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Career Difficulties
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HI ALL! Happy New Year! I'm a 15 year sober member gratefully, in Alberta, Canada. What I'm posting about is: career and work. Do other members find this is a problem for them. As a nurse; and someone that at the height of what might've been my career; I wasted time being a drunk. I've had lot's of problem...
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32 years of uninterrupted freedom from active addiction
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It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening.I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more than two and a half decades of active drug addiction was devastating my life and everything and everyone in its path.I lifted my head from the floor and swore,f...
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Please I need help!
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I never went to an AA meeting. I want to stop drinking. I keep looking for aa meetings in my area, during the day. I'm searching online be and it's so confusing. My zip is 07746 Thank you
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Insanity, Institutionalization, Or Death...
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Extreme? Man in the Netherlands euthanised due to his alcohol addictionNovember 29, 2016 Euthanasia for people in 'unbearable suffering' and no prospect of improvement is legal in the countryMark Langedijk chose the day of his death and was telling jokes, drinking beer and eating ham sandwich...
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Speaker search help
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I was listening to a gay, Jewish doctor/physician (hope that narrows it down) recorded A.A. pitch this past week, and didn't get a chance to finish the audio. Does anybody have any leads? I was listening to it via WeDoRecover YouTube channel, but all (or most) of their A.A. videos seem to have gone to...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 1/2
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January 2, 2017Quote of the Week"Are you doing God's work or God's job?" When I was new to the program, I had a slight control problem. OK, a Big Problem. I was pretty convinced I could manage, manipulate, plan and control people, places and things so I could achieve the outcome that would be best for...
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How often do you rotate Chairperson?
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We have a member who has chaired a meeting for more than several years. People are afraid to ask him to step aside and allow others to chair.
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Today's Gift -- Dec.
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Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...
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Simple Reminder -- Dec.
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Should I stay with my alcohol addicted husband?
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Hi, I am in a confusion right now. My husband was an alcohol addict and he used to harm me every day. I tried to cope with him a lot. But, he was not ready to adjust. So, I left him and is staying with my parents right now. His parents came to me for compromise and I told them that I won't go back to him unless he st...
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San Diego Alano Club Helps Alcoholics And Addicts Stay Sober During Holidays
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This is a good example of how an Alamo club and 12-Step groups help keep folks sober during the holidays. December 25th, 2016Alano Club helps maintain sobriety through the holidaysby Mike Spradley For those in recovery it may be much harder to deal with these feelings without defaulting bac...
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TRING TO STAY SOBER
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ITS WINTER WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH MY BODY HURTS ALL OVER AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS DRINK IT SEEMS TO MAKE MY PAIN GO AWAY AT LEAST TO THE NEXT DAY
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Serenity Prayer (long version)
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Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I...
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Best Christmas gift ever.
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My partner, Tracey, has 2 daughters. Zoe, 17, who lives with us and amy, 23, who lives with her partner and their 3 yo daughter. I've been with Tracey since February 2015. In a that time, amy has kept her distance. So yeah, my granddaughter gave me a tin ofHenderson's relish crisps. I was stammering...
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Almost at 6 months!
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I drank so much and so often that I didn't care how alcohol had a grasp on me that infiltrated every corner of my life. It was like a giant weight strapped to me that I thought I wanted. I spent all my money on it, there were times that I thought I needed it, I had myself convinced that some how things were bette...
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Arthritis and alcohol consumption
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I am addicted to alcohol. I have severe joint pain and swelling in the joints. I consulted my family doctor and I am diagnosed with rheumatic arthritis. He prescribed me some medicines. But is there any permanent cure for rheumatic arthritis? He also recommended a physiotherapy procedure in Toront...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/26
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December 26, 2016Quote of the WeekHalf measures do avail us something its just the half we dont want. Before recovery I was a master of half measuring in my life and what I got was the half I didnt want. At work I arrived late, did just enough to get by and was the first to leave. The result is that I was fi...
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Best Christmas gift ever.
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My partner, Tracey, has 2 daughters. Zoe, 17, who lives with us and amy, 23, who lives with her partner and their 3 yo daughter. I've been with Tracey since February 2015. In a that time, amy has kept her distance. So yeah, my granddaughter gave me a tin ofHenderson's relish crisps. I was stammering...
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Asking for prayers and help...
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Asking for prayer and help!I have not been interacting on the boards for a good while because of internal and external hardships I am so overwhelmed with and that has reduced my ability to shoot positive energy, inspiration, and hope into the Universe for the benefit of others, when I am so stuck in the...
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Yuletide, Christmas, whatever, have a good un
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19th December, 2 days before winter solstice. I'm sitting in my car waiting to be called to make another takeaway delivery.
It's a grey, rainy day.
I'm happy because I'm sober for another day, I have food, clean clothes, warmth, the company of others, the ability to pay my bills and in 2 days time th...
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Newbie California
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Hi I am STephanie I live in California I am currently sober two months and newbie but trying my best to pull my life back today
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Sometimes ongoing amends are hard
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My son and daughter have both made it plain they don't want me in their life. Can't say I blame them, they only know the bloke I was.
Both have said they want no contact, want to be left alone. It's been nearly 11 years now. These are my ongoing amends as they stated, using the words (daughter) your ongoin...
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Really have to quit drinking
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Hi all, I've been drinking most of my life and it's really has to stop. I drink to get drunk and I get drunk a lot more these days. Like everyday. I had a few days last week when I didn't. My wife knows I have a drinking problem but let's me have some anyway. The drinking has ruined my marriage and I'm finding it...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/19
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December 19, 2016Quote of the WeekWhen Im filled up with me, there is no room for God. This quote reminds me of the story of a novice who once met with a Zen master for tea. As he went on and on about everything he thought he knew about the practice and meaning of Zen, the master just kept pouring tea into h...
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Proceeding To Remove God References From Alcoholics Anonymous
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This involves an important subject. It's been around for several years and has been heating up again recently. An Atheist Is Taking on Alcoholics Anonymous in Bid to Get God out of 12 Steps By Ryan Moore October 24, 2016 http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/an-atheist-is-taking-on-alcoholics-ano...
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction: How the Pain of the Past Can Motivate the Future by Becky Vollmer My father drank Budweiser for breakfast and Chivas for lunch. Then he usually crashed by early evening, leaving me guessing what he would've had for dinner. I'm fairly certain it wouldn't have been foo...
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Overhaul Maintenance
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Confusion.......??????? I know what that is like. Continual and unrelentless beating yourself up for doing things which you know you shouldn't do....drinking, drugging, sexing, speeding, (well... I don't know all those things however, can relate to a few). LOVE YOURSELF! GOD LOVES YOU! Fix wh...
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Taking benzos in recovery - is it ok
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hi everyone I'm looking for a bit of advice. I started seeing a physiatrist for my mental health and she has put me on a low dosage of diazepam. I have been working the 12 step programme but my sponsor has told me that because I'm taking medication she can no longer work with me. I have sought advice but nobo...
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A Thought for the Newbies
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Heya, Fyne Spirit! -- 2nd Request!
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Tell us if you're OK or how you're doing. Looks like you'll be getting big waves for awhile. Hope you are alright... -- Edited by Tanin on Saturday 17th of December 2016 01:53:07 PM
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Where did I go?
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nowhere. I'm still here with you guys and girls. I read the posts almost every day. It helps me a lot. I don't really post myself, because I don't have a whole lot of anything new to add. It's still the same: life without alcohol is WAY easier. Its a lot easier to quit, if you have people around you that have a...
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Selfishness and self centred
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Hi folks,
I'm struggling with a concept in the AA programme and it's the selfish and self centred bit. I can totally see how self centred behaviour selfish and self seeking behaviour were the root of our problems and drive our defects of character. I am now in recovery and am working the programme, I a...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/12
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December 12, 2016Quote of the WeekTrying to pray is the same thing as praying. I didnt pray or meditate much before I got sober. If I did pray, it was either to keep me from getting into trouble, or to get me out of the trouble my selfish or self-seeking behavior got me into. As far as meditation went,...
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Letting go of old ideas
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Many of our old ideas--especially those about alcohol, about drinking, about getting drunk, and about alcoholism (or problem drinking, if you prefer that term)--prove either worthless or actually self-destructive for us, and it is a great relief to get rid of them. Living Sober, 1975 -- Edited b...
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Alcoholics love em or lose em
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I have learned in the past year plus so much more than I thought I already had learned. For example... In AA... most all of the meetings I attended seemed to be very supportive.....the people friendly enough, and the atmosphere was one that welcomed other struggling alcoholics. My first experience...
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"We're so dry we're a fire hazard."
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Here is a nice story about Jay C. andd the 7 Clan Alcoholics Anonymous group.http://buffalonews.com/2016/12/04/qa-jay-clause-founder-tuscarora-aa-group-celebrating-45-years-sobriety/
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Do You Know This Guy?
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http://autotrend.activeboard.com/t45070034/who-is-rajiv-khaneja-president-of-sparklit/
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Just dropping by to say hi
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Or more rather eyup!
Life moves on. Changes happen. I'm settled permanently in Scotland, left my employer of 35 plus years 2 years ago, run a modest little business restoring cut throat razors and teaching folks how to shave with them, deliver stuff for the local licenced grocer 5 half days a week, d...
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app for alcoholics
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I'm pretty new here and wanted to just throw in my suggestion based upon the welfare of alcoholics. I'm a student and currently undergoing the mobile app development coaching in a Toronto based institution. I'm currently working for an app which tracks the progress youve made by quitting anything,...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/5
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December 5, 2016Quote of the WeekI have a God shaped hole. For most of my life I have felt an emptiness in my core. As a child I tried to fill this emptiness with constant TV watching or by pigging out on candy. When I discovered alcohol and drugs, I devoured both trying to fill the void I felt. When I be...
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Today's Gift -- Nov.
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Honesty is not enoughAA tells us that we must be honest about our problems if we hope to overcome them. Some people seem quite willing to do this. But an honest admission alone does not solve our problems. We have to go beyond honesty by taking needed action to correct what's wrong in our lives.For examp...
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Simple Reminder -- Nov.
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Wisdom of the Rooms 11/28
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November 28, 2016Quote of the WeekKeep it simple; get stupid. Im a pretty complicated person. I not only tend to think about things, I like to over think them. What if this or that happens? Is one of my favorites. What will he or she do and what will/can I do if they do? On and on my obsessive thinking g...
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ANTABUSE QUESTIONS
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Hi ...I'm curious and have questions about Antabuse...would be OK to have chocolate with butter rum filling? just got "pot of gold"chocolates...but don't want to get sick..thanx
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Owner of this Site
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John F is having some very severe health issues related to COPD ... please keep him in your prayers ... thanks Pappy
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
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Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving ... and to say I am thankful and grateful for all those here that participate in MIP ... I have been blessed over the years to have come to know y'all as brothers and sisters in recovery, you've added so much to my life and well-being ... God Bless you al...
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Struggling with self loathing
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Hi. I am new to this forum. I have been experiencing feelings of overwhelming guilt today. I have been in the program for years but had a major setback a few months ago. This morning I woke with with such an overwhelming sense of disgust within myself. I have 74 days behind me and feel confused as to why I am...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 11/21
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Nobember 21, 2016Quote of the WeekIf you are struggling to make a decision, do the right thing. Before recovery all my decisions were easy because they were all based on self. I choose the job that paid me the most with the least amount of effort it didnt matter that it was illegal. I choose relation...
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Sober and doing well
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In case anyone was wondering.
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AA Conventions
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With a little over 100 days of sobriety and still learning about the program, I am interested in checking out conventions. How can I obtain a schedule of cities and dates for upcoming conventions? I'm also curious what exactly happens at these conventions? Any help would be appreciated.
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