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What can I do?
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I walked out an a meeting tonight. I had to wait in the parking lot for the girl I picked up to come out, and I just really wanted to leave. I can't talk about the suicide very easily, and people who are just trying to help, carry on about it longer than what I can handle. I went to another meeting the next hou...
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High class Problems.
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I have just this moment boiled my pot of potatoes dry..Oh Shit ! Dinner.lol This just reminded me of someone saying at a meeting that today I suffer with high class problems. How TRUE is that. My higher power has never let me down. We have been pennyless and poor. We have lost much along the way. We have bot...
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Not an A, but love visiting your side often
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I just wanted to introduce myself and say thank you all for sharing here. I am usually on the Al Anon side and I guess I could be on the ACOA side, too, but I like coming over here and reading all the positive shares here. I learn something from both sides of addiction and I am so thankful that you all are her...
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Quick question...
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...what is the difference between a dry drunk and a dry alcoholic? It was brought up in the meeting I went to last night and kind of got me confused. Is it related to a problem drinker, or just a drunk? I've gathered that it's all about attitude and how they react without alcohol, but is there any specifics...
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A Prayer for you.
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I pray that I may do thy will today. I pray that none of my AA friends will relapse today. I pray that you may give my AA friends joy in their hearts today. I pray that any difficulty we may experience, will not be beyond our endurance, today. To any who may be nursing a resentment, leave everything you are do...
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But for the grace of God
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The other day, I had a funny, sad, tragic reminder of where untreated alcoholism takes us. A fellow at my home group told me that he was outside smoking after the meeting and some guy who'd been at the meeting asked him if he had any pot. When being told no, he then asked my chum for some cash to buy some beer a...
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The Professor and the paradoxes.
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I was just reading this and wanted to share it with you.THE PROFESSOR AND THE PARADOX(From pages 336 - 342 of the Second Edition of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous) Says he, We A.A.s surrender to win; we give away to keep; we suffer to get well, and we die to live. I am in the public information business...
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A quote
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Do not dwell on those who let you down. Cherish those who hold you up. Good night all - you'll be in my prayers : )
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Apparently the universe does not revolve around me...
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I thought it did. And I was doing everything in MY power to keep the stars and the galaxies orbiting around me. Amazing what happens when I give my HP the power and let my HP control the movement of the cosmos. Things get a little easier. Hmmm... imagine that.
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And then life gets bigger.
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I'm feeling today like that story, there was an old lady who swallowed a fly. Not only is that lady kind of nuts, but the craziness gets bigger as things keep eating each other up, and bam the old lady is dead. I'm an alcoholic today. Not justadrunk anymore. I can see that now. My mind is swelling aroun...
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Started drinking after 11 years in recovery
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Hi all, At the age of 19 I got into some fairly minor legal trouble due to my use of chemicals. I was in a bad spot in my life, had moved to a place where I had no real friends, and was involved in a family life that could only be described as insane. During this time I used chemicals to deal with the things I was go...
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The "psychic change"...
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All this time that term has just slipped by me without me giving it much consideration. I just dismissed it as meaning "sincerely not wanting to drink anymore" but I'm beginning to realize that it's quite a lot more than that. Even after my heartfelt resolutions last night that I was 100% co...
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Its a bright sunny day even through the rain.
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Yes its been raining here but its been a good day. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~^*^*^*^*^(\ ~~ /) ( \ (AA)/ )(_ /AA\ _) /AA\^*^*^*^*^Sunlight "It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we perm...
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My sponsor
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Until I found a good sponsor and shared all my problems with him, my sobriety was still precarious. I kept going around in circles and getting back to same spot I was in. The AA book says that even though my motives were good, I was still selfish and self-centred. I found my conversation, when I monitored...
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Daily Reflections ~ Free At Last & 24hrs a Day
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Another great dividend we may expect from confiding- our defects to another human being is humility-a word often misunderstood. . . . it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, fol-lowed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 58 I...
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Just a crowd of 12 steppers...
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Aloha all...a few days ago I got one of "those" phone calls and couldn't respond cause she sounded way way out there and I didn't know where she was at so that I could dispatch another female to go see. I let it go for 24 hours. I had an indicator that there was something going on in her life jus...
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The Twelve Traditions Check List.
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An AA member today get me thinking of the Twelve Traditions and I thought I would share tis with you all. I did happen to put a smile on my face this evening :} And its great food for thought :} TWELVE TRADITIONS CHECKLIST Copyright © The AA Grapevine, Inc. - Reprinted with permission These questions we...
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Crisis/opportunity
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I went for a job interview today. I tried really hard not to be nervous. My nervousness actually came out as overbearingness. I'm embarrassed for who I am.
When I got home, a letter said we didn't pay our rent-- and we did-- and I have a trail of documents that say we did. So I spent the better half of tonigh...
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Happy bellybutton Birthday, rrib! ((((Rich))))
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Thank you for all of your ESH, bro! Lotsa Liverpool loving from me :) Danielle x
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My little girl
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I have an 8 month old baby girl and I have to say that if I were to get run over by a bus tomorrow I could die knowing that I contributed something wonderful to the world. The strange thing for me though is that for the first time in as long as I can remember I actually care if I live or die. This perfect little per...
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A Vision For You.
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I love all of the Big Book and thought I would post this tonight :} Chapter 11.A VISION FOR YOUFOR MOST normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good...
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when i began AA and Na, they showed a comedy routine with a guy who checked his pulse thru the routine..plz help me loca
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Im searching for the comedian (a recovering addict) who checked his pulse thru out the routine...this guy changed my life by making me see myself..I now need to find his routine, to save my brother, or just open his eyes for 30 seconds...I saw this routine in AA, and Na...plz can anyone help me locate a c...
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plz help...im lookin for a AA comedian who checks his pulse all the time..super important..tryin to help my little bro..
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when i was just begining AA and Na, there was a comedian who checked his pulse through the entire routine...made a huge impact on me..now my brother is in need of something to get thru to him...this guy is perfect...plz help me find the videio...im desperate,..he is killing himself with booze...thi...
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The little Doctor Who Loved Drunks.
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Dr Silkworth and Bill W. The Little Doctor Who Loved DrunksCopyright © A.A. Grapevine, Inc, May, 1951 A drunk is lying on a bed in a hospital, and a doctor is sitting beside the bed. The drunk is talking earnestly to the doctor. ...a wave of depression came over me, the drunk is saying. I realize...
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What a wonderful thought for the day.
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*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~* A.A. Thought for the Day I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and co...
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Stopping drinking today
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Been in the program for many years before 15 sobriety years. Fell off a few years ago, but have made a decision to stop drinking today. Please anyone, say a prayer for me as i know in the beginning its hard and I'm not feeling too good this morning!
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70 days sober
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This is the longest I've made it with the intent to stop. I've had over four months before but when you factor in rehab, a drivers license on hold and no one to drive me to the liquor store it doesn't count. Anyway, shit's not easy but I'm making it. I appreciate this board so much. Whether I post or not readi...
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God Calling - Harmony Within
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"Follow My guidance. Be afraid to venture on your own as a child fears to leave its mother's side. Doubt of your own wisdom, and reliance on Mine will teach you humility. Humility is not the belitting of the self. It is forgetting the self. Nay more, forgetting the self, because you are rememb...
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Finally Happy again
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I finally got up on my feet today. Ive been in a brokenhearted state for a long time. The whole time Ive been going through this Ive felt my higher power with me, it has kept me safe. Im finally able to see all the good things in life, the good people, the good family, the fellowship, I understand that I am...
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Reminder
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The only requirement for membership in AA is a desire to stop drinking.This program works for those who truly want it.We are able to enjoy life as we once knew it, there is still hope but we need to take certain steps.We must be fearless and thorough from the very start.We must admit we are powerless over...
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Family recovery.
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Alcoholics Anonymous is not only about stopping drinking, but also about rebuilding and nurturing healthy relationships. The first of which is with our partners. Alcoholism creates abnormal partnerships. The 12 steps of recovery is designed to rectify these relationships. The first of which i...
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God Calling - The Rest of God
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"I can work through you better when you are at rest. Go very slowly, very quietly, from one duty to the next - taking time to rest and pray between. Do not be too busy. Know that you can do all things through Me who strengthens you. Nay, more, know that you can do all things through Me who rests you.&q...
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Is simply managing the problem a viable option?
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I haven't been able to stop drinking. Regardless of having every reason in the world and a great deal of meaningful motivation, my wonderful wife, a beautiful new daughter, a career I enjoy, etc., none of it has helped win the battle against my brain. So maybe I should just quit fighting? Maybe I just ha...
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I want to quit drinking, but.......
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Hi. I'm new to this site; I've struggled with alcohol addiction on & off for many years. I've decided that I really want it this time. I work at a bar that is very stressful & of course, everyone is always drinking. I'm beginning to think that I need to quit this job in order to be successful at sobr...
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A career in law enforcement after recovery
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Hi there,
I'm new here but I think perhaps I could find some answers here.
My work on myself and with others as really shifted my priorities. I have a had a long standing desire to become a police officer and I am thinking about going for it, I am starting serious physical training next week.
Here'...
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24 hours down the rest of my life to go...
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I know that I sometimes come across as flippant and not very serious about my drinking issues or my desire to recover. Some of you have expressed your annoyance with my attitude and ripped me a new one on occasion (even though your alchy bible says that's a no-no). The truth is that I do take my drinking an...
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Restless, irritable and discontented
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Been listening again to one of my favorite AA speakers, Ray O'K and he really gave me insight...I'm one of those guys who'll never raise a word at a meeting, and can still be surprised with some of behavior you get from folks who claim x amount of sobriety...such as, for example, when you get those guys w...
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Omgstfu and GO
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Im so annoyed at myself. I keep telling myself i am going to make a meeting. But... [insert justification here].
Reading through lit, my brain telling me i've got down my first 3 and I'm ready for the 4 step.
Tell me ruhig, just how honest are you if when asked you'll claim 3 years, instead of just saying...
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Such Deep Despair..
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Such Deep Despair It wasn't very long ago, I felt such deep despair and woe. I prayed to a God I thought I knew, Who hated me for the things I'd do. In tears I prayed, just let me die, For life had seemed to pass me by. All I ever did was fail. God let me die, send me to hell. I didn't want another drink, ...
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My anniversary.
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I've been married for 6 yrs today. I remember the look in his eyes, completely in love and happy. I knew I was fooling him already back then. But he was fooling me too. If only we could have been so honest from the start. If only he wouldn't have hid smoking from me for 5 yrs, and I wouldn't have hid drink...
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A great one from AA speaker Ray O'K (may he RIP)
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I'm paraphrasing, but it's something like: "Funny thing about alcoholism -- it always seems to kill those who don't have it." Steve http://quietmindrecovery.org/AA/index.htm
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Good night All.
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Hi all just wanted to say good night and God Bless you all. My new found AA friends. You brighten my days and inspire me so very much. I thank you all. Another sober day, Whoop,Whoop, now for my prayers of gratitude and thanks. Polly.X :}
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Joining Online Forums
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Hi, Im an Alcoholic whos is new to online forums. Ive been using AA for about a year and Ive been sober for 5 months. Id like to contribute here to learn more and to offer support to others who need it. I guess I should introduce myself so Ill tell a bit about my story... I began Drinking at age 13 and Ive been...
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Are you a Newcomer looking in ? This may help.
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Reading this made me smile to myself of the long lonley days of knowing I needed to do somthing about my drinking for years. AA has saved my life and for that I am full of gratitude. Polly.X IDo you think you may have a problem with alcohol?YesNo1.Do you feel you are a normal drinker?2.Have you ever awake...
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First Timer
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I have been sober 1 day now. Drunk for the last 5 years. I had a drink yesterday morning in fact, blew off work to do it. Got the greatest wife and family in the world. After unreasonably getting angry at her for stupid crap, I am finally realizing that I as much as I've fought it, I am powerless over alc...
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40 days
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I came to AA on the 26th of Dec. I stayed sober 40 days. Relapse drinking was worse than any other drinking I've ever done. I came back to AA on the 26th of March. Today I am sober 40 days again. Tomorrow will be a very special day for me, but I am still grateful for this one. I barely made it to 40 days last t...
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New to all of this
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I lived through college not having one drop of alcohol. I went to coffee shops and talked philosophy and literature. I just never had the desire to drink. Then my best friend from high school moved back into town after I graduated, and introduced me to all the local bars. My mom often told me to be careful...
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Step 11.
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I have nothing that God has not given me. Therefore I own nothing and I have nothing. Everything has been a gift from my Father in Heaven. If that be the case, where then is room for any anxiety and worry? Therefore Step 11 says: "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contac...
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Brand New...Help!
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Hi everybody. Anybody out there? I just registered and wrote my bio. How can I post it? How can I see it and retreive it?
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The Four Absolutes.
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I as Just reading this and thought I would share it with you,Its long so will be in a few posting. Enjoy, I did. Polly.x *~* The Four Absolutes *~* Foreword Spelled out as such, the Four Absolutes are not a formal part of our AA philosophy of life. Since this is true, some may claim the Absolutes should be i...
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