Alcoholics Anonymous

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

-- Edited by Dave Harm on Sunday 17th of May 2009 11:43:52 AM

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi All, Have heard that several times, and years later, finally understood the meaning. When we remove Alcohol from our lives with God's Help, it can be for some, it sure was for me, just a symptom of many other problems that were anethnised with Alcohol. It seemed like the first maybe 6 or 7 years wa...

kkotz401 · kkotz401

I feel like posting this. I've recently felt a lot of stress as a soon-to-be college grad. I haven't been able to find a job yet and I am feeling like I am going to relapse. I know alcohol isn't the answer. I've tried that in the past and it hasn't worked. I figured I would start this thread and see what advice...

MDC · MDC

OK, so I'm back to trying to stay sober, going to meetings. Tomorrow is my last day at work, so I'm unemployeed after 15 years. It's official, wife wants out, she learned of some things that happened while I was drunk. Knownig that I hurt her hurts more than knowing she's gone. I know I have to stay so...

nancylee · nancylee

Hi all, I have worried about my drinking for a long time now. I used to drink 3 to 4 glasses of wine on a Friday and Saturday night, more if I was out. Since I quit smoking five years ago, I started drinking almost nightly. I thought it helped with some anxiety I have always had. Now I drink wine every night, al...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I have been on a mission to understand these first 3 steps. I came into AA thinking I could understand them and work through them immediately. I did not know that it was a process that would take 7 and a half months to get to just this point. At around 60 days I started to think of steps 1 through 3 as a rolle...

MDC · MDC

Hey, I'm back. I really thought that I was doing good. I had only had 1 beer in over 60 days. I made it through learning of my wife's affair, her illlness in the hospital, my own suicidal thoughts, and the death of my grandmother...without drinking. Then one day for no reason, I start back. It's like I...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. . . . they have turned to easier methods. . . . But they had not learned enough humility. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 72-73 Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really is the ability to look at myse...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

So amazed and thrilled to see SOOOO MANY new members here every single day@!!!! So awesome that so many are seeking recovery and fellowship, and are finding MIP and our wonderful family along their search. Welcome to you all, each and every one!!! ((((((((HUGS)))))))) Joni

Nick H · Nick H

Hello everybody...My name is Nick and i recently had a post on here asking for speakers in my area to help me out on filling my positions needed to fill my schedule.. Well i got some good feed back on here but nobody in my area I did make like two calls early the next morn and told some other people about my pr...

Cash100 · Cash100

Hello all. I'm a recovering alcoholic, involved with AA where I live (Canada) hoping to sort some stuff out... maybe others can relate/ give feedback? I made a decision for abstinence 2 years, 5 months ago or so. I really feel this moment was predestined, or that my decision to stop drinking wasn't...

alohagal74 · alohagal74

Here I am.. still sober. .been 8..... very..... long.... days. I still have yet to go to a meeting but I do plan to. No excuses.. just trying to get the nerve up to go. I've sunken into a depression, feeling alone (even tho I know I am not) and feeling sorry for myself. I just need to light a fire under my ass a...

Nick H · Nick H

Hey everybody..My name is Nick and I have recently been elected on to the service board at my group in Mesquite,Tx. I am the program chairperson and im new at this and I need a lil help... If there is anybody in the Dalls Ft. Worth area that is willing to come share your story please get back to me and let me k...

MDC · MDC

I don't know who makes the rules of life, but he/she must be one sick bastard. I'm trying so hard to be positive, but WTF??? I'm really thankful for all of you that have helped, but DAMN!! I made it 60 days, wrote about it, got positive feed back and then this?? Where did it come from? what happened??...

beachgirl · beachgirl

I was taking the dog for a walk with a friend on Sunday....long story short, I fell, and gashed my knee pretty badly and was a bit shook up! Came home, and my neighbor, who is an MD, looked at it and said- "you need stitches!" and offered to take me to his office and fix me up (7 stitches worth, tur...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

My Mom just sent me this. She has 33 years of sobriety and is largely responsible for me finding my way into the rooms. Thanks Mom! May is the anniversary month of The Big Book A.A.'s 'Big Book' celebrates 70...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Anyone else here try to get in as many naps as you can during the week or weekend? Is it an alkie thing? I am thinking maybe so.... so many fried emotional receptors, and a much lower threshold for stress, well, at least for me. When I first got sober, was like I had a paper bag over my head for 15 years, and th...

Doll · Doll

Happy Belated Birthday! 365 days and 10,000 ass kickin' nights Woo Hoo! Welcome to MIP Hugs, Jen

lankypanky · lankypanky

So I'm a binging alcoholic - I'll go for days, weeks, months without drinking, no problem, don't care - but as soon as I take one drink, I am pretty much not even on the planet for a few days. I'm currently on a drunk and am afraid to stop because, in the past, going off a drunk has been really, really shitty....

paul86 · paul86

Came across a mickey I didn't know I had in my room, got up, and poured it down the sink. That's all.

learning · learning

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let everyone know how grateful I am for the support over the last 6-7 years. I've come so far from the 'helpless' and 'scared' person back then. And I'm sure that there are still things that the future will bring that will challenge me, humble me, and bring me back to ear...

Tomas · Tomas

I've been sober many years...over 35 ...Recently I crossed the Panama Canal, to the Pacific side, in my own boat... with a crew of one American, one Brit and 2 New Zealanders..I bought of course a case of beer...Which can only be drank when the pilot not aboard...Since the crew got off quickly on the o...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Have a glorious Mother's day... and isn't THIS a beautiful celebration??? :o)

OHAAT · OHAAT

Hi All, Tomorrow will be 4 months sober for me. I don't understand why I'm having such a hard time. I have a sponsor and am working the steps, get to as many meetings as I can (I have an illness that keeps me in bed way too much), when I can't get to meetings I have a wonderful group of women that brings them to me...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

From this site, as well as a few other sites, and the face to face meetings I attend it never ceases to amaze me how many people continue to live out a life that is comfortable. It may be entirely dysfunctional and toxic but it is comfortable. I grew up with two alcoholic parents. So what do I do? Not only d...

Tina · Tina

Hi everyone Just would like to share a proud moment tonight, I enrolled my daughter into THAI KWON DO classes and she's been doing well. Tonight she had her first belt test, she past and now is going onto her yellow belt......... She went into tears when she was done, She was so happy. She didn't think...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hiya Friendies!! Just popping in to say hello and hoping all is well in online Sobriety Land. Things are good here, still sober, still trudging the road to Happy Destiny and living life one day at a time. Nothing is new right now, and as an alcoholic with a a natural averson to change..... 'tis a welcome t...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hello to all of you, Have been reading a lot from new people here, and God Bless you for being here, it is said that you are the life-blood of AA, and I believe that. My topic is my own interrpretation, in looking back at that first year, from a "feeling" point of view, I see it now with so much...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thanks everyone for being here & your patience if you stick this out! I'd like to share my ESH re Step 12 :) It took me a while to move from Step 11 as I was frightened & feeling overwhelmed that I wouldn't have anything to give to anyone else as I could still be confused in my own program. (Obvio...

lasvegas2009aa · lasvegas2009aa

I have been in the program for several years now and can't seem to escape alcohol. Like the book says, over and over, I build my life back up and then crush it all back down with alcohol. My sponsor here says he cannot interfere and just lets me go through the motions if I drink & am unwilling to get bac...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

5th May 2009DAILY REFLECTIONS ~ THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 6...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

INSTALLING A HUSBAND Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstall...

karen65 · karen65

I am new to the internet. I have tried all day today to look for answers. I figured I would try here. I am an alcoholic, I know that. I spent time in rehab (28 day program) about 10 years ago. I have fallen back into that same behavior. My problem is my family doesn't seem to believe me or want to believe i...

TLH · TLH

Today the topic of "shame" came up at a meeting. It's not the first time someone has chosen that particular topic, so I figure there must be something to it. It's always an interesting and enlightening meeting when people start talking about stuff like that, and I always seem to walk away a l...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I'm sorry not to have been around much these last few weeks, but life has been crazily busy and I have been dealing with a fair bit of stuff! My boyfriend is staying with me at the moment and we will celebrate eighteen years together next Wednesday. I am still studying full time at univer...

natshen · natshen

I'm on the train going to a job interview my first one in about 5 years and my first one sober When I got up this morning I didn't think about drinking but I'm nervous and how cunning baffling and powerfull is my disease that ihad a thought a stiff drink would cure my nerves than god I can think the drink thro...

Mklovin24 · Mklovin24

I am going to Las Vegas this weekend from Thursday-Sunday and was wondering if anyone could help me out with contact info. I generally attend young peoples meetings and a have a year and a half sober but any meeting is better than no meetings. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Post here or Email me a...

MDC · MDC

It's hard to believe it's been over 60 days since I've been drunk. On Feb 28, I was faced with the fact that I'd lost everything that was important to me. I quit drinking and stumbled on this site. My wife was ready to leave, or kick me out. I was ready to quit work and everything. A few weeks into my so...

alohagal74 · alohagal74

Aloha, Obviously I am new here.. I am an alcoholic who has tried many times to stop drinking on my own. I did occasionally go to meetings.. picked up about 10 24hour chips.. maybe 1 30 day chip. I'm really not a people person and I could never find a sponsor that I clicked with. I am, however, computer/inte...

Geraldo · Geraldo

Hello everyone, I've been gone a few days, held captive on a cruise ship that was headed to Mexico. The first thing I did was look at the list of meetings onboard the ship, I found a "Friends of Bill W." I was releived and couldn't wait. Well, I got there and waited and waited, no meeting, no one s...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Just checking in to say hello! September will be my 8 months. I feel good about not drinking, and my cravings have went away. Not completely, but only pop up once in awhile (usually when I'm angry about something) and last for just a short time. They're never enough to actually 'do it.' So I'm very...

Sacrifice · Sacrifice

I was e-mailed this from someone and wanted to share a quote with all of you, it gives me goose pimples and makes me want to fight all the bad that sometimes wants to come out. It helps me to stay on task. To not focus on the bad things that happen to me, to deal with it all; good and bad. Hope you like. ...

Sacrifice · Sacrifice

Hello everyone, I keep hearing that I am still riding a pink cloud since I have only been sober 15 months, and that I will fall off sooner or later! Well I don't want to, and do not feel like I ever will. Are there others out there who have not falling off yet? I failed enough trying to get where I am right now I k...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Years ago, during the peak of my insanity I never envisioned being able to talk to more then a couple of people at a time.That changed with sobriety and learning how to speak in front of a group at AA meetings. This experience gave me the strength to go a little further.To speak in front of crowds.Tonigh...

Sacrifice · Sacrifice

Good morning all and thank you all so much. Today will be a good day! I love waking up and checking my e-mail and having a message from someone here on the site. I feel so blessed this a.m. and mostly always any other time. Have a great day to you all. Wish me luck, I have 4 finals this week, I'm going to schoo...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi All, I had some interesting writings yesterday back and fourth with a friend about PEOPLE PLEASING. We might all have a different view of this, but for me, even before recovery or drinking for that matter, I learned that people pleasing was the way to get around in this world. And as I grew up, m...

sosickandtired · sosickandtired

It looks as if this board is mostly for alcoholics trying to recover, but I am living with an extreme alcoholic. My boyfriend has been an alcoholic since he was 13 years old, he is now 33. I just can't take it anymore. I don't know what I am going to do. He wakes up in the morning acting as if he is so unhappy (be...

CAM72 · CAM72

I know in alcoholism there is a cycle and I have a problem but am stuck in that cycle. When I go to bed I lay awake for hours, if I fall asleep at all. I feel shakey, restless, jumpy and I break out in a cold sweat. Sometimes my heart races. Wow, quitting bad habits sure feels horrible. I feel like a wal...

TLH · TLH

Tonight at a meeting the topic was step one and it got me thinking about my own challenges with step one. Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. I struggled with this one for a couple reasons. One reason is I cant remember a time when I would describe...

chickpea · chickpea

On Monday I realised I had a drink problem and decided to stop drinking, which I did happily on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday I went to my first AA meeting, which was ok. I spent the rest of the week absolutely committed, calm and happy about my decision. I felt great, and had absolutely no (ok, only the tinie...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	A Simple Prescription (Preview) -- Edited by Dave Harm on Sunday 17th of May 2009 11:43:52 AM	Dave Harm	1	739	May 17, 2009 by Dakota
	Alcohol.....the Tip of the Iceburg (Preview) Hi All, Have heard that several times, and years later, finally understood the meaning. When we remove Alcohol from our lives with God's Help, it can be for some, it sure was for me, just a symptom of many other problems that were anethnised with Alcohol. It seemed like the first maybe 6 or 7 years wa...	toni baloney	8	832	May 17, 2009 by toni baloney
	Other ways to cope with stress (Preview) I feel like posting this. I've recently felt a lot of stress as a soon-to-be college grad. I haven't been able to find a job yet and I am feeling like I am going to relapse. I know alcohol isn't the answer. I've tried that in the past and it hasn't worked. I figured I would start this thread and see what advice...	kkotz401	5	985	May 16, 2009 by Jerry F
	Worse than before (Preview) OK, so I'm back to trying to stay sober, going to meetings. Tomorrow is my last day at work, so I'm unemployeed after 15 years. It's official, wife wants out, she learned of some things that happened while I was drunk. Knownig that I hurt her hurts more than knowing she's gone. I know I have to stay so...	MDC	17	1786	May 16, 2009 by MDC
	My First Meeting (Preview) Hi all, I have worried about my drinking for a long time now. I used to drink 3 to 4 glasses of wine on a Friday and Saturday night, more if I was out. Since I quit smoking five years ago, I started drinking almost nightly. I thought it helped with some anxiety I have always had. Now I drink wine every night, al...	nancylee	11	1112	May 16, 2009 by pinkchip
	The Sober Roller Coaster Ride (Preview) I have been on a mission to understand these first 3 steps. I came into AA thinking I could understand them and work through them immediately. I did not know that it was a process that would take 7 and a half months to get to just this point. At around 60 days I started to think of steps 1 through 3 as a rolle...	pinkchip	6	798	May 15, 2009 by toni baloney
	relapse (Preview) Hey, I'm back. I really thought that I was doing good. I had only had 1 beer in over 60 days. I made it through learning of my wife's affair, her illlness in the hospital, my own suicidal thoughts, and the death of my grandmother...without drinking. Then one day for no reason, I start back. It's like I...	MDC	14	943	May 14, 2009 by kkotz401
	Daily Reflections ~ It's Okay To Be Me (Preview) Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. . . . they have turned to easier methods. . . . But they had not learned enough humility. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 72-73 Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really is the ability to look at myse...	Sobrietyspell	2	1197	May 14, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	My GAWD! (Preview) So amazed and thrilled to see SOOOO MANY new members here every single day@!!!! So awesome that so many are seeking recovery and fellowship, and are finding MIP and our wonderful family along their search. Welcome to you all, each and every one!!! ((((((((HUGS)))))))) Joni	jonijoni1	5	790	May 14, 2009 by Sacrifice
	Alcoholics coming through and making it happen!!! (Preview) Hello everybody...My name is Nick and i recently had a post on here asking for speakers in my area to help me out on filling my positions needed to fill my schedule.. Well i got some good feed back on here but nobody in my area I did make like two calls early the next morn and told some other people about my pr...	Nick H	3	754	May 14, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Recovering alky with severe culture shock! (Preview) Hello all. I'm a recovering alcoholic, involved with AA where I live (Canada) hoping to sort some stuff out... maybe others can relate/ give feedback? I made a decision for abstinence 2 years, 5 months ago or so. I really feel this moment was predestined, or that my decision to stop drinking wasn't...	Cash100	2	779	May 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi all (Preview) Here I am.. still sober. .been 8..... very..... long.... days. I still have yet to go to a meeting but I do plan to. No excuses.. just trying to get the nerve up to go. I've sunken into a depression, feeling alone (even tho I know I am not) and feeling sorry for myself. I just need to light a fire under my ass a...	alohagal74	7	1030	May 13, 2009 by Jason J
	NEW TO THIS (Preview) Hey everybody..My name is Nick and I have recently been elected on to the service board at my group in Mesquite,Tx. I am the program chairperson and im new at this and I need a lil help... If there is anybody in the Dalls Ft. Worth area that is willing to come share your story please get back to me and let me k...	Nick H	3	610	May 13, 2009 by StPeteDean
	After 60 days, back to 1 (Preview) I don't know who makes the rules of life, but he/she must be one sick bastard. I'm trying so hard to be positive, but WTF??? I'm really thankful for all of you that have helped, but DAMN!! I made it 60 days, wrote about it, got positive feed back and then this?? Where did it come from? what happened??...	MDC	19	797	May 13, 2009 by Dakota
	an odd celebration :-) (Preview) I was taking the dog for a walk with a friend on Sunday....long story short, I fell, and gashed my knee pretty badly and was a bit shook up! Came home, and my neighbor, who is an MD, looked at it and said- "you need stitches!" and offered to take me to his office and fix me up (7 stitches worth, tur...	beachgirl	2	614	May 12, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy 70th Birthday to the AA "Big Book" (Preview) My Mom just sent me this. She has 33 years of sobriety and is largely responsible for me finding my way into the rooms. Thanks Mom! May is the anniversary month of The Big Book A.A.'s 'Big Book' celebrates 70...	StPeteDean	4	1605	May 12, 2009 by StPeteDean
	alcoholism and naps (Preview) Anyone else here try to get in as many naps as you can during the week or weekend? Is it an alkie thing? I am thinking maybe so.... so many fried emotional receptors, and a much lower threshold for stress, well, at least for me. When I first got sober, was like I had a paper bag over my head for 15 years, and th...	jonijoni1	5	458	May 11, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Dale63 (Preview) *Happy Belated Birthday!* 365 days and 10,000 ass kickin' nights Woo Hoo! Welcome to MIP Hugs, Jen	Doll	1	598	May 11, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Dreading detox (Preview) So I'm a binging alcoholic - I'll go for days, weeks, months without drinking, no problem, don't care - but as soon as I take one drink, I am pretty much not even on the planet for a few days. I'm currently on a drunk and am afraid to stop because, in the past, going off a drunk has been really, really shitty....	lankypanky	8	562	May 10, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	I just did something I never ever thought I would do. (Preview) Came across a mickey I didn't know I had in my room, got up, and poured it down the sink. That's all.	paul86	6	363	May 10, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	Gratitude (Preview) Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let everyone know how grateful I am for the support over the last 6-7 years. I've come so far from the 'helpless' and 'scared' person back then. And I'm sure that there are still things that the future will bring that will challenge me, humble me, and bring me back to ear...	learning	1	586	May 10, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Alcohol Cunning Baffling & Powerful (Preview) I've been sober many years...over 35 ...Recently I crossed the Panama Canal, to the Pacific side, in my own boat... with a crew of one American, one Brit and 2 New Zealanders..I bought of course a case of beer...Which can only be drank when the pilot not aboard...Since the crew got off quickly on the o...	Tomas	4	1085	May 10, 2009 by kkotz401
	Moms..... and anyone who has/has had one... (Preview) Have a glorious Mother's day... and isn't THIS a beautiful celebration??? :o)	jonijoni1	5	366	May 10, 2009 by Doll
	Discouraged (Preview) Hi All, Tomorrow will be 4 months sober for me. I don't understand why I'm having such a hard time. I have a sponsor and am working the steps, get to as many meetings as I can (I have an illness that keeps me in bed way too much), when I can't get to meetings I have a wonderful group of women that brings them to me...	OHAAT	5	424	May 9, 2009 by pinkchip
	Victim Hood (Preview) From this site, as well as a few other sites, and the face to face meetings I attend it never ceases to amaze me how many people continue to live out a life that is comfortable. It may be entirely dysfunctional and toxic but it is comfortable. I grew up with two alcoholic parents. So what do I do? Not only d...	Dave Harm	3	352	May 9, 2009 by toni baloney
	Sharing happy thoughts (Preview) Hi everyone Just would like to share a proud moment tonight, I enrolled my daughter into THAI KWON DO classes and she's been doing well. Tonight she had her first belt test, she past and now is going onto her yellow belt......... She went into tears when she was done, She was so happy. She didn't think...	Tina	3	332	May 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	~~Long time no "C" (Preview) Hiya Friendies!! Just popping in to say hello and hoping all is well in online Sobriety Land. Things are good here, still sober, still trudging the road to Happy Destiny and living life one day at a time. Nothing is new right now, and as an alcoholic with a a natural averson to change..... 'tis a welcome t...	jonijoni1	4	334	May 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	I.C.U. (Preview) Hello to all of you, Have been reading a lot from new people here, and God Bless you for being here, it is said that you are the life-blood of AA, and I believe that. My topic is my own interrpretation, in looking back at that first year, from a "feeling" point of view, I see it now with so much...	toni baloney	2	278	May 7, 2009 by kkotz401
	My Step 12 Awakening (Preview) Thanks everyone for being here & your patience if you stick this out! I'd like to share my ESH re Step 12 :) It took me a while to move from Step 11 as I was frightened & feeling overwhelmed that I wouldn't have anything to give to anyone else as I could still be confused in my own program. (Obvio...	Sobrietyspell	5	395	May 7, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Seeking Support In Las Vegas, NV (Preview) I have been in the program for several years now and can't seem to escape alcohol. Like the book says, over and over, I build my life back up and then crush it all back down with alcohol. My sponsor here says he cannot interfere and just lets me go through the motions if I drink & am unwilling to get bac...	lasvegas2009aa	5	346	May 7, 2009 by jonijoni1
	DR & 24 ~ The Forest & The Trees (Preview) 5th May 2009DAILY REFLECTIONS ~ THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 6...	Sobrietyspell	5	349	May 7, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Installing a Husband (Preview) INSTALLING A HUSBAND Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstall...	jonijoni1	6	379	May 7, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Looking for answers and help (Preview) I am new to the internet. I have tried all day today to look for answers. I figured I would try here. I am an alcoholic, I know that. I spent time in rehab (28 day program) about 10 years ago. I have fallen back into that same behavior. My problem is my family doesn't seem to believe me or want to believe i...	karen65	10	414	May 7, 2009 by toni baloney
	Shame (Preview) Today the topic of "shame" came up at a meeting. It's not the first time someone has chosen that particular topic, so I figure there must be something to it. It's always an interesting and enlightening meeting when people start talking about stuff like that, and I always seem to walk away a l...	TLH	14	434	May 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi Everyone (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm sorry not to have been around much these last few weeks, but life has been crazily busy and I have been dealing with a fair bit of stuff! My boyfriend is staying with me at the moment and we will celebrate eighteen years together next Wednesday. I am still studying full time at univer...	Quetzal	4	372	May 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Job interview scary in sobriety (Preview) I'm on the train going to a job interview my first one in about 5 years and my first one sober When I got up this morning I didn't think about drinking but I'm nervous and how cunning baffling and powerfull is my disease that ihad a thought a stiff drink would cure my nerves than god I can think the drink thro...	natshen	6	412	May 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Any1 have any contacts in Vegas (Preview) I am going to Las Vegas this weekend from Thursday-Sunday and was wondering if anyone could help me out with contact info. I generally attend young peoples meetings and a have a year and a half sober but any meeting is better than no meetings. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Post here or Email me a...	Mklovin24	9	858	May 6, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	My first 60 days! (Preview) It's hard to believe it's been over 60 days since I've been drunk. On Feb 28, I was faced with the fact that I'd lost everything that was important to me. I quit drinking and stumbled on this site. My wife was ready to leave, or kick me out. I was ready to quit work and everything. A few weeks into my so...	MDC	11	1987	May 6, 2009 by Phil
	My story (Preview) Aloha, Obviously I am new here.. I am an alcoholic who has tried many times to stop drinking on my own. I did occasionally go to meetings.. picked up about 10 24hour chips.. maybe 1 30 day chip. I'm really not a people person and I could never find a sponsor that I clicked with. I am, however, computer/inte...	alohagal74	13	755	May 6, 2009 by cramcj01
	AA Meetings on cruise ship (Preview) Hello everyone, I've been gone a few days, held captive on a cruise ship that was headed to Mexico. The first thing I did was look at the list of meetings onboard the ship, I found a "Friends of Bill W." I was releived and couldn't wait. Well, I got there and waited and waited, no meeting, no one s...	Geraldo	5	6396	May 6, 2009 by natshen
	Hello (Preview) Just checking in to say hello! September will be my 8 months. I feel good about not drinking, and my cravings have went away. Not completely, but only pop up once in awhile (usually when I'm angry about something) and last for just a short time. They're never enough to actually 'do it.' So I'm very...	cramcj01	14	445	May 5, 2009 by Jerry F
	Just a thought for the day! (Preview) I was e-mailed this from someone and wanted to share a quote with all of you, it gives me goose pimples and makes me want to fight all the bad that sometimes wants to come out. It helps me to stay on task. To not focus on the bad things that happen to me, to deal with it all; good and bad. Hope you like. ...	Sacrifice	2	282	May 4, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Life seems sooooo good! (Preview) Hello everyone, I keep hearing that I am still riding a pink cloud since I have only been sober 15 months, and that I will fall off sooner or later! Well I don't want to, and do not feel like I ever will. Are there others out there who have not falling off yet? I failed enough trying to get where I am right now I k...	Sacrifice	11	400	May 3, 2009 by Sacrifice
	I'd just like to share a moment with you... (Preview) Years ago, during the peak of my insanity I never envisioned being able to talk to more then a couple of people at a time.That changed with sobriety and learning how to speak in front of a group at AA meetings. This experience gave me the strength to go a little further.To speak in front of crowds.Tonigh...	Dave Harm	7	343	May 3, 2009 by learning
	Just for today (Preview) Good morning all and thank you all so much. Today will be a good day! I love waking up and checking my e-mail and having a message from someone here on the site. I feel so blessed this a.m. and mostly always any other time. Have a great day to you all. Wish me luck, I have 4 finals this week, I'm going to schoo...	Sacrifice	6	411	May 2, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	People Pleasing.... (Preview) Hi All, I had some interesting writings yesterday back and fourth with a friend about PEOPLE PLEASING. We might all have a different view of this, but for me, even before recovery or drinking for that matter, I learned that people pleasing was the way to get around in this world. And as I grew up, m...	toni baloney	3	988	May 2, 2009 by kkotz401
	I can't take it anymore, my life is getting so bad (Preview) It looks as if this board is mostly for alcoholics trying to recover, but I am living with an extreme alcoholic. My boyfriend has been an alcoholic since he was 13 years old, he is now 33. I just can't take it anymore. I don't know what I am going to do. He wakes up in the morning acting as if he is so unhappy (be...	sosickandtired	9	503	May 2, 2009 by StPeteDean
	The cycle (Preview) I know in alcoholism there is a cycle and I have a problem but am stuck in that cycle. When I go to bed I lay awake for hours, if I fall asleep at all. I feel shakey, restless, jumpy and I break out in a cold sweat. Sometimes my heart races. Wow, quitting bad habits sure feels horrible. I feel like a wal...	CAM72	7	412	May 2, 2009 by Sylver
	Step One. (Preview) Tonight at a meeting the topic was step one and it got me thinking about my own challenges with step one. Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcoholthat our lives had become unmanageable. I struggled with this one for a couple reasons. One reason is I cant remember a time when I would describe...	TLH	1	243	May 1, 2009 by Phil
	Do I have a problem? I don't get the Big Book (Preview) On Monday I realised I had a drink problem and decided to stop drinking, which I did happily on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday I went to my first AA meeting, which was ok. I spent the rest of the week absolutely committed, calm and happy about my decision. I felt great, and had absolutely no (ok, only the tinie...	chickpea	9	455	Apr 30, 2009 by Rob84
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