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New and need help please
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Hi. Im suffering alot these days and its really starting to affect me mentally. not an everyday drinker, but a weekend binge drinker. cant remember the last time that i had a drink and enjoyed it. ive been to a meeting but didn't really feel it. i just wish i could flick a switch, every weekend is the same...
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Donation Drive completed
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The godaddy bill has now been paid! The total was $142.46. Tanin was able to get a bit of a discount. This left me with a surplus of $7.07, which I will contribute to the activeboard fund at Sparklit.Thanks for everyone's help, we are good to go on hosting for another year! Yay!!!Kenny -- Edited by hotro...
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Trying to get over this craving
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I am 26 and I am trying to recover from alcohol addiction. My parents were alcoholics but I didn't use alcohol till I was 22. My brother passed away by taking an overdose of drugs causing a brain death leaving me in shock. I couldn't accept his death. After the death of my brother, the responsibility of l...
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Grief
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I am so grateful for you all and as and program today is 22 yrs since I lost my infant son. Kept me sick drinking for many I have him his wings I will have 11 months 2nd and can't remember not picking up a drink to bumb the pain and guilt . Today I have made it through XMAS mother's day, without picking up feeling...
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John's Passing
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John Freifeld, founder of Miracles In Progress including the discussion forums at this site, passed away early this afternoon. Rest in peace.
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Multi-Generational Sobriety
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Well I haven't been here in a while, staying sober and will have 4 years in July.
I thank the lord everyday for it.
I also thank God that my 15 year old daughter is liking meetings and has 69 days now after going out after 90 days.
Her story is a long one I don't wish to share here and now, and probably not...
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Jake "The Snake" Roberts Birthday
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Here's a guy who finally got clean and sober. Took a while. Today in Pro Wrestling history, we wish a Happy Birthday to Jake “The Snake” Roberts.https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/05/30/today-in-pop-culture-for-may-30-indy-500-finding-nemo-kingdom-hearts-jake-roberts-mel-bla...
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32 days today!
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Got a new sponsor, starting step 4 tomorrow :)
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Upset
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Being essentially sober for a number of years including 2 slips, I wonder why it is that it's considered ok for people to be punitive to me for being an alkie. Why be punitive on top of all the other struggles with having this dormant or 'in remission' disease marching along inside me? Are people with can...
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Hardest thing I've ever tried to do
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First thing I guess I should say is I'm a vet and deal with ptsd I tried meds from the doctor but it only made things worse so I started self medication with vodka first and added marijuana later. This cost me my second wife and child. im now married a third time to my high school sweetheart and we share every...
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Question Re: Alcoholics Anonymous - Narcotics Anonymous
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I have never attended an NA meeting as I never used or abused drugs. I certainly could have but Alcohol did what I needed in the beginning and it was my drug of choice. I have gotten to know several NA members that attend AA even though they did not use or abuse alcohol. They seem right at home and I can rela...
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Not feeling the A.A. meeting at all :-( Describe how a good meeting should be run... please
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Hey everyone, I'm new to these boards. Wanna just say I went to my second A.A. meeting, this one was all women, which I thought was going to be a really good thing. What a total drag. They appear to be very clique-ish, as women can be. There were three new people there, including myself, the rest appea...
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New to the site.
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Hi. My name is Stephen and I'm an alcoholic. I was working nightshift last night and have been feeling a bit low this week. I'm 3 years & 8 months sober "By the Grace of God" & " The Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous ". It is a great " GIFT" to be able to log on to a site such as this, & I was very "Gr...
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Today's Gift -- May
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Reflection for the Day My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink or a single addictive act. It must be a continuing courage, without deviations and procrastination, without rashness, and without fear of obstacles. This would seem like a large order indeed, were it not fo...
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Simple Reminder -- May
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Romantic relationships
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Met someone from a meeting a few months back. My sponsor advised that I don't pursue anything within my first year. we stayed friends, but attraction started. During my first fourth step, I told him we should not talk anymore. over time, I miss him, I was falling for him. I am not sure what can remidy the s...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5/22
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May 22, 2017Quote of the WeekImprove your memory tell the truth. Toward the end of my drinking my memory got worse and worse. To start with, my mind was a big blur from being constantly loaded, or from recovering from a blackout. In addition, it got harder and harder to remember what story or excuse...
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Podcasters Advance AA
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I found this interesting article about updating the communication process n AA recovery. These podcasters are bringing Alcoholics Anonymous into the digital age Emanuel CavallaroBrittany Greeson/Courtesy NarrativelyApril 28, 2017 Andrew took his life on July 2, 2012. He was 26 y...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5/15
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May 15, 2017Quote of the WeekYesterday was the deadline for complaints. When I was drinking, I had a lot of complaints. I complained that I had to work a crummy job. I complained that people didnt do what I wanted them to do. I complained that the system, the police, and even the world was out to get m...
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Controversy goes here
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We do a disservice by telling newcomers to "go read page 51" or any page in the big book. While it is well intentioned to find solace in a paragraph and think Nancy & Joe will see the same light, it's short sighted and will probably leave you wondering why they can't get it. They can't get it because of a...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5/8
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May 8, 2017Quote of the WeekI usually want justice only for myself. When I was new in the program, I was filled with self-pity by how unfair life was. I pointed fingers at all the people, places and things who that had done me wrong and asked where the justice was. Why arent people making amends to me?...
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Anxiety or depression...
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Hii all very happy to be part of this wonderful community.I am a student doing a mobile app development course from a reputed institution.I am currently working on a project for developing an app that would help in reducing depression and anxiety and also provides some relaxation.in the form of mu...
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Stop Romanticizing It?
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Hey there! I'm very new to sobriety, today is day 7. I am lucky in terms of not having any physical withdrawal sypmtoms, but I still crave alcohol mentally. I keep having images of doing things like sitting by the pool with a beer or having a wine night with girlfriends at their houses. Does anyone have an...
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To John
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"Joy is knowing that it was the little bit we did that fundamentally changed another life. Humility is not remembering it." Always remembered for making that difference to the hundreds of lives touched here, on this forum.
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Still getting started
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Starting a new posting since the last one was on page 2. Let me know if you guys get annoyed and I'll stop posting so much haha
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Transition Update and Donation Request
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The transition committee is in the final stages of transitioning the Miracle in Progress, Account from John over to the committee. We have been advised that the chat room and meeting room costs of $149.00 for the year needs to be paid by May 15. The message board bill has already been paid and we are n...
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Donation update
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Update re donations There will be a slight delay in establishing The "Donation buttons". In the mean time donations can be made directly by going to PayPal.com and send to Kennyfenderjazz@gmail.com. No need to wait for the buttons to be installedThanks
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5/1
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May 1, 2017Quote of the WeekAre you willing to be amazed? By the end of my drinking and using, my life had gotten very small and there wasnt much that excited me anymore. My existence had been reduced to a singular focus getting loaded. The wonder and possibilities of life, the joy and anticipation...
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That Marc guy is scary...
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Yeah man, He is dead serious about recovery and wants to do Written StepWork. Is he insane? Nope, he is sober. :) Marc
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Today's Gift -- Apr.
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... all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. --Julian of NorwichWhy are we prone to exaggerating the seriousness of the circumstances in our lives? Perhaps it's because we lived for years barely on the fringe of sensible choices. We reacted hysterically to all ma...
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Simple Reminder -- Apr.
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The pain of consequences of our past. I am filled with fear.
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Today I find myself in such a parylized state of fear and resentment. I assume it involves unmet expectations. Things have been going well with my Sig other. He expressed to me his excitent and hope for our future moving forward. My sobriety, meeting attendance has been constant. Then 2 days later af...
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Driver's License
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For quite a while had a problem with employer's not accepting job applications because a person did not have a license. Here is what I sent to the local paper--Kalamazoo Gazette on November 7 2008. Letter to the Editor: NO EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT DRIVER"S LICENSE As many people an...
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Financial Responsibility
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We are responsible for ourselves financially.
What a frightening, grown up thought that is for many of us - taking responsibility for money and our financial affairs. For many of us, handing over responsibility for our financial affairs has been part of a codependent trade off in our relationshi...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 4/24
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April 24, 2017Quote of the WeekLife is as bad as I want to make it. I used to make my life really hard. Id wake up with a bad attitude and immediately begin searching for all the things that were wrong or that could go wrong. I hated my job but felt stuck in it. If I was in a relationship, I couldnt wait to g...
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AA Meetings In The Chatroom?
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We used to have AA meetings here in the chat room. They were scheduled at specific times during the week. We stopped having them in 2014. In an effort to foster more participation in the forum, maybe we could start another meeting. We have the chat room all set up. If you'd like, you can take a look at it: ht...
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Feeling safe
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Hello just wanted to share my experience yesterday. I have been Sober 4th will be 10 months :). I had to read my peer eval at recovery group I attend. I was scared to death by putting it on paper the chaos everything I put up with the shame guilt 5 children I buried all came out I was no longer afraid and I can pu...
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Distract a drinking teenager
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My daughter who is 15 years old was caught drinking at her school dance. For me my daughter was the poster child of a "good kid". Up until that moment, we used to be very friendly with each other. She used to be very active, brimming with energy, participating in varsity sports, volunteering to mention a...
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Guess whos back?
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Some of you may remember me? Some may not know me... well I'm back yet again. Wow almost 5 years of being "out there" It is not fun. I have a 3 year old daughter with my wife now and she is a truly a blessing. 16 days ago I had a weird episode where I drank a bunch and spent a lot of $$ at a casino and ended up dehy...
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Head melter
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I'm back to do my usual stream of conciousness writing to help me clear my head.
So I get married to a canny lass on the 21st June this year. She's just started working after 24 years as a single mother on shag all money, so she's damn good at budgeting and living on shag all money.
She saves almost all of...
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One Dy is all I have
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Occasionally people have said to me "all I have is this day" and it gave me the oddest feeling. I felt like questioning their freedom from both the past and the future. It means a lot to me knowing that today I got through without reaching for a drink or drug, losing my temper, being overly critical or tryi...
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Dry drunk grandma
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Hi everyone. After really giving it some thought, I've decided to work the AA Steps along with the Al-Anon ones. Several people have kind of nudged me in the AA direction, meaning that some of my behaviors aren't up to standards (?) in their opinion. My early years did include a fair amount of drinking...
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Pappy's New Look
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This is quite different than the one in my Avatar ... my hair was come'n out in large clumps, so I shaved my head ... then 1/2 my moustache fell off ... so I shaved the rest off ... funny thing, I haven't shaved for a week now and no beard stubble what-so-ever ??? ... I might get to liking this development, LO...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 4/17
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April 17, 2017Quote of the WeekI suffer from terminal uniqueness. I used to think I was so special. Wherever I went, and whatever I did, inside Id constantly be thinking, Look at me! Notice what Im doing, what Im wearing, etc. I used to think that the world revolved around me and that I was too unique...
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I was an alcoholic
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Hi all, I was an alcoholic. I was convicted of drinking and drinking a few years ago. I have stopped drinking alcohol since I came out from the rehab 4 years ago. Now I have got a better job opportunity in the Canada. I am desperately in need of a change of place. So I think it would be just perfect for me to go....
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Families!
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So my future mother in law's sister died 2 weeks ago..
The son of the sister rang our lass but refused to tell Tracey's mum.
They didn't tell us when the funeral would be. It was yesterday.
Now the lil so and so has sent several mealy mouthed messages to our lass, calling her and her mum uphill and down da...
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NON-RELIGIOUS AA meetings San Diego
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As someone who's been through two D.U.I.s I am very familiar with AA meetings and to be honest i thought they helped curb my alcoholism quite a bit. Unfortunately, after 4 years since my last one i feel like i am in need of help once again -- this time before trouble. I'm from San Diego and I wanted to know if...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 4/10
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April 10, 2017Quote of the WeekIf God had made today perfect, there would be no tomorrow. As an alcoholic, I have a lot of black and white thinking. Things are either all right, or they are all wrong there is very little in between. Before I got sober, this kind of thinking was a big handicap in my life...
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Praying for those we hold resentments towards for two weeks and still holding on
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Hi Everyone, I have a question related to my first (last post) about Amends. I have had a real difficult time with forgiving those who I felt had harmed me, and whom I held resentments towards. The AA Sponsor I had in Japan in 2011 when I went through the steps for the first time suggested that I pray for tho...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 4/3
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April 3, 2017Quote of the Week"Before you do something stupid, wait 24 hours..." Restraint of pen and tongue was a foreign concept to me before I entered the program. Instead, I was impetuous and acted on feelings of jealousy, fear, anger or hurt pride. Fueled by resentment, it was easy for me to ju...
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