Alcoholics Anonymous

Marc T. · Marc T.

I found that we actually rent the clubs for the meetings so therefore it is A.A.-not the club at that time. Therefore if the club knows anything about what happened at our meeting then our anonymity has been broken. Therefore the clubs cannot ban us from meetings. I went to the buisness meeting and all o...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up to love and intimacy in our relationships. Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that prevents others from seeing or hurting us. We do not want to be that vulnerable. We do not want to expose our thoughts, feelings, fea...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wor...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day There is such a thing as being too loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory? Or do I send them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it along? Or do I sulk in my own...

alana · alana

these responses are overwhelmingly amazing. they are truly inspiring and helpful. thankyou so much for your obvious genuine care/understanding. i have decided to go to a meeting. i want to do this. but i can see how hard it is going to be. i see that im going to have to shed some friendships in the proce...

danna · danna

This is a first for me, not quite sure how to do this. Have arranged to go to my first AA meeting on tues. First time I,ve even accepted this problem I have. just looking for others, to be honest! Have read all the things from other people and feel there is hope! Danna

celtcgrrl · celtcgrrl

Hi, Any thoughts on how you choose a sponsor? My problem is that the women in the meetings in my area seem so different from me. Very few of the older ones have gone to college, most of them don't even work. There are a lot that are coming out of sober houses, etc. I have been quite the "high bot...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

Things have been whirling by lately. Days run into the next one, and three weeks have passed. I'm not really sure why im posting this, excpet that i'd like to know if other have felt like this. I try to imagine a day without alcohol, and it seems trite, empty, and above all things, impossible; then, I imag...

sober n nebr. · sober n nebr.

Are you willing to accept the change that will take place when you get sober? That was our topic last night at the A.A. meeting. It made me think back when i first got sober. It helped me remember where I was when I first came into the program. Was I ready for a change in my life style and new friends I wou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Continued to take personal inventory . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS pg. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Step - "Everytime we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us" - also tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how un...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Do I put too much reliance on any one member of the group? That is, do I make a tin god out of some one person? Do I set that person on a pedestal? If I do, I am building my house on sand. All A.A. members have "clay feet." They are all only one drink away from a drunk, no matter h...

Marc T. · Marc T.

Hey guys, Interesting day so far. Last night at the meeting I had a burning desire. I shared of how my sponsee is banned and how tradition nine clearly states that this ought not to be so. So Today I find out that they Banned me. Who's next? My sponsor? This is an excerpt from tradition Nine...."Neit...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Well today is day 25, and like I have said before, everyday gets a tiny tiny TINY bit better. They are such small changes that they sometimes goes unnoticed (by myself), but I know that they are there. Here's my question for today....Thurday was a close friend of mine's birthday. She asked if we...

serenity041807 · serenity041807

Hi I am new to this posting board. I am however, not new to AA. I almost have 18 months and this disease just makes me angry. My ABF just went out last Monday and he nearly killed himself by taking Adavan & drinking enough that the drink alone should have taken him out. He is in rehab now and says thi...

Marc T. · Marc T.

http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php

Marc T. · Marc T.

"A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...

nique · nique

Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...

New member..... · Jeff5104

Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...

matay · matay

Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...

Citizluvme · Citizluvme

Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...

Quetzal · Quetzal

It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...

Marc T. · Marc T.

Anytime I get into an arguement with another I find that it is because I am trying to impress my truth onto them or I'm not listening to their truth. I don't have to agree with their truth. I just ought to understand that it is their truth. To me the Spirit is infinite; so if I can have all of it, so can anyon...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 I have more than enough t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no matter what their limita...

matay · matay

Hi Folks... I've invited a long time friend of mine to join us here. However - from the MIP Home Page ... how does one find this forum? Thanks, have a nice sober day. Bruce

Quetzal · Quetzal

Learn to let yourself be guided into truth. We will know what we need to know, when we need to know that. We don't have to feel badly about taking our own time to reach our insights. We don't have to force insight or awareness before it's time. Yes! Maybe the whole world saw a particular truth in our lif...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Has anyone every tried using Campral? It is a medication that is supposed to reduce alcohol cravings. My doctor would like me to start taking it after seeing him tomorrow. He said that it will not keep a person that is going to drink from drinking, but it does make it easier on someone who already had t...

tlcate · tlcate

And it was incredible! It is a 12x12 study which I needed. They were studying step 3, which is also just what I needed. It was a 90 minute meeting with the reading by all, a break for fellowship, a speaker, and plenty of time for folks to share. It is well attended, LOTS of women, and just about every one o...

alana · alana

hi, im new to this aa online thing. whatta we do....just vent about how bad our lives get? i just got off a three day bender and im utterly pissed with myself. if i say i wondt touch another drink again to myself im gonna jump. im so bored of drinking, im so sick of everything it ruins. the shame mostly. the ha...

gregmc · gregmc

im trying to not drink after yet another failed attempt of trying to be a normal drinking. everything has fallen apart. im like a prisoner in my mind to paranoid to go anywhere if im not drinking. i have that sick feeling in my stomach from guilt. anything that you could say that may help right now would g...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commente...

md85 · md85

Hey everyone, my name is Mary and I'm an alcoholic. It still seems very surreal to me and I can't believe that I'm saying this. I'm 23-years-old and weekend drinking has been VERY out of hand for a very long time. I am making life for my fiance and friends very difficult because of it. I'm finally admittin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day Am I critical of other members of A.A. or of new prospects? Do I ever say about other members: "I don't think they're sincere, I think they're bluffing, or I think they're taking a few drinks on the quiet?" Do I realize that my doubtful and skeptical attitude is hurtin...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes, there is not enough money to make ends meet, much less afford any luxuries. People may tell us to do a budget, and we chuckle. The expenses we need to pay for survival surpass the income. We look at the situation; shake our heads, and say, "No way." Many of us have had to live t...

Hot Tamale 007 · Hot Tamale 007

Thanks everyone on this board, for the support in my early sobriety. I came to this site looking for the courage to walk into a meeting and to find the support network I so desperately needed. I have been sober for well over a month now and I couldn't have done it with out you. Thank you, thank you, thank...

Marc T. · Marc T.

When the chaos that is me returns I find that I'm Missing a step or stumbling- if you will. Powerlessness was my missgiving today and in that: I missed giving. I have been "trying" to control my two year old. It doesn't make sense that she should obey "King Marc" any more than God w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what they will have to do? Do I judge them privately and feel that they have small chance of making the program? Do I belittle them to myself? Or am I willing to b...

Tina · Tina

Just thought I'd say hi Sorry I haven't been in for a bit, just gettin situated and son is now working and going to school. And my daughter is doing the same, I've been in alot of pain the last week or so, Got to go see the dentist. And trying to get things caught up and been gettin to more meetings. And looki...

annie · annie

Hi all, I'm new here, on day 12 no wine and finding it very hard. Life without alcohol is dull, unrewarding and I hate myself for feeling this way. I wish I knew why I'm doing this beyond to satisfy everyone else, but I don't want to be a middle aged lush. Problem is, I don't know what I do want to be....Any adv...

Doll · Doll

Was (for whatever reason) thinking about some of those AA slogans. I soon realized some that I used to just down right HATE, loathe, almost made me puke...... Then the light came on! I don't know when, but it did. "Just for today." - I realllly didn't get that one, cause I am a "planner/...

tlcate · tlcate

Last night's meeting was incredible! It is just odd how things happen when you need them. Just out of a very toxic relationship - the ending was a great reflection of the entire thing - from beginning to end. It was painful - and I isolated. I have lost a meeting due to the breakup and the desire to neve...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It's there and more is on the way. -- Beyond Codependency Our goal in recovery is to make us feel comfortable, peaceful, and content. Happy. We want to be at peace with our environment and ourselves. Sometimes, to do that, we need to be willin...

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	It's done. (Preview) I found that we actually rent the clubs for the meetings so therefore it is A.A.-not the club at that time. Therefore if the club knows anything about what happened at our meeting then our anonymity has been broken. Therefore the clubs cannot ban us from meetings. I went to the buisness meeting and all o...	Marc T.	7	825	Oct 9, 2008 by Marc T.
	Self-Disclosure (Preview) Learning to gently reveal who we are is how we open ourselves up to love and intimacy in our relationships. Many of us have hidden under a protective shell, a casing that prevents others from seeing or hurting us. We do not want to be that vulnerable. We do not want to expose our thoughts, feelings, fea...	Quetzal	0	305	Oct 9, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Inventory (Preview) . . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my wor...	Sobrietyspell	0	784	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Learning to Wait (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Quetzal	2	356	Oct 8, 2008 by Marc T.
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 8th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day There is such a thing as being too loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory? Or do I send them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it along? Or do I sulk in my own...	Sobrietyspell	0	389	Oct 8, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	hello again. (Preview) these responses are overwhelmingly amazing. they are truly inspiring and helpful. thankyou so much for your obvious genuine care/understanding. i have decided to go to a meeting. i want to do this. but i can see how hard it is going to be. i see that im going to have to shed some friendships in the proce...	alana	5	434	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	first time (Preview) This is a first for me, not quite sure how to do this. Have arranged to go to my first AA meeting on tues. First time I,ve even accepted this problem I have. just looking for others, to be honest! Have read all the things from other people and feel there is hope! Danna	danna	7	423	Oct 8, 2008 by hills alive
	Finding a sponsor (Preview) Hi, Any thoughts on how you choose a sponsor? My problem is that the women in the meetings in my area seem so different from me. Very few of the older ones have gone to college, most of them don't even work. There are a lot that are coming out of sober houses, etc. I have been quite the "high bot...	celtcgrrl	12	1217	Oct 8, 2008 by lani
	In between (Preview) Things have been whirling by lately. Days run into the next one, and three weeks have passed. I'm not really sure why im posting this, excpet that i'd like to know if other have felt like this. I try to imagine a day without alcohol, and it seems trite, empty, and above all things, impossible; then, I imag...	Dodsworth	14	537	Oct 8, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Are you willing? (Preview) Are you willing to accept the change that will take place when you get sober? That was our topic last night at the A.A. meeting. It made me think back when i first got sober. It helped me remember where I was when I first came into the program. Was I ready for a change in my life style and new friends I wou...	sober n nebr.	2	333	Oct 7, 2008 by Doll
	Daily Reflections ~ Daily Monitoring (Preview) Continued to take personal inventory . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS pg. 88 The spiritual axiom referred to in the Tenth Step - "Everytime we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us" - also tells me that there are no exceptions to it. No matter how un...	Sobrietyspell	1	438	Oct 7, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Do I put too much reliance on any one member of the group? That is, do I make a tin god out of some one person? Do I set that person on a pedestal? If I do, I am building my house on sand. All A.A. members have "clay feet." They are all only one drink away from a drunk, no matter h...	Sobrietyspell	0	374	Oct 7, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	I've been Banned. Ha! (closed) (Preview) Hey guys, Interesting day so far. Last night at the meeting I had a burning desire. I shared of how my sponsee is banned and how tradition nine clearly states that this ought not to be so. So Today I find out that they Banned me. Who's next? My sponsor? *This is an excerpt from tradition Nine*...."Neit...	Marc T.	23	2225	Oct 7, 2008 by cooncatbob
	Yet another question for you "experts" : ) (Preview) Well today is day 25, and like I have said before, everyday gets a tiny tiny TINY bit better. They are such small changes that they sometimes goes unnoticed (by myself), but I know that they are there. Here's my question for today....Thurday was a close friend of mine's birthday. She asked if we...	cramcj01	8	425	Oct 7, 2008 by BatonRougian
	Cunning, Baffling & Powerful (Preview) Hi I am new to this posting board. I am however, not new to AA. I almost have 18 months and this disease just makes me angry. My ABF just went out last Monday and he nearly killed himself by taking Adavan & drinking enough that the drink alone should have taken him out. He is in rehab now and says thi...	serenity041807	4	725	Oct 7, 2008 by hills alive
	Good Link... (Preview) http://www.natureofspirit.com/alcoholics_anonymous/12_steps_12_traditions/index.php	Marc T.	0	366	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Tradition nine (Preview) "A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve." WHEN Tradition Nine was first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs that least possible organization." In years since then, we h...	Marc T.	0	296	Oct 7, 2008 by Marc T.
	Relief! (Preview) Hi family! I am so happy today! It is one of those days where everything fell into place and went so smooth I am afraid to pinch myself! Anyway to start I am sober 6 days today and that may not seem much but to me it is an eternity! Anyway, I have been battling mysterious physical pain in my mouth, tounge, e...	nique	4	501	Oct 7, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Naivete (Preview) We can be loving, trusting people and still not allow ourselves to be used or abused. We don't have to let people do whatever they want to us. Not all requests are legitimate! Not all requests require a yes! Life may test us. People may seek out our weak spots. We may see a common denominator to the limit...	Quetzal	0	307	Oct 7, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hey y'all (Preview) Hey y'all, Well I just moved to a new town, actually the town my family all lives in... I was getting sick of being out in the country so far from everything, so my dad moved me into one of his houses here. I'm just outside of Memphis, still in Mississippi though, and I've got my mom, dad, sister, and littl...	ChicknLittle	2	291	Oct 6, 2008 by tlcate
	Daily Reflections ~ Facing Ourselves (Preview) . . . . and Fear says, You dare not look! TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a monumental job, such...	Sobrietyspell	0	336	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Is it my desire to be a big shot in A.A.? Do I always want to be up front in the limelight? Do I feel that nobody else can do as good a job as I can? Or am I willing to take a seat in the back row once in a while and let somebody else carry the ball? Part of the effectiveness of any A.A. group is t...	Sobrietyspell	0	256	Oct 6, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Rock Bottom? (Preview) Not sure where to start. Things go good for a while and self-destruct happens. Just got out of Cook Cty. Jail in Chicago. Not a nice place. Been drinking and shooting dope. Great combination.....not really. Got caught driving without license and they are talking about prison time. All of this really...	soberdrunk	8	485	Oct 6, 2008 by jonijoni1
	New member..... (Preview) Hi everyone, I am totally new to this and have no experience dealing with AA, so please bear with me.... I'm 24 and having a bit of a tough time wondering whether I have a problem with alcohol or not. I think I may have, but I was looking for advice from people who have been through this. I drink heavily about...	Jeff5104	14	592	Oct 6, 2008 by Jeff5104
	I dreamt I met my Higher Power.. (Preview) I dreamt I met my Higher Power and I listened while He talked He reminded to me the difficult path in life that I had often walked We laughed and cried and talked together as the memories tumbled by Slowly as heartache turned to anger I asked the question Why??? Why didn't you protect me when my body was abu...	Sobrietyspell	1	1032	Oct 6, 2008 by lani
	We're back from the hospital!!! All OK! (Preview) Hi Folks, Well, Wednesday at 12:20 she went into the operating room, and at 2:30 she was out. We came home yesterday, and while I should have popped in to let you know there was a 101 things-to-do and only a 75 things-to-do time slot. Go figure, huh. Sounds about right on par for life's things-to-do list...	matay	9	463	Oct 6, 2008 by KLT
	Hello (Preview) Allow me to introduce myself. I go by Citizluvme. I am 35 years old. I came here today because I decided to turn my life around. Here's my background: I grew up with a mom who abused Alcohol (30 pack every 2 days) and a absent father who not only abused me and my sisters (one older,one younger)but abused dru...	Citizluvme	3	312	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel resentful and victimized - b...	Quetzal	0	327	Oct 6, 2008 by Quetzal
	Priceless. (Preview) Anytime I get into an arguement with another I find that it is because I am trying to impress my truth onto them or I'm not listening to their truth. I don't have to agree with their truth. I just ought to understand that it is their truth. To me the Spirit is infinite; so if I can have all of it, so can anyon...	Marc T.	2	356	Oct 5, 2008 by nmike
	Daily Reflections ~ Yesterday's Baggage (Preview) For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 88 I have more than enough t...	Sobrietyspell	0	404	Oct 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Do I have any hard feelings about other group members or for any other A.A. group? Am I critical of the way a group member thinks or acts? Do I feel that another group is operating in the wrong way and do I broadcast it? Or do I realize that all A.A. members, no matter what their limita...	Sobrietyspell	0	308	Oct 5, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	(( Dumb ? )) Question. (Preview) Hi Folks... I've invited a long time friend of mine to join us here. However - from the MIP Home Page ... how does one find this forum? Thanks, have a nice sober day. Bruce	matay	3	346	Oct 5, 2008 by lani
	Knowledge (Preview) Learn to let yourself be guided into truth. We will know what we need to know, when we need to know that. We don't have to feel badly about taking our own time to reach our insights. We don't have to force insight or awareness before it's time. Yes! Maybe the whole world saw a particular truth in our lif...	Quetzal	1	292	Oct 5, 2008 by tlcate
	Campral (Preview) Has anyone every tried using Campral? It is a medication that is supposed to reduce alcohol cravings. My doctor would like me to start taking it after seeing him tomorrow. He said that it will not keep a person that is going to drink from drinking, but it does make it easier on someone who already had t...	cramcj01	9	502	Oct 5, 2008 by cramcj01
	Found a New Meeting! (Preview) And it was incredible! It is a 12x12 study which I needed. They were studying step 3, which is also just what I needed. It was a 90 minute meeting with the reading by all, a break for fellowship, a speaker, and plenty of time for folks to share. It is well attended, LOTS of women, and just about every one o...	tlcate	1	286	Oct 5, 2008 by Doll
	hello (Preview) hi, im new to this aa online thing. whatta we do....just vent about how bad our lives get? i just got off a three day bender and im utterly pissed with myself. if i say i wondt touch another drink again to myself im gonna jump. im so bored of drinking, im so sick of everything it ruins. the shame mostly. the ha...	alana	9	338	Oct 4, 2008 by Tipsy McStagger
	1st day of not drinking (Preview) im trying to not drink after yet another failed attempt of trying to be a normal drinking. everything has fallen apart. im like a prisoner in my mind to paranoid to go anywhere if im not drinking. i have that sick feeling in my stomach from guilt. anything that you could say that may help right now would g...	gregmc	7	2031	Oct 4, 2008 by matay
	Daily Reflections ~ A Necessary Pruning (Preview) . . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commente...	Sobrietyspell	0	678	Oct 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Hey everyone - New Here (Preview) Hey everyone, my name is Mary and I'm an alcoholic. It still seems very surreal to me and I can't believe that I'm saying this. I'm 23-years-old and weekend drinking has been VERY out of hand for a very long time. I am making life for my fiance and friends very difficult because of it. I'm finally admittin...	md85	8	467	Oct 4, 2008 by matay
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Am I critical of other members of A.A. or of new prospects? Do I ever say about other members: "I don't think they're sincere, I think they're bluffing, or I think they're taking a few drinks on the quiet?" Do I realize that my doubtful and skeptical attitude is hurtin...	Sobrietyspell	0	311	Oct 4, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Faith and Money (Preview) Sometimes, there is not enough money to make ends meet, much less afford any luxuries. People may tell us to do a budget, and we chuckle. The expenses we need to pay for survival surpass the income. We look at the situation; shake our heads, and say, "No way." Many of us have had to live t...	Quetzal	1	304	Oct 4, 2008 by Marc T.
	Just want to say THANK YOU!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone on this board, for the support in my early sobriety. I came to this site looking for the courage to walk into a meeting and to find the support network I so desperately needed. I have been sober for well over a month now and I couldn't have done it with out you. Thank you, thank you, thank...	Hot Tamale 007	6	444	Oct 3, 2008 by Marc T.
	EVERY step of the way. (Preview) When the chaos that is me returns I find that I'm Missing a step or stumbling- if you will. Powerlessness was my missgiving today and in that: I missed giving. I have been "trying" to control my two year old. It doesn't make sense that she should obey "King Marc" any more than God w...	Marc T.	0	300	Oct 3, 2008 by Marc T.
	Daily Reflections ~ "The Acid Test" (Preview) As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose...	Sobrietyspell	0	395	Oct 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Oct 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what they will have to do? Do I judge them privately and feel that they have small chance of making the program? Do I belittle them to myself? Or am I willing to b...	Sobrietyspell	0	360	Oct 3, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Just checking in (Preview) Just thought I'd say hi Sorry I haven't been in for a bit, just gettin situated and son is now working and going to school. And my daughter is doing the same, I've been in alot of pain the last week or so, Got to go see the dentist. And trying to get things caught up and been gettin to more meetings. And looki...	Tina	0	283	Oct 3, 2008 by Tina
	day 12 (Preview) Hi all, I'm new here, on day 12 no wine and finding it very hard. Life without alcohol is dull, unrewarding and I hate myself for feeling this way. I wish I knew why I'm doing this beyond to satisfy everyone else, but I don't want to be a middle aged lush. Problem is, I don't know what I do want to be....Any adv...	annie	13	431	Oct 3, 2008 by celtcgrrl
	Hate.......to..........Love (Preview) Was (for whatever reason) thinking about some of those AA slogans. I soon realized some that I used to just down right HATE, loathe, almost made me puke...... Then the light came on! I don't know when, but it did. "Just for today." - I realllly didn't get that one, cause I am a "planner/...	Doll	4	402	Oct 3, 2008 by cheri
	Just what you need when you need it. (Preview) Last night's meeting was incredible! It is just odd how things happen when you need them. Just out of a very toxic relationship - the ending was a great reflection of the entire thing - from beginning to end. It was painful - and I isolated. I have lost a meeting due to the breakup and the desire to neve...	tlcate	3	419	Oct 3, 2008 by lani
	Getting Through the Discomfort (Preview) Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It's there and more is on the way. -- Beyond Codependency Our goal in recovery is to make us feel comfortable, peaceful, and content. Happy. We want to be at peace with our environment and ourselves. Sometimes, to do that, we need to be willin...	Quetzal	0	311	Oct 3, 2008 by Quetzal
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