Alcoholics Anonymous

jimmyjam · jimmyjam

I got a great sponsor who is battling cancer. He'll be starting Chemo soon and his wife tells me it is going to be very aggressive. I called him the other day and he spoke to me about dreams he's been having about drinking. He says they're very vivid and it reminds him of the very difficult struggles he had w...

Afella · Afella

On the 1st TraditionBy Bill"Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of agreat whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die.Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward."Our whole A.A. program is securely founded on the pri...

gonee · gonee

I was just going through some of my old posts on this board since April 2010. I am truly grateful for John, who put this forum together. Despite his own challenges, he kept this place alive. Some of my old friends like Toni and Larry have passed on, but they gave me so much of love. I also appreciate the mode...

Lenmont51 · Lenmont51

Need contact with the fellowship can't get to meeting

Afella · Afella

When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest, or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind and loving toward all? What could we have done better? Were we thin...

Afella · Afella

To Watch Loneliness Vanish Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by lonliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong. Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fello...

Mystic Man · Mystic Man

I know , if we are on vacation or travelling . We can not use these devices. I have not seen anything from Pappy for weeks . You Ok Man.

Wolfie55 · Wolfie55

At one of the groups I attend, we study the 12 Traditions. Tonight, it's tradition three. We use the questions from the Traditions Checklist (a service piece available at the AA Website). The chairperson of the meeting - tonight it's me - reminds everyone that there are no right or wrong answers, just...

Roman · Roman

I haven't posted much lately but just wanted to check in and say I'm still sober with 6 months sobriety.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 20, 2017Quote of the Week"A God defined - is a God confined." Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultimately I would get wha...

Returning member · Wolfie55

Hi. How you all doing? I haven't been here for a while. My sobriety date hasn't changed. I just haven't been to this site. It's nice to see not much has changed. I see a lot of new names, but many of the older members are still here, allowing the newer members to be where they're at long enough to figure out wh...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

In keeping with the Seventh Tradition that states "Every group should be self supporting", the MIP transition committee, voted to solicit contributions from each MIP Board to clear a billing from the Vendor that hosts the Miracle in Progress Boards . This billing indicates that ther...

Sobriety4Ever · Sobriety4Ever

Good Morning All, I'm currently going to start an AA group at my employment location. My first group also. I'm an Addiction/Substance Abuse Counselor and there is a need in my area. I would like some advice on how to pick a name for the group? any thoughts.

darmo · darmo

I don't love my sister, I don't like her and there is year of tension and rivalry we live together i want to stop judging her and start loving her i am praying for it now

RA1986 · RA1986

Hello, I m a little over 10 months sober. Throughout this period i've had some major ups and downs in the road. I have dealt with anxiety all my life. Panic Attacks, depression, etc. I am now today at another point, as it happened previously around 6 months, where I feel depressed and anxious and I get ur...

Momma · Momma

I am actually staying in the house until Monday, 9am for work. This is really bad. Help

Hat · Hat

Sober 1 month yes this is the longest in a while I've quit before but when I quit I remember why I drink. And it is raising its ugly head.

Lucylu · Lucylu

I had five months sober, than I had a slip. I drank a six pack of beer. I am currently three months sober. I hate going to meetings now because it reminds me of my failure. It makes me depressed. My boyfriend thinks I should go, but I'm doing good on my own.

Afella · Afella

Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life--the one that did not work--...

Afella · Afella

Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. Yes it is only a step. We will want to go further. We will want the go...

Geneva · Geneva

All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...

StarkRavingSober · StarkRavingSober

Greetings!I am new to this forum, and have joined because I'd like more perspective. Every time I do a third step, my sponsor gives me this assignment. "Ask as many people as it takes to accumulate 300 years how they know they're doing God's will."As an alcoholic who has answered this question, it's a n...

ThriveAndBeAlive · ThriveAndBeAlive

It feels like a trigger - not the outcome but all the stress leading up to it.

Tanin · Tanin

Using the 24 Hour PlanUsing the 24-hour plan In our drinking days, we often had such bad times that we swore, "Never again." We took pledges for as long as a year, or promised someone we would not touch the stuff for three weeks, or three months. And of course, we tried going on the wagon for various perio...

Tanin · Tanin

There but for the grace of God... Michigan Man, 54, Arrested For 14th Time For Drunk DrivingA Michigan man whose rap sheet includes 13 convictions for drunk driving has again been arrested for operating a 8 vehicle while intoxicated.Zenon Bialokur, 54, was nabbed Friday after a sheriffs deputy pu...

BrandyG · BrandyG

I have been going to my meetings for 6 months now and recently been asked to hand out the chips. After listening to others do this, it is pretty simple what is said when handing out these chips but I was just wondering if you are one that does this on a regular basis, can you please tell me what you say when pr...

Wayne-O · Wayne-O

Hello, I have a question for someone to answer, if anyone would like. This will be for my counselor. 1) How do I know I have crossed the line with an Alcoholic or Addict?

betty221 · betty221

Hi , I am here to share my friend's story, and to get some advice. My friend, David, he is an alcoholic. He was in a relationship with a girl for some months. Things were going smooth, of course, there was his drinking problem on one side, but other than that, as to what we could see, he was in a good relation...

sara22 · sara22

i learned to keep my medication for pain a secret. Most people do not have severe chronic pain, and oxycontin has been so maligned in the press, u could be 100% reliable, but once some people know u r on oxy they get all weird and distrustfull.

Eddie Charette · Eddie Charette

I am at my wits end dealing with my alcoholic son. He comes home fully drunk and goes on a rampage. Initially I tired advising him which turned futile. I can tolerate anything than see my dear son throw and damage household things. I am quite aware that this is just a passing phase, but I am finding it diff...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

noticing some people wearing drinking/party shirts at a festival the other day. You know, like "it's 5 o'clock somewhere" and that kind of thing. I Quit Drinking...it was the worst 5 minutes of my life everybody needs something to believe in...I believe I'll have another beer theres th...

embarrassed89 · embarrassed89

Long overdue to speak about this. *Sigh*. Welllllll.....I hope you guys can be kind to me. I work in the adult entertainment industry. 27yrs old now but heavy drinking to blackout since I was 19 yrs old. I'd take 1 monthly vacation each year from my job for the alcohol and sleep all day with non stop exces...

nextrightthing81312 · nextrightthing81312

Hi, Im new to the forum, and sobriety. I have 3 and a half months sober. My problem is...my husband continually brings up lies i told, stupid things i did, and basically makes my life a living hell. I dont have any good answers for him, and I dont know how to make ammends. He makes me feel like I'm living in th...

archie737 · archie737

hi guys im archie from philippines ive been in aa meetings and sober for 2 years but since i transfer to another city i really need help any donation for big books etc.for me to start a meetings with new alcoholic people who need help please advice i really need hand outs and materials please guys any supp...

cllanier23 · cllanier23

I have been sober 2 years Jan 11 and have been privately struggling. God will always do for us what we cannot do for ourselves and I decided to google that fraze and when I did this forum popped up!!! I am a witness to the power of God and the Power of AA!

SoberSurfer32 · SoberSurfer32

Hey guys and gals. My name is Dan. Im a recovering alcoholic and addict with 5 years sober. I am also a partner in a Mentawais surf charter boat and USCG licensed professional mariner working as a Captain of a 300ft supply boat. Ive been guiding trips and traveling the world surfing for the last 15 years....

JerryF · JerryF

If anyone on the board has current information regarding John F...the founder of MIP can you pass it on at your convenience? Mahalo

John · John

This morning at 9 AM I am meeting with my Hospice worker for first time. It will be an in-home visit. Yes, my health condition is really so bad that its now time to start putting a solid treatment team together so my transition from flesh, to spirit can go forward with some level of dignity in caring hands....

Tanin · Tanin

This is a new concept for me. Interesting. Seems like it's making money off AA. I wonder how the therapist gets qualified to deliver the AA program... 12-Step Facilitation Therapy (Alcohol, Stimulants, Opiates)Twelve-step facilitation therapy is an active engagement strategy designed to inc...

Wayne-O · Wayne-O

Good evening Folks, I have a few questions for all that are in the process of Recovery. They may seem foolish but the really mean something to me. 1) What is Recovery? Please list some of the promises of "AA" 2) Why do people say AA is a Religion? What is the spiritual component about? 3) How does gratefuln...

Chumen1939 · Chumen1939

I am addicted to alcohol. First, I started consuming alcohol as a stress buster. But now it has become a part and parcel of my life. I broke up with my girlfriend last week and I am going through a tough time. And to deal with this situation, I depend on alcohol. I am also scheduled for a LASIK eye surgery in...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I am leaving where I am and where I am going there is nowhere to keep my computer and no where to hook it up if I could take it....so I won't be able to have access or come here. Thanks to Pappy and those who have helped me over the years. Greatly appreciated. ltr

GR8-2bsbr2dy · GR8-2bsbr2dy

I lost an adult child a month ago and sometimes I think about drinking. Use the tools....is what comes to mind. There are a lot of tools to practice in this situation. Gratitude is one I was taught...be grateful for the time I got to spend with her. God told me once a long time ago that He couldn't tell me why...

Larry_H · Larry_H

We Alcoholics are not a gum lot. We do and say some things that are very funny looking back from a sober view point. Lets hear about what you have heard or done. Keep in mind that anonimity is our spiritual foundation. No Names, or Specific Places please. --------------------------------------...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. --Albert Einstein It's easy to live as though our problems will just go away. We say tomorrow, next month, or next year will be better. We keep some kernel of hope that things will change, ev...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Percival · Percival

I was found half frozen late at night in a snow bank in a town north of Boston...I had so much alcohol in me that it probably kept me from being completely frozen over and dead. I went to an AA meeting the next morning...and never looked back.. I found a new life...I've remained sober from that day forward....

Sheena256 · Sheena256

It's really hard to say that my partner is struggling due to alcoholism. My boyfriend is addicted to alcohol. He thinks that he needs it to get through the day. He doesn't drink when I'm around him. He uses it to start his day, to get through the lunch and before going for sleep. I have come to the realizat...

omega · omega

Just wanted to say thank you for letting me join. It is an priveledge to be with like minded people in recovery.

rainbowroom · rainbowroom

Hi, my name is Beverly and I am a hopeless and at the moment feel helpless addict/alcoholic.. I am also jobless, depressed and haunted by who Ive become. There is not a soul on this planet who 'knows' me. Ive always felt I didn't belong no matter what group I was in. I was physically and mentally abuse...

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	What to say? (Preview) I got a great sponsor who is battling cancer. He'll be starting Chemo soon and his wife tells me it is going to be very aggressive. I called him the other day and he spoke to me about dreams he's been having about drinking. He says they're very vivid and it reminds him of the very difficult struggles he had w...	jimmyjam	4	400	Feb 25, 2017 by Tanin
	Editorial on First Tradition by Bill W. 1947 (Preview) On the 1st TraditionBy Bill"Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of agreat whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die.Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward."Our whole A.A. program is securely founded on the pri...	Afella	0	409	Feb 25, 2017 by Afella
	Grateful. (Preview) I was just going through some of my old posts on this board since April 2010. I am truly grateful for John, who put this forum together. Despite his own challenges, he kept this place alive. Some of my old friends like Toni and Larry have passed on, but they gave me so much of love. I also appreciate the mode...	gonee	1	385	Feb 24, 2017 by Tanin
	Traveling need a meeting (Preview) Need contact with the fellowship can't get to meeting	Lenmont51	3	484	Feb 24, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Review the Day... (Preview) When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest, or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with another person at once? Were we kind and loving toward all? What could we have done better? Were we thin...	Afella	1	325	Feb 23, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	To Watch Loneliness Vanish (Preview) To Watch Loneliness Vanish Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by lonliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong. Either we were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fello...	Afella	1	386	Feb 22, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Pappy (Preview) I know , if we are on vacation or travelling . We can not use these devices. I have not seen anything from Pappy for weeks . You Ok Man.	Mystic Man	9	606	Feb 22, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Tradition Three (Preview) At one of the groups I attend, we study the 12 Traditions. Tonight, it's tradition three. We use the questions from the Traditions Checklist (a service piece available at the AA Website). The chairperson of the meeting - tonight it's me - reminds everyone that there are no right or wrong answers, just...	Wolfie55	5	646	Feb 21, 2017 by MicroMacro
	6 Months Sobriety (Preview) I haven't posted much lately but just wanted to check in and say I'm still sober with 6 months sobriety.	Roman	3	365	Feb 21, 2017 by MicroMacro
	Wisdom of the Rooms 2/20 (Preview) February 20, 2017Quote of the Week"A God defined - is a God confined." Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultimately I would get wha...	Pythonpappy	0	404	Feb 20, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Returning member (Preview) Hi. How you all doing? I haven't been here for a while. My sobriety date hasn't changed. I just haven't been to this site. It's nice to see not much has changed. I see a lot of new names, but many of the older members are still here, allowing the newer members to be where they're at long enough to figure out wh...	Wolfie55	7	720	Feb 19, 2017 by Starcats10
	7th Tradition request for contributions to keep MIP Boards viable (Preview) In keeping with the Seventh Tradition that states "Every group should be self supporting", the MIP transition committee, voted to solicit contributions from each MIP Board to clear a billing from the Vendor that hosts the Miracle in Progress Boards . This billing indicates that ther...	hotrod990	3	630	Feb 18, 2017 by StPeteDean
	Starting an AA group (Preview) Good Morning All, I'm currently going to start an AA group at my employment location. My first group also. I'm an Addiction/Substance Abuse Counselor and there is a need in my area. I would like some advice on how to pick a name for the group? any thoughts.	Sobriety4Ever	2	459	Feb 16, 2017 by MicroMacro
	anger and resentment towards my sister, how can i let it go give it to god and ask to love her ? learning to love my sisiter (Preview) I don't love my sister, I don't like her and there is year of tension and rivalry we live together i want to stop judging her and start loving her i am praying for it now	darmo	6	770	Feb 16, 2017 by Mystic Man
	Relieving the Mental Obsession (Preview) Hello, I m a little over 10 months sober. Throughout this period i've had some major ups and downs in the road. I have dealt with anxiety all my life. Panic Attacks, depression, etc. I am now today at another point, as it happened previously around 6 months, where I feel depressed and anxious and I get ur...	RA1986	23	1090	Feb 16, 2017 by Gita_B
	Guilt is killing me.. (Preview) I am actually staying in the house until Monday, 9am for work. This is really bad. Help	Momma	4	798	Feb 14, 2017 by MicroMacro
	What to do with it? (Preview) Sober 1 month yes this is the longest in a while I've quit before but when I quit I remember why I drink. And it is raising its ugly head.	Hat	6	676	Feb 14, 2017 by MicroMacro
	slips (Preview) I had five months sober, than I had a slip. I drank a six pack of beer. I am currently three months sober. I hate going to meetings now because it reminds me of my failure. It makes me depressed. My boyfriend thinks I should go, but I'm doing good on my own.	Lucylu	5	617	Feb 13, 2017 by Afella
	A New Life (Preview) Is sobriety all that we are to expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning; it is only the first gift of the first awakening. If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. As it does go on, we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life--the one that did not work--...	Afella	0	337	Feb 13, 2017 by Afella
	Out of the Dark (Preview) Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. Yes it is only a step. We will want to go further. We will want the go...	Afella	0	364	Feb 13, 2017 by Afella
	Healthiest snacks for AA Meetings; PLEASE READ ! meeting snacks healthy meeting snacks recovery nutrition (Preview) All AA folks! I've come across some of the recommendations for AA meeting Snacks. I get so surprised many do not understand nutrition, and the dietary "helpers" we all need in EARLY recovery, or to sustain sobriety. Providing coffee or cafinated only drinks, and carb. And sugar based foods only co...	Geneva	2	3303	Feb 13, 2017 by Afella
	Third Step: an investigating of what it means to turn it over. (Preview) Greetings!I am new to this forum, and have joined because I'd like more perspective. Every time I do a third step, my sponsor gives me this assignment. "Ask as many people as it takes to accumulate 300 years how they know they're doing God's will."As an alcoholic who has answered this question, it's a n...	StarkRavingSober	7	753	Feb 12, 2017 by Afella
	Has the election tempted anyone to relapse? (Preview) It feels like a trigger - not the outcome but all the stress leading up to it.	ThriveAndBeAlive	27	1135	Feb 10, 2017 by justadrunk
	Using The 24-Hour Plan (Preview) Using the 24 Hour PlanUsing the 24-hour plan In our drinking days, we often had such bad times that we swore, "Never again." We took pledges for as long as a year, or promised someone we would not touch the stuff for three weeks, or three months. And of course, we tried going on the wagon for various perio...	Tanin	2	1894	Feb 3, 2017 by Tanin
	Man Arrested For 14th Time For Drunk Driving (Preview) There but for the grace of God... Michigan Man, 54, Arrested For 14th Time For Drunk DrivingA Michigan man whose rap sheet includes 13 convictions for drunk driving has again been arrested for operating a 8 vehicle while intoxicated.Zenon Bialokur, 54, was nabbed Friday after a sheriffs deputy pu...	Tanin	2	702	Jan 31, 2017 by cksem2003
	Handing out AA chips in a meeting for the first time! (Preview) I have been going to my meetings for 6 months now and recently been asked to hand out the chips. After listening to others do this, it is pretty simple what is said when handing out these chips but I was just wondering if you are one that does this on a regular basis, can you please tell me what you say when pr...	BrandyG	2	926	Jan 29, 2017 by Tanin
	A question for my Counselor!!! (Preview) Hello, I have a question for someone to answer, if anyone would like. This will be for my counselor. 1) How do I know I have crossed the line with an Alcoholic or Addict?	Wayne-O	1	687	Jan 29, 2017 by Tanin
	My friend is facing charges because of his alcohol addiction (Preview) Hi , I am here to share my friend's story, and to get some advice. My friend, David, he is an alcoholic. He was in a relationship with a girl for some months. Things were going smooth, of course, there was his drinking problem on one side, but other than that, as to what we could see, he was in a good relation...	betty221	2	696	Jan 27, 2017 by sharonp
	pain & oxycontin (Preview) i learned to keep my medication for pain a secret. Most people do not have severe chronic pain, and oxycontin has been so maligned in the press, u could be 100% reliable, but once some people know u r on oxy they get all weird and distrustfull.	sara22	4	573	Jan 27, 2017 by sharonp
	Urgent help (Preview) I am at my wits end dealing with my alcoholic son. He comes home fully drunk and goes on a rampage. Initially I tired advising him which turned futile. I can tolerate anything than see my dear son throw and damage household things. I am quite aware that this is just a passing phase, but I am finding it diff...	Eddie Charette	1	474	Jan 27, 2017 by sharonp
	Hey baby...take off your shirt (Preview) noticing some people wearing drinking/party shirts at a festival the other day. You know, like "it's 5 o'clock somewhere" and that kind of thing. I Quit Drinking...it was the worst 5 minutes of my life everybody needs something to believe in...I believe I'll have another beer theres th...	Baba Louie	46	1503	Jan 27, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	Not sure I'm in the right place (Preview) Long overdue to speak about this. Sigh. Welllllll.....I hope you guys can be kind to me. I work in the adult entertainment industry. 27yrs old now but heavy drinking to blackout since I was 19 yrs old. I'd take 1 monthly vacation each year from my job for the alcohol and sleep all day with non stop exces...	embarrassed89	1	484	Jan 27, 2017 by Tanin
	My husband keeps bringing up past mistakes (Preview) Hi, Im new to the forum, and sobriety. I have 3 and a half months sober. My problem is...my husband continually brings up lies i told, stupid things i did, and basically makes my life a living hell. I dont have any good answers for him, and I dont know how to make ammends. He makes me feel like I'm living in th...	nextrightthing81312	16	3966	Jan 26, 2017 by Eddie Charette
	guys need help for books please donate (Preview) hi guys im archie from philippines ive been in aa meetings and sober for 2 years but since i transfer to another city i really need help any donation for big books etc.for me to start a meetings with new alcoholic people who need help please advice i really need hand outs and materials please guys any supp...	archie737	0	417	Jan 26, 2017 by archie737
	So Glad to happen apon this forum (Preview) I have been sober 2 years Jan 11 and have been privately struggling. God will always do for us what we cannot do for ourselves and I decided to google that fraze and when I did this forum popped up!!! I am a witness to the power of God and the Power of AA!	cllanier23	5	519	Jan 25, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	CALLING ALL SOBER SURFERS.....Sober Mentawais Surf Trip (Preview) Hey guys and gals. My name is Dan. Im a recovering alcoholic and addict with 5 years sober. I am also a partner in a Mentawais surf charter boat and USCG licensed professional mariner working as a Captain of a 300ft supply boat. Ive been guiding trips and traveling the world surfing for the last 15 years....	SoberSurfer32	3	1431	Jan 25, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	Status on John (Preview) If anyone on the board has current information regarding John F...the founder of MIP can you pass it on at your convenience? Mahalo	JerryF	3	604	Jan 25, 2017 by JerryF
	Hospice.... (Preview) This morning at 9 AM I am meeting with my Hospice worker for first time. It will be an in-home visit. Yes, my health condition is really so bad that its now time to start putting a solid treatment team together so my transition from flesh, to spirit can go forward with some level of dignity in caring hands....	John	8	928	Jan 23, 2017 by Bunchie
	12-Step Facilitation Therapy (Preview) This is a new concept for me. Interesting. Seems like it's making money off AA. I wonder how the therapist gets qualified to deliver the AA program... 12-Step Facilitation Therapy (Alcohol, Stimulants, Opiates)Twelve-step facilitation therapy is an active engagement strategy designed to inc...	Tanin	1	655	Jan 19, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	My Scavenger Hunt, Self Help Questions (PLEASE HELP) (Preview) Good evening Folks, I have a few questions for all that are in the process of Recovery. They may seem foolish but the really mean something to me. 1) What is Recovery? Please list some of the promises of "AA" 2) Why do people say AA is a Religion? What is the spiritual component about? 3) How does gratefuln...	Wayne-O	1	2779	Jan 17, 2017 by Mystic Man
	Will there be any adverse effect if I undergo this procedure while consuming alcohol? (Preview) I am addicted to alcohol. First, I started consuming alcohol as a stress buster. But now it has become a part and parcel of my life. I broke up with my girlfriend last week and I am going through a tough time. And to deal with this situation, I depend on alcohol. I am also scheduled for a LASIK eye surgery in...	Chumen1939	8	772	Jan 17, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	Just to say bye (Preview) I am leaving where I am and where I am going there is nowhere to keep my computer and no where to hook it up if I could take it....so I won't be able to have access or come here. Thanks to Pappy and those who have helped me over the years. Greatly appreciated. ltr	leavetherest	9	906	Jan 16, 2017 by MarcLacroix
	Losing a child (Preview) I lost an adult child a month ago and sometimes I think about drinking. Use the tools....is what comes to mind. There are a lot of tools to practice in this situation. Gratitude is one I was taught...be grateful for the time I got to spend with her. God told me once a long time ago that He couldn't tell me why...	GR8-2bsbr2dy	7	693	Jan 16, 2017 by betty221
	Funny or Bizarre Things Heard at AA Meetings (Preview) We Alcoholics are not a gum lot. We do and say some things that are very funny looking back from a sober view point. Lets hear about what you have heard or done. Keep in mind that anonimity is our spiritual foundation. No Names, or Specific Places please. --------------------------------------...	Larry_H	28	18636	Jan 15, 2017 by Mystic Man
	Today's Gift -- Jan. (Preview) The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. --Albert Einstein It's easy to live as though our problems will just go away. We say tomorrow, next month, or next year will be better. We keep some kernel of hope that things will change, ev...	Pythonpappy	16	793	Jan 15, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder -- Jan. (Preview)	Pythonpappy	14	573	Jan 15, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	My 43rd AA ANNIVERSARY (Preview) I was found half frozen late at night in a snow bank in a town north of Boston...I had so much alcohol in me that it probably kept me from being completely frozen over and dead. I went to an AA meeting the next morning...and never looked back.. I found a new life...I've remained sober from that day forward....	Percival	5	669	Jan 13, 2017 by Mystic Man
	Partner is struggling due to alcoholism. (Preview) It's really hard to say that my partner is struggling due to alcoholism. My boyfriend is addicted to alcohol. He thinks that he needs it to get through the day. He doesn't drink when I'm around him. He uses it to start his day, to get through the lunch and before going for sleep. I have come to the realizat...	Sheena256	2	529	Jan 10, 2017 by Tanin
	New Here (Preview) Just wanted to say thank you for letting me join. It is an priveledge to be with like minded people in recovery.	omega	4	428	Jan 9, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Been alive but at 40 havent lived (Preview) Hi, my name is Beverly and I am a hopeless and at the moment feel helpless addict/alcoholic.. I am also jobless, depressed and haunted by who Ive become. There is not a soul on this planet who 'knows' me. Ive always felt I didn't belong no matter what group I was in. I was physically and mentally abuse...	rainbowroom	10	906	Jan 9, 2017 by Pythonpappy
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