Alcoholics Anonymous

Toad · Toad

Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...

patty cakes · patty cakes

My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...

odaat · odaat

I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...

gonee · gonee

I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...

sandy2010 · sandy2010

Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...

barisax · barisax

I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...

The Texan · The Texan

Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...

angelov8 · angelov8

My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...

Ellen · Ellen

I'm Ellen E. but I couldn't get in the regular way so I had to start over again. It all started when my grand-daughter downloaded a virus onto my laptop. I had to reset it to the original settings, which means I lost all my bookmarks. I rely too much on them, I admit. I should write the url down in my journ...

Reffner · Reffner

I posted about a week ago about a counselor position at one of the local rehab facilities in town. Well, I got the job. I passed all the background checks , and everything else went through no problem. I go in this afternoon to start orientation and set up my schedule. I've put so much thought in this,...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Her: "Why are you eating so much damned ice-cream tonight?" Me: "Because chocolate syrup tastes like sh*t on cheese!" Peace, Rob

gonee · gonee

One of the many reasons I drank liquor was because I could not get rid of the past. Today I have resolved that through the steps of recovery in AA. It was not easy. A price had to be paid. My actions of my past were mostly under the influence of alcohol. Those actions were committed by a sick individual who wa...

SteveP · SteveP

Hey all, Steve here, an alcoholic. Am in Belgium with the family today -- arrived yesterday and will leave Monday. Went to my first meeting in another country today. It was an 0930 meeting at a clubhouse here in Ghent. Got there early to meet the locals. The meeting itself was in Flemish (Dutch) but it di...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

"This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willi...

Richard from Louisville · Richard from Louisville

I am Richard and I'm a miserable alcoholic prick. Maybe cause I haven't been sober in over 10-15 years, who knows anymore. I haven't been to jail because of alcoholism, never lost a job due to it either. But I'm miserable! I have told my friends I was gonna stop over and over again. I have told myself I woul...

Richard from Louisville · Richard from Louisville

I am sitting here coming to an end of my 3rd day of sobriety. It's so freaking weird. I went to a 10pm meeting and met some really awesome people. I was invited out afterwards for food and talk. I am nowhere near comfortable enough to share at a meeting, so it was nice to be able to ask questions to a group of gu...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All I am back. And no I have not been out drinking at all. Just Life getting in the way a bit. What with the College classes and then some tooth problems which ached like heck and finally had it taken out. I have looked at posts when I could but did not have a chance to respond like I normally do to a lot of th...

Aquaman · Aquaman

I wish I hadn't ever allowed this disease to grow in me. Alcoholism sucks. I will meditate. I will pray to turn it over. I will work my steps as I am told but sometimes I just have a sh***y day and today is one of them. I'm tired. I'm pissy. I know lots of people have it worse than me and my gratuity list is long a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...

turninggrey · turninggrey

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/koppel_son_LNjqoiEfi8DCtPkX0hxBNI#ixzz0paxqoI3FLast Updated: 6:11 PM, June 1, 2010Posted: 2:51 AM, June 1, 2010 The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Aye Up, Billy Boy!!! I hope you're having a wonderful 24hrs of peace & sobriety. I'm sure you'll be back to tell us how it's all been for you & what you got up to on your special day. Thinking of you :) Godblessings, hugs & presence.. Danielle x

SteveP · SteveP

Worked for me today. Was at a business reception in which the hosts said, "come get a drink". Waiters hovering everywhere, asking you if want FREE drinks -- wine, beer, etc. Thought about drinking that stuff as much as I would drinking paint. Had an orange juice and left when I felt like lea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and sobriety w...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Whatever I am (or perhaps You are..)feeling right now, it won't last for long.... lol wow. what a revelation.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear, sweet Angela darling sister I'm so pleased & proud for you TODAY on this so special occasion of your One Year Soberversary!!! Thank you for sharing your sobriety & your experience, strength & hope with us all here on MIP. I know you can still feel shy & cautious amongst us but wil...

mikef · mikef

This wednesday is our 26th anniversry of marriage(I truly love my wife more each day) and for the next couple days we took off from work to chill and renew our spirits.We have a closing on our home that we have lived in for over 20 years by end of month and still looking for a place to live,We don't know wher...

angelov8 · angelov8

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StPeteDean · StPeteDean

For some reason I've become acutely aware of the college graduation celebrations, of children of people that I know. Whether it's pictures on facebook or parties in my neighborhood and it's getting to me. My only son went off to college 5 years ago. I knew that he was floundering about a bit, but I th...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My stepson... whom I am so attached to..... I won't be the part of his life anymore that I was. I have tried over teh years to help him through his mental illness. And now I am not going to be his step mother any more. Nor will I see much of him, as he comes for 8 wks in the summer, and on holidays. While I am sure I w...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- The Dry Drunk Syndrome A "dry-drunk" is a person who was physically dependent on alcohol, or addicted to alcohol, but now, for one reason or another, they are n...

aissela · aissela

Hi everyone...I'm new to this website. I've come here because I've got a small problem. In exactly one week (June 4, 2010) it will be my One Year Recovery Birthday. This is from alcohol, drugs, and bulimia. That's great!...Right? Well, although I've done great and I read the Big Book every day and I do a...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender. --Florida Scott-Maxwell Honesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other peop...

Give me strength · Give me strength

Hello friends, I am new here, am happily 6 weeks sober. I am struggling with step 3. I am trying to be conscious of turning my worries and life over to God. I seem to be able to do this in most aspects of my life, but I just cannot do this with the sadness I have suffered in the past...I have suffered many los...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission--to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow. The &quo...

gonee · gonee

AA book. Pg 30. "Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics." I dont know why, but I was not willing to admit I was a "real" alcoholic. On my 1st entry to AA, I admitted I was an alcoholic but I did not know what a real alcoholic was. On my re-entry to AA after a little...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost. --Roy L. Smith Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors...

gonee · gonee

AA book. Pg 47. "As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way." When I first came to the reality of this statement in the AA book, I was amazed at how little was asked of me as an alcoholic. At the time I could not do more than t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, m...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Every year we have the Annual Performance Review - 7 years ago I was 'excellent' - driving initiatives, saluting the flag and singing the company song with a smile on my face. 6 years ago I was just a VG - the initiatives weren't driven so well, the voice was cracking, the flag was waved at and I rarely smi...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic If the alcoholic is not a solitary drinker their social network will gradually degrade because their behavior, moods, an...

mikef · mikef

A spiritual writing that talks of our journey into oblivion: Who has woe,Who has sorrow?Who has strife?Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises?Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine.Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup.when it goes down smoothly! In the end...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

My friend last night: "Why can we not tolerate pain, and why do we keep running from it? My thought: because we are "pleasure junkies", ever searching for more of it, and pain does not feel good, especially the way we magnify it and feed it and make it bigger through our willful actions W...

Simple · Simple

I tend to pop on and off but I thought I'd give a brief update on my life just to keep connected. I am now almost 7 months pregnant and today I gave notice at work so my last day will be July 6. My husband accepted a great job in our hometown which is 100 miles away, so he's been staying there during the week. O...

Simple · Simple

I want to start a brief conversation about consequences in sobriety. Someone once said in a meeting that he thinks that being sober is the act of actively facing the consequences to your actions. That hit me hard and has stayed with me. I drank because I'm an alcoholic, but I also tried to drink away t...

mikef · mikef

Morning! As this weekend comes to pass,could we share a moment to honor those who served our country to give us a place of freedom to celebrate our recovery and hopefully carry the message of hope to those willing to accept it.Stay especially vigilante as wetake to the highways among the still sick an...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Hi everyone! Just wondering what everyone is doing to celebrate and stay sober this holiday weekend. I'm running a half marathon! It will be my 7th since I became sober. When you take away the booze you need to find something to replace it with. I felt a little lost at first without being able to go t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule making benders. . . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive. "A.A. TRADITION: HOW IT DEVELOPED.&quo...

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	Feeling's (Preview) Hi, When I got clean and sober I started to get all kinds of emotions. Scared the tar out of me. I did not want to feel that stuff. Hell !! sometimes I would bust out crying for no reason at all. Then I would feel rage. Then I felt like I was going crazy. I guess I did not know that the booze and the dope had been shu...	Toad	2	414	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	24 hours sober (Preview) My name is patrick i'm recently 21, i've been drinking heavily since I was put in rehab at 15 for marijuana possession. I feel like I drink alot, but a week ago a girl i've been seeing on and off for 2 years told me the only time i'm not drunk is when im in bed hungover (she has never seen me sober in 2 years). W...	patty cakes	11	3508	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Experience, Strength and Hope (Preview) I remember the group "Miracles In Progress" and John from "Firetalk" days. I have been in 12 step recovery since Jan 94 and in AA since Dec 97 and sober since Dec 2000. Have learned alot since then. Willingness to change I think stands out as one of the most important attributes of...	odaat	2	1572	Jun 7, 2010 by Aquaman
	Disease or habit? (Preview) I am amazed at how many people take alcoholism so lightly. Many think it's a bad habit. If alcoholism was a bad habit then I would have recovered by practising good virtues on a ongoing basis. But it is not. Alcoholism is a physical disease. I react to alcohol abnormally, because of some change that took...	gonee	5	851	Jun 7, 2010 by sandy2010
	help! (Preview) Hi, I dont know where to get advice, so hence the post.. hoping someone can help.. me and my partner are in recovery.. I put alot into my recovery, so therefore got alot out of it... There are two people ... those who are victims and those who learn and grow from their experiences.. my partner is still play...	sandy2010	10	1299	Jun 7, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Alcoholics on Star Trek (Preview) I've always been a Star Trek fan, since before I was officially an alcoholic, when I was a kid - in my drinking years, and in my sober years. Not so much for the often overly idealistic view of the future but just because it was good stuff. The idealistic future does not seem to have any room for alcoholics...	barisax	6	1499	Jun 7, 2010 by barisax
	New Here from Houston(ish) Texas (Preview) Hello. I am new here. I have been sober before but have never worked the program. I could never get past the step where you have to be honest about everything I did out there. I know I need to do this. I stop using yesterday and I am needing to get a sponsor. I think I need an older sponsor. I am going to do this th...	The Texan	9	576	Jun 7, 2010 by The Texan
	Emergency-anyone there for some sanity help at the moment? (Preview) My husband has called now after 6 hours on a drunken binge AGAIN wanting a ride home, or should he walk. I'm so pissed. I did the only calm thing I could think of and said can I call you back in a 10 minutes. Am I enabling by being convenient sober car pool? I don't think he'll drive. I'm so sick of this. I sho...	angelov8	7	984	Jun 7, 2010 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ Long-Term Hope & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which w...	Sobrietyspell	0	357	Jun 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	I'm giving myself a treat now. (Preview) I am tasked to go to Glasgow for work reasons and I'll be there for 3 nights. So.................... I'm leaving the car at home, taken the cat to the cattery and I'm getting the bete brun out, the bike, the beast, I shall be a road warrior for a few hours. Going up the A1, call off at Mum's for a cuppa, then A1...	bikerbill	6	876	Jun 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	Good grief! Had to crawl in the window! (Preview) I'm Ellen E. but I couldn't get in the regular way so I had to start over again. It all started when my grand-daughter downloaded a virus onto my laptop. I had to reset it to the original settings, which means I lost all my bookmarks. I rely too much on them, I admit. I should write the url down in my journ...	Ellen	9	1014	Jun 6, 2010 by Ellen
	Nervous but excited (Preview) I posted about a week ago about a counselor position at one of the local rehab facilities in town. Well, I got the job. I passed all the background checks , and everything else went through no problem. I go in this afternoon to start orientation and set up my schedule. I've put so much thought in this,...	Reffner	10	607	Jun 6, 2010 by Dave Harm
	Snackin' Like An Alkie... (Preview) Her: "Why are you eating so much damned ice-cream tonight?" Me: "Because chocolate syrup tastes like sh*t on cheese!" Peace, Rob	Aquaman	6	594	Jun 6, 2010 by Aquaman
	"We will not regret the past........................"pg 83 AA book. (Preview) One of the many reasons I drank liquor was because I could not get rid of the past. Today I have resolved that through the steps of recovery in AA. It was not easy. A price had to be paid. My actions of my past were mostly under the influence of alcohol. Those actions were committed by a sick individual who wa...	gonee	4	2679	Jun 6, 2010 by Dave Harm
	First Meeting Abroad (Preview) Hey all, Steve here, an alcoholic. Am in Belgium with the family today -- arrived yesterday and will leave Monday. Went to my first meeting in another country today. It was an 0930 meeting at a clubhouse here in Ghent. Got there early to meet the locals. The meeting itself was in Flemish (Dutch) but it di...	SteveP	5	608	Jun 6, 2010 by SteveP
	Daily Reflections ~ Entirely Ready? & 24hrs a Day (Preview) "This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willi...	Sobrietyspell	0	355	Jun 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	ok, here goes. (Preview) I am Richard and I'm a miserable alcoholic prick. Maybe cause I haven't been sober in over 10-15 years, who knows anymore. I haven't been to jail because of alcoholism, never lost a job due to it either. But I'm miserable! I have told my friends I was gonna stop over and over again. I have told myself I woul...	Richard from Louisville	14	616	Jun 5, 2010 by Aquaman
	WOW! you AA people are pretty awesome. (Preview) I am sitting here coming to an end of my 3rd day of sobriety. It's so freaking weird. I went to a 10pm meeting and met some really awesome people. I was invited out afterwards for food and talk. I am nowhere near comfortable enough to share at a meeting, so it was nice to be able to ask questions to a group of gu...	Richard from Louisville	9	1054	Jun 5, 2010 by Aquaman
	Still Around (Preview) Hi All I am back. And no I have not been out drinking at all. Just Life getting in the way a bit. What with the College classes and then some tooth problems which ached like heck and finally had it taken out. I have looked at posts when I could but did not have a chance to respond like I normally do to a lot of th...	kld47	4	481	Jun 5, 2010 by angelov8
	Spoiler Alert - whining ahead (Preview) I wish I hadn't ever allowed this disease to grow in me. Alcoholism sucks. I will meditate. I will pray to turn it over. I will work my steps as I am told but sometimes I just have a sh***y day and today is one of them. I'm tired. I'm pissy. I know lots of people have it worse than me and my gratuity list is long a...	Aquaman	14	973	Jun 4, 2010 by John
	Daily Reflections ~ On a Wing and a Prayer & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, whe...	Sobrietyspell	0	305	Jun 3, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Sound Familiar? Sad (Preview) http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/koppel_son_LNjqoiEfi8DCtPkX0hxBNI#ixzz0paxqoI3FLast Updated: 6:11 PM, June 1, 2010Posted: 2:51 AM, June 1, 2010 The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel was found dea...	turninggrey	7	934	Jun 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Happy Bellybutton Birthday, Biker Bill!!! (Preview) Aye Up, Billy Boy!!! I hope you're having a wonderful 24hrs of peace & sobriety. I'm sure you'll be back to tell us how it's all been for you & what you got up to on your special day. Thinking of you :) Godblessings, hugs & presence.. Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	12	630	Jun 3, 2010 by louisa
	It works if we work it (Preview) Worked for me today. Was at a business reception in which the hosts said, "come get a drink". Waiters hovering everywhere, asking you if want FREE drinks -- wine, beer, etc. Thought about drinking that stuff as much as I would drinking paint. Had an orange juice and left when I felt like lea...	SteveP	4	753	Jun 2, 2010 by bikerbill
	Daily Reflections ~ The Upward Path & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and sobriety w...	Sobrietyspell	0	377	Jun 2, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	GUARANTEED................................................................. (Preview) Whatever I am (or perhaps You are..)feeling right now, it won't last for long.... lol wow. what a revelation.	jonijoni1	5	742	Jun 2, 2010 by gonee
	Happy 1st Year, Angelov8!!!! \o/ xXx (Preview) Dear, sweet Angela darling sister I'm so pleased & proud for you TODAY on this so special occasion of your One Year Soberversary!!! Thank you for sharing your sobriety & your experience, strength & hope with us all here on MIP. I know you can still feel shy & cautious amongst us but wil...	Sobrietyspell	10	1527	Jun 1, 2010 by angelov8
	I am so blessed! (Preview) This wednesday is our 26th anniversry of marriage(I truly love my wife more each day) and for the next couple days we took off from work to chill and renew our spirits.We have a closing on our home that we have lived in for over 20 years by end of month and still looking for a place to live,We don't know wher...	mikef	5	848	Jun 1, 2010 by Larry_H
	Happy Birthday-My AA story for sharing in the hope it helps (Preview) <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 159 0;} @font-face {font-fa...	angelov8	7	1194	Jun 1, 2010 by jazzyblue
	Somethings gnawing at me a bit right now. (Preview) For some reason I've become acutely aware of the college graduation celebrations, of children of people that I know. Whether it's pictures on facebook or parties in my neighborhood and it's getting to me. My only son went off to college 5 years ago. I knew that he was floundering about a bit, but I th...	StPeteDean	13	1389	Jun 1, 2010 by Simple
	How do you deal with this one? (Preview) My stepson... whom I am so attached to..... I won't be the part of his life anymore that I was. I have tried over teh years to help him through his mental illness. And now I am not going to be his step mother any more. Nor will I see much of him, as he comes for 8 wks in the summer, and on holidays. While I am sure I w...	jonijoni1	11	1239	Jun 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	The Dry Drunk Syndrome (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- *The Dry Drunk Syndrome* A "dry-drunk" is a person who was physically dependent on alcohol, or addicted to alcohol, but now, for one reason or another, they are n...	Larry_H	7	2778	May 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	In Need of Encouragement shy meetings recovery chips (Preview) Hi everyone...I'm new to this website. I've come here because I've got a small problem. In exactly one week (June 4, 2010) it will be my One Year Recovery Birthday. This is from alcohol, drugs, and bulimia. That's great!...Right? Well, although I've done great and I read the Big Book every day and I do a...	aissela	10	9124	May 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	If one is going to be truthful (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender. --Florida Scott-Maxwell Honesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other peop...	Larry_H	1	716	May 31, 2010 by mikef
	Need help with Step 3 (Preview) Hello friends, I am new here, am happily 6 weeks sober. I am struggling with step 3. I am trying to be conscious of turning my worries and life over to God. I seem to be able to do this in most aspects of my life, but I just cannot do this with the sadness I have suffered in the past...I have suffered many los...	Give me strength	9	1063	May 31, 2010 by pinkchip
	Go and wake up your luck (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, d...	Larry_H	0	565	May 31, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ Readiness to Serve Others & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission--to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my fellow alcoholics as each one of us challenges the other to grow. The &quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	749	May 31, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	UNWILLING. (Preview) AA book. Pg 30. "Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics." I dont know why, but I was not willing to admit I was a "real" alcoholic. On my 1st entry to AA, I admitted I was an alcoholic but I did not know what a real alcoholic was. On my re-entry to AA after a little...	gonee	7	1071	May 31, 2010 by SteveP
	The best things in life (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost. --Roy L. Smith Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and instruments to make our life easier, that it is hard to imagine the struggles our ancestors...	Larry_H	2	833	May 30, 2010 by Dave Harm
	WILLING. (Preview) AA book. Pg 47. "As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way." When I first came to the reality of this statement in the AA book, I was amazed at how little was asked of me as an alcoholic. At the time I could not do more than t...	gonee	5	1032	May 30, 2010 by Larry_H
	Daily Reflections ~ True Tolerance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had been any physical, mental, m...	Sobrietyspell	0	941	May 29, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	My Boss says i'm a Role Model! (Preview) Every year we have the Annual Performance Review - 7 years ago I was 'excellent' - driving initiatives, saluting the flag and singing the company song with a smile on my face. 6 years ago I was just a VG - the initiatives weren't driven so well, the voice was cracking, the flag was waved at and I rarely smi...	bikerbill	5	1017	May 29, 2010 by SteveP
	The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic (Preview) Disclaimer: This is not my writing but it is interesting and as an Alcoholic I can identify with it. Larry, ------------------- *The Degrading Social Network Of The Alcoholic* If the alcoholic is not a solitary drinker their social network will gradually degrade because their behavior, moods, an...	Larry_H	9	1343	May 29, 2010 by SteveP
	Who has woe,who has sorrow! (Preview) A spiritual writing that talks of our journey into oblivion: Who has woe,Who has sorrow?Who has strife?Who has complaints?Who has needless bruises?Who has bloodshot eyes?Those who linger over wine.Do not gaze at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cup.when it goes down smoothly! In the end...	mikef	4	1398	May 28, 2010 by Larry_H
	Discussion about Pain (Preview) My friend last night: "Why can we not tolerate pain, and why do we keep running from it? My thought: because we are "pleasure junkies", ever searching for more of it, and pain does not feel good, especially the way we magnify it and feed it and make it bigger through our willful actions W...	jonijoni1	7	1035	May 28, 2010 by Simple
	update on life (Preview) I tend to pop on and off but I thought I'd give a brief update on my life just to keep connected. I am now almost 7 months pregnant and today I gave notice at work so my last day will be July 6. My husband accepted a great job in our hometown which is 100 miles away, so he's been staying there during the week. O...	Simple	5	850	May 28, 2010 by Simple
	consequences in sobriety (Preview) I want to start a brief conversation about consequences in sobriety. Someone once said in a meeting that he thinks that being sober is the act of actively facing the consequences to your actions. That hit me hard and has stayed with me. I drank because I'm an alcoholic, but I also tried to drink away t...	Simple	8	1795	May 28, 2010 by Simple
	Reflection! dynamite (Preview) Morning! As this weekend comes to pass,could we share a moment to honor those who served our country to give us a place of freedom to celebrate our recovery and hopefully carry the message of hope to those willing to accept it.Stay especially vigilante as wetake to the highways among the still sick an...	mikef	3	759	May 28, 2010 by mikef
	Celebrate Holiday??? (Preview) Hi everyone! Just wondering what everyone is doing to celebrate and stay sober this holiday weekend. I'm running a half marathon! It will be my 7th since I became sober. When you take away the booze you need to find something to replace it with. I felt a little lost at first without being able to go t...	SUSIE	7	1112	May 28, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Equal Rights & 24hrs a Day (Preview) At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule making benders. . . . After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can, never exclusive. "A.A. TRADITION: HOW IT DEVELOPED.&quo...	Sobrietyspell	0	573	May 28, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
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