Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

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...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome SOD, ... you wrote: thought i'd try this out....i'm a younger person who likes to drink (emphasis on likes)...i'm not someone who gets aggressive, violent, or any malevolent repercussions, maybe just acts stupid at the most part... I consider myself an alcoholic...i don't harm anyone and...

flipper · flipper

So can someone give me a breakdown of these types of meeting and why I could expect to walk in to, there's three in my area that fit my schd, OD open discussion, CD closed discussion, and C closed. Thanks,

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

September 24, 2012 Quote of the Week "The problem with isolating is thatyou get such bad advice." By the end of my drinking and using, I was all alone. Unlike some of the stories I hear about people drinking in bars, I preferred to drink alone in my home, and after months of listening...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi everyone, My name is Adam and I was posting here a lot a while back. I am committing to doing so again because it was/is very good for me in my recovery. I don't have a whole lot to say at the moment except that I continue to be amazed by the community of support on this board - and also the recurring tragic s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This will touch everyone's heart ... especially if you're a nurse or a caregiver ... please watch this two minute clip ... 'Someone Who Cares' -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Monday 24th of September 2012 07:30:35 AM

Das28 · Das28

Wishing everyone a good day......what ever time it is in your part of the world. Glad I found this site & will be a regular here,I'm big on encouraging others. Das28

aliasisme · aliasisme

Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this: In the beginning is it better to focus on just one big change at a time? 3 weeks ago today I had my last drink. I am doing well and I wanted to try and get healthy in other aspects of my life, for example taking better care of myself ie eating healthier and star...

GrigorescuIrinel · GrigorescuIrinel

S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...

SteveP · SteveP

I think that the title of this blog post is slightly satirical, and I absolutely loved it. It had me laughing. Wish that I'd read this early on in my time in AA -- those early times might (might!) have made a bit more sense to me. It also gives me comfort to know just how broad a Fellowship this is and how there...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Now that I'm not acting crazy I can accept feeling crazy once in a while. --Sandy B. Saying no to ourselves may be a greater act of courage than rushing into a burning building to save a child. The act of heroic rescue may be impulsive, almost involuntary, and completed before there is time for a reasoned...

bill · bill

Im new to this its my first post.i will be honest im drinking well im typing.I need to stop drinking excessivly but i find it impossible i work 7 days a week and my only escape is booze i have freinds who are in AA but Im to pround to talk to them. last night I pissed myself in bed beside my wife and its not the fir...

SteveP · SteveP

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=19911229&id=oKFbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y1ENAAAAIB...

justadrunk · justadrunk

My son will have his 6th birthday party tomorrow. I have a shot at being sober for it this year... God willing. That's not what I'm hear to tell you about tonight. When I was 5, I had the best birthday party ever. My whole extended relation, my friends, neighbors - it really seemed the whole town was the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

VERN'S FUNERAL Vern works hard at the Phone Company but spends two nights each week bowling, and plays golf every Saturday. His wife thinks he's pushing himself too hard, so for his birthday she takes him to a local Strip Club. The doorman at the club greets them and says, 'Hey, Vern! How ya doin?' ...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The nightmare began with me cleaning up the mess of destruction I caused from the night before. I didn't know if I had drank or not. There was puke in the bathroom - I was living in my old college dorms. Down the hall was a smashed car - never mind I lived on the 10th floor. I didn't know if I smashed it - it...

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	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	336	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	579	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	691	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	609	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	1186	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	614	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	698	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	1215	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	586	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	766	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	2319	Sep 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	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	449	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	1722	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	498	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	578	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	617	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	731	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	498	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	522	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	538	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	420	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	1516	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	648	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	1171	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	1270	Sep 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Congrats Danielle! (Preview) On 3000 posts!	StPeteDean	11	619	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	560	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	1289	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	1674	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	1191	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	1013	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	2245	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	2271	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	1184	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	1176	Sep 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	Welcome to TheSoundOfDrums (Preview) Welcome SOD, ... you wrote: thought i'd try this out....i'm a younger person who likes to drink (emphasis on likes)...i'm not someone who gets aggressive, violent, or any malevolent repercussions, maybe just acts stupid at the most part... I consider myself an alcoholic...i don't harm anyone and...	Pythonpappy	3	1141	Sep 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	which meeting typess (Preview) So can someone give me a breakdown of these types of meeting and why I could expect to walk in to, there's three in my area that fit my schd, OD open discussion, CD closed discussion, and C closed. Thanks,	flipper	5	1152	Sep 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	Problem with Isolating (Preview) September 24, 2012 Quote of the Week "The problem with isolating is thatyou get such bad advice." By the end of my drinking and using, I was all alone. Unlike some of the stories I hear about people drinking in bars, I preferred to drink alone in my home, and after months of listening...	Pythonpappy	4	1215	Sep 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Just Saying Hello (Preview) Hi everyone, My name is Adam and I was posting here a lot a while back. I am committing to doing so again because it was/is very good for me in my recovery. I don't have a whole lot to say at the moment except that I continue to be amazed by the community of support on this board - and also the recurring tragic s...	AdamMoz	6	1128	Sep 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Someone Who Cares (Preview) This will touch everyone's heart ... especially if you're a nurse or a caregiver ... please watch this two minute clip ... 'Someone Who Cares' -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Monday 24th of September 2012 07:30:35 AM	Pythonpappy	2	1166	Sep 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Have a good day (Preview) Wishing everyone a good day......what ever time it is in your part of the world. Glad I found this site & will be a regular here,I'm big on encouraging others. Das28	Das28	8	1137	Sep 25, 2012 by Das28
	too much change at once? (Preview) Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this: In the beginning is it better to focus on just one big change at a time? 3 weeks ago today I had my last drink. I am doing well and I wanted to try and get healthy in other aspects of my life, for example taking better care of myself ie eating healthier and star...	aliasisme	12	1463	Sep 24, 2012 by justadrunk
	CONSTRUIM IN EUROPA (Preview) S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...	GrigorescuIrinel	10	1151	Sep 24, 2012 by SteveP
	The "perfect" AA meeting (Preview) I think that the title of this blog post is slightly satirical, and I absolutely loved it. It had me laughing. Wish that I'd read this early on in my time in AA -- those early times might (might!) have made a bit more sense to me. It also gives me comfort to know just how broad a Fellowship this is and how there...	SteveP	7	2742	Sep 24, 2012 by SteveP
	Today's Gift 9-24 (Preview) Now that I'm not acting crazy I can accept feeling crazy once in a while. --Sandy B. Saying no to ourselves may be a greater act of courage than rushing into a burning building to save a child. The act of heroic rescue may be impulsive, almost involuntary, and completed before there is time for a reasoned...	Pythonpappy	1	1604	Sep 24, 2012 by Mike B.
	new to this (Preview) Im new to this its my first post.i will be honest im drinking well im typing.I need to stop drinking excessivly but i find it impossible i work 7 days a week and my only escape is booze i have freinds who are in AA but Im to pround to talk to them. last night I pissed myself in bed beside my wife and its not the fir...	bill	13	1259	Sep 24, 2012 by Db1105
	Alcoholism and homeless -- could never happen to me, right? (Preview) http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=19911229&id=oKFbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y1ENAAAAIB...	SteveP	3	1810	Sep 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	My sons 5th birthday party - yes I was drunk. (Preview) My son will have his 6th birthday party tomorrow. I have a shot at being sober for it this year... God willing. That's not what I'm hear to tell you about tonight. When I was 5, I had the best birthday party ever. My whole extended relation, my friends, neighbors - it really seemed the whole town was the...	justadrunk	8	1295	Sep 23, 2012 by Rob84
	Yet Another Reason to NOT Drink (Preview) VERN'S FUNERAL Vern works hard at the Phone Company but spends two nights each week bowling, and plays golf every Saturday. His wife thinks he's pushing himself too hard, so for his birthday she takes him to a local Strip Club. The doorman at the club greets them and says, 'Hey, Vern! How ya doin?' ...	Pythonpappy	4	509	Sep 24, 2012 by stayhumble
	And then I woke up. (Preview) The nightmare began with me cleaning up the mess of destruction I caused from the night before. I didn't know if I had drank or not. There was puke in the bathroom - I was living in my old college dorms. Down the hall was a smashed car - never mind I lived on the 10th floor. I didn't know if I smashed it - it...	justadrunk	9	581	Sep 24, 2012 by aliasisme
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