Alcoholics Anonymous

420 Guy · 420 Guy

I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...

poi77 · poi77

Hi all! I am so lucky and blessed to be getting remarried and recovery has everything to do with it. Addiction tore my marriage apart with a divorce in 2011 and recovery (4 years sober last week) has brought it back together. I want to incorporate my commitment to recovery/sobriety in my marriage vo...

forestdawg · forestdawg

Hello all---I'm sober 16 months now and am about to start my first ever steroid cycle to improve my workout results. I've done a lot of research on anabolic/androgenic steroids over the last 5 or 6 weeks--what I've found is that the general or common perception of these hormones, as touted by the medi...

Phil · Phil

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are taken, word for word, from actual court transcripts: ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lay there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and R...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi All, I have had a Major Leak, and then my Water heater died, and it was a grusome mess in that little water heater room, and all of last night, and early today, was just worrying and worrying about the expense, "how much will it be to get this changed, the floor underneath the water heater is all w...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Does anyone know if groups are allowed to ask people to remove hats and wear dress clothes to a meeting? Suit and tie - and dresses for woman? If I decide I want to go to a meeting where this is taking place... can they kick me out if I show up in my usual bucket hat and regular casual clothes??? Just curiou...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Early on things are kind of exciting and being sober is almost like discovering a new drug that makes you feel strange and unusual feelings...but now that some months have gone by it seems like I'm just coasting through life with the volume turned down. No more craziness, no more highs and lows, no more...

shootthepandas · shootthepandas

I am doing some initial research to see if there is an opportunity to serve the community with a better platform for online twelve-step meetings. As of right now, most meetings are either semi-private Skype groups or at www.intherooms.com. I'm sure intherooms.com has helped many people, but I thin...

Stepchild · Stepchild

A SAFETY NET Occasionally. . . We are seized with a rebellion so sickening that we simply wont pray. When these things happen we should not think too ill of ourselves. We should simply resume prayer as soon as we can, doing what we know to be good for us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 Sometime...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 2, 2017Quote of the WeekWelcome to A.A.; the place where you grow up in public." After a few months in the program, I began hearing people share that their emotional development stopped at the age they started drinking. They said they felt as if they had the coping skills, and the emotional...

Bob K · Bob K

The Drunk Who Fell in a Hole A drunk fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessman went by. The drunk called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him get yourself a ladder. But the drunk could not find a ladder in this hole he was in. A doctor walked by. The drunk said, "Help,...

Phil · Phil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbFh_pD47k4

getlow316 · getlow316

Just wondering if anybody besides me cannot drink coffee because it is a trigger to drink. Coffee is like alcohol to me in that I drink too much of it until I am all speeded up so bad that it makes me crave booze to bring myself down. I know this sounds weird. I can't even drink decaf because it still trigge...

Percival · Percival

I never was much for Anniversaries but posted here on my Anniversary for many years. .maybe 20-25. years. At one time a very active and lively message board... A member, I can't quite remember his name from my area St. Pete Beach Fl. was very dedicated to this site When I left Fl. in 2004 sailing my boat ar...

DP3 · DP3

Hi everyone, Just an observation, it's very unfortunate this once vibrant resource seems to have been highjacked by a bunch of idiots trying to sell things. Wishing everyone the best in this challenge. Peace D

Shorn · Shorn

Hello all This last week I made this recovery video to be used when we formally announce the opening of a new Recovery Club here in my town. I would love to get feed back and please feel free, and just please DO, she the link with others. I had so much fun making this one I might starting making more. http:/...

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I am currently working on Step 9. My sponsor suggested I begin with living family members, so I contacted my two brothers and sister-in-law. They all agreed to chat with me on Zoom, and the amends went very well. Now I am trying to begin the process of contacting friends to ask if it is OK...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Tonight at an open AA meeting, potluck before meeting, I felt so alone and I know it was just my old stuff coming to the surface. I sat there ,with people I've known in the program for the 13 years and wished my husband was there and sober, instead of 300 miles away in a halfway house. I finally had to tell mys...

Victoragrayson · Victoragrayson

Hi all. Im 6 months sober and having some issues with my sponsor. She is a lovely person but weve only done 40 pages of the BB and she routinely cancels on me. We get no where during our meetings and then has a go at me for not calling her. Today she had a go at me cause I didnt save her a seat next to me at Frida...

Stepchild · Stepchild

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps. I guess for myself that meant doing things I didn't want to do...And hearing things I didn't want to hear. I not only had to admit to my innermost self I was alcoholic...I had to adm...

EDMOND · EDMOND

Here's a musical gift for All who are recovering from any addiction.One Day at a Time is a musical song of hope and inspiration to those who still suffer from the disease of addiction. It is a walk through a life of childhood innocence into the abyss of teenage self inflicted hardships, and onto the path...

LoneStar · LoneStar

'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results" That's what I was doing. Going to meetings full of folks whose lives had improved so much after getting sober. Meanwhile, I'm one of a handful whose life actually got worse after sobriety. Wh...

jc2008 · jc2008

Every time I hear that "half measures availed us nothing" I think, half ASSED measures availed ME nothing. I am doing this recovery thing half assed a lot of the time. I only make it to about 3 meetings a week. I put time with my kids, my husband, and work demands ahead of my recovery. I som...

mikef · mikef

It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more than two and a half decades of active drug addiction/alcoholism was devastating my life and everything and everyone in its path. I lifted my head from the floor...

jw2020 · jw2020

An oldtimer I respect in the program frequently says at meetings, "stick with the winners". I agree with this. That is, model your program after people who are happy, healthy and have good sobriety. This isn't to say anyone in AA is a "loser" (except those who are only in meetings to prey on vulnerab...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Dont be Hungry..... Don't be Angry.... Don't get Lonely.... Don't Stay Tired...... Goodnight Family

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

it's really 4/19 but this board is bit slow, so I thought I'd give a head start

Phil · Phil

The Blame/Guilt game has two players. The person who blames. The partner who says and does things with the intent to make the other person feel guilty. And the receiver of blame. The partner who takes on the guilt. 1. There is no such thing as healthy guilt! 2. Blame is a manipulative tool used by som...

DisasterArea · DisasterArea

Hi, I'm just posting here in the hope of some comradely supportive words. I quit drinking in late 2018 after 25 years of going progressively downhill. I was then completely clean for four and a half years. Lately I've started taking cocaine. It's escalated from a little here and there to a lot every day...

Tim K · Tim K

With John's permission we would like to introduce ourselves to the board. John stopped in recently to visit our shop, "Station 12". Over a cup of coffee we looked through my collection of early editions of the Big Book. The collection is available for viewing at the store anytime during re...

Xaviersma · Xaviersma

I will be traveling to Montego Bay first time sober in July. Wondering any friends of BillW that can support me during my stay. I want to attend a meeting!

londongaryw · londongaryw

Hi, my name is Gary and Im an alcoholic, I have had contact from a person in Senegal who is in need of help abd I cannot find a local AA meeting to refer them to. Does anyone here have any contacts in Senegeal who would be willing to talk to this person as a 12th Step? thanks gary

Mishy · Mishy

Im new here and I think I went into the most horrible hangxiety last night just needing to connect. Its the first time Ive experienced that. Im also pre disposed to anxiety anyway. Id appreciate some advice x

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi all, Somebody has just emailed this to me and I wanted to share it. I guess that it is something that we all need to think about, but it may be especially helpful to anybody just starting out with AA. I know that it is advice that I certainly need. Have a great day, Carol Every...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I'm sneaking up on two years sober. This might not seem like a big deal to anyone who hasn't met me before, but if you're at all familiar with my idiocy on this forum over the years, you're probably a bit shocked. I am walking, living, breathing proof that if you never quit trying, it just might stick one...

adsicks · adsicks

I have been through some sponsors in my sobriety. My first sponsor went awol when I had about 5 years. My next sponsor dies about 5 years after that (sober). I moved to the coast and when I moved back my sponsor suggested I get a sponsor back here so I did. Then I got a service sponsor and did the Concepts. Now...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pat is not feeling very well and he decides to go to a doctor. While he is waiting in the doctor's reception room, a nun comes out of the doctor's office. She looks very ashen, drawn and haggard. Pat goes into the doctor's office and says to the doctor: "I just saw a nun leaving who looked absolutely...

mikef · mikef

Good Morning to all and especially newcomers and those just coming around! Blessings of this day. Just For Today, remind yourself or try this on for size. You can recognize that you have a "health condition" that can be successfully treated, a day at a time ,rather than spending your time w...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This one did...... http://www.hrmorning.com/you-can-never-drink-alcohol-again-was-companys-requirement-legal/ BTY

Posey · Posey

Amy Winehouse is singin' that stupid song in my head... it seems my husband (as well as my best "friend") want me to go to rehab instead of AA. And I said.... !!! So.... not sure I'm going to get much support from the hubby (best friend person lives really far & her opinion is pretty much...

Stepchild · Stepchild

This line from How It Works is heard at just about every AA meeting that ever happens.....I think most of them read the start of chapter 5 at the beginning of the meeting. It's a very powerful line.Pretty much says we got to change our thinking.....If we want any success in this program at all. And if we ar...

Opinions on a controversial member · Jim X

I was at a meeting recently and a young woman spoke and announced that her Higher Power is Satan. There was no problem at the meeting. But I spoke later to Christian AA friends who said she should have been asked to leave. This is unheard of to me for a member be asked to leave because some did not like her cho...

jonijoni · jonijoni

This is the original manuscript of How It Works. You'll find some of the wording very interesting. HOW IT WORKS Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our directions. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program,...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Hi all! The recent thread about Uzbekistan has prompted me to start this thread about sharing our stories of finding AA in remote places while traveling, or perhaps our surprising encounters with stumbling across a meeting unexpectedly. Some of us shared a few of these stories over in the Uzbekista...

Jeff R · Jeff R

Ok, down and dirty, let's stop talking about Meditation and DO some!!!! Go here to download Step 11.1 and a Guided Meditation example, both FREE! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x975u3rkl57oqnk/AABUuy8-GCpGHGPx1DE0ZsLOa?dl=0And please let me know how it works for you!! My email address is in...

radude77 · radude77

Last night I think my server lied about putting alcohol in a drink. I went to dinner with a friend. I am four years sober and she knows it. She gets migraines so she drinks rarely. Both of us only had water. At the end of the meal the server brought two drinks, both in cocktail glasses, saying, "My special...

macgillb2 · macgillb2

Hi folks, My name is Brent from Canada, currently residing in Quito. I have created a new facebook page for Quito AA, and will be hosting a short 30 minute meeting via zoom Mondays at 7pm. Please contact me if interested at macgillb2@gmail.com the facebook page to join is as follows, https://www.f...

Bucket · Bucket

I've read previous post but nothing that hits this exactly. We have a person that claims to have many, many years of sobriety that includes years of alcohol and drug use. This person has been seen drinking and has offered drugs to people in and outside of the meeting room. Person has actually opened...

Axkiker · Axkiker

Anyone ever dealt with this? I fear I might have them.

Jane05 · Jane05

Maintenance and Growth It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permint these, do we squander the hours that might have been worthwhile. But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritu...

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	420 Friendly AA Meetings (Preview) I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...	420 Guy	6	10820	Apr 20, 2024 by peterjohnson
	Recovery in wedding vows (Preview) Hi all! I am so lucky and blessed to be getting remarried and recovery has everything to do with it. Addiction tore my marriage apart with a divorce in 2011 and recovery (4 years sober last week) has brought it back together. I want to incorporate my commitment to recovery/sobriety in my marriage vo...	poi77	5	5164	Apr 17, 2024 by EvaBastyan
	Anabolic Steroids and Sobriety (Preview) Hello all---I'm sober 16 months now and am about to start my first ever steroid cycle to improve my workout results. I've done a lot of research on anabolic/androgenic steroids over the last 5 or 6 weeks--what I've found is that the general or common perception of these hormones, as touted by the medi...	forestdawg	14	8627	Apr 10, 2024 by masonjones5711
	Any Lawyers Here? (Preview) These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are taken, word for word, from actual court transcripts: ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lay there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and R...	Phil	6	1613	Mar 31, 2024 by KieranWallace
	"Fear of Economic Insecurity will leave us." (Preview) Hi All, I have had a Major Leak, and then my Water heater died, and it was a grusome mess in that little water heater room, and all of last night, and early today, was just worrying and worrying about the expense, "how much will it be to get this changed, the floor underneath the water heater is all w...	toni baloney	11	7609	Mar 19, 2024 by YvetteOPowell
	Does anyone know? (Preview) Does anyone know if groups are allowed to ask people to remove hats and wear dress clothes to a meeting? Suit and tie - and dresses for woman? If I decide I want to go to a meeting where this is taking place... can they kick me out if I show up in my usual bucket hat and regular casual clothes??? Just curiou...	justadrunk	56	20417	Mar 13, 2024 by dewide4615
	When the "novelty" of sobriety starts to wear off... (Preview) Early on things are kind of exciting and being sober is almost like discovering a new drug that makes you feel strange and unusual feelings...but now that some months have gone by it seems like I'm just coasting through life with the volume turned down. No more craziness, no more highs and lows, no more...	Tipsy McStagger	30	2075	Feb 29, 2024 by Seriously Defectvie Character
	Survey: Online Meetings (Preview) I am doing some initial research to see if there is an opportunity to serve the community with a better platform for online twelve-step meetings. As of right now, most meetings are either semi-private Skype groups or at www.intherooms.com. I'm sure intherooms.com has helped many people, but I thin...	shootthepandas	13	2964	Feb 17, 2024 by peterjohnson
	Daily Reflections 11/18/13 (Preview) A SAFETY NET Occasionally. . . We are seized with a rebellion so sickening that we simply wont pray. When these things happen we should not think too ill of ourselves. We should simply resume prayer as soon as we can, doing what we know to be good for us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 Sometime...	Stepchild	4	2078	Feb 15, 2024 by peterjohnson
	Wisdom of the Rooms 10-2 (Preview) October 2, 2017Quote of the WeekWelcome to A.A.; the place where you grow up in public." After a few months in the program, I began hearing people share that their emotional development stopped at the age they started drinking. They said they felt as if they had the coping skills, and the emotional...	Pythonpappy	1	4136	Feb 3, 2024 by Miaass34
	The Drunk Who Fell in a Hole (Preview) The Drunk Who Fell in a Hole A drunk fell in a hole and couldn't get out. A businessman went by. The drunk called out for help. The businessman threw him some money and told him get yourself a ladder. But the drunk could not find a ladder in this hole he was in. A doctor walked by. The drunk said, "Help,...	Bob K	16	13275	Jan 31, 2024 by peterjohnson
	Joe Walsh. "One Day At A Time" (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbFh_pD47k4	Phil	5	12008	Jan 17, 2024 by peterjohnson
	COFFEE (Preview) Just wondering if anybody besides me cannot drink coffee because it is a trigger to drink. Coffee is like alcohol to me in that I drink too much of it until I am all speeded up so bad that it makes me crave booze to bring myself down. I know this sounds weird. I can't even drink decaf because it still trigge...	getlow316	5	3670	Jan 15, 2024 by peterjohnson
	MY 50 YEAR CHIP (Preview) I never was much for Anniversaries but posted here on my Anniversary for many years. .maybe 20-25. years. At one time a very active and lively message board... A member, I can't quite remember his name from my area St. Pete Beach Fl. was very dedicated to this site When I left Fl. in 2004 sailing my boat ar...	Percival	0	1801	Jan 15, 2024 by Percival
	This is actually a re REAL post.... (Preview) Hi everyone, Just an observation, it's very unfortunate this once vibrant resource seems to have been highjacked by a bunch of idiots trying to sell things. Wishing everyone the best in this challenge. Peace D	DP3	0	1696	Jan 10, 2024 by DP3
	Recovery Music Video (Preview) Hello all This last week I made this recovery video to be used when we formally announce the opening of a new Recovery Club here in my town. I would love to get feed back and please feel free, and just please DO, she the link with others. I had so much fun making this one I might starting making more. http:/...	Shorn	6	4087	Dec 25, 2023 by tironmings
	Success Rate when trying to contact people from the past to make amends (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am currently working on Step 9. My sponsor suggested I begin with living family members, so I contacted my two brothers and sister-in-law. They all agreed to chat with me on Zoom, and the amends went very well. Now I am trying to begin the process of contacting friends to ask if it is OK...	BigZen	10	9550	Dec 13, 2023 by salmawisoky
	Thought I was doing okay.... (Preview) Tonight at an open AA meeting, potluck before meeting, I felt so alone and I know it was just my old stuff coming to the surface. I sat there ,with people I've known in the program for the 13 years and wished my husband was there and sober, instead of 300 miles away in a halfway house. I finally had to tell mys...	GammyRose	4	3040	Nov 21, 2023 by joseph098
	Sponsor problems (Preview) Hi all. Im 6 months sober and having some issues with my sponsor. She is a lovely person but weve only done 40 pages of the BB and she routinely cancels on me. We get no where during our meetings and then has a go at me for not calling her. Today she had a go at me cause I didnt save her a seat next to me at Frida...	Victoragrayson	0	1859	Nov 19, 2023 by Victoragrayson
	Willing to go to any length...What does that mean to you? (Preview) If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps. I guess for myself that meant doing things I didn't want to do...And hearing things I didn't want to hear. I not only had to admit to my innermost self I was alcoholic...I had to adm...	Stepchild	12	8462	Nov 10, 2023 by Wolfie55
	"One day at a Time" a inspirational recovery song (Preview) Here's a musical gift for All who are recovering from any addiction.One Day at a Time is a musical song of hope and inspiration to those who still suffer from the disease of addiction. It is a walk through a life of childhood innocence into the abyss of teenage self inflicted hardships, and onto the path...	EDMOND	7	4607	Nov 5, 2023 by LindyJBedford
	Inactive, but stll Grateful (Preview) 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results" That's what I was doing. Going to meetings full of folks whose lives had improved so much after getting sober. Meanwhile, I'm one of a handful whose life actually got worse after sobriety. Wh...	LoneStar	1	3437	Oct 9, 2023 by LoneStar
	half measures (Preview) Every time I hear that "half measures availed us nothing" I think, half ASSED measures availed ME nothing. I am doing this recovery thing half assed a lot of the time. I only make it to about 3 meetings a week. I put time with my kids, my husband, and work demands ahead of my recovery. I som...	jc2008	8	3176	Oct 9, 2023 by LanaMas
	ANNIVERSARY THROUGH GODS GRACE AND MERCY Hey to all be blessed and keep doing the daily work.In support and prayer One day at a time WE take this journey (Preview) It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening. I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more than two and a half decades of active drug addiction/alcoholism was devastating my life and everything and everyone in its path. I lifted my head from the floor...	mikef	4	8482	Sep 25, 2023 by LanaMas
	"Stick with the winners" / staying away from toxic people (Preview) An oldtimer I respect in the program frequently says at meetings, "stick with the winners". I agree with this. That is, model your program after people who are happy, healthy and have good sobriety. This isn't to say anyone in AA is a "loser" (except those who are only in meetings to prey on vulnerab...	jw2020	1	3557	Sep 4, 2023 by LoneStar
	Tonight's HALT photo (Preview) *Dont be Hungry.....* *Don't be Angry....* *Don't get Lonely....* *Don't Stay Tired......* *Goodnight Family*	jonijoni1	8	3396	Aug 31, 2023 by peterjohnson
	Happy Birthday Lani!!!!! (Preview) it's really 4/19 but this board is bit slow, so I thought I'd give a head start	StPeteDean	12	2744	Jul 1, 2023 by norajill9
	The Blame and Guilt Game (Preview) The Blame/Guilt game has two players. The person who blames. The partner who says and does things with the intent to make the other person feel guilty. And the receiver of blame. The partner who takes on the guilt. 1. There is no such thing as healthy guilt! 2. Blame is a manipulative tool used by som...	Phil	3	6670	Jun 14, 2023 by Tempobye
	Rock bottom again (Preview) Hi, I'm just posting here in the hope of some comradely supportive words. I quit drinking in late 2018 after 25 years of going progressively downhill. I was then completely clean for four and a half years. Lately I've started taking cocaine. It's escalated from a little here and there to a lot every day...	DisasterArea	1	2233	May 9, 2023 by TexasHawg
	Station 12 Recovery Books & Gift Shop in Wilmington, NC (Preview) With John's permission we would like to introduce ourselves to the board. John stopped in recently to visit our shop, "Station 12". Over a cup of coffee we looked through my collection of early editions of the Big Book. The collection is available for viewing at the store anytime during re...	Tim K	7	9751	Apr 27, 2023 by justin123hunt
	Traveling to Montego Bay (Preview) I will be traveling to Montego Bay first time sober in July. Wondering any friends of BillW that can support me during my stay. I want to attend a meeting!	Xaviersma	0	2237	Apr 26, 2023 by Xaviersma
	Contacts in Senegal? (Preview) Hi, my name is Gary and Im an alcoholic, I have had contact from a person in Senegal who is in need of help abd I cannot find a local AA meeting to refer them to. Does anyone here have any contacts in Senegeal who would be willing to talk to this person as a 12th Step? thanks gary	londongaryw	21	8224	Apr 9, 2023 by londongaryw
	I think I went into hangxiety last night (Preview) Im new here and I think I went into the most horrible hangxiety last night just needing to connect. Its the first time Ive experienced that. Im also pre disposed to anxiety anyway. Id appreciate some advice x	Mishy	1	2328	Mar 12, 2023 by DavidG
	Every Slip Has A Beginning - Danger Signals (Preview) Hi all, Somebody has just emailed this to me and I wanted to share it. I guess that it is something that we all need to think about, but it may be especially helpful to anybody just starting out with AA. I know that it is advice that I certainly need. Have a great day, Carol Every...	Quetzal	13	3622	Mar 5, 2023 by DavidG
	Want to hear something funny? (Preview) I'm sneaking up on two years sober. This might not seem like a big deal to anyone who hasn't met me before, but if you're at all familiar with my idiocy on this forum over the years, you're probably a bit shocked. I am walking, living, breathing proof that if you never quit trying, it just might stick one...	TipsyMcstagger	5	6123	Mar 4, 2023 by Somewhere in the middle
	Help finding a closed mouth person (Preview) I have been through some sponsors in my sobriety. My first sponsor went awol when I had about 5 years. My next sponsor dies about 5 years after that (sober). I moved to the coast and when I moved back my sponsor suggested I get a sponsor back here so I did. Then I got a service sponsor and did the Concepts. Now...	adsicks	2	2407	Jan 31, 2023 by SethV_Alcoholic
	Strong Medicine for a Nun (Preview) Pat is not feeling very well and he decides to go to a doctor. While he is waiting in the doctor's reception room, a nun comes out of the doctor's office. She looks very ashen, drawn and haggard. Pat goes into the doctor's office and says to the doctor: "I just saw a nun leaving who looked absolutely...	Pythonpappy	3	2787	Dec 9, 2022 by Tempobye
	HEALTH CONDITION (Preview) Good Morning to all and especially newcomers and those just coming around! Blessings of this day. Just For Today, remind yourself or try this on for size. You can recognize that you have a "health condition" that can be successfully treated, a day at a time ,rather than spending your time w...	mikef	6	2920	Dec 9, 2022 by Tempobye
	Should a Company Be Able to Force an Employee Not to Drink on His Own Time? (Preview) This one did...... http://www.hrmorning.com/you-can-never-drink-alcohol-again-was-companys-requirement-legal/ BTY	betterthanyesterday52	2	2852	Nov 25, 2022 by Anium1967
	Rehab vs. AA (Preview) Amy Winehouse is singin' that stupid song in my head... it seems my husband (as well as my best "friend") want me to go to rehab instead of AA. And I said.... !!! So.... not sure I'm going to get much support from the hubby (best friend person lives really far & her opinion is pretty much...	Posey	18	8934	Nov 5, 2022 by Anium1967
	Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely. (Preview) This line from How It Works is heard at just about every AA meeting that ever happens.....I think most of them read the start of chapter 5 at the beginning of the meeting. It's a very powerful line.Pretty much says we got to change our thinking.....If we want any success in this program at all. And if we ar...	Stepchild	10	3177	Oct 27, 2022 by LoneStar
	Opinions on a controversial member (Preview) I was at a meeting recently and a young woman spoke and announced that her Higher Power is Satan. There was no problem at the meeting. But I spoke later to Christian AA friends who said she should have been asked to leave. This is unheard of to me for a member be asked to leave because some did not like her cho...	Jim X	1	3262	Oct 27, 2022 by LoneStar
	The Original 1930'S "HOW IT WORKS" (Preview) This is the original manuscript of How It Works. You'll find some of the wording very interesting. HOW IT WORKS Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our directions. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program,...	jonijoni	6	21906	Oct 15, 2022 by TrutherGonTruth
	"Where in the world......"? (Share your stories of finding AA in far-flung or unexpected places!) (Preview) Hi all! The recent thread about Uzbekistan has prompted me to start this thread about sharing our stories of finding AA in remote places while traveling, or perhaps our surprising encounters with stumbling across a meeting unexpectedly. Some of us shared a few of these stories over in the Uzbekista...	davep12and12	8	7268	Oct 6, 2022 by Postard1
	Step 11 - Meditation Revealed (Preview) Ok, down and dirty, let's stop talking about Meditation and DO some!!!! Go here to download Step 11.1 and a Guided Meditation example, both FREE! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x975u3rkl57oqnk/AABUuy8-GCpGHGPx1DE0ZsLOa?dl=0And please let me know how it works for you!! My email address is in...	Jeff R	0	3097	Sep 29, 2022 by Jeff R
	I think my server lied about a non-alcoholic drink accidental drink accident one sip (Preview) Last night I think my server lied about putting alcohol in a drink. I went to dinner with a friend. I am four years sober and she knows it. She gets migraines so she drinks rarely. Both of us only had water. At the end of the meal the server brought two drinks, both in cocktail glasses, saying, "My special...	radude77	0	3065	Sep 29, 2022 by radude77
	new Meeting in Quito (Preview) Hi folks, My name is Brent from Canada, currently residing in Quito. I have created a new facebook page for Quito AA, and will be hosting a short 30 minute meeting via zoom Mondays at 7pm. Please contact me if interested at macgillb2@gmail.com the facebook page to join is as follows, https://www.f...	macgillb2	1	3577	Sep 21, 2022 by DavidG
	Banning a person from a group (Preview) I've read previous post but nothing that hits this exactly. We have a person that claims to have many, many years of sobriety that includes years of alcohol and drug use. This person has been seen drinking and has offered drugs to people in and outside of the meeting room. Person has actually opened...	Bucket	7	7034	Sep 7, 2022 by tigggerz
	esophageal varices (Preview) Anyone ever dealt with this? I fear I might have them.	Axkiker	0	3339	Sep 6, 2022 by Axkiker
	Maintenance and Growth (Preview) Maintenance and Growth It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permint these, do we squander the hours that might have been worthwhile. But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritu...	Jane05	4	6035	Aug 18, 2022 by tironmings
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