seem so minute as compared to others problems but I had a hard day anyways. A whole lot of little thi...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Just called a previous sponsee for a chew of the fat. He tells me he's a/ drinking, b/ threatened his partner and c/ intends to travel to another city and is 'tooled up'. (i.e. has weapons and is prepared to use them) I do not believe him on point c. it's possible, but I think it's drunken ranting - apparant...

Closer · Closer

Ive been clean for almost a year now and Im happy that im not even around old friends and certain people. Im not even gonna say what it all is. But alcoholics are not only sick. Theres some gross people out there... -- Edited by Closer on Thursday 27th of September 2012 02:40:49 AM

justadrunk · justadrunk

Congrats to you. I can already see your transformation happening - you get to be who you were always meant to be now... never give up!

mich · mich

I have 60 days today! I had the crazyiest day ever and I did not want a drink. Angry parent, sobbing teenager, cut my finger REALY bad, broke up a cat fight, student barking in class and a not so perfect rehearsal and I didn't want a drink. 60 days sober feels really good

aliasisme · aliasisme

Ok, so I know I have thought this before and I know many of you have thought this......the 'how am I going to have fun without alcohol' or the 'will I be fun without it'. Alcohol for many gives that feeling of relaxation in a social setting, giving them more extrovertedness. I have been wondering how it wo...

J_Earp · J_Earp

Hello, My name is Jessica and I am currently doing research on the impact of the built environment on the recovery process. Please take a moment to click the link below and take my survey. All information provided is completely confidential. Your time and information is greatly appreciated. All res...

J_Earp · J_Earp

Hello, My name is Jessica and I am currently doing research on the impact of the built environment on the recovery process. Please take a moment to click the link below and take my survey. All information provided is completely confidential. Your time and information is greatly appreciated. All res...

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

I'm worried about tomorrow night (Friday). Friday begins my binges. Originally I typied "usually begins my binges," but that is not true. It always does. After a full (if I didn't call in hung-over) week of work, I deserve a beer, right? I am going to a ball game (Cards). I've neve...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more like love. They wante...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

This might be a weird question/topic, but I am wondering if anyone else has ever "personafied" alcohol in their lives. And by that, I mean that if "alcohol" were a character in the play of your life, what would it look like, sound like, act like, etc.? I ask because I feel like the p...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. -- Thomas Carlyle "Five years down the road," says Jack, "I want to have a new job, an intimate relationship, and a bigger house. I want to be earning more money and feel better about myself....

turninggrey · turninggrey

To keep you updated, On Saturday, I busted my ankle. It required surgery, so I was given percoset/oxycodone. Sunday night I really needed the oxycodone. All day Monday and Tuesday I really needed it. Last night (Tuesday night) I really felt ibuprophen could take over, and I was right. Pain level...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, must be passed on with...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

During my morning meditation, it came to me that this hasn't been posted in a long time ... I love this statement below and have re-read it often in my early sobriety ... to me? ... it defines our very purpose here on earth ... it gives me a sense of duty and a goal to ever keep alive in my mind ... it inspires m...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I've noticed lately that around this time of the month - right on my month marker (yesterday was 6 months sober for me) - that I get VEEERRRRRy cranky. My blood is boiling because I blinked, my husband is annoying because he has less gray hairs, my kids are too loud - too quiet - too cute. It helps me to thin...

Neophyte · Neophyte

As of late, I've had a pretty odd schedule. Three days in a row I'm up at 6 at work by seven, end work at three and start class at 4, out of class at 9, home by 930, study til 12. The other two days I work 7-3 home by 330 and do housework. And the weekends are for homework, errands and social time. 3 days a week I co...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children. . . . In time they will see that he is a new man and in their own way they will let him know it. . . . From that point on, progress will be rapid. Marvelous results often follow such a reunion. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 134 ...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey all, I just wanted to check in and say that last night's 2-year anniversary dinner with my wife went very well. We split a craft ginger ale over our meal, which I appreciated not only because of the taste, but also because it didn't leave me totally piss drunk and stumbling over myself at the end of the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mowed the lawn today, and after doing so I sat down and had a soco manhattan.The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated somedeep thinking on various topics.Finally I thought about an age old question: Is giving birth morepainful than getting kicked in the nuts?Women always maint...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.--ChamfortWhen we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We become lost in fantasy and obsession. Life becomes joyless because we can't see beyond our addiction, and we find no real sa...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So, I was just minding my own business, not bothering anyone, when this boulder climbing wall comes along and.....you know..... starts making me climb it. Yada Yada Yada, two plates and 11 screws late...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I apologize for continuing to harp on this, but for the past two days I have been thinking a lot about the reality of alcohol making blissful promises it fails to deliver. As if that were not insideous enough, it not only fails to deliver but uses our trust and weakness to destroy us. And neither intellig...

mich · mich

I got Mia when she was 6 weeks old. She was a stray outside of my old partners work. She was just wondering around out there purring and looking for love. She was adorable from the start and very athletic. She would do endless head over heals back flips when playing. She always had some health issues...

GaSunrise · GaSunrise

First and foremost..thanks for even reading this. I apologize that this isn't in the right folder/board area. I just need support, ideas, compassion and some kind of empathy. Background: I am engaged to my boyfriend of going on 7 yrs. He has addiction issues of his own I believe are pills. The only ma...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

On 3000 posts!

bikerbill · bikerbill

My sponsor turned 24 last weekend. so i mae him a cake. we celebrated his sober birthday on retreat at a monastery - a great time and a great place. From friday afternoon to Sunday lunch we packed 5 meetings in. we took it in turns to chair the meeting, 4 of them were run Barnsley style. I chaired my sponsor a...

Closer · Closer

I was wondering how someone joins a church. Im not a christian and I know virtually nothing about it, but Im wanting to join the church. How does someone go about this?

sraser88 · sraser88

I am going to be there 10/5 - 10/13 and on the website it says the normal meetings are "on hiatus." Does anyone know of a meeting out there? thanks.

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Yesterday Pappy said... "You sound like a smart kid ... most of us are ... but alcohol turns us into something different ... if you're as smart as I think you are, then you'll seek help now while you have time to aviod the disasters we've been through ... there is a Hell in front of you that's begging y...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are Only HumanWe can admit our limitations and defects.When we admit the truth about our limitations and defects, we create fertile ground for new growth and change. But if we wallow in hopeless belief that our defects are just our true nature, we grow committed to them. That is the difference betw...

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

First time here. I've known that I am an alcoholic for years. After not remembering what I did last night, my car parked half-way in the yard, and calling in sick, although I had to check my cell to make sure I actually DID call in, I am ready to stop. I am so ashamed of myself. I can't believe I let it get th...

msrose · msrose

Hi i am new to the online aa program. I need this program as I can not get out to meetings. i'd like to hear from you concerning positive sites and how to use aa on line. thanks msrose

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

The worst part about alcoholism, for me, is the crushing loneliness. I have always felt loneliest at 4am after an evening of binge drinking. You've been there, right? When you wake up with your head in flames, unable to remember the end of the night, wondering if you said or did something really stupid...

gonee · gonee

As we try to process the possibilities with God, we have to look outside the human dimensions that we are familiar with. Nonetheless those faculties are the very instruments we have, to condition and to bring under discipline to function under spiritual laws. As we try to live in the 4th dimension, we...

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	Another trigger (Preview) After getting through Friday night, I was hit with another trigger. Saturday. And not necessarily night. And now Sunday football. So, I am trying to think of something that ISN'T (really hoping WASN'T) an occasion to drink...can't come up with anything. Sad, happy, celebrating, wallowing,...	sorrowfloats	7	458	Oct 3, 2012 by Closer
	RIP Clancy's wife (Preview) http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=charlotte-imislund&pid=160023785#fbLoggedOut	SoberSteve	6	787	Oct 3, 2012 by Rob84
	"Anything an alcoholic lets go of has claw marks all over it" (Preview) Before recovery, I tried to control everything. I would lie in bed at night planning my days and weeks, and I would make endless lists of activities I could follow that would lead to specific results. I played and replayed conversations that were sure to take place to make sure they came out the way I wan...	Pythonpappy	5	580	Oct 3, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	MIP AA Message Board Moderator(s) Found! (Preview) Just a quick note asking that those who are regular members of this message board with 1 or more years of continuous sobriety, who also attend f2f meetings, and are knowledgable of the 12 Steps and Traditions of AA who would like to be considered for the service position of Board Moderator, please cont...	John	2	1667	Oct 3, 2012 by stayhumble
	Congratulations on 6 years Sobrietyspell!!! (Preview) I love this day. LOL. Thanks for your ongoing service and carrying the message. Hope this year has brought you wonderful things. Thank you for being such a wonderful part of my recovery :) 6 years. Wow!	pinkchip	15	537	Oct 3, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy Four Years, Pinky!!!! (Preview) Congratulations on your 4th Soberversary, Mark, for your wonderful recovery & message. Thank you for all you give here. Such a massive contribution & safe presence for our newcomers & oldtimers alike. God bless you in your journey for much time to come one day at a time. All my love, Brot...	Sobrietyspell	15	509	Oct 2, 2012 by Rob84
	Just some stupid Alcoholic! (Preview) It's been a long 4 years. Since I was 21 I've lived on my own, been through absolute hell with alcohol, relationships, poor health and everything else..And after 4 years of batlling sickness, making ends meet, and bettering myself in every possible way, Im recovered. Heading back to work. Since...	Closer	19	688	Oct 2, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Positive thinking. A good skill to learn. (Preview) Taken from Wikipedia: Worth learning if your having a bad time somewhere. Optimism is a mental attitude or world view that interprets situations and events as being best (optimized), meaning that in some way for factors that may not be fully comprehended, the present moment is in an optimum state....	Closer	4	1100	Oct 2, 2012 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift 10-1 (Preview) Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves.--Saint Francis De SalesOne night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the pieces into a huge pile."I can't do this," she said. She got up and walked over to the couch and plopped dow...	Pythonpappy	3	320	Oct 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	Experience has taught me. (Preview) There's one prayer I have forgotten in recent times: "Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick." AA book pg 164. This is more like a command from God for the recovered alcoholic, because neglect means certain death through relapse. Practical a...	gonee	7	416	Oct 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 9-28 (Preview) Every time I get worried about something I say my prayers more. --Jim Burns Whether we grew up in religious families or not, most of us seek help from some Greater Power when we're faced with terrifying situations. Often it's at an unconscious level that we ask for extra help. But the fact that we do elic...	Pythonpappy	13	459	Oct 2, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude (Preview) The other day in a meeting on gratitude, I found myself quoting from the latter part of an essay had written some year back while my wife was still in prison. I looked for it when I got home and decided to share it here. There's always something to be grateful for: Other men wake up in the morning, open th...	Angell	8	485	Oct 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Just Some Processing (Preview) Tonight has been difficult. With the exception of a quick flash a couple nights ago, I haven't felt the urge to drink in a while. I had a really good day and was feeling great when I got home from work. I took a short drive to the grocery store for some dinner ingredients, made a big meal, and settled on the co...	AdamMoz	7	524	Oct 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Just gratitude. (Preview) I had one of my horrible dreams, not of my drinking days, but my first sober days in AA. It was a replay of my selfish ways towards my wife, when I got sober. Whenever we went shopping, I showed no patience and tolerance. In my dream, I am using my old colorful adjectives to swear her and ask her why she had bou...	gonee	4	466	Oct 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 9-30 (Preview) The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. That block of granite is often nothing more than a decision. --Thomas Carlyle Trails through national parks and forests are often clearly marked and well-maintained. But some...	Pythonpappy	3	293	Oct 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Some days are better than others (Preview) It's funny how some days seem to be easy and some are just so damn hard. And yet I feel almost stupid for thinking that when I look back on yesterday and tried to pinpoint why I was so tempted. Today the reasons seem so minute as compared to others problems but I had a hard day anyways. A whole lot of little thi...	aliasisme	7	536	Oct 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	The hell do I do with this one? (Preview) Just called a previous sponsee for a chew of the fat. He tells me he's a/ drinking, b/ threatened his partner and c/ intends to travel to another city and is 'tooled up'. (i.e. has weapons and is prepared to use them) I do not believe him on point c. it's possible, but I think it's drunken ranting - apparant...	bikerbill	12	647	Sep 30, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Understanding the sickness. (Preview) Ive been clean for almost a year now and Im happy that im not even around old friends and certain people. Im not even gonna say what it all is. But alcoholics are not only sick. Theres some gross people out there... -- Edited by Closer on Thursday 27th of September 2012 02:40:49 AM	Closer	7	565	Sep 30, 2012 by Paul M
	Aliasisme - 3 weeks! (Preview) Congrats to you. I can already see your transformation happening - you get to be who you were always meant to be now... never give up!	justadrunk	4	1142	Sep 30, 2012 by Paul M
	60 days!!!! (Preview) I have 60 days today! I had the crazyiest day ever and I did not want a drink. Angry parent, sobbing teenager, cut my finger REALY bad, broke up a cat fight, student barking in class and a not so perfect rehearsal and I didn't want a drink. 60 days sober feels really good	mich	15	560	Sep 30, 2012 by Paul M
	More fun while drinking concept.... (Preview) Ok, so I know I have thought this before and I know many of you have thought this......the 'how am I going to have fun without alcohol' or the 'will I be fun without it'. Alcohol for many gives that feeling of relaxation in a social setting, giving them more extrovertedness. I have been wondering how it wo...	aliasisme	4	651	Sep 30, 2012 by bikerbill
	A survey for Alcoholics on Recovery and the Built Environment (Preview) Hello, My name is Jessica and I am currently doing research on the impact of the built environment on the recovery process. Please take a moment to click the link below and take my survey. All information provided is completely confidential. Your time and information is greatly appreciated. All res...	J_Earp	3	1174	Sep 30, 2012 by bikerbill
	Survey on Rehabilitation..... Please Take! Completely Anonymous (Preview) Hello, My name is Jessica and I am currently doing research on the impact of the built environment on the recovery process. Please take a moment to click the link below and take my survey. All information provided is completely confidential. Your time and information is greatly appreciated. All res...	J_Earp	4	529	Sep 29, 2012 by pinkchip
	Friday night...sober...and scared (Preview) I'm worried about tomorrow night (Friday). Friday begins my binges. Originally I typied "usually begins my binges," but that is not true. It always does. After a full (if I didn't call in hung-over) week of work, I deserve a beer, right? I am going to a ball game (Cards). I've neve...	sorrowfloats	14	720	Sep 29, 2012 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ Love Without Strings & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more like love. They wante...	Sobrietyspell	2	2186	Sep 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	Personification of Alcohol (Preview) This might be a weird question/topic, but I am wondering if anyone else has ever "personafied" alcohol in their lives. And by that, I mean that if "alcohol" were a character in the play of your life, what would it look like, sound like, act like, etc.? I ask because I feel like the p...	AdamMoz	5	3441	Sep 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9-27 (Preview) Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. -- Thomas Carlyle "Five years down the road," says Jack, "I want to have a new job, an intimate relationship, and a bigger house. I want to be earning more money and feel better about myself....	Pythonpappy	2	403	Sep 28, 2012 by Col
	Oxycodone and I (Preview) To keep you updated, On Saturday, I busted my ankle. It required surgery, so I was given percoset/oxycodone. Sunday night I really needed the oxycodone. All day Monday and Tuesday I really needed it. Last night (Tuesday night) I really felt ibuprophen could take over, and I was right. Pain level...	turninggrey	18	1678	Sep 28, 2012 by Mike B.
	Daily Reflections ~ Without Reservation & 24hrs a Day (Preview) When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, must be passed on with...	Sobrietyspell	2	457	Sep 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Another Reason We Stay Sober (Preview) During my morning meditation, it came to me that this hasn't been posted in a long time ... I love this statement below and have re-read it often in my early sobriety ... to me? ... it defines our very purpose here on earth ... it gives me a sense of duty and a goal to ever keep alive in my mind ... it inspires m...	Pythonpappy	4	539	Sep 27, 2012 by vixen
	All the other ways to fill the hole (Preview) I've noticed lately that around this time of the month - right on my month marker (yesterday was 6 months sober for me) - that I get VEEERRRRRy cranky. My blood is boiling because I blinked, my husband is annoying because he has less gray hairs, my kids are too loud - too quiet - too cute. It helps me to thin...	justadrunk	8	578	Sep 27, 2012 by vixen
	Feelin the pressure (Preview) As of late, I've had a pretty odd schedule. Three days in a row I'm up at 6 at work by seven, end work at three and start class at 4, out of class at 9, home by 930, study til 12. The other two days I work 7-3 home by 330 and do housework. And the weekends are for homework, errands and social time. 3 days a week I co...	Neophyte	10	689	Sep 27, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections ~ Our Children & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children. . . . In time they will see that he is a new man and in their own way they will let him know it. . . . From that point on, progress will be rapid. Marvelous results often follow such a reunion. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 134 ...	Sobrietyspell	2	456	Sep 27, 2012 by Closer
	Checking In (Preview) Hey all, I just wanted to check in and say that last night's 2-year anniversary dinner with my wife went very well. We split a craft ginger ale over our meal, which I appreciated not only because of the taste, but also because it didn't leave me totally piss drunk and stumbling over myself at the end of the...	AdamMoz	6	482	Sep 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Beer Logic on Important Issues - Deep Reflection (Preview) Mowed the lawn today, and after doing so I sat down and had a soco manhattan.The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated somedeep thinking on various topics.Finally I thought about an age old question: Is giving birth morepainful than getting kicked in the nuts?Women always maint...	Pythonpappy	4	496	Sep 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 9-26 (Preview) The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.--ChamfortWhen we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We become lost in fantasy and obsession. Life becomes joyless because we can't see beyond our addiction, and we find no real sa...	Pythonpappy	4	377	Sep 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Ouch! (Preview) So, I was just minding my own business, not bothering anyone, when this boulder climbing wall comes along and.....you know..... starts making me climb it. Yada Yada Yada, two plates and 11 screws late...	turninggrey	14	1442	Sep 27, 2012 by Col
	Blissful Promises (Preview) I apologize for continuing to harp on this, but for the past two days I have been thinking a lot about the reality of alcohol making blissful promises it fails to deliver. As if that were not insideous enough, it not only fails to deliver but uses our trust and weakness to destroy us. And neither intellig...	AdamMoz	6	604	Sep 27, 2012 by Col
	RIP Mia... :*( to the greatest cat ever. (Preview) I got Mia when she was 6 weeks old. She was a stray outside of my old partners work. She was just wondering around out there purring and looking for love. She was adorable from the start and very athletic. She would do endless head over heals back flips when playing. She always had some health issues...	mich	15	1130	Sep 27, 2012 by Col
	At this point...not sure what I am?! (Preview) First and foremost..thanks for even reading this. I apologize that this isn't in the right folder/board area. I just need support, ideas, compassion and some kind of empathy. Background: I am engaged to my boyfriend of going on 7 yrs. He has addiction issues of his own I believe are pills. The only ma...	GaSunrise	8	1224	Sep 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Congrats Danielle! (Preview) On 3000 posts!	StPeteDean	11	573	Sep 26, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	On a happeir note..... (Preview) My sponsor turned 24 last weekend. so i mae him a cake. we celebrated his sober birthday on retreat at a monastery - a great time and a great place. From friday afternoon to Sunday lunch we packed 5 meetings in. we took it in turns to chair the meeting, 4 of them were run Barnsley style. I chaired my sponsor a...	bikerbill	8	517	Sep 26, 2012 by pinkchip
	Joining a church. (Preview) I was wondering how someone joins a church. Im not a christian and I know virtually nothing about it, but Im wanting to join the church. How does someone go about this?	Closer	15	1249	Sep 26, 2012 by Closer
	AA in Siem Reap, Cambodia (Preview) I am going to be there 10/5 - 10/13 and on the website it says the normal meetings are "on hiatus." Does anyone know of a meeting out there? thanks.	sraser88	4	1620	Sep 26, 2012 by Rob84
	"begging you to come join in..." (Preview) Yesterday Pappy said... "You sound like a smart kid ... most of us are ... but alcohol turns us into something different ... if you're as smart as I think you are, then you'll seek help now while you have time to aviod the disasters we've been through ... there is a Hell in front of you that's begging y...	AdamMoz	4	1147	Sep 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 9-25 (Preview) We are Only HumanWe can admit our limitations and defects.When we admit the truth about our limitations and defects, we create fertile ground for new growth and change. But if we wallow in hopeless belief that our defects are just our true nature, we grow committed to them. That is the difference betw...	Pythonpappy	4	967	Sep 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Ashamed (Preview) First time here. I've known that I am an alcoholic for years. After not remembering what I did last night, my car parked half-way in the yard, and calling in sick, although I had to check my cell to make sure I actually DID call in, I am ready to stop. I am so ashamed of myself. I can't believe I let it get th...	sorrowfloats	9	2196	Sep 25, 2012 by vixen
	need aa support (Preview) Hi i am new to the online aa program. I need this program as I can not get out to meetings. i'd like to hear from you concerning positive sites and how to use aa on line. thanks msrose	msrose	6	2225	Sep 25, 2012 by vixen
	I wrote this a few months ago... (Preview) The worst part about alcoholism, for me, is the crushing loneliness. I have always felt loneliest at 4am after an evening of binge drinking. You've been there, right? When you wake up with your head in flames, unable to remember the end of the night, wondering if you said or did something really stupid...	AdamMoz	6	1145	Sep 25, 2012 by vixen
	A new freedom. (Preview) As we try to process the possibilities with God, we have to look outside the human dimensions that we are familiar with. Nonetheless those faculties are the very instruments we have, to condition and to bring under discipline to function under spiritual laws. As we try to live in the 4th dimension, we...	gonee	3	1135	Sep 25, 2012 by Mike B.
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