Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 27, 2018Quote of the Week"The bottom started falling out faster than I could lower my standards." The last few years of my drinking and using sure were ugly. It had stopped working long before I got sober, but I had failed to realize it. Instead, I obsessively pursued oblivion, and all those th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 20, 2018Quote of the Week"Act as though until it becomes so." What a wonderful lesson this was for me to learn early on in recovery. At first I didn't think I could make it through the day or week sober and my sponsor would tell me to "act as if" I were going to make it. He told me to go to meetings, take...

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...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 13, 2018Quote of the WeekTake my advice, Im not using it. Before I entered recovery, I thought I knew everything. I knew the right way you should be living your life, the right diet to eat, the right way to vote, etc. And because I knew everything, I was quick to tell you about it. Problem was,...

Patricia2000 · Patricia2000

Hello friends, I'm going to be spending 3 weeks over Xmas in Dakar, Senegal and would be grateful for any ideas / contacts for AA meetings / support there. Many thanks

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

soberinsenegal · soberinsenegal

I just moved to Senegal, West Africa and I am looking for other sober people. I contacted World Services and they gave me the name of one person but he just moved back to the States. If you are sober and are in Senegal, please contact me. I would love to meet up! or at least talk on the phone. Thanks!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 6, 2018Quote of the Week"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change." Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in endless circles about my problems and about the people, places and things responsible for them. I went on and on abo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Recovery sets us free. Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We may not hear bands playing and see fireworks every day, but we will know a new dimension of peace and serenity. Although re...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 30, 2018Quote of the Week"Learning to live life one day at a time..." My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14 people in her department had been laid off that morning. I'm home recovering from a gallbladder operatio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Still plugging · Still plugging

Been using snuff and/or cigarettes for about 28 years. Took my last dip a few days ago and smoked my last cigarette last night. This really sucks gang. Nicotine withdrawal seems to be a lot more difficult for me than getting sober 4 months ago was. Keep me in your prayers everyone.

Percival · Percival

I've been out of the State's 14 years but I do keep up with the News. Several months ago there was an article that Ms. Lovato sober 6 years picked up...For other recovering alcoholics hearing someone picked up is sad...we generally say a prayer for them for the grace to come back....I think I read at the t...

JerryF · JerryF

Just for those alkies who are curious and want to be prepared. I'm in a sleep testing program and this morning asked the question is sleep disturbance affected by alcoholism and the nod was affirmative, "even if the person has long term sobriety"? and the nod was affirmative. Guess what I'm gonna b...

tlb5230 · tlb5230

I am a professional, a wife, a mother, and an extremely high functioning alcoholic. My story is probably no different than most others. My alcoholism is well hidden - to a certain extent. Most (not all) people have no idea and honestly, there is a part of me that gets a strange feeling of "accomplishmen...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 23, 2018Quote of the Week"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philosophical pers...

ThineSelfBeTrue · ThineSelfBeTrue

I've been sober now for seven months and 18 days. It's really crazy how extreme the ups and downs are at times. I have some really good stretches when everything's going great, but then that's followed by an unexpected crash. I also suffer from clinical depression related to my alcoholism. I have this...

StartNow · StartNow

Day 45 Here's a nice poem... :) Have a great day everyone! Desiderata "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even t...

Still plugging · Still plugging

Iâve been sober for almost 2 months now. I very seldom have cravings anymore. Iâm going to 5 or 6 meetings per week. Well intentioned friends keep asking me everyday if Iâm still sober and itâs starting to really tick me off. Makes me think that they only see me as a âbroken drunkâ who needs looked after. I...

Tanin · Tanin

Seem an interesting movie. DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTWritten and directed by Gus Van SantWith Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack BlackRated R http://www.goerie.com/entertainment/20180716/movie-review-highly-emotional-story-of-cartoonist-john-callahan-is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 16, 2018Quote of the Week"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to deal with them a...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

Hey everybody!!! i know it's been a while since I've posted. I have no excuse. So, I'm not gonna try to make one. I still do check in here every few weeks, and read posts. So...last week, I hit 4 years. I never would have thought it was possible. I've gotta say, this forum, and a few members who are regularl...

Still plugging · Still plugging

Before getting sober I was a secret drunk. As a member of the clergy I suppose I am expected to have a good reputation in the community. People in our small town community are starting to find out that Im a recovering alcoholic now, so the cats out of the bag now. My wife cried herself to sleep last night bec...

Dreamnine · Dreamnine

Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...

Mira · Mira

Old timers, when does one consider to be?

mattbox · mattbox

A group just moved and members want to hang one of those blue AA signs outside to guide people to the new space. The sign would be on a heavily traveled city street in front of a building that is otherwise closed. It is not a huge step of logic to think the people entering a builiding after hours with the big o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 9, 2018Quote of the WeekIf you are bored in the program, then youre boring. I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times. And worse, I felt sentenced to meetings, where there were clicks of people who knew each other I felt like I w...

DavidM_CA-TX · DavidM_CA-TX

Hello World and you, I am looking for my friends that got me through my first few years of successful sobriety in AA. I got my early foundation in AA in 1985 at The Pacific Group in west LA. Wanting to connect with the people that gifted me my life back and feeling some nostalgia. I am not concerned with rel...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 2, 2018Quote of the Week"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there." Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solution. I didn't have a God in my...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Quick check in, I did it, got a year and some... currently camping at the beach. Life is so much better. I want to thank everyone for putting up with me through the years and extend my gratitude. Hope everyone is well..

NanB · NanB

Hi. Im over 6 years clean and sober but I still hate being around alcohol, especially wine. Restaurants, parties, dinner events still give me a ton of anxiety. My husband and I used to enjoy good wine and when people start raising their glasses of some amazing wine, I get very uncomfortable and want to r...

Chel_E · Chel_E

Hi everybody. Longtime lurker and all that good stuff. Just wondering if anyone has faced anything related or just has any plain old peanut gallery opinions.....I've been with my sponsor for about a year and while we're pretty different in our sensibilities and day to day lives, our dynamic has mor...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Remember the Golden Key Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't need to decide what the answer may be. Do this, and you'll soon be out of your difficulty. This is essentially the formul...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 25, 2018Quote of the Week"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work out I'd use alcohol to fuel my self-will and strengthen my determination. It was during these drinking sess...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 18, 2018Quote of the Week"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!" When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying, rehashing, or trying to solve all my problems. In fact, before early recovery it was actually easier to sleep be...

StartNow · StartNow

Hi all, I occasionally read the board here, sometimes post though it's been a while. I wanted to get your thoughts on drinking, or perhaps I'm just working through my own drinking as I feel it has been a problem. When I drink there are times when I have just a beer and stop, and this is when I'm out socially...

dyingdegree · dyingdegree

Hey everyone...I'm starting my road to recovery, have tried multiple times, but hope to use this as a means of communication with others going through the same thing. Going to AA or rehab is unfortunately not an option for me as the small community I'm in could destroy my work. I could go into detail fu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 11, 2018Quote of the Week"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror" Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I'd be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, rese...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

Daily meetings, temp sponsor, plenty of prayer/meditation...havent been sober this long in years. I feel really good. So many physical and mental health improvements already. Only negative at the moment is insomnia. I can live with that. -- Edited by TipsyMcstagger on Friday 8th of June 2018 06:0...

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...

Myles · Myles

The phenomenon of craving as described in the big book of AA: is this the same with other drugs? The same physical allergy? Or does this only apply to alcohol? Thank you so much for your thoughts.

Tanin · Tanin

As info. The 2017 NIAAA study is important. It finds large increasing rates of alcoholism for U.S. women and men. More prospects for AA.... https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a20806555/alcoholism-women-rising/

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 4, 2018Quote of the WeekKeep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good. I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. Before he sat down, he shared that he had twelve years but had gone out. He said it took almost five years to get seven day...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I'm serious this time. I'm going to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, yadda yadda yadda. I'm also going to do something different...I'm going to tell everyone I know that I am a degenerate alky. I think that'll make have some accountability. I'm trying to think of other things I can differently t...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

Hello all Good News Tanin has turned off the Community fund request on each message Board The Community Funding solicitation. was extremely successful as we received enough to cover. about 20 months at $17.98 per month.We are now paid up until l April 2019. Thank you all for your generosity...

Myles · Myles

I am trying to figure out if I have 2 diseases or 1. How is alcoholism different from other drug addiction? Same disease, different symptoms? Or 2 separate diseases? How is alcoholism different from other chemical addictions with regard to the physical craving and mental obsession?

Still plugging · Still plugging

Well, after 63 days of sobriety I just now realized that I have been a very controlling person my whole life (pause for everyone else with a lick of common sense to laugh at/with me). My question is this: how does someone like me learn how to give up control? Is it to simply keep doing the ânext good thing...

Still plugging · Still plugging

Im a Christian that happens to be an alcoholic. Sober for almost 2 months now, thanks to the good Lord above and AA. Ive noticed that a lot of AA members have significant levels of animosity towards organized religion, often justifiably. A VERY BIG portion of my life revolves around church (23 years in...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Simple Reminders - Aug (Preview)	Pythonpappy	13	192	August 30th by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 8-27 (Preview) August 27, 2018Quote of the Week"The bottom started falling out faster than I could lower my standards." The last few years of my drinking and using sure were ugly. It had stopped working long before I got sober, but I had failed to realize it. Instead, I obsessively pursued oblivion, and all those th...	Pythonpappy	0	111	August 27th by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 8-20 (Preview) August 20, 2018Quote of the Week"Act as though until it becomes so." What a wonderful lesson this was for me to learn early on in recovery. At first I didn't think I could make it through the day or week sober and my sponsor would tell me to "act as if" I were going to make it. He told me to go to meetings, take...	Pythonpappy	0	114	August 20th by Pythonpappy
	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	47	2247	August 15th by NoHoYesHo
	Wisdom of the Rooms 8-13 (Preview) August 13, 2018Quote of the WeekTake my advice, Im not using it. Before I entered recovery, I thought I knew everything. I knew the right way you should be living your life, the right diet to eat, the right way to vote, etc. And because I knew everything, I was quick to tell you about it. Problem was,...	Pythonpappy	0	117	August 13th by Pythonpappy
	Senegal (Preview) Hello friends, I'm going to be spending 3 weeks over Xmas in Dakar, Senegal and would be grateful for any ideas / contacts for AA meetings / support there. Many thanks	Patricia2000	4	729	August 9th by AASenegal
	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	17	2941	August 9th by AASenegal
	Sober in Senegal and looking for other sober people (Preview) I just moved to Senegal, West Africa and I am looking for other sober people. I contacted World Services and they gave me the name of one person but he just moved back to the States. If you are sober and are in Senegal, please contact me. I would love to meet up! or at least talk on the phone. Thanks!	soberinsenegal	44	1814	August 9th by AASenegal
	Wisdom of the Rooms 8-6 (Preview) August 6, 2018Quote of the Week"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change." Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in endless circles about my problems and about the people, places and things responsible for them. I went on and on abo...	Pythonpappy	0	128	August 6th by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - July (Preview) Recovery sets us free. Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We may not hear bands playing and see fireworks every day, but we will know a new dimension of peace and serenity. Although re...	Pythonpappy	29	352	July 31st by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-30 (Preview) July 30, 2018Quote of the Week"Learning to live life one day at a time..." My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14 people in her department had been laid off that morning. I'm home recovering from a gallbladder operatio...	Pythonpappy	0	131	July 30th by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminders - July (Preview)	Pythonpappy	30	414	July 30th by Pythonpappy
	Withdrawing from nicotine today (Preview) Been using snuff and/or cigarettes for about 28 years. Took my last dip a few days ago and smoked my last cigarette last night. This really sucks gang. Nicotine withdrawal seems to be a lot more difficult for me than getting sober 4 months ago was. Keep me in your prayers everyone.	Still plugging	3	133	July 29th by Pythonpappy
	Demi Lovato (Preview) I've been out of the State's 14 years but I do keep up with the News. Several months ago there was an article that Ms. Lovato sober 6 years picked up...For other recovering alcoholics hearing someone picked up is sad...we generally say a prayer for them for the grace to come back....I think I read at the t...	Percival	1	179	July 25th by JerryF
	And Sleep apnea (Preview) Just for those alkies who are curious and want to be prepared. I'm in a sleep testing program and this morning asked the question is sleep disturbance affected by alcoholism and the nod was affirmative, "even if the person has long term sobriety"? and the nod was affirmative. Guess what I'm gonna b...	JerryF	6	196	July 24th by JerryF
	Where do I start (Preview) I am a professional, a wife, a mother, and an extremely high functioning alcoholic. My story is probably no different than most others. My alcoholism is well hidden - to a certain extent. Most (not all) people have no idea and honestly, there is a part of me that gets a strange feeling of "accomplishmen...	tlb5230	5	239	July 23rd by Tanin
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-23 (Preview) July 23, 2018Quote of the Week"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philosophical pers...	Pythonpappy	0	128	July 23rd by Pythonpappy
	Fear of relapse (Preview) I've been sober now for seven months and 18 days. It's really crazy how extreme the ups and downs are at times. I have some really good stretches when everything's going great, but then that's followed by an unexpected crash. I also suffer from clinical depression related to my alcoholism. I have this...	ThineSelfBeTrue	3	152	July 22nd by Pythonpappy
	Desiderata..... (Preview) Day 45 Here's a nice poem... :) Have a great day everyone! Desiderata "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even t...	StartNow	3	174	July 20th by JerryF
	Irritating friends who mean well (Preview) Iâve been sober for almost 2 months now. I very seldom have cravings anymore. Iâm going to 5 or 6 meetings per week. Well intentioned friends keep asking me everyday if Iâm still sober and itâs starting to really tick me off. Makes me think that they only see me as a âbroken drunkâ who needs looked after. I...	Still plugging	10	268	July 19th by edouglaspratt
	DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT (Preview) Seem an interesting movie. DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTWritten and directed by Gus Van SantWith Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack BlackRated R http://www.goerie.com/entertainment/20180716/movie-review-highly-emotional-story-of-cartoonist-john-callahan-is...	Tanin	1	167	July 17th by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-16 (Preview) July 16, 2018Quote of the Week"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to deal with them a...	Pythonpappy	0	114	July 16th by Pythonpappy
	Support (Preview) Hey everybody!!! i know it's been a while since I've posted. I have no excuse. So, I'm not gonna try to make one. I still do check in here every few weeks, and read posts. So...last week, I hit 4 years. I never would have thought it was possible. I've gotta say, this forum, and a few members who are regularl...	Baba Louie	7	252	July 13th by justadrunk
	Easing concerns of spouse (Preview) Before getting sober I was a secret drunk. As a member of the clergy I suppose I am expected to have a good reputation in the community. People in our small town community are starting to find out that Im a recovering alcoholic now, so the cats out of the bag now. My wife cried herself to sleep last night bec...	Still plugging	6	206	July 13th by Pythonpappy
	Am I recovered or recovering? (Preview) Where I live, there seems to be a big division between those AAs who say they have recovered and those who say they are recovering. The 'recovered' ones insist that no time can be lost, to get a sponsor, take the steps and, above all, to find a higher power. Personally, I went through a 4th and 5th step befo...	Dreamnine	57	7695	July 11th by Bunchie
	old timers (Preview) Old timers, when does one consider to be?	Mira	26	3504	July 11th by Tanin
	An explicit "AA" sign outisde a meeting place--problem? (Preview) A group just moved and members want to hang one of those blue AA signs outside to guide people to the new space. The sign would be on a heavily traveled city street in front of a building that is otherwise closed. It is not a huge step of logic to think the people entering a builiding after hours with the big o...	mattbox	22	1166	July 10th by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-9 (Preview) July 9, 2018Quote of the WeekIf you are bored in the program, then youre boring. I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times. And worse, I felt sentenced to meetings, where there were clicks of people who knew each other I felt like I w...	Pythonpappy	0	178	July 9th by Pythonpappy
	Help, Seeking my AA classmates 1985 (The Pacific Group, LA) *Six degrees of separation Pacific Group 1985 Class of 85 Clancy I Home Group Birth Days Finding Friends (Preview) Hello World and you, I am looking for my friends that got me through my first few years of successful sobriety in AA. I got my early foundation in AA in 1985 at The Pacific Group in west LA. Wanting to connect with the people that gifted me my life back and feeling some nostalgia. I am not concerned with rel...	DavidM_CA-TX	3	196	July 7th by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-2 (Preview) July 2, 2018Quote of the Week"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there." Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solution. I didn't have a God in my...	Pythonpappy	0	116	July 2nd by Pythonpappy
	444 Days (Preview) Quick check in, I did it, got a year and some... currently camping at the beach. Life is so much better. I want to thank everyone for putting up with me through the years and extend my gratitude. Hope everyone is well..	SoberSteve	5	181	July 1st by gonee
	6 years clean - still feel uncomfortable around alcohol (Preview) Hi. Im over 6 years clean and sober but I still hate being around alcohol, especially wine. Restaurants, parties, dinner events still give me a ton of anxiety. My husband and I used to enjoy good wine and when people start raising their glasses of some amazing wine, I get very uncomfortable and want to r...	NanB	6	341	June 30th by StPeteDean
	Advice: turns out my sponsor is a sex worker (Preview) Hi everybody. Longtime lurker and all that good stuff. Just wondering if anyone has faced anything related or just has any plain old peanut gallery opinions.....I've been with my sponsor for about a year and while we're pretty different in our sensibilities and day to day lives, our dynamic has mor...	Chel_E	13	293	June 30th by StPeteDean
	Simple Reminders - June (Preview)	Pythonpappy	27	251	June 30th by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - June (Preview) Remember the Golden Key Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't need to decide what the answer may be. Do this, and you'll soon be out of your difficulty. This is essentially the formul...	Pythonpappy	27	347	June 30th by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-25 (Preview) June 25, 2018Quote of the Week"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work out I'd use alcohol to fuel my self-will and strengthen my determination. It was during these drinking sess...	Pythonpappy	0	131	June 25th by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-18 (Preview) June 18, 2018Quote of the Week"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!" When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying, rehashing, or trying to solve all my problems. In fact, before early recovery it was actually easier to sleep be...	Pythonpappy	0	137	June 18th by Pythonpappy
	Question..... (Preview) Hi all, I occasionally read the board here, sometimes post though it's been a while. I wanted to get your thoughts on drinking, or perhaps I'm just working through my own drinking as I feel it has been a problem. When I drink there are times when I have just a beer and stop, and this is when I'm out socially...	StartNow	7	180	Jun 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	1st Day...Difficult Position (Preview) Hey everyone...I'm starting my road to recovery, have tried multiple times, but hope to use this as a means of communication with others going through the same thing. Going to AA or rehab is unfortunately not an option for me as the small community I'm in could destroy my work. I could go into detail fu...	dyingdegree	7	196	Jun 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-11 (Preview) June 11, 2018Quote of the Week"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror" Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I'd be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, rese...	Pythonpappy	0	127	Jun 11, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Day 11 - feeling amazing (Preview) Daily meetings, temp sponsor, plenty of prayer/meditation...havent been sober this long in years. I feel really good. So many physical and mental health improvements already. Only negative at the moment is insomnia. I can live with that. -- Edited by TipsyMcstagger on Friday 8th of June 2018 06:0...	TipsyMcstagger	5	210	Jun 9, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	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	4	238	Jun 8, 2018 by TipsyMcstagger
	Craving (Preview) The phenomenon of craving as described in the big book of AA: is this the same with other drugs? The same physical allergy? Or does this only apply to alcohol? Thank you so much for your thoughts.	Myles	7	214	Jun 7, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	More Women Than Ever Addicted to Alcohol (Preview) As info. The 2017 NIAAA study is important. It finds large increasing rates of alcoholism for U.S. women and men. More prospects for AA.... https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a20806555/alcoholism-women-rising/	Tanin	2	177	Jun 4, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-4 (Preview) June 4, 2018Quote of the WeekKeep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good. I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. Before he sat down, he shared that he had twelve years but had gone out. He said it took almost five years to get seven day...	Pythonpappy	0	153	Jun 4, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	I've decided to stop drinking (Preview) I'm serious this time. I'm going to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, yadda yadda yadda. I'm also going to do something different...I'm going to tell everyone I know that I am a degenerate alky. I think that'll make have some accountability. I'm trying to think of other things I can differently t...	TipsyMcstagger	4	210	Jun 3, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	MIP Board Funding (Preview) Hello all Good News Tanin has turned off the Community fund request on each message Board The Community Funding solicitation. was extremely successful as we received enough to cover. about 20 months at $17.98 per month.We are now paid up until l April 2019. Thank you all for your generosity...	hotrod990	1	180	Jun 2, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Question about the disease (Preview) I am trying to figure out if I have 2 diseases or 1. How is alcoholism different from other drug addiction? Same disease, different symptoms? Or 2 separate diseases? How is alcoholism different from other chemical addictions with regard to the physical craving and mental obsession?	Myles	3	190	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	Control freak (Preview) Well, after 63 days of sobriety I just now realized that I have been a very controlling person my whole life (pause for everyone else with a lick of common sense to laugh at/with me). My question is this: how does someone like me learn how to give up control? Is it to simply keep doing the ânext good thing...	Still plugging	5	200	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	Non-judgemental church goer (Preview) Im a Christian that happens to be an alcoholic. Sober for almost 2 months now, thanks to the good Lord above and AA. Ive noticed that a lot of AA members have significant levels of animosity towards organized religion, often justifiably. A VERY BIG portion of my life revolves around church (23 years in...	Still plugging	6	192	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
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