Alcoholics Anonymous

bikerbill · bikerbill

I've had a really maniac couple of weeks what with (mostly) work and all. I work next week but then I get a week holiday time (with the weekends that makes 9 whole days) i've been on the road at site meetings for 9 of the last 10 working days and done around 2500 miles since the beginning of the month. Fortun...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Thanks Dean for .....all of this. 1. They sound like the philosophy of the man who, having a headache, beats himself on the head with a hammer so that he can't feel the ache. If you draw this fallacious reasoning to the attention of an alcoholic, he will laugh it off, or become irritated and refuse to t...

NEANDERTHAL · NEANDERTHAL

First off, thank you all very much for replying to my post yesterday. Your thoughts, opinions and encourgment were all appreciated. The meeting was held in a catholic church 10 miles from where I live and it started at 7:30pm. I arived at 6:45pm, yes, 45 minutes early because there was no way I was going...

SteveP · SteveP

Hi all, Steve here, alcoholic. Great forum and thanks for letting me be part of it. I've been in the Fellowship in Feb and had a had a slip while on holiday in April so that my last drink was around early May. Things on the one hand seem good. Yet on the other hand, my clumisness, impatience, carelessness a...

Ravern · Ravern

I have been really silly I hadn't drank for 2 and a half years, then I started feeling like I was missing out, and recently I have been out drinking and I feel really depressed again. I know I need to come back to AA. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 20th of July 2009 09:01:05 PM

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi MIP Family. I am having a really hard time right now, accepting a big change in a dear friend's life. She has the same sponsor I do, but I haven't seen her in over a year, as I just assumed she was "doing her thing", and I was just doing mine. i had going through a bit of a depression last winter, a...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I live in a small city of about 100,000 people (I moved there 4 years ago from a much larger city). A month or so into my AA experience, one of the big head honchos from the job that I moved here to take (and have since lost due to my DUI) showed up at a meeting. Now, tonight, I just found out that he is my sponsor'...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

The immediate reaction is, "um, God? WTF!" I'm thinking, hey. I've already lost my job, will soon be completely broke, I'm going to meetings every day, trying to work the program the best I can, and now this? What I'm referring to is that I have just developed an unexpected, out of the blue...

NEANDERTHAL · NEANDERTHAL

Hello, my name is Shaun and I am a new to this site. I am currently 15 days sober and tonight at 7:30pm I will be attending my first ever Alcoholics Anonymous meeting...I'm scared, I'm very shy and suffer from anxiety, I'm not looking forward to it. I dont know why I feel the need to join this site and share t...

newcomer · newcomer

Dear all, seven days down, feeling tetchy but hanging in there, avoiding functions for the next while if possible, have explained to people that it was tiring me out and that energy levels low because of drinking, not to gone into it further than that as I don't know what to say, I think I got such a shock w...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Hi all, My name is Steve, I have a lot to tell if anyone is interested. Just saying Hi for now, just got out of 4 day Detox. Sorry for the weird spacing, my space bar is being real touchy lol, gotta fix that soon. I am from Salem Oregon and wondering if anyone is from arou...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

How do you find a sponsor? I am going to a newcomers AA tomorrow and was suggested to find a sponsor, I am naturally shy and my biggest fear is asking someone and being rejected, any tips? Thanks Steve

Ann · Ann

Hello, My name is Ann and I am an Alcoholic. I am hoping today is my last hangover. I am disgusted and ashamed with myself. Last night while my husband was at work I drank an entire bottle of wine plus Vodak. I hid both bottles and can not only find one. I have looked all over the house and I can not f...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey All, There was a thread on another board where someone posted a poll on whether you considered yourself recovered vs recovering. Typically for that forum there were people insulting others beliefs in an effort to prove their opinion was correct. What say you? I come under the notion that I wil...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Have any of you reached the insight in early sobriety just how much you do whatever everyone else around you is doing? This didn't hit me with my drinking, though I guess I instinctively knew this because I haven't been to a bar in over 9 months now, but I noticed I can go almost a whole day without smoking...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I was away from the internets this week (dial up in the mountain trailer isn't working ). I certainly missed you guy and gals. Lots of activity and a rare appearance from John our founder. Hello John, and class of '89 represent! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Sunday 7th of June 2009 06:31:43 AM

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

It was a little thing, but sometimes those little things can seem very big in your mind. I just wanted a friggin' pair of scissors. I scoured the entire house for 'em, have several pairs but couldn't find a single one. I was thinking, "My kingdom for a pair of scissors!" Then I texted my wif...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

While in detox they started Clean and Sober for like 10 mins then a AA meeting came and the movie never got put back on, so when I got out yesterday I rented the movie today and watched it and was really moved by it. I think Micheal Keaton did a great job and even though the ending is sad I think it was a good mov...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi Glenn, With all that you are going through, and you have just latched on to the Program and doing all the things we need to do, So proud of you for Keeping the Program and you Sobriety, first and ahead of any other life stuff, that is how we do keep it. Great great efforts, bring great great results...

jodylynn010 · jodylynn010

I started off looking for a meeting in the town I am vacationing in and ended up finding you. So I decided to come home. As soon as I logged on, the first entry reminded me of my home group. Thanks- I was beginning to feel a little out of sorts. Come to find out I was homesick. Thanks for being there for me. I wil...

Bear350 · Bear350

Granted I'm only 28 years old, but here's my story. I've been told I'm a functional alcoholic before while I was in the Military, and I've also been told that I have a dependency. I'm doing well, but I have MAYBE 1 or 2 beers a week now, IF that.. __________________________________________________ M...

newcomer · newcomer

Dear all, Have spent the week at the course and haven't drank, though it is full of events to drink at. Thanks for all message of support, I have found an online version of the Big Book online and am reading same. I suppose I feel quite shocked as I didn't think I was the one with the problem too until recentl...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

I am 6 days sober now and fresh out of detox. I am 28 years old and never been to detox or tried to quit drinking in my many years of heavy drinking. I dont have much $$ at all and was wondering if someone could perhaps donate me a big book out of good faith and karma, hopefully the Higher Power can lead me to th...

barisax · barisax

Someone I care a great deal about is getting ready to do something I would normally advise against... she's going to marry an alcoholic... me!! I was married before. 5 years drinking, then 5 years sober. Then 15 years sober and single, over 12 without being in any kind of real relationship. We've b...

John_R · John_R

Sent to the first person to email me: one Big Book, hardcover, 3rd edition. xdrunkard@gmail.com No charge for the book, free shipping.

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I dunno. At first I was going to about 1 a day, sometimes less sometimes more trying to average 90 in 90. Lately I'm going to 2 or 3 a day every day. I just can't seem to function in real life, so I'm going to meetings instead. I should be trying to get a job, figuring out my financial situation (which is ve...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Enjoy every moment of this 24hrs, Tina. Thank you for sharing your Recovery with us here@MIP. Godbless You 1Day@aTime ~ Love & Fellowship, Danielle xxx

CAM · CAM

I am just amazed at where my mind goes sometimes...the fear and anxiety that I actually manufacture on my own self! Gotta let go - let my HP take care of things, it's always the same answer.... Serenity is the goal, right? One day at a time! Best to everyone - Christine

Tina · Tina

Hi Just want to share an experience I had this past Monday, which fellow by my soberity date On Tuesday July 14th. 6 years ago to the date fell on Monday July 14th 2003, My day started out alright but had vibes I couldn't explain until I spoke to a family member today. It was like I was reliving the day of my m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

Look for guidance/suggestions. I wrote about my current relationship with my wife back on 7/2/09, titled: "Relationship Issue; what to do?" Different subject, same wife. About 4 months ago my wife confessed to me that she was talking with a friend(male)of ours and they became each ot...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thank you all for being here with me & to each of you for all you contribute. I'm a woman of few words but I love that I can stay close here with you while you share & help me to stay sober too. It means more than I can say though I hope you feel me present with you always 1Day@aTime. In unity, service &am...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity. 12 & 12, p.74How often do I focus on my problems and frustrations? When I am having a good day these same problems shrink in importance and my preoccupat...

newcomer · newcomer

Dear all, I am new to this board and have only slowly woken up to the fact that I have a serious drinking problem. My life is quite a mess. I am full of fear and feel very vulnerable at the moment, I will be starting meetings this coming week as I know I would not make it without them,

cajunhorn · cajunhorn

I am new to the board and happy to know about you folks. A little background: I live in Kerrville, TX, am married with 4 kids, and have been continuously sober just under 2 years. I am a Big Book "Fundamentalist" and have yet to find one lie in between the title page and page 164. I only make on...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

I was standing there smoking a cigarette (I do that occasionally when I really want a drink) and thinking about how arrogant I am, looked up at the tree and thought, it would take me an entire lifetime to try and count the needles on it and I wouldn't be able to come up with an accurate count. But God knows e...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Codependency involves a habitual system of thinking, feeling, and behaving toward ourselves and others that can cause pain. Codependent behaviors or habits are self-destructive. We frequently react to people who are destroying themselves; we react by learning to destroy ourselves. These hab...

Jane05 · Jane05

PROFESSOR AND THE PARADOX 1. We SURRENDER TO WIN. On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning. But it is in AA. Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect or our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit "bottom" in despai...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

I've really been struggling these past few weeks. But was able to get rid of my boyfriend....which was very much needed. Would like to talk a little more about it, but not ready quite yet. Thanks for listening. I'll write more soon.

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey all, I am in a job where I am in a hotel a lot and many times its just easier to eat at the hotel. Tonight was no different from any other night, where when I went down to eat, my co workers were at the bar. So I sat at the bar and ordered dinner and a coke, and I sat there eating with company that was slurring w...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

WOW..... the longer I stay sober the more I appreciate yummy healthy food (and chocolate too). My addiction prevented me from eating anything at all most of the time, much less decent food, for many years. I have put on some healthy weight in sobriety, and then a few extra girl-pounds just for good meas...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

LOL..... my fault for falling asleep at 6, waking up at 11pm on this Friday evening after work. LOL Where's the AA Party???? Hahahaha

Reffner · Reffner

I've been lurking here for several days now and decided to go ahead and introduce myself. I'm Brian, and I am an alcoholic. I've read some good things here, and look forward to spending more time here sharing with my fellow alcoholics. I just got out of a 90 treatment program last Sunday, and have m...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi Everyone, When I attended over 10 years of meetings, five days a week in this one small room, I learned so very much and something still stands out so clealy to me, feels like it was learned as in a classroom, and the theme many times was How to handle Conflict, or very fearful events. And the genera...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Good Morning, Was doing some reading, and a lot of writings on the emotion of Fear. Well there is of course healthy fear, if you see a car coming at you and you are in the middle of a cross-walk, healthy fear tells us to run, to avoid an injury, or worse. One of our members here, talks about this emotio...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Went to my home group last night, a BB study, and we were reading Bill's Story. We were then talking about detox, and PAW and stuff afterward. I remembered and told how last week I had almost passed out at work, during a surgery, due to anxiety!!! (PAW??) I had been put on a desk position for 6 months, and t...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I am not posting this for congrats but to share an experience I just had. I was reading another post on here in which literally cleaning the house was mentioned. I have not been so great about maintaining my house, diet, and a lot of issues regarding self-care, but I'm a work in progress. I started cle...

FlyingSquirrel · FlyingSquirrel

Anyone else use to make them? The little plastic tupperware thingies with the plastic handle? In the last couple months of my drinking, I discovered that they held just a little over a shot each. So I'd fill 'em up and take with me on my way to the bar - shots to go, one or two. Figured that way if I got pull...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Can I ask if there is anyone who stopped the alcohol, but became addicted to something else? I stopped drinking on September 11th, 2008. Though I have never done illegal drugs, it seems like I still search for a high. Even if it's something farely normal.....example, I love garage sales.....they...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Ok had to pause for this. I've racked up a lot of posts on other message boards (football, motorcycle ect...) but those were mostly frivolous and whimsical. I've enjoyed my 3 years here and this site has most definitely helped me stay sober and I owe much to your fellowship with me. Thanks for my s...

Tina · Tina

Good morning Just thought I'd drop in and say hi Was just having morning coffee and reading some of the post this morning when I realized in 5 days I will be celebrating and remembering 6 years ago. Tuesday July 14th is my AA Birthday, and well I am so glad that I'm sober today and greatful for being here. A...

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	it's Sunday, I have no get up and go! (Preview) I've had a really maniac couple of weeks what with (mostly) work and all. I work next week but then I get a week holiday time (with the weekends that makes 9 whole days) i've been on the road at site meetings for 9 of the last 10 working days and done around 2500 miles since the beginning of the month. Fortun...	bikerbill	7	602	Jul 23, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Borrowed from the Archives,2007 /Dean's Post on AA's view of Dealing with Resentments (Preview) Thanks Dean for .....all of this. 1. They sound like the philosophy of the man who, having a headache, beats himself on the head with a hammer so that he can't feel the ache. If you draw this fallacious reasoning to the attention of an alcoholic, he will laugh it off, or become irritated and refuse to t...	toni baloney	2	514	Jul 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	I Attended My First Ever A A meeting Last Night. (Preview) First off, thank you all very much for replying to my post yesterday. Your thoughts, opinions and encourgment were all appreciated. The meeting was held in a catholic church 10 miles from where I live and it started at 7:30pm. I arived at 6:45pm, yes, 45 minutes early because there was no way I was going...	NEANDERTHAL	9	1508	Jul 23, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Hi all -- coping with frustration in recovery (Preview) Hi all, Steve here, alcoholic. Great forum and thanks for letting me be part of it. I've been in the Fellowship in Feb and had a had a slip while on holiday in April so that my last drink was around early May. Things on the one hand seem good. Yet on the other hand, my clumisness, impatience, carelessness a...	SteveP	13	766	Jul 22, 2009 by pinkchip
	I need to come back to AA (Preview) I have been really silly I hadn't drank for 2 and a half years, then I started feeling like I was missing out, and recently I have been out drinking and I feel really depressed again. I know I need to come back to AA. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 20th of July 2009 09:01:05 PM	Ravern	9	505	Jul 22, 2009 by joelo
	Please help me deal with this.... very serious (Preview) Hi MIP Family. I am having a really hard time right now, accepting a big change in a dear friend's life. She has the same sponsor I do, but I haven't seen her in over a year, as I just assumed she was "doing her thing", and I was just doing mine. i had going through a bit of a depression last winter, a...	jonijoni1	9	669	Jul 22, 2009 by cramcj01
	Coincidences, coincidences. (Preview) I live in a small city of about 100,000 people (I moved there 4 years ago from a much larger city). A month or so into my AA experience, one of the big head honchos from the job that I moved here to take (and have since lost due to my DUI) showed up at a meeting. Now, tonight, I just found out that he is my sponsor'...	FlyingSquirrel	4	462	Jul 22, 2009 by cramcj01
	It's very difficult to believe in a higher power when some unexpected crap happens to you. (Preview) The immediate reaction is, "um, God? WTF!" I'm thinking, hey. I've already lost my job, will soon be completely broke, I'm going to meetings every day, trying to work the program the best I can, and now this? What I'm referring to is that I have just developed an unexpected, out of the blue...	FlyingSquirrel	16	703	Jul 20, 2009 by Halfwolf
	My First Ever A A Meeting. (Preview) Hello, my name is Shaun and I am a new to this site. I am currently 15 days sober and tonight at 7:30pm I will be attending my first ever Alcoholics Anonymous meeting...I'm scared, I'm very shy and suffer from anxiety, I'm not looking forward to it. I dont know why I feel the need to join this site and share t...	NEANDERTHAL	8	1730	Jul 20, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	7 days done (Preview) Dear all, seven days down, feeling tetchy but hanging in there, avoiding functions for the next while if possible, have explained to people that it was tiring me out and that energy levels low because of drinking, not to gone into it further than that as I don't know what to say, I think I got such a shock w...	newcomer	5	633	Jul 20, 2009 by Jane05
	NEW HERE! Fresh out of detox, 96 hours without a drink, FEELS GREAT! detox salem oregon aa (Preview) Hi all, My name is Steve, I have a lot to tell if anyone is interested. Just saying Hi for now, just got out of 4 day Detox. Sorry for the weird spacing, my space bar is being real touchy lol, gotta fix that soon. I am from Salem Oregon and wondering if anyone is from arou...	SoberSteve	7	8253	Jul 20, 2009 by cajunhorn
	Sponsor?? (Preview) How do you find a sponsor? I am going to a newcomers AA tomorrow and was suggested to find a sponsor, I am naturally shy and my biggest fear is asking someone and being rejected, any tips? Thanks Steve	SoberSteve	13	1083	Jul 20, 2009 by angelov8
	Hello, I am new to this board (Preview) Hello, My name is Ann and I am an Alcoholic. I am hoping today is my last hangover. I am disgusted and ashamed with myself. Last night while my husband was at work I drank an entire bottle of wine plus Vodak. I hid both bottles and can not only find one. I have looked all over the house and I can not f...	Ann	9	421	Jul 20, 2009 by angelov8
	Recovered vs Recovering....and I do not care which side you are on (Preview) Hey All, There was a thread on another board where someone posted a poll on whether you considered yourself recovered vs recovering. Typically for that forum there were people insulting others beliefs in an effort to prove their opinion was correct. What say you? I come under the notion that I wil...	turninggrey	19	490	Jul 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	My Surroundings (Preview) Have any of you reached the insight in early sobriety just how much you do whatever everyone else around you is doing? This didn't hit me with my drinking, though I guess I instinctively knew this because I haven't been to a bar in over 9 months now, but I noticed I can go almost a whole day without smoking...	pinkchip	5	389	Jul 19, 2009 by toni baloney
	Back from NC (Preview) I was away from the internets this week (dial up in the mountain trailer isn't working ). I certainly missed you guy and gals. Lots of activity and a rare appearance from John our founder. Hello John, and class of '89 represent! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Sunday 7th of June 2009 06:31:43 AM	StPeteDean	7	471	Jul 19, 2009 by Jane05
	Gotta give kudos to God, he came thru today (Preview) It was a little thing, but sometimes those little things can seem very big in your mind. I just wanted a friggin' pair of scissors. I scoured the entire house for 'em, have several pairs but couldn't find a single one. I was thinking, "My kingdom for a pair of scissors!" Then I texted my wif...	FlyingSquirrel	6	436	Jul 18, 2009 by BeerIsMyPoison
	Just seen CLEAN AND SOBER for the first time today! Can anyone recommend any other inspiring films like this? clean and sober movies (Preview) While in detox they started Clean and Sober for like 10 mins then a AA meeting came and the movie never got put back on, so when I got out yesterday I rented the movie today and watched it and was really moved by it. I think Micheal Keaton did a great job and even though the ending is sad I think it was a good mov...	SoberSteve	4	1040	Jul 17, 2009 by pinkchip
	CONGRATULATIONS FLYING SQUILLEL ON 5 MONTHS of SOBRIETY!!! (Preview) Hi Glenn, With all that you are going through, and you have just latched on to the Program and doing all the things we need to do, So proud of you for Keeping the Program and you Sobriety, first and ahead of any other life stuff, that is how we do keep it. Great great efforts, bring great great results...	toni baloney	13	1911	Jul 17, 2009 by angelov8
	glad to be home... (Preview) I started off looking for a meeting in the town I am vacationing in and ended up finding you. So I decided to come home. As soon as I logged on, the first entry reminded me of my home group. Thanks- I was beginning to feel a little out of sorts. Come to find out I was homesick. Thanks for being there for me. I wil...	jodylynn010	9	318	Jul 17, 2009 by jodylynn010
	New Here.. Dependancy recovery. (Preview) Granted I'm only 28 years old, but here's my story. I've been told I'm a functional alcoholic before while I was in the Military, and I've also been told that I have a dependency. I'm doing well, but I have MAYBE 1 or 2 beers a week now, IF that.. __________________________________________________ M...	Bear350	9	419	Jul 17, 2009 by BeerIsMyPoison
	update on week (Preview) Dear all, Have spent the week at the course and haven't drank, though it is full of events to drink at. Thanks for all message of support, I have found an online version of the Big Book online and am reading same. I suppose I feel quite shocked as I didn't think I was the one with the problem too until recentl...	newcomer	2	266	Jul 17, 2009 by Reffner
	Does anyone know where I can get a free Big Book??? big book aa alcohol free donate help (Preview) I am 6 days sober now and fresh out of detox. I am 28 years old and never been to detox or tried to quit drinking in my many years of heavy drinking. I dont have much $$ at all and was wondering if someone could perhaps donate me a big book out of good faith and karma, hopefully the Higher Power can lead me to th...	SoberSteve	7	10537	Jul 16, 2009 by joelo
	Getting Married (Preview) Someone I care a great deal about is getting ready to do something I would normally advise against... she's going to marry an alcoholic... me!! I was married before. 5 years drinking, then 5 years sober. Then 15 years sober and single, over 12 without being in any kind of real relationship. We've b...	barisax	11	1322	Jul 16, 2009 by jonijoni1
	BB Up For Grabs (Preview) Sent to the first person to email me: one Big Book, hardcover, 3rd edition. xdrunkard@gmail.com No charge for the book, free shipping.	John_R	11	589	Jul 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Too many meetings? (Preview) I dunno. At first I was going to about 1 a day, sometimes less sometimes more trying to average 90 in 90. Lately I'm going to 2 or 3 a day every day. I just can't seem to function in real life, so I'm going to meetings instead. I should be trying to get a job, figuring out my financial situation (which is ve...	FlyingSquirrel	7	954	Jul 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy 6th Soberversary, Tina! (Preview) Enjoy every moment of this 24hrs, Tina. Thank you for sharing your Recovery with us here@MIP. Godbless You 1Day@aTime ~ Love & Fellowship, Danielle xxx	Sobrietyspell	7	465	Jul 16, 2009 by Jane05
	Fear..... (Preview) I am just amazed at where my mind goes sometimes...the fear and anxiety that I actually manufacture on my own self! Gotta let go - let my HP take care of things, it's always the same answer.... Serenity is the goal, right? One day at a time! Best to everyone - Christine	CAM	3	439	Jul 16, 2009 by SoberSteve
	Just wanted to share (Preview) Hi Just want to share an experience I had this past Monday, which fellow by my soberity date On Tuesday July 14th. 6 years ago to the date fell on Monday July 14th 2003, My day started out alright but had vibes I couldn't explain until I spoke to a family member today. It was like I was reliving the day of my m...	Tina	4	365	Jul 15, 2009 by jodylynn010
	Relationship Issue- Part II (Preview) Look for guidance/suggestions. I wrote about my current relationship with my wife back on 7/2/09, titled: "Relationship Issue; what to do?" Different subject, same wife. About 4 months ago my wife confessed to me that she was talking with a friend(male)of ours and they became each ot...	Mike B.	8	940	Jul 15, 2009 by Mike B.
	Wahey.. 2000! Thankyou MIP (Preview) Thank you all for being here with me & to each of you for all you contribute. I'm a woman of few words but I love that I can stay close here with you while you share & help me to stay sober too. It means more than I can say though I hope you feel me present with you always 1Day@aTime. In unity, service &am...	Sobrietyspell	10	483	Jul 15, 2009 by angelov8
	Daily Reflections ~ A Nourishing Ingredient & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity. 12 & 12, p.74How often do I focus on my problems and frustrations? When I am having a good day these same problems shrink in importance and my preoccupat...	Sobrietyspell	1	734	Jul 14, 2009 by jodylynn010
	newcomer (Preview) Dear all, I am new to this board and have only slowly woken up to the fact that I have a serious drinking problem. My life is quite a mess. I am full of fear and feel very vulnerable at the moment, I will be starting meetings this coming week as I know I would not make it without them,	newcomer	8	539	Jul 14, 2009 by barisax
	Hello family! (Preview) I am new to the board and happy to know about you folks. A little background: I live in Kerrville, TX, am married with 4 kids, and have been continuously sober just under 2 years. I am a Big Book "Fundamentalist" and have yet to find one lie in between the title page and page 164. I only make on...	cajunhorn	11	552	Jul 14, 2009 by Jane05
	Think I just bonded with the tree in my front yard (Preview) I was standing there smoking a cigarette (I do that occasionally when I really want a drink) and thinking about how arrogant I am, looked up at the tree and thought, it would take me an entire lifetime to try and count the needles on it and I wouldn't be able to come up with an accurate count. But God knows e...	FlyingSquirrel	12	466	Jul 14, 2009 by joelo
	Codependency: Sound Familiar? (Preview) Codependency involves a habitual system of thinking, feeling, and behaving toward ourselves and others that can cause pain. Codependent behaviors or habits are self-destructive. We frequently react to people who are destroying themselves; we react by learning to destroy ourselves. These hab...	jonijoni1	2	1554	Jul 14, 2009 by joelo
	PROFESSOR AND THE PARADOX PARADOX (Preview) PROFESSOR AND THE PARADOX 1. We SURRENDER TO WIN. On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning. But it is in AA. Only after we have come to the end of our rope, hit a stone wall in some aspect or our lives beyond which we can go no further; only when we hit "bottom" in despai...	Jane05	6	6139	Jul 14, 2009 by cajunhorn
	Struggling..... (Preview) I've really been struggling these past few weeks. But was able to get rid of my boyfriend....which was very much needed. Would like to talk a little more about it, but not ready quite yet. Thanks for listening. I'll write more soon.	cramcj01	10	587	Jul 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	So I sat at the bar tonight.... (Preview) Hey all, I am in a job where I am in a hotel a lot and many times its just easier to eat at the hotel. Tonight was no different from any other night, where when I went down to eat, my co workers were at the bar. So I sat at the bar and ordered dinner and a coke, and I sat there eating with company that was slurring w...	turninggrey	6	514	Jul 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	SUMMER FOOD (Preview) WOW..... the longer I stay sober the more I appreciate yummy healthy food (and chocolate too). My addiction prevented me from eating anything at all most of the time, much less decent food, for many years. I have put on some healthy weight in sobriety, and then a few extra girl-pounds just for good meas...	jonijoni1	9	429	Jul 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	WHERE IS EVERYONE????? (Preview) LOL..... my fault for falling asleep at 6, waking up at 11pm on this Friday evening after work. LOL Where's the AA Party???? Hahahaha	jonijoni1	17	548	Jul 13, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Just a quick hello. (Preview) I've been lurking here for several days now and decided to go ahead and introduce myself. I'm Brian, and I am an alcoholic. I've read some good things here, and look forward to spending more time here sharing with my fellow alcoholics. I just got out of a 90 treatment program last Sunday, and have m...	Reffner	5	1011	Jul 11, 2009 by turninggrey
	How do you handle conflict??? (Preview) Hi Everyone, When I attended over 10 years of meetings, five days a week in this one small room, I learned so very much and something still stands out so clealy to me, feels like it was learned as in a classroom, and the theme many times was How to handle Conflict, or very fearful events. And the genera...	toni baloney	13	1503	Jul 11, 2009 by jonijoni1
	The Emotion of FEAR...... (Preview) Good Morning, Was doing some reading, and a lot of writings on the emotion of Fear. Well there is of course healthy fear, if you see a car coming at you and you are in the middle of a cross-walk, healthy fear tells us to run, to avoid an injury, or worse. One of our members here, talks about this emotio...	toni baloney	2	372	Jul 11, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Cool support in my time of need last night (Preview) Went to my home group last night, a BB study, and we were reading Bill's Story. We were then talking about detox, and PAW and stuff afterward. I remembered and told how last week I had almost passed out at work, during a surgery, due to anxiety!!! (PAW??) I had been put on a desk position for 6 months, and t...	jonijoni1	4	392	Jul 10, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Sobriety Chips (Preview) I am not posting this for congrats but to share an experience I just had. I was reading another post on here in which literally cleaning the house was mentioned. I have not been so great about maintaining my house, diet, and a lot of issues regarding self-care, but I'm a work in progress. I started cle...	pinkchip	14	7240	Jul 10, 2009 by barisax
	Homemade popsicles (Preview) Anyone else use to make them? The little plastic tupperware thingies with the plastic handle? In the last couple months of my drinking, I discovered that they held just a little over a shot each. So I'd fill 'em up and take with me on my way to the bar - shots to go, one or two. Figured that way if I got pull...	FlyingSquirrel	13	704	Jul 10, 2009 by cramcj01
	In need of some encouragment....or something..... (Preview) Can I ask if there is anyone who stopped the alcohol, but became addicted to something else? I stopped drinking on September 11th, 2008. Though I have never done illegal drugs, it seems like I still search for a high. Even if it's something farely normal.....example, I love garage sales.....they...	cramcj01	8	423	Jul 9, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	2000th post celebration thread (Preview) Ok had to pause for this. I've racked up a lot of posts on other message boards (football, motorcycle ect...) but those were mostly frivolous and whimsical. I've enjoyed my 3 years here and this site has most definitely helped me stay sober and I owe much to your fellowship with me. Thanks for my s...	StPeteDean	15	543	Jul 9, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Realized (Preview) Good morning Just thought I'd drop in and say hi Was just having morning coffee and reading some of the post this morning when I realized in 5 days I will be celebrating and remembering 6 years ago. Tuesday July 14th is my AA Birthday, and well I am so glad that I'm sober today and greatful for being here. A...	Tina	2	297	Jul 9, 2009 by toni baloney
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