Alcoholics Anonymous

sunkissed · sunkissed

I'm glad I found an online forum to share stories of alcoholism/recovery. About me: 31, female, CA, USA, alcoholic with just under a month sober. I'm short on time, but I'll add or explain more later. I'm looking to make some new friends here..and learn, listen, share, vent, laugh with fellow alchies...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders, weak knees, a three day beard, and a flushed complexion. Also, fa...

Phil · Phil

Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, los...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privileg...

need2quit · need2quit

Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum today and also new to seeking help and advice with my drinking problem. I am an alcoholic and always thought I could control or manage my drinking....how wrong was I. I feel like I am 2 different people, and don''t the the one that drinks. I don't know what to do b...

lani · lani

AA Thought for the Day May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoh...

Doll · Doll

Page 14-15: "For if an alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, he could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead." Page 20, paragraph 1: "Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers depend upon our constant thoug...

hills alive · hills alive

hello i just found this site today after i thought it probably existed, i used to go to meetings in adelaide, but i moved away from the city a few years ago and the arthritis makes it hard to get around so when im not in my vegie garden im on the pc learning all its new tricks from a chair, ive been sober since 19...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We who have learned to put our drink problem in God's hands can help others to do so. We can be used as a connection between an alcoholic's need and God's supply of strength. We in Alcoholics Anonymous can be uniquely useful, just because we have the misfortune or fortune to be al...

jennson88 · jennson88

I didn't really get the chance to go on here yesterday but I did finally get the book I've been reading it to to my boyfriend over the phone and he helps me understand what I'm reading by making me repeat some of a passage and how that applies to me. I also made the 'resentment' list-- which is actually lis...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

This may not pertain to anybody at all.. Just wondering.. First off let me say.. I do not wish to recover from my ED at the moment.. so not pushiness ;x let me just whip jack daniel's butt first! haha. But here's the question.. I have Anorexia Nervosa.. every once in a while.. I quit drinking for it.. to foc...

lani · lani

Keep It Simple The more one judges the less on love.---Balzac At times we need to make judgments about people's behavior. We stand back and look at how their lives affect our sobriety. We have to do this to choose people whose relationships will be good for us. We have to do this before we trust someone in...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

sometimes all of a sudden I feel something come over me.. like panic.. my brain screams and it goes "I NEEEEDDDDDDDDD AAAAA DRRRRINNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and i start quivering all over and my chest hurts me so bad and i feel like i'm choking in my neck and chest and i can't breathe at a...

lani · lani

May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Pag...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

well. it took a lot of courage to do this... but here goes. hi. my name is krystel dawn and i'm an alcoholic. i'm 22 years old. i've been drinking since i was 17. it started out with a couple beers here and there until it turned into full blown alcoholism. i've been through evulation hospitals, trying my be...

lani · lani

I like to post these daily thoughts randomly because they offer so much to me...Makes me think of where I am today..This is a great one for the new people here. Life does get better, not perfect, but definetly better than it was when I was drinking. Give it a try.... Laughter Then I began to see the miracle...

nikki_needs_help · nikki_needs_help

I'm 26, and I have a family of alcoholics. My dad just quit a couple of years ago when he got sick, and I have two brother who drink more than me. I am only a 5'3, 90 girl and I drink about 10 16 oz. beers a day. I know I'm killing myself and I want to stop but I'm scared. I'm married and want to have kids but I know I ca...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

I stated a post about my husband's drinking. I said how long he drink and how long he was sober.. and it's a good bit of years.. people always give me hell because I am married to an older man.. I do not wish to disclose his age as I cannot stand to be upset.. especially not right now.. people don't understand...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

Sorry for asking another question.. I'll try to shut up. I've just been needing to talk about things for so long.. to another alcoholic.. not just my best friend or my husband. Even tho they are truly supportive and hubby was alcoholic for 10 years and recovered.. I don't think they truly understand. H...

whiskey__heartache · whiskey__heartache

Hi guys.. first off.. let me say THANK YOU for the wonderful welcome.. Today is Day 4 of my sobriety. It got VERY hard last night. I felt like I was going to crash today, but haven't. Doing better today. Calmer.. I do have a question, tho. Is it normal to feel sad for giving up drinking?? I feel like I'm losin...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we learn that since we are alcoholics we can be uniquely useful people. That is, we can help other alcoholics when perhaps somebody who has not had our experience with drinking could not help them. That makes us uniquely useful. The A.A.s are a unique group of people bec...

seeking serenity · seeking serenity

I am starting a fourth step, and im not sure if i should put myself on it. many people say " we spent our whole lives thinking of ourselves...Self is the problem." and they say dont.. others say i should. my sponsor asked me why i was angry with myself, and i realized it was guilt and not anger - so...

Tina · Tina

Hi all Just thought I'd check, had a situation that has taken me my surprise yesterday but thought it could be a sign,, But I guess it could be a good thing, and take some time to rethink things through and start working on a better tomorrow. It's come to feeling fed up and well time to take a break and wor...

beachgirl · beachgirl

This is the name of a book by a woman named Charlotte Davis Kasl. She has helped me in my sobriety, and I wonder if anyone is familiar with it. It is a feminist approach, and may seem somewhat rebellious. Yet she is very supportive of what Bill W. espoused. Thoughts? Beach Girl

Doll · Doll

May 27 Daily Reflections NO MAUDLIN GUILT Day by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 15 When I first discovered that there is not a single "don't" in the Twelve Steps of A.A., I was disturbed because this discov...

lani · lani

May 27, 2008 Change In the process of this change I can recognize two immensely significant steps for me. The first step I took when I admitted to myself for the first time that all my previous thinking might be wrong. The second step came when I first consciously wished to believe. As a result of this exp...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see. We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling. Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we hear ourselves say, I have to take care of this person ....

Deniseneedshelp · Deniseneedshelp

Where do I begin? My mother in law has been an alcoholic for about 6 years, I met my wife about 4 years ago. I dont really know the "real" Denise, I only know Denise with a desease. I see and feel alot of the pain that is caused by her desease. She has 3 children, the oldest is 26 and the other two are...

lani · lani

May 26, 2008 Valor When World War II broke out, this spiritual principle had its first major test. AA's entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war? Would the kind of dependence they had...

Doll · Doll

The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is: .75 seconds....... or 1 car length for every 10 mph...... Test your average reaction time.. Be very careful this can be addictive. Click on the link below and good luck. Reaction Test I'm "bobbin bobcat' every time! --...

jc2008 · jc2008

I have a temper. I can be a petulant b*tch. Although I think I'm too new to focus on my many character defects, I do know that my tendency toward self righteous anger does not serve me well. I'm embarrassed that I reacted so strongly to the recent controversial thread about AA, etc. Without exceptio...

Doll · Doll

I continue to live in a vicious cycle. When it come to my son, when it comes to my John. I keep thinking with enough time things will change, be different, afterall don't they understand my good alcoholic thinking! I'm sober now!!!!!!!!! I 'get it' this time, it's different! BUT, I'm not listening t...

Phil · Phil

THERE are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the...

Yak · Yak

There's an original subject line for you :). Anyway, my name isn't Yak, obviously, but I guess it will do. Came here for the same reason that I guess most of the rest of you did - ie because I really, really am finding it difficult to control my drinking. I've reached a stage where I feel mentally and physic...

Phil · Phil

In most people there is a deeply seated fear that prevents us from taking control of our lives and shaping them to suit us. It is a fear that keeps us average, keeps us doing all the same things everybody else is doing, simply because it is the familiar thing to do. The fear of the unknown. You probably know...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelfth step work, the fourth thing is conversion. Conversion means change. Prospects must learn to change their way of thinking. Until now, everything they've done has been connected with drinking. Now they must face a new kind of life, without liquor. They must see and...

anushka010 · anushka010

href="http://www.treatmentcenters.org">http://www.treatmentcenters.org</a>

Doll · Doll

Reading Bryan's story made me realize I need to share a bit of my own, for me, and if it helps someone else in the process, then that's a double blessing. My son is going thru such a hard time right now and I need the reminder that he is his mother's child........ The first time I ever got drunk I was 6 yrs old. M...

lani · lani

May your day be filled with remembrance and love of those who served us so well -- Edited by lani at 02:18, 2008-05-24

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelth-step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking. They must see and admit that their life is unmanageable. They must face the fact that they must do something about their drinking. They must be absolute...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelth-step work, the second thing is confession. By frankly sharing with prospects, we get them talking about their own experiences. They will open up and confess things to us that they haven't been able to tell other people. And they feel better when this confession ha...

Bryan39 · Bryan39

I thought with all the new people here lately I would tell my story, I've heard it said if you hang around AA you'll hear your own story in someone else . A bit of back ground I grew up with a controling parent who is the daughter of an alcoholic. I was akward and uncoordinated, I was the kid picked last for eve...

jc2008 · jc2008

Thanks for all the warm messages of concern. I'm back home now, and so grateful to be here. I made it through the conference unscathed. In fact, a few remarkable things happened. I read the 3rd step prayer in the big book (finally -- a crusty old timer told me to read it weeks ago) when I couldn't sleep...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Surprise, surprise world....... since I am the new girl on the block at work, and semi-full-time (PRN), I get the next 6 days off, as one of our prescribers has her wedding/honeymoon starting this weekend. Sooooo.... Dean, are you listening? I want to make a list of maybe just a couple of things I will d...

lani · lani

here tis -- Edited by lani at 17:13, 2008-05-23 -- Edited by lani at 17:14, 2008-05-23

jennson88 · jennson88

He said that it's usually best to have a girl sponsor a girl and a guy sponsor a guy because they'll be more on the person's mind than just getting them better (sober) but it is allowed. He also said that it has to be an unbiased person but I don't know who else I'd want to be my sponsor than him as he's a lot to me...

TLH · TLH

Very heart wrenching story. I have two uncles on two sides of the family that for parts of their lives could have been the subject of a documentary like this. I could have watched this every time I thought I didn't give a damn and circumvented a lot of self destructive crap. The Trailer: http://www.yout...

Doll · Doll

It saddens me that my son's father has never wanted to help with the financial responsibility of raising a child. And has never been a role model either. He's a drunk and a drug addict and has been for 30 yrs. In 1994 he was court ordered to pay $61.00. Period! He quit his job so that was all they could take a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ One of the finest things about A.A. is the sharing. Sharing is a wonderful thing because the more you share the more you have. In our old drinking days, we didn't do much sharing. We used to keep things to ourselves, partly because we were ashamed, but mostly because we were sel...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Hey Cool, Lady ~ Well Done! Would you like to go over & calculate how many days/heartbeats that is on the Silkworth calculator :D Thanks for all the love, commitment, ES&H you share with us on MIP. GO GURL! Danielle x

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	Another newb here... (Preview) I'm glad I found an online forum to share stories of alcoholism/recovery. About me: 31, female, CA, USA, alcoholic with just under a month sober. I'm short on time, but I'll add or explain more later. I'm looking to make some new friends here..and learn, listen, share, vent, laugh with fellow alchies...	sunkissed	8	427	Jun 1, 2008 by Wren
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st June 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders, weak knees, a three day beard, and a flushed complexion. Also, fa...	Sobrietyspell	0	391	Jun 1, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Dealing With Fear (Preview) Dealing with Fear Pity those who fear what they shouldn't and fear not what they should How sad it is to see people spend their lives haunted by fear. The joy of life is squeezed out of them by fear of failure, criticism, betrayal, change, rejection, loneliness, poverty, growing old, getting sick, los...	Phil	2	12601	May 31, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 30th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. The purpose is to point me toward God and a better life. Participating in the privileg...	Sobrietyspell	0	413	May 30, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	New to the Forum (Preview) Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum today and also new to seeking help and advice with my drinking problem. I am an alcoholic and always thought I could control or manage my drinking....how wrong was I. I feel like I am 2 different people, and don''t the the one that drinks. I don't know what to do b...	need2quit	8	518	May 30, 2008 by hills alive
	Reaching out (Preview) AA Thought for the Day May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoh...	lani	1	449	May 30, 2008 by lani
	A selfish program ? (Preview) Page 14-15: "For if an alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, he could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead." Page 20, paragraph 1: "Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers depend upon our constant thoug...	Doll	5	1195	May 30, 2008 by lani
	gday from adelaide (Preview) hello i just found this site today after i thought it probably existed, i used to go to meetings in adelaide, but i moved away from the city a few years ago and the arthritis makes it hard to get around so when im not in my vegie garden im on the pc learning all its new tricks from a chair, ive been sober since 19...	hills alive	8	791	May 29, 2008 by StPeteDean
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We who have learned to put our drink problem in God's hands can help others to do so. We can be used as a connection between an alcoholic's need and God's supply of strength. We in Alcoholics Anonymous can be uniquely useful, just because we have the misfortune or fortune to be al...	Sobrietyspell	1	410	May 29, 2008 by lani
	back again! (Preview) I didn't really get the chance to go on here yesterday but I did finally get the book I've been reading it to to my boyfriend over the phone and he helps me understand what I'm reading by making me repeat some of a passage and how that applies to me. I also made the 'resentment' list-- which is actually lis...	jennson88	14	758	May 29, 2008 by Doll
	Crossing Over? (Last post for a while I promise!) (Preview) This may not pertain to anybody at all.. Just wondering.. First off let me say.. I do not wish to recover from my ED at the moment.. so not pushiness ;x let me just whip jack daniel's butt first! haha. But here's the question.. I have Anorexia Nervosa.. every once in a while.. I quit drinking for it.. to foc...	whiskey__heartache	9	467	May 29, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	Acceptance (Preview) Keep It Simple The more one judges the less on love.---Balzac At times we need to make judgments about people's behavior. We stand back and look at how their lives affect our sobriety. We have to do this to choose people whose relationships will be good for us. We have to do this before we trust someone in...	lani	1	373	May 29, 2008 by Pam P
	Delirum Tremens? (Preview) sometimes all of a sudden I feel something come over me.. like panic.. my brain screams and it goes "I NEEEEDDDDDDDDD AAAAA DRRRRINNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and i start quivering all over and my chest hurts me so bad and i feel like i'm choking in my neck and chest and i can't breathe at a...	whiskey__heartache	5	479	May 29, 2008 by Pam P
	Reaching out (Preview) May 29, 2008 Reaching Out Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. . . You can help when no one else can. . . Life will take on new meaning. Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Pag...	lani	0	366	May 29, 2008 by lani
	lonely in texas (Preview) well. it took a lot of courage to do this... but here goes. hi. my name is krystel dawn and i'm an alcoholic. i'm 22 years old. i've been drinking since i was 17. it started out with a couple beers here and there until it turned into full blown alcoholism. i've been through evulation hospitals, trying my be...	whiskey__heartache	8	449	May 29, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	For all the newbies (Preview) I like to post these daily thoughts randomly because they offer so much to me...Makes me think of where I am today..This is a great one for the new people here. Life does get better, not perfect, but definetly better than it was when I was drinking. Give it a try.... Laughter Then I began to see the miracle...	lani	5	1236	May 28, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	new here (Preview) I'm 26, and I have a family of alcoholics. My dad just quit a couple of years ago when he got sick, and I have two brother who drink more than me. I am only a 5'3, 90 girl and I drink about 10 16 oz. beers a day. I know I'm killing myself and I want to stop but I'm scared. I'm married and want to have kids but I know I ca...	nikki_needs_help	10	539	May 28, 2008 by nikki_needs_help
	Judging? I'm scared.. =/ (Preview) I stated a post about my husband's drinking. I said how long he drink and how long he was sober.. and it's a good bit of years.. people always give me hell because I am married to an older man.. I do not wish to disclose his age as I cannot stand to be upset.. especially not right now.. people don't understand...	whiskey__heartache	0	398	May 28, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	Crying (sorry if I'm posting too much) (Preview) Sorry for asking another question.. I'll try to shut up. I've just been needing to talk about things for so long.. to another alcoholic.. not just my best friend or my husband. Even tho they are truly supportive and hubby was alcoholic for 10 years and recovered.. I don't think they truly understand. H...	whiskey__heartache	8	525	May 28, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	Day 4 (Preview) Hi guys.. first off.. let me say THANK YOU for the wonderful welcome.. Today is Day 4 of my sobriety. It got VERY hard last night. I felt like I was going to crash today, but haven't. Doing better today. Calmer.. I do have a question, tho. Is it normal to feel sad for giving up drinking?? I feel like I'm losin...	whiskey__heartache	3	456	May 28, 2008 by whiskey__heartache
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 28th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we learn that since we are alcoholics we can be uniquely useful people. That is, we can help other alcoholics when perhaps somebody who has not had our experience with drinking could not help them. That makes us uniquely useful. The A.A.s are a unique group of people bec...	Sobrietyspell	0	411	May 28, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	4th step directions (Preview) I am starting a fourth step, and im not sure if i should put myself on it. many people say " we spent our whole lives thinking of ourselves...Self is the problem." and they say dont.. others say i should. my sponsor asked me why i was angry with myself, and i realized it was guilt and not anger - so...	seeking serenity	14	699	May 28, 2008 by lani
	Just checkin in (Preview) Hi all Just thought I'd check, had a situation that has taken me my surprise yesterday but thought it could be a sign,, But I guess it could be a good thing, and take some time to rethink things through and start working on a better tomorrow. It's come to feeling fed up and well time to take a break and wor...	Tina	2	382	May 27, 2008 by Tina
	Many Roads, One Journey (Preview) This is the name of a book by a woman named Charlotte Davis Kasl. She has helped me in my sobriety, and I wonder if anyone is familiar with it. It is a feminist approach, and may seem somewhat rebellious. Yet she is very supportive of what Bill W. espoused. Thoughts? Beach Girl	beachgirl	3	414	May 27, 2008 by lani
	NO MAUDLIN GUILT (Preview) May 27 Daily Reflections NO MAUDLIN GUILT Day by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 15 When I first discovered that there is not a single "don't" in the Twelve Steps of A.A., I was disturbed because this discov...	Doll	1	654	May 27, 2008 by cindy
	Change (Preview) May 27, 2008 Change In the process of this change I can recognize two immensely significant steps for me. The first step I took when I admitted to myself for the first time that all my previous thinking might be wrong. The second step came when I first consciously wished to believe. As a result of this exp...	lani	1	411	May 27, 2008 by lani
	Recognizing Choices (Preview) We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see. We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling. Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we hear ourselves say, I have to take care of this person ....	Quetzal	0	380	May 27, 2008 by Quetzal
	Hello all, I appreciate anyone who can help me with helping my mother in-law! (Preview) Where do I begin? My mother in law has been an alcoholic for about 6 years, I met my wife about 4 years ago. I dont really know the "real" Denise, I only know Denise with a desease. I see and feel alot of the pain that is caused by her desease. She has 3 children, the oldest is 26 and the other two are...	Deniseneedshelp	21	530	May 26, 2008 by Deniseneedshelp
	Valor (Preview) May 26, 2008 Valor When World War II broke out, this spiritual principle had its first major test. AA's entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take discipline, stand up under fire, and endure the monotony and misery of war? Would the kind of dependence they had...	lani	3	466	May 26, 2008 by lani
	New Addiction --- thanks, Phil ! (Preview) The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is: .75 seconds....... or 1 car length for every 10 mph...... Test your average reaction time.. Be very careful this can be addictive. Click on the link below and good luck. Reaction Test I'm "bobbin bobcat' every time! --...	Doll	3	462	May 26, 2008 by lani
	character defects on parade (Preview) I have a temper. I can be a petulant b*tch. Although I think I'm too new to focus on my many character defects, I do know that my tendency toward self righteous anger does not serve me well. I'm embarrassed that I reacted so strongly to the recent controversial thread about AA, etc. Without exceptio...	jc2008	6	584	May 26, 2008 by mnstar
	Insanity = ME! (Preview) I continue to live in a vicious cycle. When it come to my son, when it comes to my John. I keep thinking with enough time things will change, be different, afterall don't they understand my good alcoholic thinking! I'm sober now!!!!!!!!! I 'get it' this time, it's different! BUT, I'm not listening t...	Doll	8	485	May 26, 2008 by mnstar
	Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (Preview) THERE are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the...	Phil	1	11671	May 26, 2008 by mnstar
	Hello (Preview) There's an original subject line for you :). Anyway, my name isn't Yak, obviously, but I guess it will do. Came here for the same reason that I guess most of the rest of you did - ie because I really, really am finding it difficult to control my drinking. I've reached a stage where I feel mentally and physic...	Yak	8	508	May 26, 2008 by mnstar
	Fear Of The Unknown (Preview) In most people there is a deeply seated fear that prevents us from taking control of our lives and shaping them to suit us. It is a fear that keeps us average, keeps us doing all the same things everybody else is doing, simply because it is the familiar thing to do. The fear of the unknown. You probably know...	Phil	1	1173	May 26, 2008 by mnstar
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 26th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelfth step work, the fourth thing is conversion. Conversion means change. Prospects must learn to change their way of thinking. Until now, everything they've done has been connected with drinking. Now they must face a new kind of life, without liquor. They must see and...	Sobrietyspell	0	405	May 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	http://www.treatmentcenters.org (Preview) href="http://www.treatmentcenters.org">http://www.treatmentcenters.org</a>	anushka010	0	377	May 26, 2008 by anushka010
	Bryan started it (Preview) Reading Bryan's story made me realize I need to share a bit of my own, for me, and if it helps someone else in the process, then that's a double blessing. My son is going thru such a hard time right now and I need the reminder that he is his mother's child........ The first time I ever got drunk I was 6 yrs old. M...	Doll	6	511	May 26, 2008 by lani
	Happy memorial day (Preview) May your day be filled with remembrance and love of those who served us so well -- Edited by lani at 02:18, 2008-05-24	lani	6	480	May 26, 2008 by beachgirl
	24Hrs A Day 25 May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelth-step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking. They must see and admit that their life is unmanageable. They must face the fact that they must do something about their drinking. They must be absolute...	Sobrietyspell	0	414	May 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs A Day~24th May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In twelth-step work, the second thing is confession. By frankly sharing with prospects, we get them talking about their own experiences. They will open up and confess things to us that they haven't been able to tell other people. And they feel better when this confession ha...	Sobrietyspell	0	425	May 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	My Story (Preview) I thought with all the new people here lately I would tell my story, I've heard it said if you hang around AA you'll hear your own story in someone else . A bit of back ground I grew up with a controling parent who is the daughter of an alcoholic. I was akward and uncoordinated, I was the kid picked last for eve...	Bryan39	7	592	May 24, 2008 by Bryan39
	Hi folks (Preview) Thanks for all the warm messages of concern. I'm back home now, and so grateful to be here. I made it through the conference unscathed. In fact, a few remarkable things happened. I read the 3rd step prayer in the big book (finally -- a crusty old timer told me to read it weeks ago) when I couldn't sleep...	jc2008	5	517	May 24, 2008 by Bryan39
	Suggestions on Spontaneity?? (Preview) Surprise, surprise world....... since I am the new girl on the block at work, and semi-full-time (PRN), I get the next 6 days off, as one of our prescribers has her wedding/honeymoon starting this weekend. Sooooo.... Dean, are you listening? I want to make a list of maybe just a couple of things I will d...	jonijoni	13	1045	May 24, 2008 by StPeteDean
	check the big deck (Preview) here tis -- Edited by lani at 17:13, 2008-05-23 -- Edited by lani at 17:14, 2008-05-23	lani	6	527	May 24, 2008 by Doll
	Can Your Sponsor Be Your Boyfriend? (Preview) He said that it's usually best to have a girl sponsor a girl and a guy sponsor a guy because they'll be more on the person's mind than just getting them better (sober) but it is allowed. He also said that it has to be an unbiased person but I don't know who else I'd want to be my sponsor than him as he's a lot to me...	jennson88	9	528	May 23, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Movie: Drunk in Public (by David J Sperling) (Preview) Very heart wrenching story. I have two uncles on two sides of the family that for parts of their lives could have been the subject of a documentary like this. I could have watched this every time I thought I didn't give a damn and circumvented a lot of self destructive crap. The Trailer: http://www.yout...	TLH	20	16185	May 23, 2008 by TLH
	God, please bless that Son of a Bitch!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) It saddens me that my son's father has never wanted to help with the financial responsibility of raising a child. And has never been a role model either. He's a drunk and a drug addict and has been for 30 yrs. In 1994 he was court ordered to pay $61.00. Period! He quit his job so that was all they could take a...	Doll	14	627	May 23, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st May 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ One of the finest things about A.A. is the sharing. Sharing is a wonderful thing because the more you share the more you have. In our old drinking days, we didn't do much sharing. We used to keep things to ourselves, partly because we were ashamed, but mostly because we were sel...	Sobrietyspell	5	572	May 23, 2008 by lani
	Congrats on 7mths, Lani!!! (Preview) Hey Cool, Lady ~ Well Done! Would you like to go over & calculate how many days/heartbeats that is on the Silkworth calculator :D Thanks for all the love, commitment, ES&H you share with us on MIP. GO GURL! Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	15	615	May 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
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