Alcoholics Anonymous

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I forgot to tell my cyber family that I was going away for a week. This trip is the beginning of this years building season and it's good to be back after 5 months albeit earlier than usual as it's late April typically when I drag up here for the first time. The weather treating me pretty well considering...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Brakes are fixed. Got a new battery for the bike and have charged it up. Got the MOT booked for tomorro afternoon. Got a meeting to run for my sponsee tomorrow night. Got some free time on Sunday and if all goes well, me and the bike might just rock over to Blackpool

Sid · Sid

I'll be attending my first meeting tonight. I have been looking forward to it. Having a very bad day and feeling all alone. Hope to find some fellowship and start developing faith in the future.

bikerbill · bikerbill

.......end of week two, another 7 lbs gone (total loss is 11lbs) and an inch off the gut. The skills I have learnt in AA and the new attitudes I have developed are most definitely helping me to stay focussed without geting obsessive.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Just a little love letter to let you all know I'm away for three nights in Blackpool this weekend to attend our Northern AA Convention which I have been to for the last 4 events since I was 6months sober. I was frightened & nervous when I first went all on my ownsome but when I got there I got into some ser...

SUSIE · SUSIE

I have been wondering why some go thru physical withdrawals and some don't? I was put in jail after a blackout dui. When I got out 4 days later my sister said did you go thru withdrawals? I didn't at least not like what i have seen and heard about. Im sure it doesn't make me any less of an alcoholic. Mayb...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God...

MAL · MAL

I went 79 days, then slipped. Let me tell you that that first slip is crucial, BEYOND BELIEF. I drank wine again, apologized and analyzed profusely and then did it again, and again and yet again and then again. It's so easy to ratonalize once you mess up once. Now it's harder than ever to get back on tr...

stevenlchilds · stevenlchilds

Zero equals infinity. This means there is no Creator or it means the creator is nothing. Therefore there is no God. If there is no God there is no Satan either. Many say there is a Creator that creates everything that is. They say something had to create the earth with its mountains, rivers, clouds...

Sid · Sid

This information is most likely already posted somewhere on the board, so I apologize if the question is redundant. I was just looking for information on finding a sponser. I have only been to four meetings so far. I haven't spoken up, just listened. If someone has suggestions on finding a sponser or c...

Larry_H · Larry_H

I WILL NOT FEAR Lord, God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I can not know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your Will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact...

AGO · AGO

or lack thereof on occasion Recently I had a conversation with a woman I know, she emailed me and asked for my opinion on something. I had spent a year or so listening to her daily and weekly train wreck drama in tedious detail, day after day, week after week, being gentle, telling the truth, but being gen...

mommy3 · mommy3

ok i am new here.I have been drinking everyday for the past 10 months to the point i pass out every night.I have decieded this is enough!!!! I am a mother of 3 beautiful daughters and i have to get myself together for them and myself.So if anyone can give me some insite as to what i am going to be going through...

AGO · AGO

What do you expect from sobriety? Something a friend of mine wrote today along with the "Aint Life Grand" thread got me thinking When I came into AA I started talking to a guy, I told him I lost my job. he grinned OK, obviously this guy was a moron, so I told him I lost my girlfriend, the love of my l...

stevenlchilds · stevenlchilds

My fight against the false God is working. None of us will ever be the creator. If you think you are or you think you know who it is, good luck with that! Only that which is not created is the creator. Not too long ago I had an epiphany. I realized that I had been harmed by a man who realized I was about to fin...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I scrolled down the thread list the other day and saw mine from last week. Nothing intrinsically good comes from me drinking, and yet I do (I'm sorry even though that is worthless). I think its just a case of habit or something. I know not to drink but I do anyway as if I have no other option, or else I feel tha...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Just got back from Florida Roundup convention. It was awesome...much more enjoyable and fun 18 months sober as opposed to how it was last year at 6 months sober. I am still not smoking now for over 2 weeks...still single and sort of having fun with it...shrug. Life seems to be okay. In between 4th a...

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi all - Just a quick post to share that today is day 5 of being sober. I actually haven't made it this far yet, since I've realized that I am an alcoholic. I usually make it to day 3 or 4 and then cave. On top of that, it's my 4th day of no smoking as well (a nasty habit I picked up just 3 years ago, while I was waiti...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Ya know we survive on slogans and mataphore, right? How's this for a new one regarding relapses. "Relapses during AA recovery are a exactly like breathing; as long as you have more "ins" than "outs" you're still doing okay." Thumbs up or thumbs down.... Peace, Rob

Reffner · Reffner

Well, ain't it. It sure is for me today!!! I hope it is for all of you too. God bless... Brian

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Man am I going through a phase. Not sure if it's due to quitting cigarettes or sober anniversary or what but I'm in a funk. Going to meetings every day, been chairing Monday nights all month, and things are tough. Turning into a recluse, not answering the phone, tired all the time. This sucks. One thing I...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So today I'd planned to sleep late, eat well, exercise and do a big bunch of other stuff. Should've known that when I woke up at the normal time, my plans were gonna havta change! Managed the eat well bit, managed the exercise bit, but it took me much longer to write the IG minutes, so I didn't get in the shed...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy Birthday Daniella, and thanks for being you and everything you do. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 18th of March 2010 09:36:33 AM

bikerbill · bikerbill

I have three days off this week, Tuesday to Thursday, but it's the end of the financial year and we are expected to get the evidence together to show what good boys and girls we all are. I've been at work since 6 this morning, it's 4 p.m. now and I need a break away from work. I still have to close off the griev...

Toad · Toad

Hi, Just for Today, I will try to accept , " The present of the Present" ( No matter how I feel) Toad

Aquaman · Aquaman

The first time I celbrated my birthday drunk was when I turned 15. The first sober one was when I was in boot camp and I turned 21. Yesterday was the 2nd. Family, love, cake, lasagna and kid-made cards. I don't miss the booze at all. Today? No hangover. I woke up at 5:30 am and did some work research, wrote a r...

karen · karen

We met on a psych ward. He a major depressive alcoholic, me a manic depressive alcoholic in denial. That was 11 yrs. ago. We stayed together (as much as together means with our combined illnesses) for about 7 yrs. On and off of course. I was diagnosed with cancer about 4 yrs. in. I actually took him out of a...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Our Spiritual Journey We begin our spiritual journey at different times in our lives but most of us reach the same place eventually where we accept the guidance of a Power greater than ourselves. A Power that cares for us and accepts us just as we are. A Power that guide...

bikerbill · bikerbill

just been back to WW - lost 4 lbs, spent the first 3 days hungry then the next 2 days feeling peckish then the last 2 feeling, well, OK I guess. Having jokes with a mate about hiding pork pies behind the toilet cistern. The Grievance finding of fact meeting went well, new evidence come to light and I need to t...

bikerbill · bikerbill

When I have something difficult or new to do on a particular day or the day following, it helps me to write it down and this is a good place for me to do it, because after the fact I can revisit and check for progress. So here goes. It's near enough 11 pm just now. I've been working on a grievance case at work - my...

kld47 · kld47

Hi Anyone else having trouble getting on the Chat/Meeting Room? It has been fine since I started being on MIP, now all of the sudden it keeps saying I need a Plugin. This has never happened before. I did go through all my programs and deleted any new updates that occured about the time I started getting th...

Avril G · Avril G

I am still having major probs with my 'puter, and after ten minutes online, it is so SLOW, I lose the will to live. Thank God JC is back in a couple of weeks, and I'm sure he will manage to sort it out, or find someone who can - I have only just managed to reconnect the printer after having everything reformat...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Say when it's time to do that difficult thing. Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do...

runnergirl · runnergirl

I'm curious from those of you who have sober for a longer stretch... were you, in the beginning, tempted to think you'd been miraculously cured after being able to stay sober for an extended period of time? I'm now at 3 weeks and the pain of my last drunk is getting more and more blurry. It's good to get...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how diffi...

Simple · Simple

I just had to pop on to say that I celebrated an anniversary. I had 25 years yesterday, and I have a hard time believing it myself. I had just turned 16 when I came to my first AA meeting, and I was 17 when I finally got sober (drinking and going to meetings really helps!!!) I laughed last night at my home gro...

Aquaman · Aquaman

I was tempted. A beautiful spring day, a long lonely drive, cash in my pocket, in a town where nobody knows me and a liquor store. And this was 45 minutes after a meeting and 1hr&45 minutes after seeing my shrink. Why didn't I stop and get a 1/2 pint of Smirnoff Triple...clean enough that nobody would...

ElectricTwist · ElectricTwist

Hi All - I'm looking at meetings in my area....and the acronyms used, etc, (OD = open discussion, CD = closed, etc etc), but I was wondering if anyone would be able to make a recommendation as to what would be the best "type" to attend first? Does it matter? I mean, clearly, I can't attend a clos...

Larry_H · Larry_H

The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience. The choice today is ours. We are t...

kld47 · kld47

Hi All Doing this as a separate topic for information purposes. The problem was with Java--one of the other updates I had gotten blocked it. Here is the web site for Java-- www.java.com. They have an updated version 18, it took only about 5 minutes to load. Make sure you reboot your computer after. Than...

LastOneLeft · LastOneLeft

I've Been going to meetings for a month but I still dont speak much.I spent some time with my cousin tonight whos' done 2 tours in IRAQ.In 1995 I spent a few months in Bosnia...I talked with him about some stuff. Hes 10 years younger than me and a tuff guy. I think about the pit of dead people covered...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So I went to a night-meeting tonight - something I usually can't do because of kidz-n-wife-n-whatnot but I sure am glad that I did! There was a woman there who's been working hard for a couple of years and kinda like me has a small collection of 30 & 60 days coins and just one 90. Neither she or I even kno...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

IS A.A. FOR YOU? Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A.a try whether you think it can help you. We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (W...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Today I'll make some corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. Years ago, during my drinking days that was the day to drink green beer. One time in college, me and two other guys rented a house together and St. Pat's day was on a Saturday. So Friday, we had a blow out party... with green beer... everyt...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So today I'm having an urge...same trigger as always for a day-time drunk; 45 miles out of town on a sales re-con mission in a town that doesn't know me from Adam. Hmm, that's an LQ I never knew of before...maybe THEY wanna buy some commercials? No chance of a meeting, but I have my tattoo and my Gratitude L...

Johnzaker · Johnzaker

Hey - I got a buddy who whose family did an intervention and put him in 30-40 day alcohol inhouse or whatever you call it where he stays there..rehab. Hes my best friend but have not talked to him nor is he allowed. Can ya tell me in general what he may be going through..and how he might be feeling and more im...

Tessa · Tessa

Haven't been here as much the past few days. Trying to get my old clunker legal if the police will quit stopping me giving me warning tickets! lol It's all the transportation I've got to find another job & get to a meeting! Anyways since I'm out of work I've been busy the past couple days trying to get...

stevenlchilds · stevenlchilds

There is a point of powerlessness that every alcoholic will eventually pass if drinking is not stopped. The alcoholic will not be able to stay sober. The choice will be made to drink again and again. Because drinking is causing severe trouble and the choice is made to drink again the drinker is thought...

johnphilip19 · johnphilip19

Hey. Hope everyone is "managing". I've decided I am going to circumvent my own awful alcoholic habits! I am taking college courses and trying to study four hours a day. Maybe this is somehow helping. I feel less of an inclination to buy and drink any horrible type of alcohol I can get. Alt...

Jerry F · Jerry F

The 3rd annual Roundup is over and it was awesome. This one was multi-12 step program participation soooo the mix was wide and very good with lots of new things to learn from others who work the steps to handle whatever addiction that's trying to take them out. The recovery count down was a rip with the...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Greetings from high atop the Blueridge moutains (Preview) I forgot to tell my cyber family that I was going away for a week. This trip is the beginning of this years building season and it's good to be back after 5 months albeit earlier than usual as it's late April typically when I drag up here for the first time. The weather treating me pretty well considering...	StPeteDean	23	664	Mar 26, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Sun is shining (Preview) Brakes are fixed. Got a new battery for the bike and have charged it up. Got the MOT booked for tomorro afternoon. Got a meeting to run for my sponsee tomorrow night. Got some free time on Sunday and if all goes well, me and the bike might just rock over to Blackpool	bikerbill	2	388	Mar 26, 2010 by turninggrey
	First Meeting (Preview) I'll be attending my first meeting tonight. I have been looking forward to it. Having a very bad day and feeling all alone. Hope to find some fellowship and start developing faith in the future.	Sid	21	651	Mar 26, 2010 by Sid
	ad the ongoing tale of the tape is............ (Preview) .......end of week two, another 7 lbs gone (total loss is 11lbs) and an inch off the gut. The skills I have learnt in AA and the new attitudes I have developed are most definitely helping me to stay focussed without geting obsessive.	bikerbill	3	398	Mar 26, 2010 by soberdrunk
	Away for the Weekend ~ AA Convention (Preview) Just a little love letter to let you all know I'm away for three nights in Blackpool this weekend to attend our Northern AA Convention which I have been to for the last 4 events since I was 6months sober. I was frightened & nervous when I first went all on my ownsome but when I got there I got into some ser...	Sobrietyspell	4	785	Mar 26, 2010 by soberdrunk
	stupid question... (Preview) I have been wondering why some go thru physical withdrawals and some don't? I was put in jail after a blackout dui. When I got out 4 days later my sister said did you go thru withdrawals? I didn't at least not like what i have seen and heard about. Im sure it doesn't make me any less of an alcoholic. Mayb...	SUSIE	8	551	Mar 26, 2010 by Toad
	Daily Reflections ~ The Teaching Is Never Over & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God...	Sobrietyspell	0	403	Mar 26, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Help me get back on track, please (Preview) I went 79 days, then slipped. Let me tell you that that first slip is crucial, BEYOND BELIEF. I drank wine again, apologized and analyzed profusely and then did it again, and again and yet again and then again. It's so easy to ratonalize once you mess up once. Now it's harder than ever to get back on tr...	MAL	13	1073	Mar 26, 2010 by Sid
	Concept of God (Preview) Zero equals infinity. This means there is no Creator or it means the creator is nothing. Therefore there is no God. If there is no God there is no Satan either. Many say there is a Creator that creates everything that is. They say something had to create the earth with its mountains, rivers, clouds...	stevenlchilds	7	1378	Mar 25, 2010 by Jerry F
	Finding a sponser (Preview) This information is most likely already posted somewhere on the board, so I apologize if the question is redundant. I was just looking for information on finding a sponser. I have only been to four meetings so far. I haven't spoken up, just listened. If someone has suggestions on finding a sponser or c...	Sid	9	887	Mar 25, 2010 by Sid
	I WILL NOT FEAR (Preview) I WILL NOT FEAR Lord, God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I can not know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your Will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact...	Larry_H	7	757	Mar 25, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Communication Skills (Preview) or lack thereof on occasion Recently I had a conversation with a woman I know, she emailed me and asked for my opinion on something. I had spent a year or so listening to her daily and weekly train wreck drama in tedious detail, day after day, week after week, being gentle, telling the truth, but being gen...	AGO	16	560	Mar 25, 2010 by Ellen E
	New and need help!!!! (Preview) ok i am new here.I have been drinking everyday for the past 10 months to the point i pass out every night.I have decieded this is enough!!!! I am a mother of 3 beautiful daughters and i have to get myself together for them and myself.So if anyone can give me some insite as to what i am going to be going through...	mommy3	9	558	Mar 25, 2010 by Ellen E
	Why did you get/want to get sober? How do you deal with success? (Preview) What do you expect from sobriety? Something a friend of mine wrote today along with the "Aint Life Grand" thread got me thinking When I came into AA I started talking to a guy, I told him I lost my job. he grinned OK, obviously this guy was a moron, so I told him I lost my girlfriend, the love of my l...	AGO	3	1472	Mar 25, 2010 by Simple
	9th Step (Preview) My fight against the false God is working. None of us will ever be the creator. If you think you are or you think you know who it is, good luck with that! Only that which is not created is the creator. Not too long ago I had an epiphany. I realized that I had been harmed by a man who realized I was about to fin...	stevenlchilds	4	585	Mar 25, 2010 by SUSIE
	Titles (Preview) I scrolled down the thread list the other day and saw mine from last week. Nothing intrinsically good comes from me drinking, and yet I do (I'm sorry even though that is worthless). I think its just a case of habit or something. I know not to drink but I do anyway as if I have no other option, or else I feel tha...	Dodsworth	9	548	Mar 25, 2010 by pinkchip
	checkin in (Preview) Just got back from Florida Roundup convention. It was awesome...much more enjoyable and fun 18 months sober as opposed to how it was last year at 6 months sober. I am still not smoking now for over 2 weeks...still single and sort of having fun with it...shrug. Life seems to be okay. In between 4th a...	pinkchip	7	455	Mar 25, 2010 by pinkchip
	Day 5 today - good enough to make a post? (Preview) Hi all - Just a quick post to share that today is day 5 of being sober. I actually haven't made it this far yet, since I've realized that I am an alcoholic. I usually make it to day 3 or 4 and then cave. On top of that, it's my 4th day of no smoking as well (a nasty habit I picked up just 3 years ago, while I was waiti...	ElectricTwist	24	1204	Mar 25, 2010 by Sid
	New AA saying? (Preview) Ya know we survive on slogans and mataphore, right? How's this for a new one regarding relapses. "Relapses during AA recovery are a exactly like breathing; as long as you have more "ins" than "outs" you're still doing okay." Thumbs up or thumbs down.... Peace, Rob	Aquaman	13	1135	Mar 25, 2010 by angelov8
	Ain't life grand... (Preview) Well, ain't it. It sure is for me today!!! I hope it is for all of you too. God bless... Brian	Reffner	8	591	Mar 25, 2010 by angelov8
	Struggling (Preview) Man am I going through a phase. Not sure if it's due to quitting cigarettes or sober anniversary or what but I'm in a funk. Going to meetings every day, been chairing Monday nights all month, and things are tough. Turning into a recluse, not answering the phone, tired all the time. This sucks. One thing I...	soberdrunk	12	513	Mar 24, 2010 by Ellen E
	make your plans and be prepared to change 'em. (Preview) So today I'd planned to sleep late, eat well, exercise and do a big bunch of other stuff. Should've known that when I woke up at the normal time, my plans were gonna havta change! Managed the eat well bit, managed the exercise bit, but it took me much longer to write the IG minutes, so I didn't get in the shed...	bikerbill	4	499	Mar 24, 2010 by bikerbill
	Happy Birthday Daniella (Sobrietyspell) (Preview) Happy Birthday Daniella, and thanks for being you and everything you do. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 18th of March 2010 09:36:33 AM	StPeteDean	13	844	Mar 23, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Long last day at work for three days (Preview) I have three days off this week, Tuesday to Thursday, but it's the end of the financial year and we are expected to get the evidence together to show what good boys and girls we all are. I've been at work since 6 this morning, it's 4 p.m. now and I need a break away from work. I still have to close off the griev...	bikerbill	4	435	Mar 23, 2010 by soberdrunk
	The Present (Preview) Hi, Just for Today, I will try to accept , " The present of the Present" ( No matter how I feel) Toad	Toad	4	454	Mar 23, 2010 by Avril G
	2nd sober birthday in 29 years (Preview) The first time I celbrated my birthday drunk was when I turned 15. The first sober one was when I was in boot camp and I turned 21. Yesterday was the 2nd. Family, love, cake, lasagna and kid-made cards. I don't miss the booze at all. Today? No hangover. I woke up at 5:30 am and did some work research, wrote a r...	Aquaman	19	3304	Mar 23, 2010 by pinkchip
	Drunk together, sober reunite? (Preview) We met on a psych ward. He a major depressive alcoholic, me a manic depressive alcoholic in denial. That was 11 yrs. ago. We stayed together (as much as together means with our combined illnesses) for about 7 yrs. On and off of course. I was diagnosed with cancer about 4 yrs. in. I actually took him out of a...	karen	12	454	Mar 22, 2010 by Just Toni
	Our Spiritual Journey (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Our Spiritual Journey We begin our spiritual journey at different times in our lives but most of us reach the same place eventually where we accept the guidance of a Power greater than ourselves. A Power that cares for us and accepts us just as we are. A Power that guide...	Larry_H	1	554	Mar 21, 2010 by Aquaman
	The Tale of the tape and today so far. (Preview) just been back to WW - lost 4 lbs, spent the first 3 days hungry then the next 2 days feeling peckish then the last 2 feeling, well, OK I guess. Having jokes with a mate about hiding pork pies behind the toilet cistern. The Grievance finding of fact meeting went well, new evidence come to light and I need to t...	bikerbill	14	615	Mar 21, 2010 by Larry_H
	Checking in for a head steady (Preview) When I have something difficult or new to do on a particular day or the day following, it helps me to write it down and this is a good place for me to do it, because after the fact I can revisit and check for progress. So here goes. It's near enough 11 pm just now. I've been working on a grievance case at work - my...	bikerbill	5	408	Mar 21, 2010 by SteveP
	Getting on The Chat Room (Preview) Hi Anyone else having trouble getting on the Chat/Meeting Room? It has been fine since I started being on MIP, now all of the sudden it keeps saying I need a Plugin. This has never happened before. I did go through all my programs and deleted any new updates that occured about the time I started getting th...	kld47	10	920	Mar 21, 2010 by Mizuno54
	here today gone tomorrow (Preview) I am still having major probs with my 'puter, and after ten minutes online, it is so SLOW, I lose the will to live. Thank God JC is back in a couple of weeks, and I'm sure he will manage to sort it out, or find someone who can - I have only just managed to reconnect the printer after having everything reformat...	Avril G	10	533	Mar 20, 2010 by Carlotta
	Today's thought from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Say when it's time to do that difficult thing. Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do...	Larry_H	2	851	Mar 20, 2010 by Carlotta
	As time goes by (Preview) I'm curious from those of you who have sober for a longer stretch... were you, in the beginning, tempted to think you'd been miraculously cured after being able to stay sober for an extended period of time? I'm now at 3 weeks and the pain of my last drunk is getting more and more blurry. It's good to get...	runnergirl	12	655	Mar 19, 2010 by AGO
	Being open - Today's thought from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how diffi...	Larry_H	4	609	Mar 19, 2010 by runnergirl
	My anniversary/birthday, or whatever you call it in your region! (Preview) I just had to pop on to say that I celebrated an anniversary. I had 25 years yesterday, and I have a hard time believing it myself. I had just turned 16 when I came to my first AA meeting, and I was 17 when I finally got sober (drinking and going to meetings really helps!!!) I laughed last night at my home gro...	Simple	13	1411	Mar 19, 2010 by bikerbill
	Why I didn't drink today.... (Preview) I was tempted. A beautiful spring day, a long lonely drive, cash in my pocket, in a town where nobody knows me and a liquor store. And this was 45 minutes after a meeting and 1hr&45 minutes after seeing my shrink. Why didn't I stop and get a 1/2 pint of Smirnoff Triple...clean enough that nobody would...	Aquaman	11	778	Mar 19, 2010 by nate
	quick Q about types of meetings?.... (Preview) Hi All - I'm looking at meetings in my area....and the acronyms used, etc, (OD = open discussion, CD = closed, etc etc), but I was wondering if anyone would be able to make a recommendation as to what would be the best "type" to attend first? Does it matter? I mean, clearly, I can't attend a clos...	ElectricTwist	15	1008	Mar 19, 2010 by AGO
	The world we live in (Preview) The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience. The choice today is ours. We are t...	Larry_H	1	441	Mar 18, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Back on Chat Room (Preview) Hi All Doing this as a separate topic for information purposes. The problem was with Java--one of the other updates I had gotten blocked it. Here is the web site for Java-- www.java.com. They have an updated version 18, it took only about 5 minutes to load. Make sure you reboot your computer after. Than...	kld47	2	443	Mar 18, 2010 by SoberSteve
	My first bit...Here it goes (Preview) I've Been going to meetings for a month but I still dont speak much.I spent some time with my cousin tonight whos' done 2 tours in IRAQ.In 1995 I spent a few months in Bosnia...I talked with him about some stuff. Hes 10 years younger than me and a tuff guy. I think about the pit of dead people covered...	LastOneLeft	16	1209	Mar 18, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Inspirational and amazing... (Preview) So I went to a night-meeting tonight - something I usually can't do because of kidz-n-wife-n-whatnot but I sure am glad that I did! There was a woman there who's been working hard for a couple of years and kinda like me has a small collection of 30 & 60 days coins and just one 90. Neither she or I even kno...	Aquaman	6	571	Mar 18, 2010 by ElectricTwist
	Is A.A. For You? (Preview) IS A.A. FOR YOU? Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A.a try whether you think it can help you. We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (W...	soberdrunk	9	490	Mar 17, 2010 by SoberSteve
	St. Patrick's Day (Preview) Today I'll make some corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day. Years ago, during my drinking days that was the day to drink green beer. One time in college, me and two other guys rented a house together and St. Pat's day was on a Saturday. So Friday, we had a blow out party... with green beer... everyt...	Dave Harm	7	990	Mar 17, 2010 by Aquaman
	Never Underestimate the Gratitude List (Preview) So today I'm having an urge...same trigger as always for a day-time drunk; 45 miles out of town on a sales re-con mission in a town that doesn't know me from Adam. Hmm, that's an LQ I never knew of before...maybe THEY wanna buy some commercials? No chance of a meeting, but I have my tattoo and my Gratitude L...	Aquaman	8	3363	Mar 17, 2010 by Aquaman
	Alcohol Rehab Inresident...WHAT to expect (Preview) Hey - I got a buddy who whose family did an intervention and put him in 30-40 day alcohol inhouse or whatever you call it where he stays there..rehab. Hes my best friend but have not talked to him nor is he allowed. Can ya tell me in general what he may be going through..and how he might be feeling and more im...	Johnzaker	11	1047	Mar 17, 2010 by Just Toni
	I'm still around & sober... (Preview) Haven't been here as much the past few days. Trying to get my old clunker legal if the police will quit stopping me giving me warning tickets! lol It's all the transportation I've got to find another job & get to a meeting! Anyways since I'm out of work I've been busy the past couple days trying to get...	Tessa	6	490	Mar 17, 2010 by Tessa
	My Understanding of Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) There is a point of powerlessness that every alcoholic will eventually pass if drinking is not stopped. The alcoholic will not be able to stay sober. The choice will be made to drink again and again. Because drinking is causing severe trouble and the choice is made to drink again the drinker is thought...	stevenlchilds	12	1111	Mar 16, 2010 by AGO
	I'm back..permanently. (Preview) Hey. Hope everyone is "managing". I've decided I am going to circumvent my own awful alcoholic habits! I am taking college courses and trying to study four hours a day. Maybe this is somehow helping. I feel less of an inclination to buy and drink any horrible type of alcohol I can get. Alt...	johnphilip19	12	1101	Mar 16, 2010 by SoberSteve
	Awesome Roundup!! (Preview) The 3rd annual Roundup is over and it was awesome. This one was multi-12 step program participation soooo the mix was wide and very good with lots of new things to learn from others who work the steps to handle whatever addiction that's trying to take them out. The recovery count down was a rip with the...	Jerry F	4	892	Mar 16, 2010 by SoberSteve
«First < 1 … 269 270 271 272 273 … 509 > Last» \| Page of 509 sorted by