Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

Fears are the greatest enemy of our individual potential. They keep us in place in our lives and stop us from being everything we could be. Everyone knows how it feels to be afraid. To be afraid is a normal, human characteristic. In fact, the more you develop your intelligence, the more things you hav...

HappyMe · HappyMe

I woke up with a huge craving this morning. I NEVER drank in the morning during my drinking days. What's that all about? Have others experienced cravings at times when they didn't normally drink? It passed after a couple of hours and I'm fine now but t...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I deeply grateful to A.A. for what it has done for me in regaining my sobriety and opening up an entirely new life for me? A.A. has made it possible for me to take on other interests, in business and in various other associations with people. It has made a f...

Phil · Phil

DON'T QUIT! When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer, with its twists and tur...

RyanS · RyanS

Personality Change "It is often been said of AA that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by first-hand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently wi...

cindy · cindy

my home town has changed into not such a great place, lots of homeless, meth addicts and stuff basically it's city stuff that lives here now. the air is bad and the summers have become very hot. prices of rent and everything are driven up well beyond what used to be affordable so im thinking maybe i should...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Reflection for the Day My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink, a single tranquilizer, and 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 la...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -- Franklin D Roosevelt Newcomer:- Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever. [...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Some people expressed concern because in other threads I had stated that I was not interested in believing in god or in going to meetings. I appreciate the concern and I am always grateful to hear your opinions but I find it off-putting that so many AA'ers (here and in the meetings) seem to feel...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Just wanted to share how neat my Nursing Fundamentals Instructor is presenting our material. She is teaching us that recovery from disease or illness requires a Holistic approach... physical, social, mental, emotional, and yes, SPIRITUAL healing for the patient, and respect for his/her belief...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

You mentioned you were going through some POOP right now... you ok? Hangin' in there? Just wanted you to know this morning that you are appreciated and loved. Joni

genez · genez

one day at a time.hello to everyone that has read and replied to my previous posts,and anyone else who reads this,its steve from australia and im still kicking as the title suggests.would love to get on to this forum more often and get to know yall better but my life is fairly hectic at t...

Robert · Robert

I do!! I am at uni with "normal" folks and I feel like a different animal, dont know how to communicate with non A.A, how do I overcome this> I feel stupid to ask..

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day How big a part of my life is A.A.? Is it just one of my activities and a small one at that? Do I only go to A.A. meetings now and then and sometimes never go at all? Do I think of A.A. only occasionally? Am I reticent about mentioning A.A. to people who might need h...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

uggggghhhh... I am so exhausted, my sleep pattern and eating pattern and thinking pattern and every pattern there is, or was, to my life, is now in complete upheaval..... gonna take me awhile to get used to this new routine... the old man is a little whacked too.. it's a big change fo...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Just wanted to say Hi to all, and report that all is going well with me and my newfound responsibilities. Just letting HP direct the course of my days for me. Getting to my 3 meetings a week is sooo important, as is speaking with my sponsor almost daily. That's what works for me. I have to keep applying th...

SheIsSober · SheIsSober

My goodness, what the heck is up with the cravings? I'm coming up on 5 months and quit taking my Campral about 3 weeks ago. Even the smell of my son's grape juice was killing me today! Prayers/thoughts, PLEASE! Back on the Campral for me!

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir." The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating." Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don't be silly dear, you know that this c...

Doll · Doll

A PROGRAM FOR LIVING When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLIC...

RyanS · RyanS

I heard something at a meeting about a year ago, it was kinda a God moment, and I asked the guy to write it down for me. I found that slip of paper again the other day. A definition of honesty: Principle: Honesty Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, adherence to fact, means uprightness...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well I do guess this is related to Recovery, all of our "little" problems are, really...at least to me they are. Had some real surprises this week, once, twice, and then the third on, seemed to grab me right by the throat. As some of you know, my darling Puppie, is coming this wee...

buckeyebear · buckeyebear

I'm nervous as all get out,,,,Just need your prayers,,,Thanks.

yammas · yammas

my first time on the forum tonight ...... i missed my meeting tonight as i had to do the dad thing and pick up my daughter from work shes 21 now and working as an hairdresser i have brought her up from being eight years old and she isnt very demonstrative as a rule ..tonight she gave me a hug and told me she wa...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day A.A. work is one hundred percent voluntary. It depends on each and every one of our members to volunteer to do his or her share. Newcomers can sit on the sidelines until they have got over their nervousness and confusion. They have a right to be helped by al...

Doll · Doll

UNREMITTING INVENTORIES Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Today's thought is: "Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life." There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions. [b...

yammas · yammas

hi everyone this is first my visit to the site and with little more than a passing glance at the posts i can tell im in a good place ....i went to my first meeting just two short weeks ago and it opened my eyes ...i knew i had a problem and i knew i wanted a little advise on how to get over the cravings and su...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I cannot believe how strong the actual physical cravings I'm having for alcohol are...I quit smoking nearly two years ago and it's as bad as that was. I'm achy, cranky, moody...I'm real unpleasant to be around right now. Somebody needs to make a friggen patch for this sh*t!

-- Edited b...

Doll · Doll

My sig. other's daughter was arrested last night, DUI & Posession of a Controlled Substance....Your prayers are greatly needed.........my question: He had allowed her to borrow his car, she's not named on the insurance, her car was in the shop & he loaned her one of his. Does anyone know how...

LisaF · LisaF

I've been watching for a way out of my marriage for a long time... I get those serious thoughts of leaving, but it comes down to not having anywhere to go where I can take my animals, and I can't support myself. I know this isn't a good reason to stay. I thought about it over the weekend while I was camping wit...

Doll · Doll

It came today, it came today, it came today.............I LOVE it........thank you Sooooo much!!! Love you. Jen

Phil · Phil

Letting Go: The Journey for your Life - Letting Go By Barry Elwin-Jones WHAT IS LETTING GO? Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our bes...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I keep having these flashbacks of me being a completely offensive idiot while drinking...some of them recent some from years and years ago. My girlfriend notices me cringing and wincing and asks whats wrong but I cant really explain it to her without sounding like a nut so I tell h...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor...

shaun · shaun

hi again and thankyou for the warm welcomes,i feel surrounded by friends as i knew i would.Today i also feel surrounded by god and i know and feel that he loves me,really i feel he has always been in my life apart from a few years when i and alcohol decided to terminate the relationship!.i dont feel alone a...

Doll · Doll

CURBING RASHNESS When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolera...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I can't handle it, God. You take over. -- Anonymous The life we lived in the dark world of our disease was a terrifying one. It was as if we were perched on a tiny ledge thousands of feet up the side of a mountain. The drop was straight down. We never dared to look up or down because we so desperately feare...

Quetzal · Quetzal

You are the hero of your life. Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm home! I had a WONDERFUL weekend camping!!! It was so relaxing, finally had some peace... my mom got annoyed with me because I spent so much time outside by myself, but a lot of that was I just felt so close to God out there and spent a lot of time outside in prayer. Read my big book some, did my stepwork I ha...

Phil · Phil

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. ...

Doll · Doll

SELF--RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I sa...

Tamiele · Tamiele

My brother has been labelled by himself and others as an alcoholic. Maybe I am speaking from the position of not understanding the disease - but what it looks like to me is that he is just a very immature individual who can't say no to a party. He "dried out" 2 years ago at a centre for one mon...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

At least that's the stage I'm in right now...then it's usually followed by the "Why did I ever think I had a problem?" stage which precedes the "Wow those AA people are sure f**ked up!" stage. With the grand finally being the "I'm going for a beer or two just like any other normal pe...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. "When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The mind is a baby giant who, more provident in the cradle than he knows, has hurled his paths in life all round ahead of him, like playthings.... -- Robert Frost Sometimes we are bewildered by the options open to us. We feel we have no way of knowing which course would be best. But when we reflect calm...

shaun · shaun

my name is shaun and im an alcoholic.new to this site but nice to be part of it.just thought id touch base.i have some problems with forgiving myself and would like some feedback, if i could.This will take some time to type but i will come back shortly...shaun u.k

Doll · Doll

http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/770 I happened upon today's show. Maybe it will help someone.

Enuff Z Nuff · Enuff Z Nuff

Feeling depressed about losing my gf of 5 years, I let the demons get the best of me. Got a meeting tonight but it's not enough. I desperately need to get a sponser and start to get serious about the steps. Spent the weekend at my old mans to help him with some chores and such around his house. Didn't drink on...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Ryan, Your words just moved me so very deeply in that Post that you made, I hope that everyone will have a chance to read that in your Response to the Installing Love Post. To express how deeply those words touched me, well there are no words. Other than to say, that you are so very cherished a...

batman55 · batman55

Yes even Batman has problems! Yes I joke because that is how I deal with my problems. Except, as I am sure you all are aware of, this is no joke. Drinking 35 beers a night just isn't funny is it? For the last 18 years I have ignored all the signs. I have been to alot of recovery programs and AA, and have even done...

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	The Enemy Within (Preview) Fears are the greatest enemy of our individual potential. They keep us in place in our lives and stop us from being everything we could be. Everyone knows how it feels to be afraid. To be afraid is a normal, human characteristic. In fact, the more you develop your intelligence, the more things you hav...	Phil	2	378	Oct 16, 2006 by Quetzal
	Weird craving (Preview) I woke up with a huge craving this morning. I NEVER drank in the morning during my drinking days. What's that all about? Have others experienced cravings at times when they didn't normally drink? It passed after a couple of hours and I'm fine now but t...	HappyMe	3	332	Oct 16, 2006 by liku
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I deeply grateful to A.A. for what it has done for me in regaining my sobriety and opening up an entirely new life for me? A.A. has made it possible for me to take on other interests, in business and in various other associations with people. It has made a f...	Toni Baloney	1	464	Oct 15, 2006 by CAM
	Reminder..... (Preview) *DON'T QUIT!* When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer, with its twists and tur...	Phil	1	344	Oct 15, 2006 by CAM
	As Bill Sees It (Preview) Personality Change "It is often been said of AA that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by first-hand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently wi...	RyanS	2	305	Oct 15, 2006 by Quetzal
	self will? (Preview) my home town has changed into not such a great place, lots of homeless, meth addicts and stuff basically it's city stuff that lives here now. the air is bad and the summers have become very hot. prices of rent and everything are driven up well beyond what used to be affordable so im thinking maybe i should...	cindy	8	345	Oct 15, 2006 by Wren
	My courage must come each day (Preview) Reflection for the Day My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink, a single tranquilizer, and 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 la...	Quetzal	2	350	Oct 15, 2006 by Phil
	Today I have the courage (Preview) When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -- Franklin D Roosevelt Newcomer:- Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever. [...	Quetzal	2	350	Oct 15, 2006 by Phil
	Many paths (Preview) Some people expressed concern because in other threads I had stated that I was not interested in believing in god or in going to meetings. I appreciate the concern and I am always grateful to hear your opinions but I find it off-putting that so many AA'ers (here and in the meetings) seem to feel...	Tipsy McStagger	5	365	Oct 15, 2006 by shaun
	~~Holistic~~ (Preview) Just wanted to share how neat my Nursing Fundamentals Instructor is presenting our material. She is teaching us that recovery from disease or illness requires a Holistic approach... physical, social, mental, emotional, and yes, SPIRITUAL healing for the patient, and respect for his/her belief...	jonibaloni	1	330	Oct 14, 2006 by timverton
	Hi Tim... (Preview) You mentioned you were going through some POOP right now... you ok? Hangin' in there? Just wanted you to know this morning that you are appreciated and loved. Joni	jonibaloni	1	285	Oct 14, 2006 by timverton
	still kicking... (Preview) one day at a time.hello to everyone that has read and replied to my previous posts,and anyone else who reads this,its steve from australia and im still kicking as the title suggests.would love to get on to this forum more often and get to know yall better but my life is fairly hectic at t...	genez	2	310	Oct 14, 2006 by Quetzal
	I feel like a chimp (Preview) I do!! I am at uni with "normal" folks and I feel like a different animal, dont know how to communicate with non A.A, how do I overcome this> I feel stupid to ask..	Robert	7	351	Oct 14, 2006 by Robert
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day How big a part of my life is A.A.? Is it just one of my activities and a small one at that? Do I only go to A.A. meetings now and then and sometimes never go at all? Do I think of A.A. only occasionally? Am I reticent about mentioning A.A. to people who might need h...	Toni Baloney	0	400	Oct 14, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	WHACKED (Preview) uggggghhhh... I am so exhausted, my sleep pattern and eating pattern and thinking pattern and every pattern there is, or was, to my life, is now in complete upheaval..... gonna take me awhile to get used to this new routine... the old man is a little whacked too.. it's a big change fo...	jonibaloni	7	350	Oct 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Popping In........ :o) (Preview) Just wanted to say Hi to all, and report that all is going well with me and my newfound responsibilities. Just letting HP direct the course of my days for me. Getting to my 3 meetings a week is sooo important, as is speaking with my sponsor almost daily. That's what works for me. I have to keep applying th...	jonibaloni	6	299	Oct 14, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Cravings, cravings, go away! (Preview) My goodness, what the heck is up with the cravings? I'm coming up on 5 months and quit taking my Campral about 3 weeks ago. Even the smell of my son's grape juice was killing me today! Prayers/thoughts, PLEASE! Back on the Campral for me!	SheIsSober	3	338	Oct 14, 2006 by Doll
	Some Humor.... (Preview) A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir." The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating." Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don't be silly dear, you know that this c...	Toni Baloney	3	301	Oct 14, 2006 by Doll
	Daily Reflections Oct 14 (Preview) A PROGRAM FOR LIVING When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLIC...	Doll	0	278	Oct 14, 2006 by Doll
	Honesty (Preview) I heard something at a meeting about a year ago, it was kinda a God moment, and I asked the guy to write it down for me. I found that slip of paper again the other day. A definition of honesty: Principle: Honesty Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, adherence to fact, means uprightness...	RyanS	1	329	Oct 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Fear..Fear......GO AWAY!!! (Preview) Well I do guess this is related to Recovery, all of our "little" problems are, really...at least to me they are. Had some real surprises this week, once, twice, and then the third on, seemed to grab me right by the throat. As some of you know, my darling Puppie, is coming this wee...	Toni Baloney	6	311	Oct 13, 2006 by jonibaloni
	I Have to do my first lead tonight. (Preview) I'm nervous as all get out,,,,Just need your prayers,,,Thanks.	buckeyebear	2	337	Oct 13, 2006 by cindy
	thanks (Preview) my first time on the forum tonight ...... i missed my meeting tonight as i had to do the dad thing and pick up my daughter from work shes 21 now and working as an hairdresser i have brought her up from being eight years old and she isnt very demonstrative as a rule ..tonight she gave me a hug and told me she wa...	yammas	4	356	Oct 13, 2006 by yammas
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day A.A. work is one hundred percent voluntary. It depends on each and every one of our members to volunteer to do his or her share. Newcomers can sit on the sidelines until they have got over their nervousness and confusion. They have a right to be helped by al...	Toni Baloney	2	273	Oct 13, 2006 by RyanS
	Daily Reflections Oct 13 (Preview) UNREMITTING INVENTORIES Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help...	Doll	0	271	Oct 13, 2006 by Doll
	We need to feel our emotions (Preview) Today's thought is: "Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life." There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions. [b...	Quetzal	0	304	Oct 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	just another new alki (Preview) hi everyone this is first my visit to the site and with little more than a passing glance at the posts i can tell im in a good place ....i went to my first meeting just two short weeks ago and it opened my eyes ...i knew i had a problem and i knew i wanted a little advise on how to get over the cravings and su...	yammas	3	352	Oct 13, 2006 by Quetzal
	Craving... (Preview) I cannot believe how strong the actual physical cravings I'm having for alcohol are...I quit smoking nearly two years ago and it's as bad as that was. I'm achy, cranky, moody...I'm real unpleasant to be around right now. Somebody needs to make a friggen patch for this sht! -- Edited b...*	Tipsy McStagger	7	372	Oct 12, 2006 by yammas
	Prayer Request (& a question) (Preview) My sig. other's daughter was arrested last night, DUI & Posession of a Controlled Substance....Your prayers are greatly needed.........my question: He had allowed her to borrow his car, she's not named on the insurance, her car was in the shop & he loaned her one of his. Does anyone know how...	Doll	3	504	Oct 12, 2006 by yammas
	almost left... (Preview) I've been watching for a way out of my marriage for a long time... I get those serious thoughts of leaving, but it comes down to not having anywhere to go where I can take my animals, and I can't support myself. I know this isn't a good reason to stay. I thought about it over the weekend while I was camping wit...	LisaF	11	354	Oct 12, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	JONI (Preview) It came today, it came today, it came today.............I LOVE it........thank you Sooooo much!!! Love you. Jen	Doll	0	423	Oct 12, 2006 by Doll
	The "Letting Go Stuff" in one big bag (Preview) Letting Go: The Journey for your Life - Letting Go By Barry Elwin-Jones WHAT IS LETTING GO? Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our bes...	Phil	2	540	Oct 12, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Bad memory contractions... (Preview) I keep having these flashbacks of me being a completely offensive idiot while drinking...some of them recent some from years and years ago. My girlfriend notices me cringing and wincing and asks whats wrong but I cant really explain it to her without sounding like a nut so I tell h...	Tipsy McStagger	8	407	Oct 12, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	24 Hours a Day...for Today (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor...	Toni Baloney	2	308	Oct 12, 2006 by Quetzal
	a bit about me. (Preview) hi again and thankyou for the warm welcomes,i feel surrounded by friends as i knew i would.Today i also feel surrounded by god and i know and feel that he loves me,really i feel he has always been in my life apart from a few years when i and alcohol decided to terminate the relationship!.i dont feel alone a...	shaun	5	336	Oct 12, 2006 by cindy
	Daily Reflections Oct 12 (Preview) CURBING RASHNESS When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolera...	Doll	0	268	Oct 12, 2006 by Doll
	I can't handle it, God. You take over (Preview) I can't handle it, God. You take over. -- Anonymous The life we lived in the dark world of our disease was a terrifying one. It was as if we were perched on a tiny ledge thousands of feet up the side of a mountain. The drop was straight down. We never dared to look up or down because we so desperately feare...	Quetzal	0	301	Oct 12, 2006 by Quetzal
	You are the hero of your life. (Preview) You are the hero of your life. Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining...	Quetzal	4	331	Oct 11, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I'm home! (Preview) I'm home! I had a WONDERFUL weekend camping!!! It was so relaxing, finally had some peace... my mom got annoyed with me because I spent so much time outside by myself, but a lot of that was I just felt so close to God out there and spent a lot of time outside in prayer. Read my big book some, did my stepwork I ha...	LisaF	4	292	Oct 11, 2006 by Quetzal
	Just stuff......ehhhh (Preview) The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. ...	Phil	0	300	Oct 11, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 11 (Preview) SELF--RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I sa...	Doll	0	273	Oct 11, 2006 by Doll
	Frustrated with my brother (Preview) My brother has been labelled by himself and others as an alcoholic. Maybe I am speaking from the position of not understanding the disease - but what it looks like to me is that he is just a very immature individual who can't say no to a party. He "dried out" 2 years ago at a centre for one mon...	Tamiele	4	313	Oct 10, 2006 by Tamiele
	I have this drinkin thing licked! (Preview) At least that's the stage I'm in right now...then it's usually followed by the "Why did I ever think I had a problem?" stage which precedes the "Wow those AA people are sure f*ked up!" stage. With the grand finally being the "I'm going for a beer or two just like any other normal* pe...	Tipsy McStagger	5	347	Oct 10, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Hangover? (Preview) Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. "When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the e...	soberdrunk	3	387	Oct 10, 2006 by Phil
	The mind is a baby giant (Preview) The mind is a baby giant who, more provident in the cradle than he knows, has hurled his paths in life all round ahead of him, like playthings.... -- Robert Frost Sometimes we are bewildered by the options open to us. We feel we have no way of knowing which course would be best. But when we reflect calm...	Quetzal	2	462	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	introduce myself (Preview) my name is shaun and im an alcoholic.new to this site but nice to be part of it.just thought id touch base.i have some problems with forgiving myself and would like some feedback, if i could.This will take some time to type but i will come back shortly...shaun u.k	shaun	5	416	Oct 10, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Not a fan of Dr. Phil, but........ (Preview) http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/770 I happened upon today's show. Maybe it will help someone.	Doll	1	334	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Been a rough couple days... (Preview) Feeling depressed about losing my gf of 5 years, I let the demons get the best of me. Got a meeting tonight but it's not enough. I desperately need to get a sponser and start to get serious about the steps. Spent the weekend at my old mans to help him with some chores and such around his house. Didn't drink on...	Enuff Z Nuff	5	359	Oct 10, 2006 by Dave Harm
	To Ryan...THANK YOU!! (Preview) Ryan, Your words just moved me so very deeply in that Post that you made, I hope that everyone will have a chance to read that in your Response to the Installing Love Post. To express how deeply those words touched me, well there are no words. Other than to say, that you are so very cherished a...	Toni Baloney	1	258	Oct 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi all....I am Batman (Preview) Yes even Batman has problems! Yes I joke because that is how I deal with my problems. Except, as I am sure you all are aware of, this is no joke. Drinking 35 beers a night just isn't funny is it? For the last 18 years I have ignored all the signs. I have been to alot of recovery programs and AA, and have even done...	batman55	10	507	Oct 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
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