Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

Decide what it is you want and need, and then go to the person you need it from and ask for it. Sometimes, it takes hard work and much energy to get what we want and need. We have to go through the pains of identifying what we want, then struggle to believe that we deserve it. Then, we may have to experience t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Tim, Many congratulations on two years of sobriety!!!! That is fantastic. Well done. And, Tim, it's so good to see you posting again! How's life treating you? I do hope that everything is great for you. Take care, Carol

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I continue to grow in sobriety, I become more aware of myself as a person of wort...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We who have found this solution to our alcoholic problem, who are properly armed with the facts about ourselves, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic. We who a...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I've been with a new company since getting sober and fortunately neither my superiors nor my coworkers were made aware of my little problem with the drinky drinky. It's never really been an issue since I've managed to avoid social functions and situations where alcohol has been involved. This time h...

paul86 · paul86

When I started going out with my first serious girlfriend, who I later fell in love with, I was pretty much drinking every night, for no particular reason other than the fact that I liked to get drunk. By myself or with others, it didn't matter. Alcohol caused me and her to break up, but that's another sto...

firewoman122 · firewoman122

The 12 steps of AA 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. 1. We admit we have given power to alcohol - that we have lost control of our lives. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 2.Came to believe that WE could r...

Quetzal · Quetzal

As I journey through recovery, more and more I learn that accepting myself and my idiosyncrasies - laughing at myself for my ways - gets me a lot further than picking on myself and trying to make myself perfect. Maybe that's really what it's all about - absolute loving, joyous, nurturing self-accepta...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

and became willing to make amends to them all. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see immediately that this Step entails forgi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "We have an allergy to alcohol. The action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy. We allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all. We cannot be reconciled to a life without alcohol, unless we can experience an entire psychic c...

KLT · KLT

Hi, I am so tired this morning. My son who is 16 in a couple of weeks and was supposed to be staying at his friends last night, woke me up at 4.45am (U.K.) time, with a loud bang. I thought I had burglars but when I came downstairs, he is slumped over the table, unconscious through alcohol with his feet in th...

Hot Tamale 007 · Hot Tamale 007

As I sit here, so angry, avoiding phone calls to go out.... I just hate not having an answer that would be acceptable to not join my friends out tonight. I don't understand how my friends can go out and have a couple and not WANT to get completely smashed; or not have a couple before we leave to insure ...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

The World is OURS!!!! Any more ideas??..........

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I was curious if any of you have ever considered this treatment method to deal with your behavioral problems surrounding alcohol? Aversion therapy is a form of psychiatric, mental health or psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjec...

luigi · luigi

Hi there, I am new to this site so forgive me if I get it wrong. I am currently on day 6 of sobriety and finding it really hard tonight. I split up with my boyfriend 3 weeks ago and am finding the lonleyness and depression making me want to drink even more. I know I probably sound like a madwoman but i'm not sure...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

OK, I'll relate this to sobriety as a gift. I basically couldn't/wouldn't travel when I was drinking because I often wound up in jail for DIP or DUI. I love traveling and as some of you know this weekend I was in Akron/Canton Ohio for a couple of reasons one of which is already the subject of a thread, the ot...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Everyone, I got back home late yesterday after a wonderful week with my parents. We all agreed that we've never been closer and it just feels great and I couldn't be happier. The weather wasn't too bad and I spent time with Mum and the dog down on the beach most days. Then, Mum and I spent some of the e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Yesterday we talked about learning to say no. Today, let's discuss another important word: Yes. We can learn to say yes to things that feel good, to what we want - for others and ourselves. We can learn to say yes to fun. Yes to meetings, to calling a friend, asking for help. We can learn to say yes to...

Hot Tamale 007 · Hot Tamale 007

I decided to stop drinking three weeks ago after reading "Dry" by Augusten Burroughs (really good read). I am no doubt an alcoholic, but after reading his memoir I decided that enough is enough. I dumped all my booze and have been sober since. My problem is that I am scared to death to go to...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Quetzal · Quetzal

For many of us, the most difficult word to say is one of the shortest and easiest in the vocabulary: No. Go ahead, say it aloud: No. No - simple to pronounce, hard to say. We're afraid people won't like us, or we feel guilty. We may believe that a "good" employee, child, parent, spouse, or Chr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83 When new in the program, I couldn't comprehend living the spiritual aspect of the program, but now that I'm sober, I can't comprehend living without it. Spirituality was what I had been seeking. God, as I understand Him...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 62 My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. Humility is the answe...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Psychologists are turning to religion because just knowing about ourselves is not enough. We need the added dynamic of faith in a power outside of ourselves on which we can rely. Books on psychology and psychiatric treatments are not enough without the strength that comes f...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Problems are made to be solved! Some of us spend more time reacting to the fact that we have a problem than we do solving the problem. "Why is this happening to me?" . . . "Isn't life awful?" . . . "How come this had to happen?" . . . "Oh, dear. This is terrible."...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 37 If I accept and act upon the advice of those who have made the program work for themselves, I have a chance to outgrow the limits of the past. Some prob...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. are offering a spiritual program. The fundamental basis of A.A. is belief in some Power greater than ourselves. This belief takes us off the center of the universe and allows us to transfer our problems to some power outside of ourselves. We turn to this Power for the...

lani · lani

Well, lucky me...I was in an accident yesterday and thank God no one was hurt! It was my fault, wet roads and perhaps (lol) I wasnt paying attention for a moment??????? Yes Im upset, money out the pocket I dont really want to spend on that sort of thing, but.... What a great feeling to know...I was in an acc...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 As a child I constantly questioned the existence of God. To a scientific thinker like me, no answer could withstand a thorough dissection, unti...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, our life and history may be so full of pain that we think it totally unfair that we have to grow up now and be financially responsible for ourselves. The feeling is understandable; the attitude is not healthy. Many people in recovery may believe that certain people in particular, and lif...

jbanker · jbanker

I drink every other day, after dark, for 3 years. I'm 26 and my drinking is effecting my work, social life and ability to maintain a positive relationship with my family. They have no idea how bad I think it is but I can't stop this cycle. I'm sick all the time and have lost myself. I'd like an outpatient pro...

lani · lani

Monday, August 4, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Vulnerability I've learned that the more vulnerable I allow myself to be, the more in control of myself I really am. --Anonymous Many of us feel that we can only show our strong, confident side. We believe the face we h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. are offering a kind of psychological program as well as a spiritual one. First, people must be mentally able to receive it. They must have made up their minds that they want to quit drinking, and they must be willing to do something about it. Their confidence must be ob...

surfergirl · surfergirl

Hey all! I have a friend who is an alcoholic. Her husband is her enabler - codependent etc. He is also in denial about her drinking. Anyhow, I realize each person needs a desire to stop abusing themselves etc. However, She is recovering from surgery. She is totally detoxing---hallucinating etc. Her d...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Had our second meeting at our local jail. I'm telling you, if you ever thought about starting a meeting like this - quit thinking and start doing! It's worth it. I know many of these inmates will go back to their "old playmates and playgrounds" when they get released... but for the couple t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 77 How easily I can become misdirected in approaching the Eighth Step! I wish to be free, somehow transformed by my Sixth and Seventh Step work. Now, more than ever, I am vulnerable to my own self...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. must remember that we are offering something intangible. We are offering a psychological and spiritual program. We are not offering a medical program. If people need medical treatment, we call in a doctor. If they need a medical prescription, we let the doctor pre...

nique · nique

I write this with a lot of pain and suffering. About 6 months ago I fired my physc doc (He would not give me xanex) so I went doc shopping and found one who was very liberal with giving out xanex. So I was on it for 6 months. I had that car wreck drunk and full of xanex and they put me into detox. They flat cold...

flumpy · flumpy

HI EVERYONE, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE CHATROOM IS TRYING TO DRUMB UP A BIT OF TRADE?. WELL I FOR ONE THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, WHY DOES NO ONE HERE GO ON THERE?. I FOUND MY RECOVERY IN THE AL-ANON ROOM, BUT WOULD LOVE SOMETIMES IF I COULD COME HERE AND GET SOME DIRECT/INSTANT RESPONSE TO WHAT I NEED TO SAY...

surfergirl · surfergirl

Hi all. Just wanted to check in. I discovered a great womens meeting. They also provide childcare. I am thrilled. THe discussion was about conscious contact with God. I am currently getting reacquanted with God. I was taught to fear him and in turn have trust issues with him and my family. Anyhow, my re...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 77 It is clear that God's plan for me is expressed through love. God loved me enough to take me from alleys and jails so that I could be made a useful participant in His world. My response is...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholics Anonymous has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with alcoholics. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the mo...

KLT · KLT

Hi everybody. I have not been on this forum for quite some time now but I am 8 months sober tomorrow and in a very bad place with my physical health so not been able to get to many f2f meetings. My sponsor sent me this poem last week and I love it and read it every time I feel down. I dreamt I met my higher power a...

lani · lani

Saturday, August 2, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go In Between Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in between. One of the hardest parts of recovery is the concept of letting go of what is old and familiar, but what we don't...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Last evening police cars swarmed a group of teens out in front of my house. We live in a relatively quiet suburb, and it is rare that we see our police "in action" in the neighborhood. (Especially now that I am sober.) I had to think about police car lights. I have seen them many times before, an...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The Alcoholics Anonymous program has borrowed from medicine, psychiatry, and religion. It has taken from these what it wanted and combined them into the program which it considers best suited to the alcoholic mind and which will best help the alcoholic to recover. The resu...

lani · lani

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Accepting Powerlessness Since I've been a child, I've been in an antagonistic relationship with an important emotional part of myself: my feelings. I have consistently tried to ignore, repress, or force my fee...

Doll · Doll

3 days shy of mine and John's 5 yr 'commitment' I told him today to go blow it out his ass! Not literally but I let him know I am no longer his doormat. Today was the straw that broke the camel's back! God has a bigger better plan for my life and now I can get out of His way and let it happen. Just wanted to share wi...

lani · lani

Thursday, July 31, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Letting Go of What We want For those of us who have survived by controlling and surrendering, letting go may not come easily. --Beyond Codependency In recovery, we learn that it is important to identify what we want...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 The power of this prayer is overwhelming in that its simple beauty parallels the A.A. Fellowship. There are times when...

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	Asking for What We Need (Preview) Decide what it is you want and need, and then go to the person you need it from and ask for it. Sometimes, it takes hard work and much energy to get what we want and need. We have to go through the pains of identifying what we want, then struggle to believe that we deserve it. Then, we may have to experience t...	Quetzal	1	319	Aug 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Happy 2nd Birthday Tim!!! (Preview) Hi Tim, Many congratulations on two years of sobriety!!!! That is fantastic. Well done. And, Tim, it's so good to see you posting again! How's life treating you? I do hope that everything is great for you. Take care, Carol	Quetzal	7	419	Aug 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Redoubling Our Efforts (Preview) To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I continue to grow in sobriety, I become more aware of myself as a person of wort...	Sobrietyspell	0	281	Aug 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 10th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We who have found this solution to our alcoholic problem, who are properly armed with the facts about ourselves, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic. We who a...	Sobrietyspell	0	287	Aug 10, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	A warning for the newly sober and a reminder for the veterans... (Preview) I've been with a new company since getting sober and fortunately neither my superiors nor my coworkers were made aware of my little problem with the drinky drinky. It's never really been an issue since I've managed to avoid social functions and situations where alcohol has been involved. This time h...	Tipsy McStagger	13	444	Aug 10, 2008 by TLH
	Alcohol and Relationships (Preview) When I started going out with my first serious girlfriend, who I later fell in love with, I was pretty much drinking every night, for no particular reason other than the fact that I liked to get drunk. By myself or with others, it didn't matter. Alcohol caused me and her to break up, but that's another sto...	paul86	10	426	Aug 10, 2008 by paul86
	12 Steps....my opinion (Preview) The 12 steps of AA 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. 1. We admit we have given power to alcohol - that we have lost control of our lives. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 2.Came to believe that WE could r...	firewoman122	8	576	Aug 10, 2008 by tlcate
	Letting Go of Perfection (Preview) As I journey through recovery, more and more I learn that accepting myself and my idiosyncrasies - laughing at myself for my ways - gets me a lot further than picking on myself and trying to make myself perfect. Maybe that's really what it's all about - absolute loving, joyous, nurturing self-accepta...	Quetzal	0	261	Aug 10, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ "...Of All Persons We Had Harmed" (Preview) and became willing to make amends to them all. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is a list of all persons I have harmed. I can see immediately that this Step entails forgi...	Sobrietyspell	0	296	Aug 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 9th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "We have an allergy to alcohol. The action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy. We allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all. We cannot be reconciled to a life without alcohol, unless we can experience an entire psychic c...	Sobrietyspell	0	294	Aug 9, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	alky in the making. (Preview) Hi, I am so tired this morning. My son who is 16 in a couple of weeks and was supposed to be staying at his friends last night, woke me up at 4.45am (U.K.) time, with a loud bang. I thought I had burglars but when I came downstairs, he is slumped over the table, unconscious through alcohol with his feet in th...	KLT	6	423	Aug 9, 2008 by learning
	GRRRRRR...... (Preview) As I sit here, so angry, avoiding phone calls to go out.... I just hate not having an answer that would be acceptable to not join my friends out tonight. I don't understand how my friends can go out and have a couple and not WANT to get completely smashed; or not have a couple before we leave to insure ...	Hot Tamale 007	5	394	Aug 9, 2008 by Hot Tamale 007
	What to do with our sobriety??? Add YOURS!!! (Preview) The World is OURS!!!! Any more ideas??..........	jonijoni1	4	296	Aug 9, 2008 by Doll
	Aversion Therapy (Preview) I was curious if any of you have ever considered this treatment method to deal with your behavioral problems surrounding alcohol? Aversion therapy is a form of psychiatric, mental health or psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjec...	Tipsy McStagger	7	332	Aug 9, 2008 by jonijoni1
	so lonely (Preview) Hi there, I am new to this site so forgive me if I get it wrong. I am currently on day 6 of sobriety and finding it really hard tonight. I split up with my boyfriend 3 weeks ago and am finding the lonleyness and depression making me want to drink even more. I know I probably sound like a madwoman but i'm not sure...	luigi	10	389	Aug 9, 2008 by StPeteDean
	My photo appeared in the Washington Post on Sunday (Preview) OK, I'll relate this to sobriety as a gift. I basically couldn't/wouldn't travel when I was drinking because I often wound up in jail for DIP or DUI. I love traveling and as some of you know this weekend I was in Akron/Canton Ohio for a couple of reasons one of which is already the subject of a thread, the ot...	StPeteDean	9	403	Aug 8, 2008 by jonijoni1
	I'm Back and 2 1/2 Years Sober! (Preview) Hi Everyone, I got back home late yesterday after a wonderful week with my parents. We all agreed that we've never been closer and it just feels great and I couldn't be happier. The weather wasn't too bad and I spent time with Mum and the dog down on the beach most days. Then, Mum and I spent some of the e...	Quetzal	8	475	Aug 8, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Saying Yes (Preview) Yesterday we talked about learning to say no. Today, let's discuss another important word: Yes. We can learn to say yes to things that feel good, to what we want - for others and ourselves. We can learn to say yes to fun. Yes to meetings, to calling a friend, asking for help. We can learn to say yes to...	Quetzal	1	267	Aug 8, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Newb looking for courage. (Preview) I decided to stop drinking three weeks ago after reading "Dry" by Augusten Burroughs (really good read). I am no doubt an alcoholic, but after reading his memoir I decided that enough is enough. I dumped all my booze and have been sober since. My problem is that I am scared to death to go to...	Hot Tamale 007	10	541	Aug 8, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Dr. Bob's House (Preview)	jonijoni1	15	520	Aug 8, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Saying No (Preview) For many of us, the most difficult word to say is one of the shortest and easiest in the vocabulary: No. Go ahead, say it aloud: No. No - simple to pronounce, hard to say. We're afraid people won't like us, or we feel guilty. We may believe that a "good" employee, child, parent, spouse, or Chr...	Quetzal	1	307	Aug 7, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections ~ Living It (Preview) The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83 When new in the program, I couldn't comprehend living the spiritual aspect of the program, but now that I'm sober, I can't comprehend living without it. Spirituality was what I had been seeking. God, as I understand Him...	Sobrietyspell	1	327	Aug 6, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	Daily Reflections ~ Driven (Preview) Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 62 My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. Humility is the answe...	Sobrietyspell	0	274	Aug 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Psychologists are turning to religion because just knowing about ourselves is not enough. We need the added dynamic of faith in a power outside of ourselves on which we can rely. Books on psychology and psychiatric treatments are not enough without the strength that comes f...	Sobrietyspell	0	300	Aug 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Solving Problems (Preview) Problems are made to be solved! Some of us spend more time reacting to the fact that we have a problem than we do solving the problem. "Why is this happening to me?" . . . "Isn't life awful?" . . . "How come this had to happen?" . . . "Oh, dear. This is terrible."...	Quetzal	0	212	Aug 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Listening Deeply (Preview) How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 37 If I accept and act upon the advice of those who have made the program work for themselves, I have a chance to outgrow the limits of the past. Some prob...	Sobrietyspell	1	318	Aug 5, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. are offering a spiritual program. The fundamental basis of A.A. is belief in some Power greater than ourselves. This belief takes us off the center of the universe and allows us to transfer our problems to some power outside of ourselves. We turn to this Power for the...	Sobrietyspell	0	307	Aug 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Accepting where I am (Preview) Well, lucky me...I was in an accident yesterday and thank God no one was hurt! It was my fault, wet roads and perhaps (lol) I wasnt paying attention for a moment??????? Yes Im upset, money out the pocket I dont really want to spend on that sort of thing, but.... What a great feeling to know...I was in an acc...	lani	3	303	Aug 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Seeds Of Faith (Preview) Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 As a child I constantly questioned the existence of God. To a scientific thinker like me, no answer could withstand a thorough dissection, unti...	Sobrietyspell	3	767	Aug 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Attitudes Toward Money (Preview) Sometimes, our life and history may be so full of pain that we think it totally unfair that we have to grow up now and be financially responsible for ourselves. The feeling is understandable; the attitude is not healthy. Many people in recovery may believe that certain people in particular, and lif...	Quetzal	1	341	Aug 5, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Need help (Preview) I drink every other day, after dark, for 3 years. I'm 26 and my drinking is effecting my work, social life and ability to maintain a positive relationship with my family. They have no idea how bad I think it is but I can't stop this cycle. I'm sick all the time and have lost myself. I'd like an outpatient pro...	jbanker	6	344	Aug 5, 2008 by jonijoni1
	vulnerability (Preview) Monday, August 4, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Vulnerability I've learned that the more vulnerable I allow myself to be, the more in control of myself I really am. --Anonymous Many of us feel that we can only show our strong, confident side. We believe the face we h...	lani	2	311	Aug 5, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. are offering a kind of psychological program as well as a spiritual one. First, people must be mentally able to receive it. They must have made up their minds that they want to quit drinking, and they must be willing to do something about it. Their confidence must be ob...	Sobrietyspell	0	311	Aug 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Friend in need (Preview) Hey all! I have a friend who is an alcoholic. Her husband is her enabler - codependent etc. He is also in denial about her drinking. Anyhow, I realize each person needs a desire to stop abusing themselves etc. However, She is recovering from surgery. She is totally detoxing---hallucinating etc. Her d...	surfergirl	3	275	Aug 4, 2008 by surfergirl
	More Freedom Seekers (Preview) Had our second meeting at our local jail. I'm telling you, if you ever thought about starting a meeting like this - quit thinking and start doing! It's worth it. I know many of these inmates will go back to their "old playmates and playgrounds" when they get released... but for the couple t...	Dave Harm	2	296	Aug 4, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ We Become Willing (Preview) At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 77 How easily I can become misdirected in approaching the Eighth Step! I wish to be free, somehow transformed by my Sixth and Seventh Step work. Now, more than ever, I am vulnerable to my own self...	Sobrietyspell	0	298	Aug 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We in A.A. must remember that we are offering something intangible. We are offering a psychological and spiritual program. We are not offering a medical program. If people need medical treatment, we call in a doctor. If they need a medical prescription, we let the doctor pre...	Sobrietyspell	0	250	Aug 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	The consequences of our addictive behavior (Preview) I write this with a lot of pain and suffering. About 6 months ago I fired my physc doc (He would not give me xanex) so I went doc shopping and found one who was very liberal with giving out xanex. So I was on it for 6 months. I had that car wreck drunk and full of xanex and they put me into detox. They flat cold...	nique	5	296	Aug 3, 2008 by Doll
	chat/meetings (Preview) HI EVERYONE, HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THE CHATROOM IS TRYING TO DRUMB UP A BIT OF TRADE?. WELL I FOR ONE THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, WHY DOES NO ONE HERE GO ON THERE?. I FOUND MY RECOVERY IN THE AL-ANON ROOM, BUT WOULD LOVE SOMETIMES IF I COULD COME HERE AND GET SOME DIRECT/INSTANT RESPONSE TO WHAT I NEED TO SAY...	flumpy	4	284	Aug 3, 2008 by dally
	checking in... (Preview) Hi all. Just wanted to check in. I discovered a great womens meeting. They also provide childcare. I am thrilled. THe discussion was about conscious contact with God. I am currently getting reacquanted with God. I was taught to fear him and in turn have trust issues with him and my family. Anyhow, my re...	surfergirl	1	333	Aug 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ To Be Of Service (Preview) Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 77 It is clear that God's plan for me is expressed through love. God loved me enough to take me from alleys and jails so that I could be made a useful participant in His world. My response is...	Sobrietyspell	0	319	Aug 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Alcoholics Anonymous has no quarrel with medicine, psychiatry, or religion. We have great respect for the methods of each. And we are glad for any success they may have had with alcoholics. We are desirous always of cooperating with them in every way. The more doctors, the mo...	Sobrietyspell	0	279	Aug 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hi (Preview) Hi everybody. I have not been on this forum for quite some time now but I am 8 months sober tomorrow and in a very bad place with my physical health so not been able to get to many f2f meetings. My sponsor sent me this poem last week and I love it and read it every time I feel down. I dreamt I met my higher power a...	KLT	4	354	Aug 2, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	In between (Preview) Saturday, August 2, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go In Between Sometimes, to get from where we are to where we are going, we have to be willing to be in between. One of the hardest parts of recovery is the concept of letting go of what is old and familiar, but what we don't...	lani	0	208	Aug 2, 2008 by lani
	Police Car Lights (Preview) Last evening police cars swarmed a group of teens out in front of my house. We live in a relatively quiet suburb, and it is rare that we see our police "in action" in the neighborhood. (Especially now that I am sober.) I had to think about police car lights. I have seen them many times before, an...	jonijoni1	7	280	Aug 2, 2008 by KLT
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ The Alcoholics Anonymous program has borrowed from medicine, psychiatry, and religion. It has taken from these what it wanted and combined them into the program which it considers best suited to the alcoholic mind and which will best help the alcoholic to recover. The resu...	Sobrietyspell	0	362	Aug 1, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Accepting (Preview) Wednesday, July 30, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Accepting Powerlessness Since I've been a child, I've been in an antagonistic relationship with an important emotional part of myself: my feelings. I have consistently tried to ignore, repress, or force my fee...	lani	6	360	Aug 1, 2008 by Doll
	I, finally, threw in the towel! (Preview) 3 days shy of mine and John's 5 yr 'commitment' I told him today to go blow it out his ass! Not literally but I let him know I am no longer his doormat. Today was the straw that broke the camel's back! God has a bigger better plan for my life and now I can get out of His way and let it happen. Just wanted to share wi...	Doll	11	474	Aug 1, 2008 by Doll
	Letting go of what we want (Preview) Thursday, July 31, 2008 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Letting Go of What We want For those of us who have survived by controlling and surrendering, letting go may not come easily. --Beyond Codependency In recovery, we learn that it is important to identify what we want...	lani	1	1100	Jul 31, 2008 by nmike
	Daily Reflections ~ A Prayer For All Seasons (Preview) God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125 The power of this prayer is overwhelming in that its simple beauty parallels the A.A. Fellowship. There are times when...	Sobrietyspell	1	336	Jul 31, 2008 by Doll
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