Alcoholics Anonymous

Quetzal · Quetzal

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. Howe Do you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addi...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Unless we discuss our defects with another person, we do not acquire enough humility, fearlessness, and honesty to really get the program. We must be entirely honest with somebody, if we expect to live happily in this world. We must be hard on ourselves, but always con...

harley2000 · harley2000

I am really having a rough day, my hands are shaking and I am sweating, It is day 7, I cannot find any numbers of my past aa friends as I have been out for 6 years now, I dont want to pick up and drink, I was going to try and find a meeting in my area but woke up to late, I work a 3rd shift job and slept all day, I know if I...

Quetzal · Quetzal

To assume what other people are thinking or feeling without asking them is to invite misunderstanding. Just as disastrous is to assume other people know what we want or need without our telling them. Many potentially good friendships and marriages perish because of our false assumptions and our la...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I feel so grateful and free of so much now that I put down the booze. Life feel so much better and putting the abusive relationship and my ex where it belongs. The alcohol created fears and doubts about all I went through and what I knew for a fact to be true. And those fears and doubts did not allow me t...

surfergirl · surfergirl

Hi all. Earlier this year, I began a process of detoxing relationships that are toxic and exhausting. I even did this with family...but not in a harsh way. I have began to meet new people and surround myself with them. Today, old friends were having a party---a large party with bands etc. I was thinking...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi Lani, Congrats on 10 months sobriety for yesterday!!!! That is a terrific achievement and it's been great to share your journey with you through this forum. Thank you. Have a super day. Carol

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

Shaking some but finally am trying to get back in the rooms. I at one time done all 12 steps and even sponsored. Sliped and I tell you I was sicker than ever before. One day at a time I know. Take care.

KLT · KLT

Hi, im absolutely shattered tonight, ive been at my sponsors for 10 hours today working on my steps 4 and 5 and since I have been home I have sat here and thought of all the miracles that have happened in my life since coming back into the fellowship and working hard at my programme. I remember sitting at a m...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and have succeeded only in giving the story of it. I know the feeling it gave me and the results it has brought, but I realize I may never fully understand its deeper why and how. AS BILL SE...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to outgrow fear. Man...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Today I will begin keeping a journal of all my thoughts and feelings. I may resist doing this at first, but I will make a commitment to writing at least one thought at the end of each day. By putting my thoughts down on paper, I see things more clearly. I can also go back and read them at a later date to see ho...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Thanks Higher Power. Thanks for helping me see my own arrogance and pride. Thanks for constantly bringing me back to Earth and giving me all I need to be truely happy.

Rosie · Rosie

Hi all, I am on my 13th day today and I am so grateful. The sober days can add up and be so wonderful but the drunk days can add up and be so horrible. I opt for these sober days Today the weather here in Vermont is beautiful and I have gotten up and put photos in frames for my Mom of my parents wedding day and one of...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi all, I am on day 12 and feel so good. Today is a beautiful day and I am going walking and treating myself to ice cream. I am tired today due to a listless night. Not due to wanting a drink but due to a pain in my back that I could not lay right to get comfortable. I am going to go treat myself next week to going to t...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi all, I was talking to one of my sisters today and she was talking about how she was asked by her oldest daughter of 23 yr old for help in a place to live and she has no job and would be on probation for heroine possession. My sister just got herself settled after a very rough year herself. And is trying to sta...

Sobriety2-19-08girly · Sobriety2-19-08girly

I have a question? I have a problem with huffing is that because im an alcoholic or is it because of something comepletly seperate. Should I tell my aa sponcer about it?is that something she can even help me with?can aa meetings help with that? And the question im most afraid of since I huff does that mean...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , pp. 111 -112 My family members suffer from the effects of my disease. Loving and accepting them as they are - just as I love and accept A.A. memb...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "We who have accepted the A.A. principles have been faced with the necessity for a thorough personal housecleaning. We must face and be rid of the things in ourselves, which have been blocking us. We therefore take a personal inventory. We take stock honestly. We searc...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Those who do not recover are people who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault. They seem to be born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God, we couldnt very well p...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When will we become lovable? When will we feel safe? When will we get all the protection, nurturing, and love we so richly deserve? We will get it when we begin giving it to ourselves. -- Beyond Codependency The idea of giving ourselves what we want and need can be confusing, especially if we have spen...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I am on day 11 and I am feeling so good. It is so freeing and my body is still adjusting but I know how good I will feel as time goes by. I took my son to his kidney doctor and his blood pressure is so much better but his counts are not so good for his kidney. But as his blood pressure gets better and he keeps t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When we first become exposed to the concept of detachment, many of us find it objectionable and questionable. We may think that detaching means we don't care. We may believe that by controlling, worrying, and trying to force things to happen, we're showing how much we care. We may believe that cont...

Doll · Doll

Reading Rosie's marked time in sobriety posts this morning, it occured to me I have 11 months TODAY! I remember getting the shakes in the past over my time without a drink. Amazing how things can change when I work for that change. I feel very grateful at this moment. The memory of my last drunk hit me ups...

RamaSethu2001 · RamaSethu2001

Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 1 "Most of us feel we need look no further for Utopia. We have it with us right here and now. Each day my friend's simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men." Bill Wilson Source: C. 1939...

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

I got pretty tied up today, I had a phone call from one of my older brothers dealing with an issue involving our family inheritance and the combination of family and money has long been a trigger point of trouble for me. At least, today when I started to get argumentative and agitated I didn't go on, I...

lani · lani

Father Leo's Daily Meditation INDIFFERENCE "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures in not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity." -- George Bernard Shaw For years I was indifferent to family and friends. And the tragedy was that because of my al...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, I went to my first AA meeting since March of this year. It was held in the same place as in March. I loved it!! The topic was mainly of not following through with committments to ourselves and others. And of people who drink the night before but who are still drunk in the morning and who drink to feel b...

Rosie · Rosie

Hi All, Today is day 10!! I feel real good and have had a wonderful week. I went to my oldest granddaughters Ty Kwon Do testing and she went from white belt to yellow belt. She skipped over one. The instructor said that was very unusual. Her pattern was wonderful and she kicked a board in half making it look...

PJ Tucker · PJ Tucker

Hey all, I'm relatively new to this forum and 7 days sober. I've found an AA meeting that meets today at noon, here in my small town of 40,000 where I've resided for only 3 years but already know many of the characters. I woke up with the greatest intentions of going to this meeting but am having severe an...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Who are you to say there is no God? This challenge comes to all of us. Are we capable of denying that there is a design and purpose in all of life as we know it? Or are we willing to admit that faith in some kind of Divine Principle is a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeli...

Deirdre · Deirdre

Hi all you good people, day 5 for me, I went to my first meeting last night and I feel so good today, I now see why everyone told me not to be scared, the people were so friendly, they welcomed me with open arms, I am going to another one tonight, so there!! The AA bug has bitten lol.

Responsibility for Family Members · Quetzal

I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. -- Anonymous For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of our nuclear family. We may have b...

Buckyfox · Buckyfox

I have been dating a girl for about a year. The night I met was at a bar and she was as drunk as can be knowing that I was coming to meet her. But for whatever reason I have grown fond of her in the past year. Well I have no longer been able to put up with the antics that come along with the drinking. She h...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I thought that I'd post a couple of links that might help some of our newcomers. They are all good websites that have helped me in the past and could help you, too. The first is our Big Book online. If you haven't been able to buy a copy of it at your local meetings, you can use this until you d...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

My stability came out of my trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. THE BEST OF BILL , p.46-47 As long as I try, with all my heart and soul, to pass along to others what has been passed along to me, and do not demand anything in return, life is good to me. Before entering this program of Alcoholics...

Sobriety2-19-08girly · Sobriety2-19-08girly

so I have a question and not sure if this website can be used for questions but its aa related.. So how far into sobriety is it ok to become friends with your sponcer or not even friends We are all friends but like hang out go shopping together ect . cause when I first got sober and I call all the time with ques...

TysonMike · TysonMike

Feelin good, work is good so far, but I feel like I might break down today. I'm sleeping on the floor for the past 2 days on a phone book because sleeping is the hardest part of the day. I guess I should call one of the meeting guys.

hills alive · hills alive

when i had had enough of the suffering caused by MY actions of excessive drinking it was the ongoing mood swings that took me to the 4th stage of alcoholism and after that their was no turning back, if i could even think for one moment that i could save myself. so after 8 months of heavy depression, as alcoh...

Quetzal · Quetzal

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? 3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? ...

PJ Tucker · PJ Tucker

I'm bound and determined to get and stay clean and sober. I stayed that way for many years, and gradually fell back in to thinking I could "control drink". It's now messed up quite a bit of some beautiful things (like my job) which I regained in a small community at the ripe old age off 55. I th...

Tina · Tina

Hi all Just thought I'd drop by before Sunday comes and let ya know I'm ok, nervous as hell but alright. Been going through other things I guess I let get to me, felt like i was gonna explode.. But with the grace of GOD, I still have my sense of humour. I had a good cry last nite and look like I didn't sleep, g...

nmike · nmike

We are small communities in a rural area. We have a good AA meeting going where I live. I have offered to hold a separate Alanon meeting. We Alanoners are slow to break away from our A's. So another small community wanted to start AA/Alanon. We had 18 tonight. Awesome. I will continue to offer Alanon and h...

Brad_N · Brad_N

Hello, my name is Brad, and I'm an alcoholic! I'm from Arlington, Texas and I came across this board so I thought I'd join up and get in on the online recovery! I love forum boards, so I'm sure I'll be trolling around them and offering my experience, strength, and hope where I feel like I have something to a...

hopesfallkid · hopesfallkid

my names eric... i've been drinking everyday for the past 6 months....and most people drink to forget their problesm...but i drink to feel. just to feel these emotions thats havve been in me but wont come out..i used to do druggs but i cant do that so i switched to drinking...and now i drink to feel sadne...

TysonMike · TysonMike

I posted under day 18 that i found a meeting a few blocks from work. I'm on my 3rd large cup of coffee and i feel like sleeping. Maybe I'll take off from work early and check it out.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Willingness is a peculiar thin...

Rosie · Rosie

"The Awakening". A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quiet...

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	A Good Scare (Preview) A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. Howe Do you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addi...	Quetzal	0	402	Aug 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ The Gift Of Bonding (Preview) Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received t...	Sobrietyspell	0	618	Aug 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 25th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Unless we discuss our defects with another person, we do not acquire enough humility, fearlessness, and honesty to really get the program. We must be entirely honest with somebody, if we expect to live happily in this world. We must be hard on ourselves, but always con...	Sobrietyspell	0	408	Aug 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Help (Preview) I am really having a rough day, my hands are shaking and I am sweating, It is day 7, I cannot find any numbers of my past aa friends as I have been out for 6 years now, I dont want to pick up and drink, I was going to try and find a meeting in my area but woke up to late, I work a 3rd shift job and slept all day, I know if I...	harley2000	9	444	Aug 25, 2008 by BGG
	Assumptions (Preview) To assume what other people are thinking or feeling without asking them is to invite misunderstanding. Just as disastrous is to assume other people know what we want or need without our telling them. Many potentially good friendships and marriages perish because of our false assumptions and our la...	Quetzal	2	1215	Aug 25, 2008 by Rosie
	Wonderful Day (Preview) Hi All, I feel so grateful and free of so much now that I put down the booze. Life feel so much better and putting the abusive relationship and my ex where it belongs. The alcohol created fears and doubts about all I went through and what I knew for a fact to be true. And those fears and doubts did not allow me t...	Rosie	6	461	Aug 25, 2008 by Rosie
	Friendships... (Preview) Hi all. Earlier this year, I began a process of detoxing relationships that are toxic and exhausting. I even did this with family...but not in a harsh way. I have began to meet new people and surround myself with them. Today, old friends were having a party---a large party with bands etc. I was thinking...	surfergirl	10	430	Aug 25, 2008 by Rosie
	10 Months for Lani! (Preview) Hi Lani, Congrats on 10 months sobriety for yesterday!!!! That is a terrific achievement and it's been great to share your journey with you through this forum. Thank you. Have a super day. Carol	Quetzal	7	536	Aug 25, 2008 by lani
	Hi all this is day two (Preview) Shaking some but finally am trying to get back in the rooms. I at one time done all 12 steps and even sponsored. Sliped and I tell you I was sicker than ever before. One day at a time I know. Take care.	buckeyebear	7	424	Aug 25, 2008 by lani
	Learning to trust (Preview) Hi, im absolutely shattered tonight, ive been at my sponsors for 10 hours today working on my steps 4 and 5 and since I have been home I have sat here and thought of all the miracles that have happened in my life since coming back into the fellowship and working hard at my programme. I remember sitting at a m...	KLT	3	528	Aug 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections ~ A Riddle That Works (Preview) It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and have succeeded only in giving the story of it. I know the feeling it gave me and the results it has brought, but I realize I may never fully understand its deeper why and how. AS BILL SE...	Sobrietyspell	0	784	Aug 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 24th Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "When we saw our faults, we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and we were willing to set these matters straight. We reviewed our fears thoroughly. We asked God to remove our fears and we commenced to outgrow fear. Man...	Sobrietyspell	0	443	Aug 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Keeping a Journal (Preview) Today I will begin keeping a journal of all my thoughts and feelings. I may resist doing this at first, but I will make a commitment to writing at least one thought at the end of each day. By putting my thoughts down on paper, I see things more clearly. I can also go back and read them at a later date to see ho...	Quetzal	2	442	Aug 24, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Thanks God.......Uh I mean Higher Power (Preview) Thanks Higher Power. Thanks for helping me see my own arrogance and pride. Thanks for constantly bringing me back to Earth and giving me all I need to be truely happy.	turninggrey	2	555	Aug 24, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Day 13 Rosie (Preview) Hi all, I am on my 13th day today and I am so grateful. The sober days can add up and be so wonderful but the drunk days can add up and be so horrible. I opt for these sober days Today the weather here in Vermont is beautiful and I have gotten up and put photos in frames for my Mom of my parents wedding day and one of...	Rosie	0	394	Aug 24, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 12 Rosie (Preview) Hi all, I am on day 12 and feel so good. Today is a beautiful day and I am going walking and treating myself to ice cream. I am tired today due to a listless night. Not due to wanting a drink but due to a pain in my back that I could not lay right to get comfortable. I am going to go treat myself next week to going to t...	Rosie	5	363	Aug 24, 2008 by Rosie
	Managing guilt (Preview) Hi all, I was talking to one of my sisters today and she was talking about how she was asked by her oldest daughter of 23 yr old for help in a place to live and she has no job and would be on probation for heroine possession. My sister just got herself settled after a very rough year herself. And is trying to sta...	Rosie	7	885	Aug 24, 2008 by Rosie
	HELP please answer Huffing and AA (Preview) I have a question? I have a problem with huffing is that because im an alcoholic or is it because of something comepletly seperate. Should I tell my aa sponcer about it?is that something she can even help me with?can aa meetings help with that? And the question im most afraid of since I huff does that mean...	Sobriety2-19-08girly	7	739	Aug 23, 2008 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Bringing The Message Home (Preview) Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , pp. 111 -112 My family members suffer from the effects of my disease. Loving and accepting them as they are - just as I love and accept A.A. memb...	Sobrietyspell	0	523	Aug 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "We who have accepted the A.A. principles have been faced with the necessity for a thorough personal housecleaning. We must face and be rid of the things in ourselves, which have been blocking us. We therefore take a personal inventory. We take stock honestly. We searc...	Sobrietyspell	0	460	Aug 23, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Those who do not recover are people who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault. They seem to be born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which...	Sobrietyspell	2	480	Aug 23, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ Seeking Emotional Stability (Preview) When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God, we couldnt very well p...	Sobrietyspell	1	539	Aug 23, 2008 by Rosie
	Self Care (Preview) When will we become lovable? When will we feel safe? When will we get all the protection, nurturing, and love we so richly deserve? We will get it when we begin giving it to ourselves. -- Beyond Codependency The idea of giving ourselves what we want and need can be confusing, especially if we have spen...	Quetzal	1	1568	Aug 23, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 11 Rosie (Preview) Hi All, I am on day 11 and I am feeling so good. It is so freeing and my body is still adjusting but I know how good I will feel as time goes by. I took my son to his kidney doctor and his blood pressure is so much better but his counts are not so good for his kidney. But as his blood pressure gets better and he keeps t...	Rosie	2	376	Aug 23, 2008 by Rosie
	Detaching in Relationships (Preview) When we first become exposed to the concept of detachment, many of us find it objectionable and questionable. We may think that detaching means we don't care. We may believe that by controlling, worrying, and trying to force things to happen, we're showing how much we care. We may believe that cont...	Quetzal	3	1482	Aug 22, 2008 by Rosie
	Shakey ground, today.....and grateful for it (Preview) Reading Rosie's marked time in sobriety posts this morning, it occured to me I have 11 months TODAY! I remember getting the shakes in the past over my time without a drink. Amazing how things can change when I work for that change. I feel very grateful at this moment. The memory of my last drunk hit me ups...	Doll	4	556	Aug 22, 2008 by Rosie
	Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 1 Quotes BillW AA Cofounder (Preview) Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 1 "Most of us feel we need look no further for Utopia. We have it with us right here and now. Each day my friend's simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men." Bill Wilson Source: C. 1939...	RamaSethu2001	2	23428	Aug 22, 2008 by hills alive
	Screaming Works (Preview) I got pretty tied up today, I had a phone call from one of my older brothers dealing with an issue involving our family inheritance and the combination of family and money has long been a trigger point of trouble for me. At least, today when I started to get argumentative and agitated I didn't go on, I...	FindingFreedom	3	467	Aug 22, 2008 by FindingFreedom
	Father Leo (Preview) Father Leo's Daily Meditation INDIFFERENCE "The worst sin towards our fellow creatures in not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity." -- George Bernard Shaw For years I was indifferent to family and friends. And the tragedy was that because of my al...	lani	2	1562	Aug 22, 2008 by Rosie
	Rosie's AA meeting (Preview) Hi All, I went to my first AA meeting since March of this year. It was held in the same place as in March. I loved it!! The topic was mainly of not following through with committments to ourselves and others. And of people who drink the night before but who are still drunk in the morning and who drink to feel b...	Rosie	8	470	Aug 22, 2008 by Rosie
	Day 10 (Preview) Hi All, Today is day 10!! I feel real good and have had a wonderful week. I went to my oldest granddaughters Ty Kwon Do testing and she went from white belt to yellow belt. She skipped over one. The instructor said that was very unusual. Her pattern was wonderful and she kicked a board in half making it look...	Rosie	2	388	Aug 22, 2008 by Rosie
	First AA Meeting Ever and having severe anxieties over it (Preview) Hey all, I'm relatively new to this forum and 7 days sober. I've found an AA meeting that meets today at noon, here in my small town of 40,000 where I've resided for only 3 years but already know many of the characters. I woke up with the greatest intentions of going to this meeting but am having severe an...	PJ Tucker	9	534	Aug 22, 2008 by lani
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 21st Aug 08 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ "Who are you to say there is no God? This challenge comes to all of us. Are we capable of denying that there is a design and purpose in all of life as we know it? Or are we willing to admit that faith in some kind of Divine Principle is a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeli...	Sobrietyspell	1	422	Aug 22, 2008 by lani
	I did it!!! (Preview) Hi all you good people, day 5 for me, I went to my first meeting last night and I feel so good today, I now see why everyone told me not to be scared, the people were so friendly, they welcomed me with open arms, I am going to another one tonight, so there!! The AA bug has bitten lol.	Deirdre	8	573	Aug 22, 2008 by Deirdre
	Responsibility for Family Members (Preview) I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. -- Anonymous For some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of our nuclear family. We may have b...	Quetzal	0	465	Aug 22, 2008 by Quetzal
	Attracted To People Like My Mother Was (Preview) I have been dating a girl for about a year. The night I met was at a bar and she was as drunk as can be knowing that I was coming to meet her. But for whatever reason I have grown fond of her in the past year. Well I have no longer been able to put up with the antics that come along with the drinking. She h...	Buckyfox	4	676	Aug 21, 2008 by surfergirl
	A Few Useful Links (Preview) Hi everyone, I thought that I'd post a couple of links that might help some of our newcomers. They are all good websites that have helped me in the past and could help you, too. The first is our Big Book online. If you haven't been able to buy a copy of it at your local meetings, you can use this until you d...	Quetzal	1	429	Aug 21, 2008 by Rosie
	Daily Reflections ~ We Just Try (Preview) My stability came out of my trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. THE BEST OF BILL , p.46-47 As long as I try, with all my heart and soul, to pass along to others what has been passed along to me, and do not demand anything in return, life is good to me. Before entering this program of Alcoholics...	Sobrietyspell	0	513	Aug 21, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	AA sponcer sponcee friendship (Preview) so I have a question and not sure if this website can be used for questions but its aa related.. So how far into sobriety is it ok to become friends with your sponcer or not even friends We are all friends but like hang out go shopping together ect . cause when I first got sober and I call all the time with ques...	Sobriety2-19-08girly	7	3333	Aug 21, 2008 by hills alive
	20 Days (Preview) Feelin good, work is good so far, but I feel like I might break down today. I'm sleeping on the floor for the past 2 days on a phone book because sleeping is the hardest part of the day. I guess I should call one of the meeting guys.	TysonMike	6	479	Aug 21, 2008 by hills alive
	early days of sobriety (Preview) when i had had enough of the suffering caused by MY actions of excessive drinking it was the ongoing mood swings that took me to the 4th stage of alcoholism and after that their was no turning back, if i could even think for one moment that i could save myself. so after 8 months of heavy depression, as alcoh...	hills alive	6	422	Aug 21, 2008 by hills alive
	Just For Fun! (Preview) 1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? 3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? ...	Quetzal	4	391	Aug 21, 2008 by Jednorozec
	Self Detoxing (Preview) I'm bound and determined to get and stay clean and sober. I stayed that way for many years, and gradually fell back in to thinking I could "control drink". It's now messed up quite a bit of some beautiful things (like my job) which I regained in a small community at the ripe old age off 55. I th...	PJ Tucker	46	1337	Aug 21, 2008 by Rosie
	Well, here it is (Preview) Hi all Just thought I'd drop by before Sunday comes and let ya know I'm ok, nervous as hell but alright. Been going through other things I guess I let get to me, felt like i was gonna explode.. But with the grace of GOD, I still have my sense of humour. I had a good cry last nite and look like I didn't sleep, g...	Tina	1	398	Aug 21, 2008 by Quetzal
	Starting another meeting (Preview) We are small communities in a rural area. We have a good AA meeting going where I live. I have offered to hold a separate Alanon meeting. We Alanoners are slow to break away from our A's. So another small community wanted to start AA/Alanon. We had 18 tonight. Awesome. I will continue to offer Alanon and h...	nmike	2	366	Aug 21, 2008 by Quetzal
	Introducing myself (Preview) Hello, my name is Brad, and I'm an alcoholic! I'm from Arlington, Texas and I came across this board so I thought I'd join up and get in on the online recovery! I love forum boards, so I'm sure I'll be trolling around them and offering my experience, strength, and hope where I feel like I have something to a...	Brad_N	11	590	Aug 21, 2008 by KLT
	i think i need help.... (Preview) my names eric... i've been drinking everyday for the past 6 months....and most people drink to forget their problesm...but i drink to feel. just to feel these emotions thats havve been in me but wont come out..i used to do druggs but i cant do that so i switched to drinking...and now i drink to feel sadne...	hopesfallkid	9	461	Aug 21, 2008 by hills alive
	Day 19 (Preview) I posted under day 18 that i found a meeting a few blocks from work. I'm on my 3rd large cup of coffee and i feel like sleeping. Maybe I'll take off from work early and check it out.	TysonMike	4	463	Aug 20, 2008 by hills alive
	Daily Reflections ~ Toward Emotional Freedom (Preview) Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 Willingness is a peculiar thin...	Sobrietyspell	1	455	Aug 20, 2008 by hills alive
	The Awakening (Preview) "The Awakening". A time comes in your life when you finally get it... When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out - ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quiet...	Rosie	3	567	Aug 20, 2008 by Rosie
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