Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 6, 2018Quote of the Week"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change." Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in endless circles about my problems and about the people, places and things responsible for them. I went on and on abo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Recovery sets us free. Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We may not hear bands playing and see fireworks every day, but we will know a new dimension of peace and serenity. Although re...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 30, 2018Quote of the Week"Learning to live life one day at a time..." My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14 people in her department had been laid off that morning. I'm home recovering from a gallbladder operatio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Still plugging · Still plugging

Been using snuff and/or cigarettes for about 28 years. Took my last dip a few days ago and smoked my last cigarette last night. This really sucks gang. Nicotine withdrawal seems to be a lot more difficult for me than getting sober 4 months ago was. Keep me in your prayers everyone.

Percival · Percival

I've been out of the State's 14 years but I do keep up with the News. Several months ago there was an article that Ms. Lovato sober 6 years picked up...For other recovering alcoholics hearing someone picked up is sad...we generally say a prayer for them for the grace to come back....I think I read at the t...

JerryF · JerryF

Just for those alkies who are curious and want to be prepared. I'm in a sleep testing program and this morning asked the question is sleep disturbance affected by alcoholism and the nod was affirmative, "even if the person has long term sobriety"? and the nod was affirmative. Guess what I'm gonna b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 23, 2018Quote of the Week"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philosophical pers...

ThineSelfBeTrue · ThineSelfBeTrue

I've been sober now for seven months and 18 days. It's really crazy how extreme the ups and downs are at times. I have some really good stretches when everything's going great, but then that's followed by an unexpected crash. I also suffer from clinical depression related to my alcoholism. I have this...

StartNow · StartNow

Day 45 Here's a nice poem... :) Have a great day everyone! Desiderata "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even t...

Tanin · Tanin

Seem an interesting movie. DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTWritten and directed by Gus Van SantWith Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack BlackRated R http://www.goerie.com/entertainment/20180716/movie-review-highly-emotional-story-of-cartoonist-john-callahan-is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 16, 2018Quote of the Week"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to deal with them a...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

Hey everybody!!! i know it's been a while since I've posted. I have no excuse. So, I'm not gonna try to make one. I still do check in here every few weeks, and read posts. So...last week, I hit 4 years. I never would have thought it was possible. I've gotta say, this forum, and a few members who are regularl...

Still plugging · Still plugging

Before getting sober I was a secret drunk. As a member of the clergy I suppose I am expected to have a good reputation in the community. People in our small town community are starting to find out that Im a recovering alcoholic now, so the cats out of the bag now. My wife cried herself to sleep last night bec...

Mira · Mira

Old timers, when does one consider to be?

mattbox · mattbox

A group just moved and members want to hang one of those blue AA signs outside to guide people to the new space. The sign would be on a heavily traveled city street in front of a building that is otherwise closed. It is not a huge step of logic to think the people entering a builiding after hours with the big o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 9, 2018Quote of the WeekIf you are bored in the program, then youre boring. I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times. And worse, I felt sentenced to meetings, where there were clicks of people who knew each other I felt like I w...

DavidM_CA-TX · DavidM_CA-TX

Hello World and you, I am looking for my friends that got me through my first few years of successful sobriety in AA. I got my early foundation in AA in 1985 at The Pacific Group in west LA. Wanting to connect with the people that gifted me my life back and feeling some nostalgia. I am not concerned with rel...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 2, 2018Quote of the Week"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there." Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solution. I didn't have a God in my...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Quick check in, I did it, got a year and some... currently camping at the beach. Life is so much better. I want to thank everyone for putting up with me through the years and extend my gratitude. Hope everyone is well..

NanB · NanB

Hi. Im over 6 years clean and sober but I still hate being around alcohol, especially wine. Restaurants, parties, dinner events still give me a ton of anxiety. My husband and I used to enjoy good wine and when people start raising their glasses of some amazing wine, I get very uncomfortable and want to r...

Chel_E · Chel_E

Hi everybody. Longtime lurker and all that good stuff. Just wondering if anyone has faced anything related or just has any plain old peanut gallery opinions.....I've been with my sponsor for about a year and while we're pretty different in our sensibilities and day to day lives, our dynamic has mor...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Remember the Golden Key Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't need to decide what the answer may be. Do this, and you'll soon be out of your difficulty. This is essentially the formul...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 25, 2018Quote of the Week"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work out I'd use alcohol to fuel my self-will and strengthen my determination. It was during these drinking sess...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 18, 2018Quote of the Week"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!" When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying, rehashing, or trying to solve all my problems. In fact, before early recovery it was actually easier to sleep be...

StartNow · StartNow

Hi all, I occasionally read the board here, sometimes post though it's been a while. I wanted to get your thoughts on drinking, or perhaps I'm just working through my own drinking as I feel it has been a problem. When I drink there are times when I have just a beer and stop, and this is when I'm out socially...

dyingdegree · dyingdegree

Hey everyone...I'm starting my road to recovery, have tried multiple times, but hope to use this as a means of communication with others going through the same thing. Going to AA or rehab is unfortunately not an option for me as the small community I'm in could destroy my work. I could go into detail fu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 11, 2018Quote of the Week"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror" Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I'd be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, rese...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

Daily meetings, temp sponsor, plenty of prayer/meditation...havent been sober this long in years. I feel really good. So many physical and mental health improvements already. Only negative at the moment is insomnia. I can live with that. -- Edited by TipsyMcstagger on Friday 8th of June 2018 06:0...

420 Guy · 420 Guy

I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...

Myles · Myles

The phenomenon of craving as described in the big book of AA: is this the same with other drugs? The same physical allergy? Or does this only apply to alcohol? Thank you so much for your thoughts.

Tanin · Tanin

As info. The 2017 NIAAA study is important. It finds large increasing rates of alcoholism for U.S. women and men. More prospects for AA.... https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a20806555/alcoholism-women-rising/

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 4, 2018Quote of the WeekKeep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good. I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. Before he sat down, he shared that he had twelve years but had gone out. He said it took almost five years to get seven day...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I'm serious this time. I'm going to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, yadda yadda yadda. I'm also going to do something different...I'm going to tell everyone I know that I am a degenerate alky. I think that'll make have some accountability. I'm trying to think of other things I can differently t...

hotrod990 · hotrod990

Hello all Good News Tanin has turned off the Community fund request on each message Board The Community Funding solicitation. was extremely successful as we received enough to cover. about 20 months at $17.98 per month.We are now paid up until l April 2019. Thank you all for your generosity...

Myles · Myles

I am trying to figure out if I have 2 diseases or 1. How is alcoholism different from other drug addiction? Same disease, different symptoms? Or 2 separate diseases? How is alcoholism different from other chemical addictions with regard to the physical craving and mental obsession?

Still plugging · Still plugging

Well, after 63 days of sobriety I just now realized that I have been a very controlling person my whole life (pause for everyone else with a lick of common sense to laugh at/with me). My question is this: how does someone like me learn how to give up control? Is it to simply keep doing the ânext good thing...

Still plugging · Still plugging

Im a Christian that happens to be an alcoholic. Sober for almost 2 months now, thanks to the good Lord above and AA. Ive noticed that a lot of AA members have significant levels of animosity towards organized religion, often justifiably. A VERY BIG portion of my life revolves around church (23 years in...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dear valued subscriber, Exciting news! We have just launched a new YouTube channel where we will be posting a series of short videos (2 minutes or so) featuring quotes around a theme. We posted our first video last week and the theme is: Self-Esteem & Self-Care. You can see it by clicking on the l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We have our time together Sometimes we feel bad because we cannot afford all the things we need or want. Whether or not we have all we want, we can get lost in the quest for material possessions and the happiness we think they will bring. These thoughts can carry us toward a narrow and cold view of life. But...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 28, 2018Quote of the Week"It's a simple program for complicated people." They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I confidently told my sp...

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone, I have a few questions about amends. I have written before about this matter, particularly about making financial amends for debts I incurred well-over 40 years ago. I did contact all the people I could, with one person who replied to my email saying it was good to hear from me and not t...

Myles · Myles

I have posted a few times here and I am very thankful for the responses and grateful for this group. I know I have some problems, even though most times I dont think I qualify as a real alcoholic. Basically my story with alcohol looks tricky to diagnose, so who knows. There had been times when I drank socia...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 21, 2018Quote of the Week"Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination." Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program and began putting t...

Reebs · Reebs

I know I am an alcoholic. My husband knows as well..altho we dont talk about it much until there is an issue. I do not want to go to meetings, small town. can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 14, 2018Quote of the Week"Things aren't necessarily going wrong just because they're not going my way." This is still hard for me to accept. My ego tells me that my plans and ideas about how things should go, and how you should act, are 99% right, and that if everybody would just fall in line, then e...

Still plugging · Still plugging

I travel some with my job. Anybody ever hear of AA meetings in airports?

hotrod990 · hotrod990

Hello all, we have now paid our "Go Daddy "account in full for the year. Thank you We still need to pay our other vendor, Sparklit and plan on a continuation of the funding drive starting this weekend and intend to cut it off when we get to 1 year @ $17.98/month prepaid. We will turn on Commu...

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	Wisdom of the Rooms 8-6 (Preview) August 6, 2018Quote of the Week"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change." Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in endless circles about my problems and about the people, places and things responsible for them. I went on and on abo...	Pythonpappy	0	322	Aug 6, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - July (Preview) Recovery sets us free. Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We may not hear bands playing and see fireworks every day, but we will know a new dimension of peace and serenity. Although re...	Pythonpappy	29	1027	Jul 31, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-30 (Preview) July 30, 2018Quote of the Week"Learning to live life one day at a time..." My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14 people in her department had been laid off that morning. I'm home recovering from a gallbladder operatio...	Pythonpappy	0	318	Jul 30, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminders - July (Preview)	Pythonpappy	30	1535	Jul 30, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Withdrawing from nicotine today (Preview) Been using snuff and/or cigarettes for about 28 years. Took my last dip a few days ago and smoked my last cigarette last night. This really sucks gang. Nicotine withdrawal seems to be a lot more difficult for me than getting sober 4 months ago was. Keep me in your prayers everyone.	Still plugging	3	281	Jul 29, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Demi Lovato (Preview) I've been out of the State's 14 years but I do keep up with the News. Several months ago there was an article that Ms. Lovato sober 6 years picked up...For other recovering alcoholics hearing someone picked up is sad...we generally say a prayer for them for the grace to come back....I think I read at the t...	Percival	1	405	Jul 25, 2018 by JerryF
	And Sleep apnea (Preview) Just for those alkies who are curious and want to be prepared. I'm in a sleep testing program and this morning asked the question is sleep disturbance affected by alcoholism and the nod was affirmative, "even if the person has long term sobriety"? and the nod was affirmative. Guess what I'm gonna b...	JerryF	6	597	Jul 24, 2018 by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-23 (Preview) July 23, 2018Quote of the Week"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philosophical pers...	Pythonpappy	0	282	Jul 23, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Fear of relapse (Preview) I've been sober now for seven months and 18 days. It's really crazy how extreme the ups and downs are at times. I have some really good stretches when everything's going great, but then that's followed by an unexpected crash. I also suffer from clinical depression related to my alcoholism. I have this...	ThineSelfBeTrue	3	380	Jul 22, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Desiderata..... (Preview) Day 45 Here's a nice poem... :) Have a great day everyone! Desiderata "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even t...	StartNow	3	371	Jul 20, 2018 by JerryF
	DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT (Preview) Seem an interesting movie. DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTWritten and directed by Gus Van SantWith Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack BlackRated R http://www.goerie.com/entertainment/20180716/movie-review-highly-emotional-story-of-cartoonist-john-callahan-is...	Tanin	1	319	Jul 17, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-16 (Preview) July 16, 2018Quote of the Week"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to deal with them a...	Pythonpappy	0	212	Jul 16, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Support (Preview) Hey everybody!!! i know it's been a while since I've posted. I have no excuse. So, I'm not gonna try to make one. I still do check in here every few weeks, and read posts. So...last week, I hit 4 years. I never would have thought it was possible. I've gotta say, this forum, and a few members who are regularl...	Baba Louie	7	395	Jul 13, 2018 by justadrunk
	Easing concerns of spouse (Preview) Before getting sober I was a secret drunk. As a member of the clergy I suppose I am expected to have a good reputation in the community. People in our small town community are starting to find out that Im a recovering alcoholic now, so the cats out of the bag now. My wife cried herself to sleep last night bec...	Still plugging	6	345	Jul 13, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	old timers (Preview) Old timers, when does one consider to be?	Mira	26	4574	Jul 11, 2018 by Tanin
	An explicit "AA" sign outisde a meeting place--problem? (Preview) A group just moved and members want to hang one of those blue AA signs outside to guide people to the new space. The sign would be on a heavily traveled city street in front of a building that is otherwise closed. It is not a huge step of logic to think the people entering a builiding after hours with the big o...	mattbox	22	2071	Jul 10, 2018 by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-9 (Preview) July 9, 2018Quote of the WeekIf you are bored in the program, then youre boring. I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times. And worse, I felt sentenced to meetings, where there were clicks of people who knew each other I felt like I w...	Pythonpappy	0	338	Jul 9, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Help, Seeking my AA classmates 1985 (The Pacific Group, LA) *Six degrees of separation Pacific Group 1985 Class of 85 Clancy I Home Group Birth Days Finding Friends (Preview) Hello World and you, I am looking for my friends that got me through my first few years of successful sobriety in AA. I got my early foundation in AA in 1985 at The Pacific Group in west LA. Wanting to connect with the people that gifted me my life back and feeling some nostalgia. I am not concerned with rel...	DavidM_CA-TX	3	479	Jul 7, 2018 by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 7-2 (Preview) July 2, 2018Quote of the Week"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there." Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solution. I didn't have a God in my...	Pythonpappy	0	236	Jul 2, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	444 Days (Preview) Quick check in, I did it, got a year and some... currently camping at the beach. Life is so much better. I want to thank everyone for putting up with me through the years and extend my gratitude. Hope everyone is well..	SoberSteve	5	273	Jul 1, 2018 by gonee
	6 years clean - still feel uncomfortable around alcohol (Preview) Hi. Im over 6 years clean and sober but I still hate being around alcohol, especially wine. Restaurants, parties, dinner events still give me a ton of anxiety. My husband and I used to enjoy good wine and when people start raising their glasses of some amazing wine, I get very uncomfortable and want to r...	NanB	6	637	Jun 30, 2018 by StPeteDean
	Advice: turns out my sponsor is a sex worker (Preview) Hi everybody. Longtime lurker and all that good stuff. Just wondering if anyone has faced anything related or just has any plain old peanut gallery opinions.....I've been with my sponsor for about a year and while we're pretty different in our sensibilities and day to day lives, our dynamic has mor...	Chel_E	13	410	Jun 30, 2018 by StPeteDean
	Simple Reminders - June (Preview)	Pythonpappy	27	446	Jun 30, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - June (Preview) Remember the Golden Key Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't need to decide what the answer may be. Do this, and you'll soon be out of your difficulty. This is essentially the formul...	Pythonpappy	27	1011	Jun 30, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-25 (Preview) June 25, 2018Quote of the Week"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work out I'd use alcohol to fuel my self-will and strengthen my determination. It was during these drinking sess...	Pythonpappy	0	264	Jun 25, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-18 (Preview) June 18, 2018Quote of the Week"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!" When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying, rehashing, or trying to solve all my problems. In fact, before early recovery it was actually easier to sleep be...	Pythonpappy	0	198	Jun 18, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Question..... (Preview) Hi all, I occasionally read the board here, sometimes post though it's been a while. I wanted to get your thoughts on drinking, or perhaps I'm just working through my own drinking as I feel it has been a problem. When I drink there are times when I have just a beer and stop, and this is when I'm out socially...	StartNow	7	239	Jun 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	1st Day...Difficult Position (Preview) Hey everyone...I'm starting my road to recovery, have tried multiple times, but hope to use this as a means of communication with others going through the same thing. Going to AA or rehab is unfortunately not an option for me as the small community I'm in could destroy my work. I could go into detail fu...	dyingdegree	7	269	Jun 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-11 (Preview) June 11, 2018Quote of the Week"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror" Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I'd be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, rese...	Pythonpappy	0	185	Jun 11, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Day 11 - feeling amazing (Preview) Daily meetings, temp sponsor, plenty of prayer/meditation...havent been sober this long in years. I feel really good. So many physical and mental health improvements already. Only negative at the moment is insomnia. I can live with that. -- Edited by TipsyMcstagger on Friday 8th of June 2018 06:0...	TipsyMcstagger	5	264	Jun 9, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	420 Friendly AA Meetings (Preview) I went to AA for 24 years and had some success but very little. I became the club relapse king and my self esteem went way south to the point that I went from being a problem drinker to a full blown alky with street bum mentality, I drank cologne and rubbing alcohol to take off the shakes on many occasions. I w...	420 Guy	4	345	Jun 8, 2018 by TipsyMcstagger
	Craving (Preview) The phenomenon of craving as described in the big book of AA: is this the same with other drugs? The same physical allergy? Or does this only apply to alcohol? Thank you so much for your thoughts.	Myles	7	284	Jun 7, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	More Women Than Ever Addicted to Alcohol (Preview) As info. The 2017 NIAAA study is important. It finds large increasing rates of alcoholism for U.S. women and men. More prospects for AA.... https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a20806555/alcoholism-women-rising/	Tanin	2	263	Jun 4, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 6-4 (Preview) June 4, 2018Quote of the WeekKeep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good. I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. Before he sat down, he shared that he had twelve years but had gone out. He said it took almost five years to get seven day...	Pythonpappy	0	208	Jun 4, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	I've decided to stop drinking (Preview) I'm serious this time. I'm going to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, yadda yadda yadda. I'm also going to do something different...I'm going to tell everyone I know that I am a degenerate alky. I think that'll make have some accountability. I'm trying to think of other things I can differently t...	TipsyMcstagger	4	281	Jun 3, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	MIP Board Funding (Preview) Hello all Good News Tanin has turned off the Community fund request on each message Board The Community Funding solicitation. was extremely successful as we received enough to cover. about 20 months at $17.98 per month.We are now paid up until l April 2019. Thank you all for your generosity...	hotrod990	1	238	Jun 2, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Question about the disease (Preview) I am trying to figure out if I have 2 diseases or 1. How is alcoholism different from other drug addiction? Same disease, different symptoms? Or 2 separate diseases? How is alcoholism different from other chemical addictions with regard to the physical craving and mental obsession?	Myles	3	271	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	Control freak (Preview) Well, after 63 days of sobriety I just now realized that I have been a very controlling person my whole life (pause for everyone else with a lick of common sense to laugh at/with me). My question is this: how does someone like me learn how to give up control? Is it to simply keep doing the ânext good thing...	Still plugging	5	272	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	Non-judgemental church goer (Preview) Im a Christian that happens to be an alcoholic. Sober for almost 2 months now, thanks to the good Lord above and AA. Ive noticed that a lot of AA members have significant levels of animosity towards organized religion, often justifiably. A VERY BIG portion of my life revolves around church (23 years in...	Still plugging	6	261	Jun 2, 2018 by Fyne Spirit
	Wisdom of the Rooms 5-31 (Preview) Dear valued subscriber, Exciting news! We have just launched a new YouTube channel where we will be posting a series of short videos (2 minutes or so) featuring quotes around a theme. We posted our first video last week and the theme is: Self-Esteem & Self-Care. You can see it by clicking on the l...	Pythonpappy	0	196	May 31, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminders - May (Preview)	Pythonpappy	30	352	May 31, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - May (Preview) We have our time together Sometimes we feel bad because we cannot afford all the things we need or want. Whether or not we have all we want, we can get lost in the quest for material possessions and the happiness we think they will bring. These thoughts can carry us toward a narrow and cold view of life. But...	Pythonpappy	29	378	May 31, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 5-28 (Preview) May 28, 2018Quote of the Week"It's a simple program for complicated people." They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I confidently told my sp...	Pythonpappy	0	168	May 28, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	making amends to those family members no longer alive (Preview) Hello Everyone, I have a few questions about amends. I have written before about this matter, particularly about making financial amends for debts I incurred well-over 40 years ago. I did contact all the people I could, with one person who replied to my email saying it was good to hear from me and not t...	BigZen	3	255	May 28, 2018 by BigZen
	Thanks (Preview) I have posted a few times here and I am very thankful for the responses and grateful for this group. I know I have some problems, even though most times I dont think I qualify as a real alcoholic. Basically my story with alcohol looks tricky to diagnose, so who knows. There had been times when I drank socia...	Myles	3	243	May 22, 2018 by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 5-21 (Preview) May 21, 2018Quote of the Week"Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination." Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program and began putting t...	Pythonpappy	0	201	May 21, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	I am screwed (Preview) I know I am an alcoholic. My husband knows as well..altho we dont talk about it much until there is an issue. I do not want to go to meetings, small town. can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.	Reebs	8	329	May 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 5-14 (Preview) May 14, 2018Quote of the Week"Things aren't necessarily going wrong just because they're not going my way." This is still hard for me to accept. My ego tells me that my plans and ideas about how things should go, and how you should act, are 99% right, and that if everybody would just fall in line, then e...	Pythonpappy	0	176	May 14, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	AA meetings in Airports??? (Preview) I travel some with my job. Anybody ever hear of AA meetings in airports?	Still plugging	1	214	May 14, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Continuation of Funding drive (Preview) Hello all, we have now paid our "Go Daddy "account in full for the year. Thank you We still need to pay our other vendor, Sparklit and plan on a continuation of the funding drive starting this weekend and intend to cut it off when we get to 1 year @ $17.98/month prepaid. We will turn on Commu...	hotrod990	0	196	May 9, 2018 by hotrod990
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