Alcoholics Anonymous

pinkchip · pinkchip

It's not pink, not red, but blue! I made it to 6 months. Thanks for all the support from all of you.

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Last August or September when I was still chairing the jailhouse group I started there were three inmates who I believed then and I still believe will achieve long term sobriety.They are no longer in that jail, they have all been transferred to the state pen. Their lows bordered on being totally insa...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Sure has been awhile, but have decided to come back and get to know some new people. Read the Board from time to time, but it will be fun to check in and see you again. Very fond memories I have of MIP. Toni D

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

For me this has been my Achilles heel and the greatest barrier to maintaining my sobriety. No matter what hellish nightmare I managed to create for myself while drinking or how painful the gut wrenching guilt and shame was I somehow manage to minimize it and downplay it in my mind to convince mys...

MDC · MDC

OK, I made it to another meeting. I still couln't find the courage to say anything. I'm scared about tonight, my wife and I are seeing a counsler, I have no idea what to expect. Will she open up and allow the healing to begin, or will she just say she wants out??? Either way I will face it sober. Today is...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

As an practicing alcoholic, I was spiritually dead and there is little doubt in my mind that eventually I would have been physically dead as well. As a recovering alcoholic, I was reborn both spiritually and physically. I was given the gift of a second chance. And for that I'll be forever grateful. W...

Phil · Phil

Havent been around much.. Lifes been busy.. Did you ever see balance with an alky? Some things never change. :) Just wanted to wish you all a good sober Easter Weekend.. Keep on truckin!!

MDC · MDC

Through all this, my children have suffered. I'm trying to get better, but my kids don't understand. Not only the alcohol, but the problems with my marriage. I have 2 kids, a boy 10, and a girl 12. My son just gave me a letter. "You're not making anything better you fat monster. PS don't talk...

Little Bird · Little Bird

Hello all, I am brand new to the site, and I am glad I found you. I took some time to read some of your posts before actually joining, and found alot of your stories and advice inspiring. Without spilling out my whole life story, my life has been on a rapid downward spiral, with alcohol taking the front seat...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

For three years I wrote a poetry column through a local newspaper. Due to our current economic situation and the state of newspapers nationwide the column was dropped in January of this year. I published a lot of poems in those three years. The video below is what I considered to be "the best of t...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi To all again, really scratching my head about this, I signed back on and everything seemed ok, then today when trying to Log on, have gone in Circles with a Deleted account, dont know if this is from when I deleted it last year. Hindsight, probably have used a very different Password, cause the one I am...

Bob · Bob

So I'm new to the forum. Never been to a meeting. In the past year, I've quit drinking more times than I care to count. This time I'm on day three. Tonight I have to go into work, which is more times than not an extremely stressful 13 hour shift. I have realized that stress, particularly stress during a work...

MDC · MDC

Thanks for all the support. Please continue to pray for me and my family. My behavior has been pretty destructive over the past few days. I'm still sober, but with the depression and family problems building, I'm not at all myself. I've had 1 meal in the past 3 days and maybe 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I le...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi.

MDC · MDC

Trying to deal with the mood swings and depression is rough. I'm on my 36th day! I missed the meeting I was going to go to yesterday, I know I need to go, I haven't been to one yet. From what everyone is saying, I'll get some support there. Over a month by myself. It may have been a little easier with help....

lani · lani

So.....did my lead last night and it was an awesome experience!!! I think we are required to do the work: 5th step , amends and leads to help us grow and realize we can get through anything without drinking!!!!! I cant believe how much my life has changed over the past 18 months!!! I am so grateful that my H...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hi Everyone, I feel guilty at times for not posting more here then I do, so I'd like to share with you what I've been up to the last six months to a year. I finished my third book entitled Creating Dreams, from the nightmares of hell. This book took me two years to write and deals with growing up in an alcohol...

lani · lani

My name is Laurie and I am an alcoholic Raised by my dad as my mom left when I was 6...2 brothers...I am the middle child...My younger bro is also a member of AA... Had a housekeeper who lived with us for a little while...she fell in love with my dad and had to leave...I still recall her driving away without s...

bikerbill · bikerbill

A friend gave me this link in February 07, just got round to using it. Here i am, 0530 hrs UK time, still dark, birds just starting to cough and splutter, been awake since 0320. my foot hurts because i've broken a toe and that woke me up. took me a miserable, self pitying hour and a half to realise that my foot...

MDC · MDC

I just learned my wife is having an affair. I can't do this any more. I really tried.

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Please respond in this thread, what you like and what you'd change if you could. Question 1.) Do you enjoy the numerous daily readings that are posted? 2.) Which ones do you like? 3.) Should we keep all of them, or pair them down a bit to make more room for E,S&H and I have problem staying sober th...

lani · lani

Well, I have a little over 17 months sober and although I have been asked in the past to give a lead (not able to because of my work schedule) the time is drawing near...I am giving my first lead next tues at my womens home group!!!! My hubby says it isnt a real lead, or 1/2 a lead because its in front of all wome...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha fellow abstainers!! Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before. Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was kinda calm. Weather was dry after months of rain. Snow still on top of Mauna Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big...

MDC · MDC

32 Days today, and I need a drink. It's much harder than I thought it would be.

Tina · Tina

Hi I'm not sure where to begin with this..... So I'm just gonna go ahead with it,,, I know of someone in the program who was seeing another member from the AA program. They seen each for a while and well things didn't work out, the male individual seemed to think it was ok to be friends with benefits. Whi...

kermit01 · kermit01

Hi there. I am seeking some feedback on how to help someone who is dually addicted to alcohol and crack. Their payday is coming up shortly and to have money in their bank account is a huge trigger to use. If anyone could provide suggestions on how to help someone deal with such a situation and their co...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Anybody catch "The Apprentice" tonight? Dennis Rodman "got fired" because he spent too much time pounding in the cranberry and vodkas. They made a huge deal about it in the boardroom. I found it ridiculous and sad at the same time but the message about alcohol abuse was loud and...

Deafhawk · Deafhawk

I did this video in American Sign Language. I put captions on it so that the ASL challenged can understand it also. Here is the link to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QXsdjfqF8

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

Just stopping by to say hi. Life is pretty good, and very very busy. I started going to my parents on my days off. They have meetings twice a day up in their community. Meeting people, getting out, just living life. Court is coming soon, and the ex will try to take more away, but the 1 thing I have learned so f...

Doll · Doll

Just felt like sharing this morning.......... In 2004 the love of my life said to me " I don't like you when you drink." I had known for quite a few years that I had a problem. What I didn't know was that I'm an alcoholic! I stopped using drugs in 1992 when I made that decision. Looking back, I t...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I'm working the steps with my sponsor now, but my depression is very deep and, in my experience, preceded my use of alcohol and drugs. I try to avoid the people that want to say to me that I'm overly depressed (suicide thoughts) because I'm just not working the program with enough vigor. That really make...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Do you ever feel like you or life is in slow motion and you want to scream? It's hard to explain, but something like the feeling of standing on railroad tracks, watching the oncoming train, and feeling paralized. It's been a long time, but I started to feel like that lately a couple days. It usually hap...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excu...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Yes, 'tis true, there is apparently a USEFUL reason for me to be in a courthouse these days. Called in each night this past week, and was almost HOPING to get on the "trial of the century" to escape some work stuff this week (I know, nice motives). But alas, I found that on Tuesday's appearance...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 28, 2009DisciplineInstead of holding on, I was told to let go.Instead of using self-control, I was encouraged to turn my life and my willover to a God of my own understanding.I'm beginning to understand.The renewal of discipline is a process tha...

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 26 Thanks to sister sponsee Beth H. and today's AWSI: I had a spiritual awakening (and maybe a rude awakening as well) when it was pointed out to me that willing and want to are not the same --- I can be willing to do something (and DO it) without wanting to ---- my brain wants...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPage 86 Room For Improvement We have come to believe that A.A.'s recovery Steps and Traditions represent the approximate truths which we need for our particular purpose. The more we practice them, the more we like them. So there is little doubt that A.A. principles will continue to be...

CAM72 · CAM72

I wondered how to go a day without a drink. I had already gone through step one admitting only to myself I was an alcoholic and life was unmangeable. I felt tired, hung over, late for work, and ignored requests from others to stop drinking. To most who don't know me well I am the woman with her life...

Kett · Kett

I am new to all this. Have been a binge drinker since I was 16. Turned 40 and decided to stop after some crazy stuff. Found out I couldn't and have been trying ever since. Need advice please! Kett.

Jane05 · Jane05

"As We See It"March 27 I'm grateful that my sponsor cares more about saving my life than she does about whether or not she hurts my feelings. Today's six words: Chocolate's the answer. Forgotten the question. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the list administr...

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 26, 2009A Thirst for AAWhen he asked if I could stop drinking just for today,I replied, "Of course, I can -- even a moron could to that,and I can always drink tomorrow."I'm grateful that my sponsor kept it simple for just twenty-four hou...

Angelafriend · Angelafriend

My boyfriend will be sober 2 yrs this week. I met him 4 months ago. First of all I would like to know if there is an appropriate acknowledgement of the 2nd anniversary of sobriety. Its not like there is a Hallmark card out there (or is there???). I think it is a monumental accomplishment since he was dr...

Jane05 · Jane05

BIG BOOK QUIZ 1. Name the four horsemen. page 151, paragraph 2, line 9 2. What is the baffling feature of alcoholism? . page 34, paragraph 2, line 11 3. What is the `number one' offender? page 64, paragraph 3 4. Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as wh...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Good to be here this Sunday Morn! Spring is on the way and it's great to be sober! Had an extremely troubling event at my workplace (medical practice), a previously very trusted and respected member of our staff who had quit in January was caught calling in prescriptions of narcotic painkillers for he...

OHAAT · OHAAT

Hi. I'm really struggling right now. I'm about 2 and a half months sober, and am on chemotherapy for advanced Lupus. I just got out of the hospital and am not feeling well at all. Sick, tired, depressed. In the meantime, I'm trying desperately to stay sober. This is my third try in AA and up until this last...

lani · lani

Hi All!!!! Requesting some prayers for my sweetie 17 yr old! Poor thing has mono and has missed a bit of school and feeling like death warmed overl... Praying for serenity on my part (lol) and wellness for her!!! Thanks!!!!!

Jane05 · Jane05

AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 24, 2009 FellowshipI felt confused, dispirited, alone and afraid.I found my way up and out, into a sobriety that is strong enough to meet the adversities of life itself.When I joined the Fellowship of AA, I learned that togetherwe could do th...

Jane05 · Jane05

As Bill Sees ItPage 83 We Cannot Live Alone All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires; they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than the Fifth. Scarcely any Step is more necessary to long time sobriety and peace of mind. A.A. ex...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We have seen the truth again and again: Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.. . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long tim...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Chip on my shoulder (Preview) It's not pink, not red, but blue! I made it to 6 months. Thanks for all the support from all of you.	pinkchip	9	871	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	That Fine Line (Preview) Last August or September when I was still chairing the jailhouse group I started there were three inmates who I believed then and I still believe will achieve long term sobriety.They are no longer in that jail, they have all been transferred to the state pen. Their lows bordered on being totally insa...	Dave Harm	5	435	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	Hello to all (Preview) Sure has been awhile, but have decided to come back and get to know some new people. Read the Board from time to time, but it will be fun to check in and see you again. Very fond memories I have of MIP. Toni D	toni baloney	9	497	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	Minimizing (Preview) For me this has been my Achilles heel and the greatest barrier to maintaining my sobriety. No matter what hellish nightmare I managed to create for myself while drinking or how painful the gut wrenching guilt and shame was I somehow manage to minimize it and downplay it in my mind to convince mys...	Tipsy McStagger	16	610	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	The days to come (Preview) OK, I made it to another meeting. I still couln't find the courage to say anything. I'm scared about tonight, my wife and I are seeing a counsler, I have no idea what to expect. Will she open up and allow the healing to begin, or will she just say she wants out??? Either way I will face it sober. Today is...	MDC	18	575	Apr 13, 2009 by BGG
	Life after death (Preview) As an practicing alcoholic, I was spiritually dead and there is little doubt in my mind that eventually I would have been physically dead as well. As a recovering alcoholic, I was reborn both spiritually and physically. I was given the gift of a second chance. And for that I'll be forever grateful. W...	Dave Harm	5	568	Apr 13, 2009 by pinkchip
	Just dropping in to say "HI" :) (Preview) Havent been around much.. Lifes been busy.. Did you ever see balance with an alky? Some things never change. :) Just wanted to wish you all a good sober Easter Weekend.. Keep on truckin!!	Phil	3	524	Apr 13, 2009 by lani
	How to deal with kids (Preview) Through all this, my children have suffered. I'm trying to get better, but my kids don't understand. Not only the alcohol, but the problems with my marriage. I have 2 kids, a boy 10, and a girl 12. My son just gave me a letter. "You're not making anything better you fat monster. PS don't talk...	MDC	9	465	Apr 12, 2009 by pinkchip
	Looking for strength... (Preview) Hello all, I am brand new to the site, and I am glad I found you. I took some time to read some of your posts before actually joining, and found alot of your stories and advice inspiring. Without spilling out my whole life story, my life has been on a rapid downward spiral, with alcohol taking the front seat...	Little Bird	10	542	Apr 11, 2009 by Dave Harm
	Boy Was It Bold (Preview) For three years I wrote a poetry column through a local newspaper. Due to our current economic situation and the state of newspapers nationwide the column was dropped in January of this year. I published a lot of poems in those three years. The video below is what I considered to be "the best of t...	Dave Harm	1	386	Apr 11, 2009 by lani
	Have been going in some circles???? (Preview) Hi To all again, really scratching my head about this, I signed back on and everything seemed ok, then today when trying to Log on, have gone in Circles with a Deleted account, dont know if this is from when I deleted it last year. Hindsight, probably have used a very different Password, cause the one I am...	toni baloney	2	400	Apr 10, 2009 by Doll
	Tips for not drinking under stress (Preview) So I'm new to the forum. Never been to a meeting. In the past year, I've quit drinking more times than I care to count. This time I'm on day three. Tonight I have to go into work, which is more times than not an extremely stressful 13 hour shift. I have realized that stress, particularly stress during a work...	Bob	10	653	Apr 10, 2009 by toni baloney
	Prayers and support (Preview) Thanks for all the support. Please continue to pray for me and my family. My behavior has been pretty destructive over the past few days. I'm still sober, but with the depression and family problems building, I'm not at all myself. I've had 1 meal in the past 3 days and maybe 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I le...	MDC	12	545	Apr 9, 2009 by StPeteDean
	ummm..... (Preview) Hi.	jonijoni1	1	519	Apr 8, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Every day is so different (Preview) Trying to deal with the mood swings and depression is rough. I'm on my 36th day! I missed the meeting I was going to go to yesterday, I know I need to go, I haven't been to one yet. From what everyone is saying, I'll get some support there. Over a month by myself. It may have been a little easier with help....	MDC	20	544	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Promises coming true (Preview) So.....did my lead last night and it was an awesome experience!!! I think we are required to do the work: 5th step , amends and leads to help us grow and realize we can get through anything without drinking!!!!! I cant believe how much my life has changed over the past 18 months!!! I am so grateful that my H...	lani	6	558	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Sick and Tired (Preview) Hi Everyone, I feel guilty at times for not posting more here then I do, so I'd like to share with you what I've been up to the last six months to a year. I finished my third book entitled Creating Dreams, from the nightmares of hell. This book took me two years to write and deals with growing up in an alcohol...	Dave Harm	5	527	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	In a nut shell....kinda big one!!! (Preview) My name is Laurie and I am an alcoholic Raised by my dad as my mom left when I was 6...2 brothers...I am the middle child...My younger bro is also a member of AA... Had a housekeeper who lived with us for a little while...she fell in love with my dad and had to leave...I still recall her driving away without s...	lani	5	392	Apr 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Good Morning (Preview) A friend gave me this link in February 07, just got round to using it. Here i am, 0530 hrs UK time, still dark, birds just starting to cough and splutter, been awake since 0320. my foot hurts because i've broken a toe and that woke me up. took me a miserable, self pitying hour and a half to realise that my foot...	bikerbill	6	487	Apr 8, 2009 by bikerbill
	HELP!!! (Preview) I just learned my wife is having an affair. I can't do this any more. I really tried.	MDC	31	1420	Apr 8, 2009 by MDC
	How is our board doing? (Preview) Please respond in this thread, what you like and what you'd change if you could. Question 1.) Do you enjoy the numerous daily readings that are posted? 2.) Which ones do you like? 3.) Should we keep all of them, or pair them down a bit to make more room for E,S&H and I have problem staying sober th...	StPeteDean	18	590	Apr 8, 2009 by lani
	Hi all (Preview) Well, I have a little over 17 months sober and although I have been asked in the past to give a lead (not able to because of my work schedule) the time is drawing near...I am giving my first lead next tues at my womens home group!!!! My hubby says it isnt a real lead, or 1/2 a lead because its in front of all wome...	lani	11	531	Apr 7, 2009 by lani
	Powerful Event. (Preview) Aloha fellow abstainers!! Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before. Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was kinda calm. Weather was dry after months of rain. Snow still on top of Mauna Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big...	Jerry F	4	508	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Hello, I'm new here. (Preview) 32 Days today, and I need a drink. It's much harder than I thought it would be.	MDC	24	726	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Advice/ suggestions needed!! (Preview) Hi I'm not sure where to begin with this..... So I'm just gonna go ahead with it,,, I know of someone in the program who was seeing another member from the AA program. They seen each for a while and well things didn't work out, the male individual seemed to think it was ok to be friends with benefits. Whi...	Tina	7	524	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Advice - how to help someone on payday (Preview) Hi there. I am seeking some feedback on how to help someone who is dually addicted to alcohol and crack. Their payday is coming up shortly and to have money in their bank account is a huge trigger to use. If anyone could provide suggestions on how to help someone deal with such a situation and their co...	kermit01	5	534	Apr 6, 2009 by Dakota
	Poor Dennis! (Preview) Anybody catch "The Apprentice" tonight? Dennis Rodman "got fired" because he spent too much time pounding in the cranberry and vodkas. They made a huge deal about it in the boardroom. I found it ridiculous and sad at the same time but the message about alcohol abuse was loud and...	eastcoastscott	8	1029	Apr 6, 2009 by cooncatbob
	Good Basics (Preview) I did this video in American Sign Language. I put captions on it so that the ASL challenged can understand it also. Here is the link to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QXsdjfqF8	Deafhawk	6	636	Apr 4, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Hi old friends (Preview) Just stopping by to say hi. Life is pretty good, and very very busy. I started going to my parents on my days off. They have meetings twice a day up in their community. Meeting people, getting out, just living life. Court is coming soon, and the ex will try to take more away, but the 1 thing I have learned so f...	mstrmsn66	3	523	Mar 31, 2009 by StPeteDean
	MY ES&H (Preview) Just felt like sharing this morning.......... In 2004 the love of my life said to me " I don't like you when you drink." I had known for quite a few years that I had a problem. What I didn't know was that I'm an alcoholic! I stopped using drugs in 1992 when I made that decision. Looking back, I t...	Doll	12	757	Mar 31, 2009 by Ms London
	Recovery/Depression (Preview) I'm working the steps with my sponsor now, but my depression is very deep and, in my experience, preceded my use of alcohol and drugs. I try to avoid the people that want to say to me that I'm overly depressed (suicide thoughts) because I'm just not working the program with enough vigor. That really make...	Dodsworth	17	1125	Mar 31, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ An Inside Look (Preview) We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...	Sobrietyspell	0	944	Mar 30, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Old Feelings (Preview) Do you ever feel like you or life is in slow motion and you want to scream? It's hard to explain, but something like the feeling of standing on railroad tracks, watching the oncoming train, and feeling paralized. It's been a long time, but I started to feel like that lately a couple days. It usually hap...	StPeteDean	11	578	Mar 30, 2009 by StPeteDean
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th March 2009 (Preview) You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excu...	Sobrietyspell	1	451	Mar 30, 2009 by lani
	Me???? Jury Duty???? LOL (Preview) Yes, 'tis true, there is apparently a USEFUL reason for me to be in a courthouse these days. Called in each night this past week, and was almost HOPING to get on the "trial of the century" to escape some work stuff this week (I know, nice motives). But alas, I found that on Tuesday's appearance...	jonijoni1	3	530	Mar 30, 2009 by lani
	Discipline (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 28, 2009DisciplineInstead of holding on, I was told to let go.Instead of using self-control, I was encouraged to turn my life and my willover to a God of my own understanding.I'm beginning to understand.The renewal of discipline is a process tha...	Jane05	3	550	Mar 29, 2009 by Jane05
	"As We See It" (Preview) "As We See It"March 26 Thanks to sister sponsee Beth H. and today's AWSI: I had a spiritual awakening (and maybe a rude awakening as well) when it was pointed out to me that willing and want to are not the same --- I can be willing to do something (and DO it) without wanting to ---- my brain wants...	Jane05	2	357	Mar 28, 2009 by Jane05
	Room For Improvement (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPage 86 Room For Improvement We have come to believe that A.A.'s recovery Steps and Traditions represent the approximate truths which we need for our particular purpose. The more we practice them, the more we like them. So there is little doubt that A.A. principles will continue to be...	Jane05	2	1186	Mar 27, 2009 by Jane05
	First 24 hours (Preview) I wondered how to go a day without a drink. I had already gone through step one admitting only to myself I was an alcoholic and life was unmangeable. I felt tired, hung over, late for work, and ignored requests from others to stop drinking. To most who don't know me well I am the woman with her life...	CAM72	21	611	Mar 27, 2009 by Jane05
	Newbie (Preview) I am new to all this. Have been a binge drinker since I was 16. Turned 40 and decided to stop after some crazy stuff. Found out I couldn't and have been trying ever since. Need advice please! Kett.	Kett	17	558	Mar 27, 2009 by Jane05
	"As We See It" (Preview) *"As We See It"March 27 I'm grateful that my sponsor cares more about saving my life than she does about whether or not she hurts my feelings. Today's six words: Chocolate's the answer. Forgotten the question. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the list administr...*	Jane05	2	391	Mar 27, 2009 by Mike B.
	A Thirst for AA (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 26, 2009A Thirst for AAWhen he asked if I could stop drinking just for today,I replied, "Of course, I can -- even a moron could to that,and I can always drink tomorrow."I'm grateful that my sponsor kept it simple for just twenty-four hou...	Jane05	5	446	Mar 26, 2009 by Jane05
	Help me be a supportive friend (Preview) My boyfriend will be sober 2 yrs this week. I met him 4 months ago. First of all I would like to know if there is an appropriate acknowledgement of the 2nd anniversary of sobriety. Its not like there is a Hallmark card out there (or is there???). I think it is a monumental accomplishment since he was dr...	Angelafriend	15	995	Mar 25, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Big Book Quiz Anyone? (Preview) BIG BOOK QUIZ 1. Name the four horsemen. page 151, paragraph 2, line 9 2. What is the baffling feature of alcoholism? . page 34, paragraph 2, line 11 3. What is the `number one' offender? page 64, paragraph 3 4. Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as wh...	Jane05	11	10625	Mar 24, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	HELLLOOOOOOO!!!??? (Preview) Good to be here this Sunday Morn! Spring is on the way and it's great to be sober! Had an extremely troubling event at my workplace (medical practice), a previously very trusted and respected member of our staff who had quit in January was caught calling in prescriptions of narcotic painkillers for he...	jonijoni1	11	583	Mar 24, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Denial.... (Preview) Hi. I'm really struggling right now. I'm about 2 and a half months sober, and am on chemotherapy for advanced Lupus. I just got out of the hospital and am not feeling well at all. Sick, tired, depressed. In the meantime, I'm trying desperately to stay sober. This is my third try in AA and up until this last...	OHAAT	5	588	Mar 24, 2009 by Jerry F
	Prayers (Preview) Hi All!!!! Requesting some prayers for my sweetie 17 yr old! Poor thing has mono and has missed a bit of school and feeling like death warmed overl... Praying for serenity on my part (lol) and wellness for her!!! Thanks!!!!!	lani	11	529	Mar 24, 2009 by kkotz401
	Fellowship (Preview) AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 24, 2009 FellowshipI felt confused, dispirited, alone and afraid.I found my way up and out, into a sobriety that is strong enough to meet the adversities of life itself.When I joined the Fellowship of AA, I learned that togetherwe could do th...	Jane05	0	321	Mar 24, 2009 by Jane05
	We Cannot Live Alone (Preview) As Bill Sees ItPage 83 We Cannot Live Alone All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires; they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than the Fifth. Scarcely any Step is more necessary to long time sobriety and peace of mind. A.A. ex...	Jane05	0	327	Mar 24, 2009 by Jane05
	Daily Reflections ~ ... And No More Reservations (Preview) We have seen the truth again and again: Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.. . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long tim...	Sobrietyspell	0	945	Mar 23, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
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