Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

If you have a desire to stop drinking and your drinking is causing you problems -- or, if you have discovered that living without alcohol is uncomfortable, and you get restless, irritable or discontented when not drinking -- it is highly suggested that you find a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Y...

Wren · Wren

Answering The Call Taking Responsibility For Your Destiny There are those of us who believe that our lives are predestined and that we should resign ourselves to our lots in life. Yet the truth is that it is up to each one of us to decide what that des...

Sycorax · Sycorax

To be honest, because my last post was so negative and self-pitying and also written while I was not 100% straight, I really expected to be kicked off this board. Imagine my relief when I logged in today and found 5 caring, sympathetic responses! You guys really are great (I'm almost tearful as I write t...

janna75 · janna75

Hi all, I'm new here, and I am just looking for...I suppose...suggestions, past experiences, etc. I'm a stay at home mom of two darling girls, ages 2 and 5. My husband is a successful businessman, and we live a nice life. My husband and I have been married for 8 years, but togeth...

Robert · Robert

Ha my manager was well cheesed off! I am the piece of turd at work and all the managers keep this info close to them, I have seen their documents "watch everything Rob does" "Robs a trouble maker" bla bla bla. Well I had my first week on the phones this week (I work in a call centre) and I have never done...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding....

Phil · Phil

Denial is the psychological process by which human beings protect themselves from things which threaten them by blocking knowledge of those things from their awareness. It is a defense which distorts reality; it keeps us from feeling the pain and uncomfortable truth about things we do not want t...

Sycorax · Sycorax

Was just wondering. I think in a post I made previously I referred to Van Gogh - miserable his whole adult life, an alcoholic and also apparently a misogynist who assaulted prostitutes....when I was younger (a LOT younger) I really romanticised the whole 'wastoid' lifestyle. In 1986, when I w...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning everyone, I was sitting in a meeting, yesterday, listening, or trying to listen to a young woman, that was in my mind really struggling with where she was at, was talking a lot about how staying sober, was difficult for her, as she and her husband did a lot of traveling. And the trav...

iffer · iffer

Hello everyone. Day 3 for me again. I talked with my sponsor yesterday for a long time. I went to my home group meeting and I spoke up and told them that I slipped again. I talked with my boss yesterday about my calling in sick on Wednesday and told her the truth. She is a go...

Phil · Phil

WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? There are two practical ways to describe A.A. The first is the familiar description of purposes and objectives that appears earlier: "Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may sol...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

On a lighter note, what is your favourite song that you relate to recovery? Mine is Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. I listened to it on the way to meetings all the time in my first 6 months. I can really relate to that song.

Phil · Phil

Guilt and resentment are states of mind that destroy love and create suffering. They seem to be caused by what happened but they're not. They are caused by how you relate to what happened. Fortunately, since you created them, you can also release them. Guilt When you have guilt, you reinfo...

Sycorax · Sycorax

So many in AA say that alcohloics need a meeting a day, especially at first. Well, this is just not possible for me - I'm not making excuses here: I have a three year old child and apart from the fact that she would act up terribly at a meeting, and probably distract people, I don't especially...

Robert · Robert

Man I am no longer depressed and all I did was change my diet. my tip for the day is go to a nut shop and get a bag of linseed, put 1/2 a teaspoon on some bread or add three teaspoons to pasta sauce, or breakfast cerial. it contains Omega 3,6 and Gla which are excellent if your an alky like me, its alot cheaper tha...

carmie · carmie

Howdy, just wanted to "Holla" n say hello to everyone been very buzy with school, work, ballgames.

Toodlezz!!

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

I just got a telephone message from my office wanting me to call and let them know how I am doing. I am still not feeling well enough to go to work. I do contract work and I left on kinda bad terms because they were mad that I went off so abruptly (I posted about this before). I had to take ca...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hey Phil, do you have MP's as bright as our Congressmen & Senators in the USA? How about you folks on the other side of the pond? With these folks representing us, I wonder why folks from other countries don't pronounce it...You Ass, Eh? I have always said that, while it may be true th...

jmc612989 · jmc612989

I thought about Tim and Elena today. At a meeting a newcomer was totally baffled by his repeated failures to stay sober, even going to meetings. I met Tim when I was 6 months sober and he was even newer, and Tim was not getting it, In fact he was not staying sober and being a royal pain at the same time. Tim wou...

flumpy · flumpy

In the words of CYPRESS HILL I WANNA GET HIGH....SO HIGH, Yet I shall not. I have just indured the worst week of my entire life (to date) and I just want to drink away the pain and hurt but I shall not. If I were a normal person I would have hit the bottle right off, but I shall not. For tho...

Robert · Robert

I dusted off one of my favourite old records last night, I could tell that I had not listened to it since I got sober, or indeed since 1999, it was covered in vomit. I wonder if there is such a thing that can clean vomit from records? I tried soapy water but the needle did not trudge through the grooves at al...

Sycorax · Sycorax

Well,just that. I rang up my local AA today and found out there was a women's meeting with creche facilities that I could go to on Friday night (and bring my 3 y/o). Felt quite alright until about half an hour ago. I was on my way home from the shops, driving, and thought, oh crap, just think of all the awful t...

iffer · iffer

I don't know what the F is wrong with me. I just can't stay sober to save my life!!! Maybe that's the problem......I haven't been in enough pain yet. Haven't lost enough. The thing is, I don't want to lose everything!!!! Are there actually people who make it in this pro...

Dawn · Dawn

Hi Everyone, I've been going to AA meetings for a month. I haven't had a drink for 31 days, which in itself is a miracle. :) I've had a horrid time and I just wanted to share. I won't talk about all the things which I used as excuses to drink, except to summarise in the quickest way possib...

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. Exupery A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. Wh...

Sycorax · Sycorax

If you can call this 'a topic'. Just gave my daughter a bath. She wants me to play 'dolly hospitals' with her, and I feel really played out for the day, to be honest. I have a really sore throat today and I keep thinking, wouldn't a glass of red be nice and soothing? Idiotic, since I'd have to smoke at the sa...

recovering jb · recovering jb

SO, my sponsor is usually cool, he has 5 years sober, brings a meeting to a detox, has a sponsor himself, works the steps, and I am up to step 11 with him, but there is a bit of a problem- Recently he got in a fight about some people in our group who are sponsoring the opposite sex, and somehow in the mids...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

I needed to quit, long before I wanted to quit. I needed to quit because it was damaging my health. I needed to quit because I behaved irresponsibly when I drank, causing myself embarrassment at best and financial and legal problems at worst. But, I didn't want t...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Hey Toni, you were right. I am now a "veteran memeber" after only one week. Cool! What a nice way to feel a part of. Now I just have to figure out how to get a photo up and what it should be of ... hmmm, must get creative. This could take weeks :) I can't even get my emoti...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Does anyone know a sight where I can download 4th step worksheets. I would greatly appreciate the help. Thankyou!!!!!

jmc612989 · jmc612989

Wren · Wren

Centered Silliness Laughing Meditation Many people might be surprised to think of laughter as a form of meditation. Yet not only is laughing meditation one of the simplest forms of meditation, but also it is a very powerful one. The physical act of laughing is one of the few actions involvin...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi All. I'm Chris and I'm A raging alcoholic with a big problem. Have been drinking for about 3 weeks again, just having completed a detox...... F*****g Idiot. Big arguement with wife tonight.... told her the truth. Losing it big time at the moment... I don't have any excuses, just faile...

Robert · Robert

Hiya, back at work now, hardest place to work the program, my boss has it in for me, when other people chit chat he ignores them, I was speaking to a co worker about a work related issue and he started giving me funny looks, he called me into a meeting and said that I need to talk less and do more work, takes the...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

The Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. N...

jmc612989 · jmc612989

Lord get me out of this one and I swear I’ll never drink again! So many of my friends tell me their foxhole prayers, and their subsequent forgetfulness regarding their hasty pledge. I don’t remember ever thinking I had better stop. What I remember was trying to moderate my drinking, pray...

Phil · Phil

Powerlessness and Unmanageability Willpower is not the key to the way of life we are seeking. Surrender is. "I have spent much of my life trying to make people be, do, or feel something they aren't, don't want to do, and choose not to feel. I have made them, and myself, crazy in that process," said one r...

Noel A · Noel A

The urge to abuse myself is sometimes overwhelming. I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday who I haven't spoken with for about 3 yrs. He does not understand the alcoholic situation, although he drinks heavily himself. But, he is a friend of mine from the age of 8. I have to respect his misundersta...

Rob · Rob

I duno where i am at the moment.. I keep wanting to drink.. Each night.. or afternoon (when im not working) Since tuesday, and including, i have been off work cos of my back and neck. I have been gettin drunk either startin in the evening or afternoon.. Sleepin in abit the next day.. then going for a...

Wren · Wren

One day I was this happy little hippy, complete with flowers in her hair.(seriously). I went to love ins at Irvine Park, CA. I went to Venice, CA. and got high for the first time. I was 16 and married. I stayed high on drugs, off and on, for the next few years. Then I found methamphetamine, and...

jmc612989 · jmc612989

I was about a year sober when a grizzled old timer growled out in a meeting, “It takes 5 years in AA to get your brains back, and 10 years to learn how to use them.” I remember thinking to myself, “You must be pretty damn slow ‘cause I’m getting this deal.” By the time I was 8 years sober I was pray...

Eight members! holy cow · soberdrunk

Hi Everyone!!!!

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Celebrated 90 days yesterday. My fourth time doing so. Sometimes I have to ask myself "what's different this time?" Have to make sure that I am on the right path and depend on others to let me know if I'm messing up. Talked to my sponsor yesterday and he's going to be really on me to get this fourth step done...

cindy · cindy

so this week i had a situation that i experianced a lot in my drinking days but hasnt happened for many years. in the old days i just drank more when an "unfortunate incident" like that happened. this time i had friends to call and they all said the same thing. after all this time in the program i have learne...

jmc612989 · jmc612989

Over the years I've heard thousands of relapse stories and they all had one thing in common. Every relapse began with either a dramatic fall-off in meetings or they stopped going at all. I have a pet theory I'd like to tell you about. Most people believe that things get crazy if an alcoholi...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi To all, Just crossed my mind that this week-end was a long week-end for most of us. And I do remember wishing many a happy holiday. I was thinking (well that's not always a good thing). (Smile) This is a Holiday, honoring all that have given their lives, for this Great Country that most of us he...

Wren · Wren

Giving The Freedom To Live Accepting The Journeys Of Others Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one...

Phil · Phil

Have read a lot of great shares, on here this morning...and have identified with each and every one of them.. And its great to see...all the new faces...that have joined us.....in the AA boat.. Another day, in sobriety...living life on lifes terms... Hope you all have the best day yu can eh.....

lehrbob · lehrbob

I used to have a problem when I was the center of the universe of thinking no one liked me. An old-timer said to me "Out of 10 people, 3 will like me, 3 will be neutral and 3 wo'n't care for me that much!" I said "that's only 9 people, what about the 10th?" He replied "The 10th person determines whether you're h...

lehrbob · lehrbob

I've spent a little time on www.healthboards.com - addiction site and have come to the conclusion that the board should be re-named to www.denialboards.com Does accepting the journey of others include those in deep denial? I know the answer to that one already! Sure is hard looking at all the pain ou...

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	About AA (Preview) If you have a desire to stop drinking and your drinking is causing you problems -- or, if you have discovered that living without alcohol is uncomfortable, and you get restless, irritable or discontented when not drinking -- it is highly suggested that you find a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Y...	Phil	1	430	Jun 3, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Taking Responsibility-om (Preview) Answering The Call Taking Responsibility For Your Destiny There are those of us who believe that our lives are predestined and that we should resign ourselves to our lots in life. Yet the truth is that it is up to each one of us to decide what that des...	Wren	2	461	Jun 3, 2006 by Phil
	Thanx everyone and esp Toni: also I want to say something abouth 'therapy' (Preview) To be honest, because my last post was so negative and self-pitying and also written while I was not 100% straight, I really expected to be kicked off this board. Imagine my relief when I logged in today and found 5 caring, sympathetic responses! You guys really are great (I'm almost tearful as I write t...	Sycorax	2	569	Jun 3, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Confused...(long...sorry) (Preview) Hi all, I'm new here, and I am just looking for...I suppose...suggestions, past experiences, etc. I'm a stay at home mom of two darling girls, ages 2 and 5. My husband is a successful businessman, and we live a nice life. My husband and I have been married for 8 years, but togeth...	janna75	8	515	Jun 3, 2006 by Sherry
	how to annoy your manager (Preview) Ha my manager was well cheesed off! I am the piece of turd at work and all the managers keep this info close to them, I have seen their documents "watch everything Rob does" "Robs a trouble maker" bla bla bla. Well I had my first week on the phones this week (I work in a call centre) and I have never done...	Robert	4	649	Jun 3, 2006 by Robert
	Following Your Dream (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley* Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding....	Phil	0	424	Jun 3, 2006 by Phil
	Denial (Preview) Denial is the psychological process by which human beings protect themselves from things which threaten them by blocking knowledge of those things from their awareness. It is a defense which distorts reality; it keeps us from feeling the pain and uncomfortable truth about things we do not want t...	Phil	6	498	Jun 3, 2006 by Rob
	embittered and long....don't read if you are feeling crappy yourself! (Preview) Was just wondering. I think in a post I made previously I referred to Van Gogh - miserable his whole adult life, an alcoholic and also apparently a misogynist who assaulted prostitutes....when I was younger (a LOT younger) I really romanticised the whole 'wastoid' lifestyle. In 1986, when I w...	Sycorax	5	703	Jun 2, 2006 by Phil
	"A Quart Low" (Preview) Good Morning everyone, I was sitting in a meeting, yesterday, listening, or trying to listen to a young woman, that was in my mind really struggling with where she was at, was talking a lot about how staying sober, was difficult for her, as she and her husband did a lot of traveling. And the trav...	Toni Baloney	8	1233	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Good Morning (Preview) Hello everyone. Day 3 for me again. I talked with my sponsor yesterday for a long time. I went to my home group meeting and I spoke up and told them that I slipped again. I talked with my boss yesterday about my calling in sick on Wednesday and told her the truth. She is a go...	iffer	3	393	Jun 2, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? There are two practical ways to describe A.A. The first is the familiar description of purposes and objectives that appears earlier: "Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may sol...	Phil	1	421	Jun 2, 2006 by jeannie
	Recovery tunes (Preview) On a lighter note, what is your favourite song that you relate to recovery? Mine is Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. I listened to it on the way to meetings all the time in my first 6 months. I can really relate to that song.	WRbeachbum	8	461	Jun 2, 2006 by jeannie
	Guilt And Resentment (Preview) Guilt and resentment are states of mind that destroy love and create suffering. They seem to be caused by what happened but they're not. They are caused by how you relate to what happened. Fortunately, since you created them, you can also release them. Guilt When you have guilt, you reinfo...	Phil	2	1081	Jun 2, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Can it work even if you don't do a meeting a day???? (Preview) So many in AA say that alcohloics need a meeting a day, especially at first. Well, this is just not possible for me - I'm not making excuses here: I have a three year old child and apart from the fact that she would act up terribly at a meeting, and probably distract people, I don't especially...	Sycorax	9	580	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Simple (Preview) Man I am no longer depressed and all I did was change my diet. my tip for the day is go to a nut shop and get a bag of linseed, put 1/2 a teaspoon on some bread or add three teaspoons to pasta sauce, or breakfast cerial. it contains Omega 3,6 and Gla which are excellent if your an alky like me, its alot cheaper tha...	Robert	8	462	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hello All! (Preview) Howdy, just wanted to "Holla" n say hello to everyone been very buzy with school, work, ballgames. Toodlezz!!	carmie	3	460	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Help! (Preview) I just got a telephone message from my office wanting me to call and let them know how I am doing. I am still not feeling well enough to go to work. I do contract work and I left on kinda bad terms because they were mad that I went off so abruptly (I posted about this before). I had to take ca...	WRbeachbum	7	437	Jun 1, 2006 by carmie
	Politicians as usual (a little long but funny) (Preview) Hey Phil, do you have MP's as bright as our Congressmen & Senators in the USA? How about you folks on the other side of the pond? With these folks representing us, I wonder why folks from other countries don't pronounce it...You Ass, Eh? I have always said that, while it may be true th...	Sick of being sick	4	469	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	A Pair Of Chronic Relapsers (Preview) I thought about Tim and Elena today. At a meeting a newcomer was totally baffled by his repeated failures to stay sober, even going to meetings. I met Tim when I was 6 months sober and he was even newer, and Tim was not getting it, In fact he was not staying sober and being a royal pain at the same time. Tim wou...	jmc612989	6	1607	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	OH DEAR ME... :( (Preview) In the words of CYPRESS HILL I WANNA GET HIGH....SO HIGH, Yet I shall not. I have just indured the worst week of my entire life (to date) and I just want to drink away the pain and hurt but I shall not. If I were a normal person I would have hit the bottle right off, but I shall not. For tho...	flumpy	6	511	Jun 1, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	record cleaner (Preview) I dusted off one of my favourite old records last night, I could tell that I had not listened to it since I got sober, or indeed since 1999, it was covered in vomit. I wonder if there is such a thing that can clean vomit from records? I tried soapy water but the needle did not trudge through the grooves at al...	Robert	6	445	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	arg! bought booze but have not drunk it (very long) (Preview) Well,just that. I rang up my local AA today and found out there was a women's meeting with creche facilities that I could go to on Friday night (and bring my 3 y/o). Felt quite alright until about half an hour ago. I was on my way home from the shops, driving, and thought, oh crap, just think of all the awful t...	Sycorax	3	550	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	AAARRRRRGGGGG!!! I am NOT "getting" this (Preview) I don't know what the F is wrong with me. I just can't stay sober to save my life!!! Maybe that's the problem......I haven't been in enough pain yet. Haven't lost enough. The thing is, I don't want to lose everything!!!! Are there actually people who make it in this pro...	iffer	14	1296	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Sharing (Preview) Hi Everyone, I've been going to AA meetings for a month. I haven't had a drink for 31 days, which in itself is a miracle. :) I've had a horrid time and I just wanted to share. I won't talk about all the things which I used as excuses to drink, except to summarise in the quickest way possib...	Dawn	5	433	Jun 1, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Thoughts For Wednesday (Preview) *Today's Gift. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. Exupery* A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. Wh...	Phil	7	494	May 31, 2006 by Phil
	5.23 pm and still sober... (Preview) If you can call this 'a topic'. Just gave my daughter a bath. She wants me to play 'dolly hospitals' with her, and I feel really played out for the day, to be honest. I have a really sore throat today and I keep thinking, wouldn't a glass of red be nice and soothing? Idiotic, since I'd have to smoke at the sa...	Sycorax	7	518	May 31, 2006 by Robert
	switching sponsors? (Preview) SO, my sponsor is usually cool, he has 5 years sober, brings a meeting to a detox, has a sponsor himself, works the steps, and I am up to step 11 with him, but there is a bit of a problem- Recently he got in a fight about some people in our group who are sponsoring the opposite sex, and somehow in the mids...	recovering jb	5	461	May 31, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Needing to quit versus wanting to quit (Preview) I needed to quit, long before I wanted to quit. I needed to quit because it was damaging my health. I needed to quit because I behaved irresponsibly when I drank, causing myself embarrassment at best and financial and legal problems at worst. But, I didn't want t...	Sick of being sick	6	535	May 31, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Veteran Memeber (Preview) Hey Toni, you were right. I am now a "veteran memeber" after only one week. Cool! What a nice way to feel a part of. Now I just have to figure out how to get a photo up and what it should be of ... hmmm, must get creative. This could take weeks :) I can't even get my emoti...	WRbeachbum	6	458	May 31, 2006 by DanaBanana
	???????? (Preview) Does anyone know a sight where I can download 4th step worksheets. I would greatly appreciate the help. Thankyou!!!!!	soberdrunk	3	620	May 31, 2006 by rosie light shines
	In Preparation To Receive A Gift (Preview)	jmc612989	2	435	May 31, 2006 by Phil
	Laughing Meditation-OM (Preview) Centered Silliness Laughing Meditation Many people might be surprised to think of laughter as a form of meditation. Yet not only is laughing meditation one of the simplest forms of meditation, but also it is a very powerful one. The physical act of laughing is one of the few actions involvin...	Wren	5	458	May 31, 2006 by Wren
	Total honesty (Preview) Hi All. I'm Chris and I'm A raging alcoholic with a big problem. Have been drinking for about 3 weeks again, just having completed a detox...... F*****g Idiot. Big arguement with wife tonight.... told her the truth. Losing it big time at the moment... I don't have any excuses, just faile...	Cabbageheadchris	12	518	May 30, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Working the program (Preview) Hiya, back at work now, hardest place to work the program, my boss has it in for me, when other people chit chat he ignores them, I was speaking to a co worker about a work related issue and he started giving me funny looks, he called me into a meeting and said that I need to talk less and do more work, takes the...	Robert	5	449	May 30, 2006 by DanaBanana
	****THE PROMISES**** (Preview) The Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. N...	Toni Baloney	2	468	May 30, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Sought Through Prayer And Medication (Preview) Lord get me out of this one and I swear I’ll never drink again! So many of my friends tell me their foxhole prayers, and their subsequent forgetfulness regarding their hasty pledge. I don’t remember ever thinking I had better stop. What I remember was trying to moderate my drinking, pray...	jmc612989	2	533	May 30, 2006 by Phil
	Powerlessness (Preview) Powerlessness and Unmanageability Willpower is not the key to the way of life we are seeking. Surrender is. "I have spent much of my life trying to make people be, do, or feel something they aren't, don't want to do, and choose not to feel. I have made them, and myself, crazy in that process," said one r...	Phil	7	459	May 30, 2006 by Phil
	What a trip. (Preview) The urge to abuse myself is sometimes overwhelming. I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday who I haven't spoken with for about 3 yrs. He does not understand the alcoholic situation, although he drinks heavily himself. But, he is a friend of mine from the age of 8. I have to respect his misundersta...	Noel A	7	517	May 30, 2006 by Noel A
	Duno where i am at the moment (Preview) I duno where i am at the moment.. I keep wanting to drink.. Each night.. or afternoon (when im not working) Since tuesday, and including, i have been off work cos of my back and neck. I have been gettin drunk either startin in the evening or afternoon.. Sleepin in abit the next day.. then going for a...	Rob	8	574	May 30, 2006 by Noel A
	A Short Story (sorta) (Preview) One day I was this happy little hippy, complete with flowers in her hair.(seriously). I went to love ins at Irvine Park, CA. I went to Venice, CA. and got high for the first time. I was 16 and married. I stayed high on drugs, off and on, for the next few years. Then I found methamphetamine, and...	Wren	9	485	May 30, 2006 by Wren
	Superstitions, Traditions, And Set Ideas (Preview) I was about a year sober when a grizzled old timer growled out in a meeting, “It takes 5 years in AA to get your brains back, and 10 years to learn how to use them.” I remember thinking to myself, “You must be pretty damn slow ‘cause I’m getting this deal.” By the time I was 8 years sober I was pray...	jmc612989	3	497	May 29, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Eight members! holy cow (Preview) Hi Everyone!!!!	soberdrunk	4	505	May 29, 2006 by soberdrunk
	90 Days! (Preview) Celebrated 90 days yesterday. My fourth time doing so. Sometimes I have to ask myself "what's different this time?" Have to make sure that I am on the right path and depend on others to let me know if I'm messing up. Talked to my sponsor yesterday and he's going to be really on me to get this fourth step done...	soberdrunk	10	460	May 29, 2006 by soberdrunk
	life on lifes terms (Preview) so this week i had a situation that i experianced a lot in my drinking days but hasnt happened for many years. in the old days i just drank more when an "unfortunate incident" like that happened. this time i had friends to call and they all said the same thing. after all this time in the program i have learne...	cindy	2	484	May 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The Insanity Defense (Preview) Over the years I've heard thousands of relapse stories and they all had one thing in common. Every relapse began with either a dramatic fall-off in meetings or they stopped going at all. I have a pet theory I'd like to tell you about. Most people believe that things get crazy if an alcoholi...	jmc612989	1	485	May 29, 2006 by cindy
	Quiet Somber Holiday (Preview) Hi To all, Just crossed my mind that this week-end was a long week-end for most of us. And I do remember wishing many a happy holiday. I was thinking (well that's not always a good thing). (Smile) This is a Holiday, honoring all that have given their lives, for this Great Country that most of us he...	Toni Baloney	0	363	May 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Accepting the Journey of Others (Preview) Giving The Freedom To Live Accepting The Journeys Of Others Each of us, in life, walks on the special path that the soul is destined to undertake. Our journeys are very different and we progress at different rates. The pitfalls and blessings we encounter are unique, yet we are all learning and no one...	Wren	4	461	May 29, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Have a good Sunday... (Preview) Have read a lot of great shares, on here this morning...and have identified with each and every one of them.. And its great to see...all the new faces...that have joined us.....in the AA boat.. Another day, in sobriety...living life on lifes terms... Hope you all have the best day yu can eh.....	Phil	5	475	May 29, 2006 by Phil
	People liking me (Preview) I used to have a problem when I was the center of the universe of thinking no one liked me. An old-timer said to me "Out of 10 people, 3 will like me, 3 will be neutral and 3 wo'n't care for me that much!" I said "that's only 9 people, what about the 10th?" He replied "The 10th person determines whether you're h...	lehrbob	1	433	May 29, 2006 by Phil
	Is this 12 stepping? (Preview) I've spent a little time on www.healthboards.com - addiction site and have come to the conclusion that the board should be re-named to www.denialboards.com Does accepting the journey of others include those in deep denial? I know the answer to that one already! Sure is hard looking at all the pain ou...	lehrbob	1	461	May 29, 2006 by jmc612989
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