Alcoholics Anonymous

gonee · gonee

I used to focus on trivial things in AA, usually stuff that had no direct bearing on my recovery from alcoholism. I thought I had done the steps by attending AA step meetings and acting like I knew all. I remained like that for 3 years in AA, until my very good sponsor got hold of me. He told me one day: "...

Stepchild · Stepchild

No...I'm not asking how to do it. The reason I bring this up is a meeting I went to this morning they asked for a topic and a guy shared that he was coming back and and he had been in and out of AA for years. He said he had cut down on going to meetings and went back out after 4 months sober. Never brought up the step...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hi all! Some of you were pretty concerned after my last relapse and I wanted to thank you for your open-hearted love. Only recovering alkies & addicts can love each other the way we do, and understand without condemnation. It's so true...We Don't Shoot Our Wounded. The suicidal feelings/plan/i...

moopoo02 · moopoo02

I am retaching out to you all... I ave tryed to surch for a AA forrum but I have not clue if I found one. BAD forum... I will show you a good one or 2 layouts. Anyway,,, I cannot stop drinking. I am drunk and trying to stop now. I stopped for 2 weeks... but hey.. that is nothing. :( I always go back and IDK why.......

John · John

Wednesday, November 30, 2011You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)A.A. Thought for the Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought alwa...

jdfitch2 · jdfitch2

I origianally posted this as a link, but decided to put the entire post as it was on the other website. Here Goes: Ever since I was a child, I was always told about the Evils of Alcohol and Drugs, but starting at the Age of 17, I turned my back on everything I had learned, and dared God to prove me wrong. Comin...

jj · jj

This is so appropriate for all of us, but especially the newcomer. A.A. Thought for the Day I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how to stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people or boring si...

bikerbill · bikerbill

at least that's what my Mum used to say. Living the programme means we try to practice rigourous honesty. AA doesn't only ruin your drinking, it also ruins your lying! Last night, on the way to the meeting, I called off at the local store to get money and tobacco. As I reversed my car out, I reversed it bang...

Andrew99 · Andrew99

Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic. I started drinking at age 15 and quit around age 25 when I became a Christian. After several years, my addictive tendencies surfaced in other areas of my life. I started drinking again at age 36 or so after some rocky times in my marriage. Fast forward to age 4...

gezepe · gezepe

Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.Lambda denotes the Lebesgue measure in mathematical (set) theory.Lambda denotes the long-term intrinsic growth rate of a population.King Louis XIII of France made popular the phrase lucky thirteen, for no matter the number so engaged the ca...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I think if there is one thing that really blows my mind about AA it's the friends I have found in my short life without alcohol. I walked into my first few meetings thinking...Look at these poor saps....I'm not like that. I couldn't have been more wrong. I just kept coming back and the more I listened to th...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I was talking to a friend from my homegroup and he had just completed his fifth step. He said to me that he didn't know it was about forgiving himself but thought it was about having God forgive him. I mentioned this to another family member in my HG, one with more sobriety than I have and he said that nowher...

sgt · sgt

I need advice. A friend who is 9 months sober is very upset. His sponsor said "i cant sponsor you if you take medication". He stopped taking the medication for mental health issues and consequently became very ill. He has since "sacked" this sponsor. The problem is that this is n...

gonee · gonee

I thank God for giving me strength by using the 12 step program to stop smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke 40-60 cigarettes a day. The day I stopped smoking I had no desire to stop, but I asked God to stop me smoking. That night I went to bed and the next day I suffered the worst withdrawals that I ever did. Bu...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was dri...

mbd · mbd

I have been sober for over 8 years and doing very well - but like everybody, I have my moments. [Progress not perfection, right?] That said, I haven't done a lot of formal step work ongoing, and lately I keep *hearing* about continually "working the steps" in meetings. Then I realized that,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey guys, ... I came across this on another site and know that some of us are faced with difficult choices ... thought this might help put things in perspective ... DifficultiesDefeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so. Reality is harsh. It ca...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Hello, I am new here and in AA. I wont get into the wreckage of my past, just take your past and insert my name. Nobody gets into AA on a winning streak. They said to come into this program with an open mind. I had been drinking 35 yearsdaily, and I cant ever remember having one beer only. I didnt have the sligh...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...

John · John

http://stepwork.activeboard.com David W has agreed to chair the AA portion of our step work board on a weekly basis,. It would be great if you folks would browse over to it and share your es&h related to the current step thats been posted for this week.. Step 1. So, each Sunday go on over to the Ste...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Recently I posted about an event in my life which brought home some rather adverse consequences for an alcoholic who tried to get sober with the aid of prescribed medication. See What would you do? for details. It got me thinking about this whole business so I thought I would share my thoughts with you...

Frodo · Frodo

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sharing-12-steps-to-abstinence-helps-make-the-heart-grow-fonder/story-e6frg7eo-1226206475004

Indigo · Indigo

I have recently arrived in Puerto RICO Gran Canaria And know there are no Alanon meetings,wonder can I attend open AA ones.? Thanks, Julie

pinkchip · pinkchip

I am pretty firmly tied to the idea that alcholism is a disease but that it is a disease like Diabetes that can be kept in remission through learning how to live well in AA (first learning tools to abstain, then learning emotional sobriety and balancing). Accepting this so fully makes step 1 very easy f...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I have had more miracles happen these last 45 days than I can count! I am very excited to see what is in store for me in the future as long as I keep doing the work. I am just curious to how your life has changed and what promises have come true for you. Thanks

Esteban · Esteban

Yesterday I had one of my more common thoughts. After sobering up, after spending days in bed, anxiety ridden and depressed, not wanting to see or talk to anyone, I eventually feel better. So much better that I think I can drink again, and do. This time though, I told myself, the reason you feel better is...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

It is said that just prior to that famous and disastrous charge in the Crimean war, General Cardigan considered reinforcements were required. His method for requesting same was to have a verbal message passed along a line of sentries guarding the flank and thence to the reserve company in the rear. T...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Why is the default of these threads sorted by date? Wouldn't last time modified make more sense? Maybe ther is a way I can change it to that??

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the years before the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book The Way Out. . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled The Way Out.. . . So Alcoholics Anonymous became first choice. Tha...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I am just finishing step 2, I have tried to work them before but got stuck on the 4th, my new sponsor is very good and has me reading the 12&12 and writing down each paragraph as it pertains to me. This is the most thorough step work I have ever done. I was just wondering how many times you have worked th...

gonee · gonee

Over the last 23 years of my recovery, my children have been observing and applying the steps of recovery in their individual lives. My daughter and her fiance came to me about wedding plans. I was quiet amazed to see how simple they had kept their plans and how mature in their approach to their future. T...

mikef · mikef

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving....If you are new or just coming around WELCOME! Today can be the first day of the rest of your life free from active addiction and guided by your Higher Power. Stick around and join us in the miracle.Just For Today,if you don't pick up you can't get high,it t...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Just curious to what your favorite type of meeting is, newcomers? Book study? Mine is the one Im heading to now, its a open topic candlelight meeting. I really like the atmosphere and theres always something I needed to hear in it..

Frodo · Frodo

A freind of mine has recently asked me if I can help them in regard to their problem with drinking. Because I'm still newish I put them in touch with an older member and they'll be seeing them in a couple of days. My friend also wants to detox/rehab but wants to do an out patient course which knowing the cir...

thereishope100211 · thereishope100211

Hi everyone, I'm Jenn and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this board and grateful that my HP led me here. Im 46 days sober today, and it hasn't been an easy ride, but I'm glad to be on it. Thank you to everyone who is on this board...when I had thoughts of drinking yesterday, I was able to read so much here and get o...

winnabago · winnabago

Hi I am writing asking for help. I feel as though I am stuck in a place where AA can't reach me. I have been clean and sober for two years and know how powerless I am over drugs and drink. I am currently in the process of moving countries where my partner can get paid work to support me and my little girl. I have n...

Jules1010 · Jules1010

Good morning Family, I've just posted on another 'members' post and felt compelled to start my own. On getting others E,S and H. That's how we do it, right? That is how I've done it, stayed sober for the past 15 yrs. At the beginning of my recovery, at the tender age of 27, I was so enthused. So loved go...

gezepe · gezepe

Spirit against the ravages of spirits.His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God.* Carl JungI started off on the broad bright lit highway of ease and comfort looking for the God of...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with ones own growth. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 542 Happiness is such an elusive state. How often do my prayers for others involve hidden prayers for my own agenda? How often is my sea...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

So I was taking a break from work yesterday when I looked over and seen I had a flat tire. Made it to les schwab and they said Id need two new front ones total $210.00 All was fine then on way back from picking up my son from school today I missed a turn and hit a curb and popped 3 tires, they had to replace all 3...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

I had only been back from a fantastic family weekend in Wellington for half an hour when the phone went. Our office had received a call from a motel owner, calling AA at the request of one of her guests and about whom she was concerned. So off I go, middle of the day so no one to take with me, and meet the moteli...

Kristel · Kristel

I am 11 years in recovery. I have had my current sponsor for the past 5 years. I don't know what to think about our relationship. We both had children in the last 3 years. When we meet, it is usually with them and it is hard to talk. The past few times we have met, which isn't often as we can speak on the phone,...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I wonder if I can not drink tomorrow?

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We A.A.s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . . So it isnt surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program for...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

So the zoloft the doc prescribed a while back didnt seem to work, I had HORRIBLE side effects. Found out I wasnt really depressed but more full of anxiety, she told me to try buspar which she had used before and is supposed to be non habit forming with few side effects. I am only on day 3 of taking 10 mg twic...

John · John

David W · David W

No alcohol for 7 days now. I've been going to 2 meetings a day. It's the only part of my day that makes sense besides going to bed at night. I have been self-employed since 1997 and finally drank the small business away. I started filling out applications online and just realize more and more how I have tor...

Esteban · Esteban

I wasn't able to find an introduction thread, so I apologize if this is in the wrong area. I've been sober for about 3 days. Everything was a blur so I'm not certain of the date. Anyway, I am happy to be sober today and want to continue being sober. I need to not drink. It's never done anything positive for me...

Frodo · Frodo

It's now 1:40 am on the 19th of the 11th, 2011 where I am. 12 months ago - almost to the minute - I was stumbling into bed with a bellyful of beer and wine. I had to get up at 6am because I had an appointment to go into a rehab. That was the last drink I had. What a wonderful, life-changing, exciting, exhilaratin...

NickG · NickG

I'm struggling.... My name is Nick. Ive got about 16 months of sobriety. I have been through the steps, but somewhere along the line I lost my spirituality. Somewhere along the line I lost my "Willingness to believe God could restore me to sanity." As a result, i am scared, empty, and dont wa...

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	My sponsor's suggestion. (Preview) I used to focus on trivial things in AA, usually stuff that had no direct bearing on my recovery from alcoholism. I thought I had done the steps by attending AA step meetings and acting like I knew all. I remained like that for 3 years in AA, until my very good sponsor got hold of me. He told me one day: "...	gonee	5	531	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Relapse Questions... (Preview) No...I'm not asking how to do it. The reason I bring this up is a meeting I went to this morning they asked for a topic and a guy shared that he was coming back and and he had been in and out of AA for years. He said he had cut down on going to meetings and went back out after 4 months sober. Never brought up the step...	Stepchild	17	3724	Nov 30, 2011 by Stepchild
	Doing better... (Preview) Hi all! Some of you were pretty concerned after my last relapse and I wanted to thank you for your open-hearted love. Only recovering alkies & addicts can love each other the way we do, and understand without condemnation. It's so true...We Don't Shoot Our Wounded. The suicidal feelings/plan/i...	Aquaman	11	552	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	I need help. (Preview) I am retaching out to you all... I ave tryed to surch for a AA forrum but I have not clue if I found one. BAD forum... I will show you a good one or 2 layouts. Anyway,,, I cannot stop drinking. I am drunk and trying to stop now. I stopped for 2 weeks... but hey.. that is nothing. :( I always go back and IDK why.......	moopoo02	15	1094	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Twenty Four Hours A Day - Nov. 30th, 2011 (Preview) Wednesday, November 30, 2011You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours)A.A. Thought for the Day We have slips in A.A. It has been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought alwa...	John	2	349	Nov 30, 2011 by SoberSteve
	The Party was ALways On (Preview) I origianally posted this as a link, but decided to put the entire post as it was on the other website. Here Goes: Ever since I was a child, I was always told about the Evils of Alcohol and Drugs, but starting at the Age of 17, I turned my back on everything I had learned, and dared God to prove me wrong. Comin...	jdfitch2	6	474	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	the dreaded "boredom" syndrome (Preview) This is so appropriate for all of us, but especially the newcomer. A.A. Thought for the Day I have got rid of most of my boredom. One of the hardest things that a new member of A.A. has to understand is how to stay sober and not be bored. Drinking was always the answer to all kinds of boring people or boring si...	jj	12	6592	Nov 29, 2011 by pinkchip
	Honesty is it's own reward (Preview) at least that's what my Mum used to say. Living the programme means we try to practice rigourous honesty. AA doesn't only ruin your drinking, it also ruins your lying! Last night, on the way to the meeting, I called off at the local store to get money and tobacco. As I reversed my car out, I reversed it bang...	bikerbill	8	729	Nov 29, 2011 by Mike B.
	Just Got Here (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic. I started drinking at age 15 and quit around age 25 when I became a Christian. After several years, my addictive tendencies surfaced in other areas of my life. I started drinking again at age 36 or so after some rocky times in my marriage. Fast forward to age 4...	Andrew99	31	835	Nov 29, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Marsie dotes and dosy dotes and Lambdas eat a little spicy Open mindeness A.A. A.A. Sponsorship recovery from addiction character defects grandiosity illusion of control (Preview) Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet.Lambda denotes the Lebesgue measure in mathematical (set) theory.Lambda denotes the long-term intrinsic growth rate of a population.King Louis XIII of France made popular the phrase lucky thirteen, for no matter the number so engaged the ca...	gezepe	2	7176	Nov 29, 2011 by jj
	Friends in AA.. (Preview) I think if there is one thing that really blows my mind about AA it's the friends I have found in my short life without alcohol. I walked into my first few meetings thinking...Look at these poor saps....I'm not like that. I couldn't have been more wrong. I just kept coming back and the more I listened to th...	Stepchild	9	553	Nov 29, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Little help here. (Preview) I was talking to a friend from my homegroup and he had just completed his fifth step. He said to me that he didn't know it was about forgiving himself but thought it was about having God forgive him. I mentioned this to another family member in my HG, one with more sobriety than I have and he said that nowher...	Stepchild	14	669	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	My friend feels used by AA extremeists (Preview) I need advice. A friend who is 9 months sober is very upset. His sponsor said "i cant sponsor you if you take medication". He stopped taking the medication for mental health issues and consequently became very ill. He has since "sacked" this sponsor. The problem is that this is n...	sgt	19	1275	Nov 29, 2011 by Aquaman
	Stopped smoking 27/11/1995. (Preview) I thank God for giving me strength by using the 12 step program to stop smoking cigarettes. I used to smoke 40-60 cigarettes a day. The day I stopped smoking I had no desire to stop, but I asked God to stop me smoking. That night I went to bed and the next day I suffered the worst withdrawals that I ever did. Bu...	gonee	4	400	Nov 28, 2011 by Jerry F
	Daily Reflections ~ Attraction, Not Promotion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather than promotion. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 180-81 While I was dri...	Sobrietyspell	0	321	Nov 28, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	Step Work (Preview) I have been sober for over 8 years and doing very well - but like everybody, I have my moments. [Progress not perfection, right?] That said, I haven't done a lot of formal step work ongoing, and lately I keep hearing about continually "working the steps" in meetings. Then I realized that,...	mbd	9	493	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	Life's Difficulties (Preview) Hey guys, ... I came across this on another site and know that some of us are faced with difficult choices ... thought this might help put things in perspective ... DifficultiesDefeat lies not in failing or making mistakes; rather, it lies in giving up on ourselves when we do so. Reality is harsh. It ca...	Pythonpappy	4	650	Nov 28, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	New...And glad to be here. (Preview) Hello, I am new here and in AA. I wont get into the wreckage of my past, just take your past and insert my name. Nobody gets into AA on a winning streak. They said to come into this program with an open mind. I had been drinking 35 yearsdaily, and I cant ever remember having one beer only. I didnt have the sligh...	Stepchild	11	538	Nov 28, 2011 by Stepchild
	Daily Reflections ~ The Perils of the Limelight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...	Sobrietyspell	2	458	Nov 27, 2011 by thereishope100211
	Step Work Board support (Preview) http://stepwork.activeboard.com David W has agreed to chair the AA portion of our step work board on a weekly basis,. It would be great if you folks would browse over to it and share your es&h related to the current step thats been posted for this week.. Step 1. So, each Sunday go on over to the Ste...	John	7	581	Nov 27, 2011 by Stepchild
	Musing on Meds (Preview) Recently I posted about an event in my life which brought home some rather adverse consequences for an alcoholic who tried to get sober with the aid of prescribed medication. See What would you do? for details. It got me thinking about this whole business so I thought I would share my thoughts with you...	Fyne Spirit	18	724	Nov 27, 2011 by John
	Interesting article I read (Preview) http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sharing-12-steps-to-abstinence-helps-make-the-heart-grow-fonder/story-e6frg7eo-1226206475004	Frodo	0	486	Nov 27, 2011 by Frodo
	Alanon meeting (Preview) I have recently arrived in Puerto RICO Gran Canaria And know there are no Alanon meetings,wonder can I attend open AA ones.? Thanks, Julie	Indigo	2	1010	Nov 27, 2011 by Indigo
	How do you view your "disease"? (Preview) I am pretty firmly tied to the idea that alcholism is a disease but that it is a disease like Diabetes that can be kept in remission through learning how to live well in AA (first learning tools to abstain, then learning emotional sobriety and balancing). Accepting this so fully makes step 1 very easy f...	pinkchip	17	620	Nov 27, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	How has your life changed since you have been sober? What promises have come true for you? (Preview) I have had more miracles happen these last 45 days than I can count! I am very excited to see what is in store for me in the future as long as I keep doing the work. I am just curious to how your life has changed and what promises have come true for you. Thanks	SoberSteve	9	1732	Nov 26, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Sobriety (Preview) Yesterday I had one of my more common thoughts. After sobering up, after spending days in bed, anxiety ridden and depressed, not wanting to see or talk to anyone, I eventually feel better. So much better that I think I can drink again, and do. This time though, I told myself, the reason you feel better is...	Esteban	7	642	Nov 26, 2011 by Esteban
	Getting the Message (Preview) It is said that just prior to that famous and disastrous charge in the Crimean war, General Cardigan considered reinforcements were required. His method for requesting same was to have a verbal message passed along a line of sentries guarding the flank and thence to the reserve company in the rear. T...	Fyne Spirit	9	833	Nov 25, 2011 by Fyne Spirit
	Simple questions for a Moderator (Preview) Why is the default of these threads sorted by date? Wouldn't last time modified make more sense? Maybe ther is a way I can change it to that??	Stepchild	6	432	Nov 25, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ A Powerful Tradition & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the years before the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book The Way Out. . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled The Way Out.. . . So Alcoholics Anonymous became first choice. Tha...	Sobrietyspell	1	419	Nov 25, 2011 by SoberSteve
	How many times have you worked the steps? (Preview) I am just finishing step 2, I have tried to work them before but got stuck on the 4th, my new sponsor is very good and has me reading the 12&12 and writing down each paragraph as it pertains to me. This is the most thorough step work I have ever done. I was just wondering how many times you have worked th...	SoberSteve	20	814	Nov 25, 2011 by John
	AA recovery for my family as well. (Preview) Over the last 23 years of my recovery, my children have been observing and applying the steps of recovery in their individual lives. My daughter and her fiance came to me about wedding plans. I was quiet amazed to see how simple they had kept their plans and how mature in their approach to their future. T...	gonee	4	408	Nov 24, 2011 by Stepchild
	Blessings of this day! (Preview) From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving....If you are new or just coming around WELCOME! Today can be the first day of the rest of your life free from active addiction and guided by your Higher Power. Stick around and join us in the miracle.Just For Today,if you don't pick up you can't get high,it t...	mikef	3	362	Nov 24, 2011 by Jerry F
	Whats your favorite type of meeting? (Preview) Just curious to what your favorite type of meeting is, newcomers? Book study? Mine is the one Im heading to now, its a open topic candlelight meeting. I really like the atmosphere and theres always something I needed to hear in it..	SoberSteve	7	499	Nov 24, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Other methods (Preview) A freind of mine has recently asked me if I can help them in regard to their problem with drinking. Because I'm still newish I put them in touch with an older member and they'll be seeing them in a couple of days. My friend also wants to detox/rehab but wants to do an out patient course which knowing the cir...	Frodo	14	575	Nov 24, 2011 by Stepchild
	New Here (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm Jenn and I'm an alcoholic. I'm new to this board and grateful that my HP led me here. Im 46 days sober today, and it hasn't been an easy ride, but I'm glad to be on it. Thank you to everyone who is on this board...when I had thoughts of drinking yesterday, I was able to read so much here and get o...	thereishope100211	14	551	Nov 24, 2011 by Stepchild
	Stuck! (Preview) Hi I am writing asking for help. I feel as though I am stuck in a place where AA can't reach me. I have been clean and sober for two years and know how powerless I am over drugs and drink. I am currently in the process of moving countries where my partner can get paid work to support me and my little girl. I have n...	winnabago	12	599	Nov 23, 2011 by SoberSteve
	Reaching out to LongTimers in AA (Preview) Good morning Family, I've just posted on another 'members' post and felt compelled to start my own. On getting others E,S and H. That's how we do it, right? That is how I've done it, stayed sober for the past 15 yrs. At the beginning of my recovery, at the tender age of 27, I was so enthused. So loved go...	Jules1010	9	1937	Nov 22, 2011 by Rob84
	Spiritus Contra Spiritum spiritual Alcoholics anonymous Twelve Steps recovery A.A. Sponsorship (Preview) Spirit against the ravages of spirits.His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God.* Carl JungI started off on the broad bright lit highway of ease and comfort looking for the God of...	gezepe	3	7693	Nov 22, 2011 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ Only Two Sins & 24hrs a Day (Preview) there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with ones own growth. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 542 Happiness is such an elusive state. How often do my prayers for others involve hidden prayers for my own agenda? How often is my sea...	Sobrietyspell	0	323	Nov 22, 2011 by Sobrietyspell
	frustrating 2 days!! (Preview) So I was taking a break from work yesterday when I looked over and seen I had a flat tire. Made it to les schwab and they said Id need two new front ones total $210.00 All was fine then on way back from picking up my son from school today I missed a turn and hit a curb and popped 3 tires, they had to replace all 3...	SoberSteve	13	611	Nov 22, 2011 by pinkchip
	What Would You Do? - There's More... (Preview) I had only been back from a fantastic family weekend in Wellington for half an hour when the phone went. Our office had received a call from a motel owner, calling AA at the request of one of her guests and about whom she was concerned. So off I go, middle of the day so no one to take with me, and meet the moteli...	Fyne Spirit	11	1375	Nov 22, 2011 by Geraldo
	Sponsorship (Preview) I am 11 years in recovery. I have had my current sponsor for the past 5 years. I don't know what to think about our relationship. We both had children in the last 3 years. When we meet, it is usually with them and it is hard to talk. The past few times we have met, which isn't often as we can speak on the phone,...	Kristel	7	576	Nov 22, 2011 by Kristel
	I didn't drink today...and I didn't drink yesterday either. (Preview) I wonder if I can not drink tomorrow?	TipsyMcstagger	13	991	Nov 20, 2011 by PhilipD
	Daily Reflections ~ "I Was Slipping Fast" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We A.A.s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . . So it isnt surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program for...	Sobrietyspell	4	456	Nov 20, 2011 by SUSIE
	Buspar??? (Preview) So the zoloft the doc prescribed a while back didnt seem to work, I had HORRIBLE side effects. Found out I wasnt really depressed but more full of anxiety, she told me to try buspar which she had used before and is supposed to be non habit forming with few side effects. I am only on day 3 of taking 10 mg twic...	SoberSteve	9	917	Nov 20, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	MIP AA Information Graphic... (Preview)	John	14	1494	Nov 20, 2011 by Pythonpappy
	Feeling hopeless (Preview) No alcohol for 7 days now. I've been going to 2 meetings a day. It's the only part of my day that makes sense besides going to bed at night. I have been self-employed since 1997 and finally drank the small business away. I started filling out applications online and just realize more and more how I have tor...	David W	24	981	Nov 20, 2011 by SteveP
	New here (Preview) I wasn't able to find an introduction thread, so I apologize if this is in the wrong area. I've been sober for about 3 days. Everything was a blur so I'm not certain of the date. Anyway, I am happy to be sober today and want to continue being sober. I need to not drink. It's never done anything positive for me...	Esteban	17	532	Nov 19, 2011 by Esteban
	What a ride (Preview) It's now 1:40 am on the 19th of the 11th, 2011 where I am. 12 months ago - almost to the minute - I was stumbling into bed with a bellyful of beer and wine. I had to get up at 6am because I had an appointment to go into a rehab. That was the last drink I had. What a wonderful, life-changing, exciting, exhilaratin...	Frodo	15	590	Nov 19, 2011 by angelov8
	I need help (Preview) I'm struggling.... My name is Nick. Ive got about 16 months of sobriety. I have been through the steps, but somewhere along the line I lost my spirituality. Somewhere along the line I lost my "Willingness to believe God could restore me to sanity." As a result, i am scared, empty, and dont wa...	NickG	16	657	Nov 19, 2011 by StPeteDean
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