Alcoholics Anonymous

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well, it is official. I start my new job tomorrow morning. I was holding out for another surgery position, but will be using my EKG Tech and lab skills for an internal medicine practice with a lot of cardiac and diabetic patients. I thought I was going to be taking a dollar or two an hour pay cut vs. previou...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

I'm about 14 months sober. In my town, everyone in AA is really adamant that you have to have a sponsor and lots of phone contacts that you call every day. I'm pretty introverted so just walking up to people and phoning strangers is kind of stressful and draining to me. People in my town talk a lot about...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

As a society we must never become so vain as to suppose that we are authors and inventors of a new religion. We will humbly reflect that every one of A.A.'s principles has been borrowed from ancient sources. <<< >>> A minister in Thailand wrote, "We took A.A.'s Twelve Step...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I continue to grow in sobriety, I become more aware of myself as a perso...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, the emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 140 My Eighth Step l...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Step Eight: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Step Nine: "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Making...

John · John

Two men had passed away and were standing at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter asked the first man, "What did you do for a living that had value to others?" The man replied, "I have driven a Taxi cab most of my life" St. Peter stood back, then walked away, returning with a Golden shaft and a Golden candle holder an...

jluvs2day · jluvs2day

My devotional this morning said this: "Being passive and feeling inferior go hand in hand, and they prepare us for becoming dependent on alcohol. " My sponsor has taught me that AA is a program of love and tolerance. My question is, for someone who has been passive her whole life, what is t...

gonee · gonee

The world continues to change and get new and better ideas, but AA has remained the same in the last 75 years. I thank God for this. Whenever I get myself into trouble, I can always go back to my program and start from basics. It's a privilege I have used over and over again. There is no need to write anything...

chester · chester

Well it's Monday night and I'm by myself at the trailer. When the in laws came to visit I had not drank in over a year. Yes I am an alcoholic and my name is Mike. I'm very pissed off at myself. I think it started when my wife decid...

Star · Star

I said I could do it myself. But I failed. My life is so out of control. I got up this morning and found a meeting right down the street. I am scared. What do I say? Do I have to say anything. What if I can't hold back the tears? I have never been to a meeting and I don't know what to do. I am on the edge of the...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. 'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife. 'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans he replies. 'Put them back, we can't afford them demands the wife, and so they carry on shoppin...

Aquaman · Aquaman

This forum is preferable to In Real Life meetings because... 10) The coffee is exactly the way I like it 9) The seating is more comfortable 8) No shirt, no shoes? No problem 7) I can go to the bathroom halfway through my share 6) If I don't like what you're saying...I don't have to listen 5) "How It Wo...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that cause...

AlexInPhoenix · AlexInPhoenix

Hi there, I just moved to PHX and am looking for meetings....i like men's stag (big book study) with lots of sobriety...also like speaker meetings...any and all suggestions are appreciated!

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 222 At Step Four we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking, and frightened? Though a given situation had not been entirely our fault, we often tried to cast the whole blame on the other person involved. We finally saw that the inventory should...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

...as I wrote in another post here recently, I needed to get up last night at a large meeting I was at, and announce 30 days sober again, and get a chip for it. I did not want to do it. I waffled and beat myself up and ratinalized the whole way there how I had already announced at my home group Friday, and to my c...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 221 "Word comes to me that you are making a magnificent stand in adversity -- this adversity being the state of your health. It gives me a chance to express my gratitude for your recovery in A.A. and especially for the demonstration of its principles you are now so inspiringly giving to us all....

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

My last drunk occurred on March 07, 1996. There wasn't anything unusual about it. I had probably gone through a significant portion of a liter of Jack Daniels with some CocaCola and passed out. The only reason I remember any of this is because it was on March 08 1996, 'The Day After', that I called my empl...

aneleh · aneleh

Hi! just under 11 weeks sober and doing well. My husband still drinks and smokes pot but he's not an alcoholic like me. We are throwing a bbq on saturday, 16 people, all of whom will be drinking and some of whom will be smoking pot. I'm not worried about cravings or worried that i will drink. I go to the pub wi...

Todd · Todd

Hello. I am new. I am a daily drinker and have been for years. Every other day is a new nightmare for me anymore it seems. I want it to end. I have just gotten medical insurance through my employer and I have found a doctor (family medicine) to see if I can get a full checkup to find out what all damage I have cau...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

"...and became willing to make amends to them all." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see immediately that this S...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Lots of weed-pulling as well!! I realized that the garden of my Life was lacking flowers and filling up with weeds. These came in the form of my nurturing unhealthy associations with some people in my life who really don't have my best interest at heart, or their OWN best interests. The last few days alo...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Thanks to my sponsor, I reluctantly put my hand up in a meeting whenever they ask for people who are willing to sponsor. I don't feel that confident, but I'd feel a whole lot more confident if the person I was working with was at least NEWER THAN ME! But this guy came up to me after the meeting (and believe...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 220 As we made spiritual progress, it became clear that, if we ever were to feel emotionally secure, we would have to put our lives on a give-and-take basis; we would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or brotherhood with all those around us. We saw that we would need to give constantly...

Wren · Wren

Whining is a great deal of self-pity pushed through a small hole.--Anonymous "Even whiners recoil from the sound of whining. But although it makes people cover their ears and leave the room, whining is more of a symptom than a cause. People whine because they sense they have no power, no choices...

trailboss · trailboss

This is my first time here. I'm so new I don't understand all about aa. I am an alcoholic. I look forward to getting some insight on all this. Thanks

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

"Good afternoon! Tell please, whether there are in Great Britain folk remedies for struggle against alcoholic dependence? Not medical preparations, and folk remedies?" -- Edited by StPeteDean on Sunday 8th of August 2010 04:37:20 PM

gonee · gonee

A CAREER IN PUNS My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe. After that, I tried to be a tailor, but I wasn't suited for it -- mainly because it was a sew-sew job. N...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I heard this a few weeks ago and my response was 'when it hurst enough, then I'll stop.' This is why I'm in this fellowship. My drunken rock bottom was no where near as severe as some peoples and way worse than others - but it hurt enough for me to seek some help. Now in sobriety I find that I will tolerate huge...

Lexie · Lexie

Kinda long, because it has a couple of other people's stories intertwined with it. It takes what it takes, for all of us: I grew up in a military household. Strangely, we were stationed in the same place from the time I was five until my dad retired from the Air Force when I was in junior high, and we stay...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman. --Vicki Baum We must move forward with confidence, trusting that the strength we need will be given us, having faith in our visions to guide us. Problems need not daunt us. Rather, they can spur us on to more...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Daily Reflections A "DESIGN FOR LIVING" We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" th...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

WOW. I had "plans" for the evening. I was to go to my home group and chair, and then go up to Cleveland to see a very dear friend and his wife play at a concert venue. He even came by and dropped off free tickets. I was really excited. I had asked a ton of my AA friends to go with me, but they all either h...

Pea · Pea

Hi all! My first post here, and glad to be a part! My topic is that after 7 years of sobriety and attending meetings, I was struck with panic attacks, and unable to function at a meeting any more. I was my Homegroup Secretary, the Treat-Scheduler, Chaired, was a speaker many times, went on AA spiritual...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 219 Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. Afterward, we found ourse...

gonee · gonee

This is what I heard in AA meetings every day. I kept coming back because I enjoyed the fellowship. Then I found that fellowship cannot be sustained for any period of time. It was not sufficient on it's own. Then I got on to the program of recovery. I worked the steps of recovery and really got better. My wi...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I know, patience. They gave me Celexa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citalopram - I like the fact that it's also sometimes used for ADHD and OCD since I believe I have symptoms of both. One thing I noticed in the Wiki article which was NOT mentioned in any of the warnings that I got from the pharmac...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Just a note to let all know I'm doing fine I go to jail the 10th for 60 days and been trying to make sure ends meet while I'm at the hilton. Hitting a meeting every day. Take care all of you and wish you the best.

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work. --Mark Twain Thunder demands our attention. From the ear-splitting boom overhead to the faint rumble in the distance, it is an impressive part of nature. Yet, it is the lightning th...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Daily Reflections DRIVEN Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 62 My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorr...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Like it says - just been summonsed to appear for Jury Service w/c 27/09/10 for 2 weeks. Apparantly I'm eligible. right age group, right nationality status, right mental capacity (ho f.....ing ho!), no convictions, not on bail. No get outs! let's see where this one takes us!

SUSIE · SUSIE

Just a thought I had while in Chicago. While we were walking around and seeing the cute little patio eateries and people enjoying their cold glasses of wine I started dreaming. I was missing being able to sit and enjoy that. But thanks to AA and the 12 steps I thought further. Ok. Sit down order a gla...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

.... I will look at the bright side. Right? First of all, I am up because a friend dragged me out to a brand new meeting since I was "up" and chatting... this meeting is a midnight meeting on a Thursday night!! woahhhh I feel old LOL It was chock full of about 40 young people in AA, all in their earl...

gonee · gonee

When I got sober, I was not convinced of this fact. That was insanity. Only after spending much time in AA workshops and the BB and a relapse to top it all was I convinced. Ironically it was the solution that described the nature of the problem. The solution to alcoholism is spiritual in nature, therefor...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

p. 218 For most normal folks, drinking means release from care, boredom, and worry. It means joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. The old pleasures were gone. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy life as we once did a...

Aquaman · Aquaman

It's been 10 days or so of Xanax withdrawal and I'm finally starting to feel like a person and not just a Sack of Symptoms. I still need to be careful, though. Bad emotions not quite properly aligned with my good intentions. HP is there for me though as always to take away what I can't handle. Peace, Rob

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

As an AA, ACOA, and a CODA my life in recovery has had many setbacks because of relationships. This is my second attempt at sobriety. My first one started on January 16, 1986. The main reason I wanted sobriety was to save my marriage. And it worked... at least for awhile. Around the fifth year of my sobrie...

gonee · gonee

One of the greatest messages that AA carries is that despite who I am, or how I feel, or what happened to me, I can still get well and lead a normal life. This is what encouraged me to stay and embark on the 12 step program. It did not require strength but a willingness to do the suggested program. The 12 step p...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: When they take your smile away they might just as well shoot you. --Violet Hensley Violet is one big smile. And it's not the result of having an easy life. On the contrary, she has worked doubly hard all her life to support her family. However, she has a joyful attitude...

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	Starting my New Job tomorrow~~~ BALANCE????? (Preview) Well, it is official. I start my new job tomorrow morning. I was holding out for another surgery position, but will be using my EKG Tech and lab skills for an internal medicine practice with a lot of cardiac and diabetic patients. I thought I was going to be taking a dollar or two an hour pay cut vs. previou...	jonijoni1	11	1133	Aug 11, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Sponsors and phone contacts (Preview) I'm about 14 months sober. In my town, everyone in AA is really adamant that you have to have a sponsor and lots of phone contacts that you call every day. I'm pretty introverted so just walking up to people and phoning strangers is kind of stressful and draining to me. People in my town talk a lot about...	zzworldontheweb	16	1216	Aug 11, 2010 by zzworldontheweb
	~ As Bill Sees It: One Fellowship -- Many Faiths ~ (Preview) As a society we must never become so vain as to suppose that we are authors and inventors of a new religion. We will humbly reflect that every one of A.A.'s principles has been borrowed from ancient sources. <<< >>> A minister in Thailand wrote, "We took A.A.'s Twelve Step...	FlyingSquirrel	1	634	Aug 11, 2010 by Lexie
	Daily Reflections ~ Redoubling Our Efforts & 24hrs a Day (Preview) To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I continue to grow in sobriety, I become more aware of myself as a perso...	Sobrietyspell	1	600	Aug 11, 2010 by Tomas
	Daily Reflections ~ Removing "The Ground Glass" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them in a true perspective. This has the effect of taking the ground glass out of us, the emotional substance that still cuts and inhibits. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 140 My Eighth Step l...	Sobrietyspell	0	543	Aug 11, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Have I done my best to make all the restitution possible? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Step Eight: "Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." Step Nine: "Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." Making...	Larry_H	1	519	Aug 11, 2010 by louisa
	Gods loves alkies... (Preview) Two men had passed away and were standing at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter asked the first man, "What did you do for a living that had value to others?" The man replied, "I have driven a Taxi cab most of my life" St. Peter stood back, then walked away, returning with a Golden shaft and a Golden candle holder an...	John	8	607	Aug 11, 2010 by louisa
	Passive vs. Tolerant (Preview) My devotional this morning said this: "Being passive and feeling inferior go hand in hand, and they prepare us for becoming dependent on alcohol. " My sponsor has taught me that AA is a program of love and tolerance. My question is, for someone who has been passive her whole life, what is t...	jluvs2day	10	1556	Aug 11, 2010 by jluvs2day
	AA the same (Preview) The world continues to change and get new and better ideas, but AA has remained the same in the last 75 years. I thank God for this. Whenever I get myself into trouble, I can always go back to my program and start from basics. It's a privilege I have used over and over again. There is no need to write anything...	gonee	3	653	Aug 11, 2010 by StPeteDean
	WoW sorry to my son (Preview) <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> Well it's Monday night and I'm by myself at the trailer. When the in laws came to visit I had not drank in over a year. Yes I am an alcoholic and my name is Mike. I'm very pissed off at myself. I think it started when my wife decid...	chester	12	1144	Aug 11, 2010 by happycamper
	I couldn't do it alone I have failed. (Preview) I said I could do it myself. But I failed. My life is so out of control. I got up this morning and found a meeting right down the street. I am scared. What do I say? Do I have to say anything. What if I can't hold back the tears? I have never been to a meeting and I don't know what to do. I am on the edge of the...	Star	17	1512	Aug 11, 2010 by Dan B 76
	Beer is Beautiful (merged) (Preview) A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. 'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife. 'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans he replies. 'Put them back, we can't afford them demands the wife, and so they carry on shoppin...	MarcLacroix	18	1936	Aug 10, 2010 by Reffner
	(attempt at humor) 10 ways MIP is better than IRL... (Preview) This forum is preferable to In Real Life meetings because... 10) The coffee is exactly the way I like it 9) The seating is more comfortable 8) No shirt, no shoes? No problem 7) I can go to the bathroom halfway through my share 6) If I don't like what you're saying...I don't have to listen 5) "How It Wo...	Aquaman	10	1103	Aug 10, 2010 by Reffner
	We can learn something from any experience (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: All experience is an arch to build on. -- Henry Brooks Adams We can learn something from any experience, even one that is painful. In fact, we often learn more from painful experiences than from pleasant ones. When we say or do something foolish or hurtful that cause...	Larry_H	5	999	Aug 10, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Need meeting suggestions in PHOENIX, AZ (Preview) Hi there, I just moved to PHX and am looking for meetings....i like men's stag (big book study) with lots of sobriety...also like speaker meetings...any and all suggestions are appreciated!	AlexInPhoenix	5	1063	Aug 10, 2010 by Jerry F
	~ As Bill Sees It: Who Is To Blame? ~ (Preview) p. 222 At Step Four we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking, and frightened? Though a given situation had not been entirely our fault, we often tried to cast the whole blame on the other person involved. We finally saw that the inventory should...	FlyingSquirrel	1	1729	Aug 10, 2010 by Jerry F
	More on THINKING and HUMILITY (Preview) ...as I wrote in another post here recently, I needed to get up last night at a large meeting I was at, and announce 30 days sober again, and get a chip for it. I did not want to do it. I waffled and beat myself up and ratinalized the whole way there how I had already announced at my home group Friday, and to my c...	jonijoni1	5	976	Aug 9, 2010 by jonijoni1
	~ As Bill Sees It: God Will Not Desert Us ~ (Preview) p. 221 "Word comes to me that you are making a magnificent stand in adversity -- this adversity being the state of your health. It gives me a chance to express my gratitude for your recovery in A.A. and especially for the demonstration of its principles you are now so inspiringly giving to us all....	FlyingSquirrel	1	1310	Aug 9, 2010 by Jerry F
	My Last Drunk (Preview) My last drunk occurred on March 07, 1996. There wasn't anything unusual about it. I had probably gone through a significant portion of a liter of Jack Daniels with some CocaCola and passed out. The only reason I remember any of this is because it was on March 08 1996, 'The Day After', that I called my empl...	MarcLacroix	9	1064	Aug 9, 2010 by SoberSteve
	my still drinking husband's insecurities are not helping! (Preview) Hi! just under 11 weeks sober and doing well. My husband still drinks and smokes pot but he's not an alcoholic like me. We are throwing a bbq on saturday, 16 people, all of whom will be drinking and some of whom will be smoking pot. I'm not worried about cravings or worried that i will drink. I go to the pub wi...	aneleh	12	1635	Aug 9, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Anabuse (Preview) Hello. I am new. I am a daily drinker and have been for years. Every other day is a new nightmare for me anymore it seems. I want it to end. I have just gotten medical insurance through my employer and I have found a doctor (family medicine) to see if I can get a full checkup to find out what all damage I have cau...	Todd	21	2438	Aug 9, 2010 by barisax
	Daily Reflections ~ "...Of All Persons We Had Harmed" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) "...and became willing to make amends to them all." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see immediately that this S...	Sobrietyspell	3	842	Aug 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	New Life emerging in my Inner Garden (Preview) Lots of weed-pulling as well!! I realized that the garden of my Life was lacking flowers and filling up with weeds. These came in the form of my nurturing unhealthy associations with some people in my life who really don't have my best interest at heart, or their OWN best interests. The last few days alo...	jonijoni1	5	914	Aug 9, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Me newcomer, sponsoring someone who formerly had more sobriety time than I've ever had... (Preview) Thanks to my sponsor, I reluctantly put my hand up in a meeting whenever they ask for people who are willing to sponsor. I don't feel that confident, but I'd feel a whole lot more confident if the person I was working with was at least NEWER THAN ME! But this guy came up to me after the meeting (and believe...	FlyingSquirrel	10	1089	Aug 9, 2010 by Mike B.
	~ As Bill Sees It: In Partnership ~ (Preview) p. 220 As we made spiritual progress, it became clear that, if we ever were to feel emotionally secure, we would have to put our lives on a give-and-take basis; we would have to develop the sense of being in partnership or brotherhood with all those around us. We saw that we would need to give constantly...	FlyingSquirrel	1	3769	Aug 8, 2010 by Jerry F
	Self Pity, and boy does this apply to me today!!! (Preview) Whining is a great deal of self-pity pushed through a small hole.--Anonymous "Even whiners recoil from the sound of whining. But although it makes people cover their ears and leave the room, whining is more of a symptom than a cause. People whine because they sense they have no power, no choices...	Wren	7	749	Aug 8, 2010 by Larry_H
	New Here (Preview) This is my first time here. I'm so new I don't understand all about aa. I am an alcoholic. I look forward to getting some insight on all this. Thanks	trailboss	15	1169	Aug 8, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Folk remedies for struggle against alcoholic dependence? (Posted for Sash, moved) (Preview) "Good afternoon! Tell please, whether there are in Great Britain folk remedies for struggle against alcoholic dependence? Not medical preparations, and folk remedies?" -- Edited by StPeteDean on Sunday 8th of August 2010 04:37:20 PM	StPeteDean	1	711	Aug 8, 2010 by Lexie
	Some laughs from another forum (Preview) A CAREER IN PUNS My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned. I couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the axe. After that, I tried to be a tailor, but I wasn't suited for it -- mainly because it was a sew-sew job. N...	gonee	3	779	Aug 8, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	If it hurts - stop doing it. (Preview) I heard this a few weeks ago and my response was 'when it hurst enough, then I'll stop.' This is why I'm in this fellowship. My drunken rock bottom was no where near as severe as some peoples and way worse than others - but it hurt enough for me to seek some help. Now in sobriety I find that I will tolerate huge...	bikerbill	7	721	Aug 8, 2010 by Lexie
	Lexie's Story (Preview) Kinda long, because it has a couple of other people's stories intertwined with it. It takes what it takes, for all of us: I grew up in a military household. Strangely, we were stationed in the same place from the time I was five until my dad retired from the Air Force when I was in junior high, and we stay...	Lexie	6	6086	Aug 8, 2010 by MarcLacroix
	Pity is the deadliest feeling (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman. --Vicki Baum We must move forward with confidence, trusting that the strength we need will be given us, having faith in our visions to guide us. Problems need not daunt us. Rather, they can spur us on to more...	Larry_H	2	709	Aug 8, 2010 by Wren
	Daily Reflections ~ "DESIGN FOR LIVING" & 24hrs a Day (filling in for Sobrietyspell) (Preview) Daily Reflections A "DESIGN FOR LIVING" We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" th...	Larry_H	0	461	Aug 7, 2010 by Larry_H
	%#@%#$^$#@%$!!!!!!!!!.... and then.... OK (Preview) WOW. I had "plans" for the evening. I was to go to my home group and chair, and then go up to Cleveland to see a very dear friend and his wife play at a concert venue. He even came by and dropped off free tickets. I was really excited. I had asked a ton of my AA friends to go with me, but they all either h...	jonijoni1	10	1001	Aug 7, 2010 by Jerry F
	Anxiety keeping anyone else away from meetings? (Preview) Hi all! My first post here, and glad to be a part! My topic is that after 7 years of sobriety and attending meetings, I was struck with panic attacks, and unable to function at a meeting any more. I was my Homegroup Secretary, the Treat-Scheduler, Chaired, was a speaker many times, went on AA spiritual...	Pea	9	940	Aug 7, 2010 by Simple
	~ As Bill Sees It: Willing To Believe ~ (Preview) p. 219 Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they might mean to you. At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. Afterward, we found ourse...	FlyingSquirrel	2	1057	Aug 7, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Keep coming back. (Preview) This is what I heard in AA meetings every day. I kept coming back because I enjoyed the fellowship. Then I found that fellowship cannot be sustained for any period of time. It was not sufficient on it's own. Then I got on to the program of recovery. I worked the steps of recovery and really got better. My wi...	gonee	1	657	Aug 7, 2010 by leeu
	Day 3 on antidepressant.. no effect seen yet.. (Preview) I know, patience. They gave me Celexa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citalopram - I like the fact that it's also sometimes used for ADHD and OCD since I believe I have symptoms of both. One thing I noticed in the Wiki article which was NOT mentioned in any of the warnings that I got from the pharmac...	FlyingSquirrel	13	1165	Aug 7, 2010 by leeu
	Doing good (Preview) Just a note to let all know I'm doing fine I go to jail the 10th for 60 days and been trying to make sure ends meet while I'm at the hilton. Hitting a meeting every day. Take care all of you and wish you the best.	buckeyebear	4	686	Aug 7, 2010 by Just Toni
	Thunder demands our attention (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work. --Mark Twain Thunder demands our attention. From the ear-splitting boom overhead to the faint rumble in the distance, it is an impressive part of nature. Yet, it is the lightning th...	Larry_H	0	338	Aug 6, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ Driven & 24hrs a Day (filling in for Sobrietyspell) (Preview) Daily Reflections DRIVEN Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 62 My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorr...	Larry_H	0	323	Aug 6, 2010 by Larry_H
	Bugger - just been called for Jury Service (Preview) Like it says - just been summonsed to appear for Jury Service w/c 27/09/10 for 2 weeks. Apparantly I'm eligible. right age group, right nationality status, right mental capacity (ho f.....ing ho!), no convictions, not on bail. No get outs! let's see where this one takes us!	bikerbill	19	1284	Aug 6, 2010 by Lexie
	Romantic idea...... (Preview) Just a thought I had while in Chicago. While we were walking around and seeing the cute little patio eateries and people enjoying their cold glasses of wine I started dreaming. I was missing being able to sit and enjoy that. But thanks to AA and the 12 steps I thought further. Ok. Sit down order a gla...	SUSIE	7	797	Aug 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	Instead of bitching about being up at 2:23am.... (Preview) .... I will look at the bright side. Right? First of all, I am up because a friend dragged me out to a brand new meeting since I was "up" and chatting... this meeting is a *midnight meeting* on a Thursday night!! woahhhh I feel old LOL It was chock full of about 40 young people in AA, all in their earl...	jonijoni1	12	1127	Aug 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	Cunning, baffling and powerful. (Preview) When I got sober, I was not convinced of this fact. That was insanity. Only after spending much time in AA workshops and the BB and a relapse to top it all was I convinced. Ironically it was the solution that described the nature of the problem. The solution to alcoholism is spiritual in nature, therefor...	gonee	2	1537	Aug 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	~ As Bill Sees It: Happy -- When We're Free ~ (Preview) p. 218 For most normal folks, drinking means release from care, boredom, and worry. It means joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. The old pleasures were gone. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy life as we once did a...	FlyingSquirrel	0	1005	Aug 6, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Starting to feel human... (Preview) It's been 10 days or so of Xanax withdrawal and I'm finally starting to feel like a person and not just a Sack of Symptoms. I still need to be careful, though. Bad emotions not quite properly aligned with my good intentions. HP is there for me though as always to take away what I can't handle. Peace, Rob	Aquaman	11	865	Aug 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	Recovery is a choice... not a sentence (Preview) As an AA, ACOA, and a CODA my life in recovery has had many setbacks because of relationships. This is my second attempt at sobriety. My first one started on January 16, 1986. The main reason I wanted sobriety was to save my marriage. And it worked... at least for awhile. Around the fifth year of my sobrie...	Dave Harm	3	707	Aug 6, 2010 by louisa
	There is a solution. (Preview) One of the greatest messages that AA carries is that despite who I am, or how I feel, or what happened to me, I can still get well and lead a normal life. This is what encouraged me to stay and embark on the 12 step program. It did not require strength but a willingness to do the suggested program. The 12 step p...	gonee	2	479	Aug 6, 2010 by jj
	When they take your smile away they might just as well shoot you (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: When they take your smile away they might just as well shoot you. --Violet Hensley Violet is one big smile. And it's not the result of having an easy life. On the contrary, she has worked doubly hard all her life to support her family. However, she has a joyful attitude...	Larry_H	2	882	Aug 6, 2010 by jonijoni1
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