Alcoholics Anonymous

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I kind of feel sad today. I just came to the realization today that I honestly don't ever want to drink and drug ever again. I guess when I got sober before I always had a lurking notion that someday I might want to go at it again. I've spent about eight years of my life behind bars due to crimes to support my ad...

John · John

Hello everyone, Wow... where do I start? First, I want to say that as a long time member of AA with almost 17 years sobriety, and the founder/webmaster of this site, my door (i.e. phone) is available to any member of this message board that feels there is a issue or problem that needs to be addressed o...

Doll · Doll

HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306 In my search "to be happy," I changed jobs, married and...

Phil · Phil

The Language of Letting Go. Negativity Some people are carriers of negativity. They are storehouses of pent up anger and volatile emotions. Some remain trapped in the victim role and act in ways that further their victimization. And others are still caught in the cycle of addictive or compul...

Robert · Robert

I tried to get a substance called Gabba today as it says in 7 days to sobriety that it can help anxiety. any way when i went into the health shop i was advised it is a banned substance in bodybuilding. ,there was another item as well on the list, that promotes serotonin , this is banned too and has been known t...

Niall · Niall

... when a sober person in AA publicly tells a struggling, tormented, still drinking alcoholic who deperately wants to stop but is finding it very hard to surrender to.. "s**t or get off the pot" does that mean he should go away and stop annoying this sober community until he is himself sober and on the p...

Rob · Rob

Things seem to be gettin worse My weekend was pretty shit just like last weekend.. I just cant seem to stop drinking......... part of me wants to drink i woke up this mornign feeling awful and thinking that tonight i was not gona drink (as iv thought SOO many bloody t...

LJ Looser · LJ Looser

Every so often I go on a drinking binge for a couple of months. Every time before, I could quit when I really decided it was time. But this time... I started in January and have been drinking heavily most of the time. However, the last month or so, I had been trying to quit, but failing....

Doll · Doll

Women who breastfeed their infants for just a month or less could be placing them at a far higher risk of becoming alcoholics as adults. That's the startling word from new research conducted at Copenhagen University in Denmark, which concluded that early weaning is one factor that predisposes adul...

Wren · Wren

April 25, 2006 Silencing The Chatter Taming Monkey Mind In Meditation It's been called the monkey mind - the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to fe...

Phil · Phil

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome. True hope responds to the real world, to real life; it is an active effort. Author: Walter Anderson It doesn't make any diffe...

wagon · wagon

someone ask me to be their

sponcer sunday night. been sober but 16 months, still wet behind the ears myself, is this to soon? wagon

Robert · Robert

According to a book I am reading at the moment, alot of alcoholics suffer from depression due to a particular amino acid in the brain being depleted, which then gives us little or no serotonin to fire, I am thinking of going to the Dr's today to see if this would be a safe option for me to suppliment with to h...

Robert · Robert

Hello! I have had a wonderful weekend I have taken a real dive into collecting funk soul and blues records which has always been a passion of mine, however alcohol made me forget but I have now re membered As a coming up to the acedemic year I am both excited and nervous and just need to let go and turn...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all, got 1hr and 20 mins to go before a meeting with my local alcohol support team. If it works out ok, I'll be in North Wales in 3 hours and sitting on the beach on Hell Island (Sorry Shell island!) See ya next week, all the best. Chris.

Doll · Doll

ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand Him. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 283 I am for...

Rick · Rick

We have within us a limitless supply of new beginnings. --Joan Fitzgerald We can start our day over any time we choose. If we wake up crabby, on the "wrong side of the bed," we are not doomed to a day of gloom. Each minute can be a new reality for us. We can start a new day with just an ounce of will...

Phil · Phil

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 pea...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Today starts my first (hands on) day at work. No more orientation, yay! Yesterday I went and hung out with one of the guys from the meetings. We worked out with some free weights. It was really cool. We went to a meeting later on. It was a big book study which included the promise from into action. I'm rea...

Wren · Wren

April 24, 2006 Finding The Gift Bad Days We all have days from time to time when it feels like the world is against us or that the chaos we are experiencing will never end. One negative circumstance seems to lead to another. You may wonder, on a bad day, whether anything in your life will ever go ri...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

MONDAY , APRIL 24, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. --Albert Camus We live our program in one-day portions - and our acti...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

SUNDAY , APRIL 23, 2006 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1271>. Opening Ourselves to Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery.Many of us have blocked ourselves from re...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, I ahve been to a place called the sactury today, I have been accepted for addiction counselling and also a big book study, looking fwd to it. went into town for the first time in months today , was a bit strange. got some records from a thrift shop. Was a bit shocked when i went to the loo to find bi...

Doll · Doll

LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people who loved us... We were trying to find emotional security either by dominating or by being dependent upon others . . . We still vainly tried to be secure by some unhealthy sort of domination or depe...

kspear · kspear

Wow, what a weekend with a couple of my sponsees. One ended up in the hospital sick with some unknown thing. One ended up homeless with kids. It's so hard sometimes as a sponsor to know when to step in and help out above the regular taking through the steps, etc... and give some practi...

Robert · Robert

I won this on ebay for £11 Most Valuable Album: Album: Bob Dylan - Freewheelin’ Estimated Value: $25,000 Background: 1963. US. Stereo. This is the first release. Has "Stereo/360º sound" logo and a sticker with that reads "Singing His Sensational Hit 'Blowin' in the wind' ".

Phil · Phil

Opening Ourselves to Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Lo...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

hey u guys, the salesman who handled the job, that i had "screwed up" told me in a very nice email "rosie what U did was fixed--- we were SECOND lowest bid---so if we dont' get the job, its over PRICE, not what U did"..... i was so relieved that i didn'...

Phil · Phil

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false freinds, and true enemies Succeed anyway. The good you do today, will be forgotten tom...

Robert · Robert

Hello its all fun and games here, I had got in and was putting the roast pork on, and my partner got me! trying to control the situation as usual., I was just drainging the juices of the pork and my partner insisted that she take over, i firmly told her no, well that was it, she screamed at me threw down the cle...

wagon · wagon

04/23/2006 Two Teens Hurt In Crash West Of Sioux Falls The South Dakota Highway Patrol says alcohol was a factor in an early morning crash west of Sioux Falls that sent two teenagers to the hospital with serious injuries. A 17-year-old driver lost control of his car on 267th Stree...

iffer · iffer

Well, today is day 1 for me again............ I drank the past two nights and felt like shit and didn't call my sponsor yet but I will today. I am starting over with step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and our lives had become unmanagable Yes that is me. Power...

Robert · Robert

Hey there. how is everyone doing today? I am doing ok, just won a job lot of 28, 1970's 45 records (soul and funk) for guess how much....£1.70 ebay is cool man! I know i like stuff like the meters curtis mayfield jackson sisters, but i have a background that is in modern music, so this is all new to me!&nbs...

Phil · Phil

The number one problem in marriages seems to be avoidance of conflict. Whether it is not wanting to discuss who takes out the trash or who takes Susie and Johnny to their soccer games, conflict is not something we look forward to. It just seems easier either to ignore the problems or just accept them,...

Phil · Phil

If you want more love in the world Create more love in your heart If you want people to respect you Respect them This relationship applies to everything In all aspects of life. Life will give you back Everything you have given to it. ---------------------------- HOPE is a word, th...

Robert · Robert

Robert · Robert

GO on see if im predictable

Robert · Robert

Hello how is it going? I have not been able to get on here due to what seemed tech problems! I have a alcoholic counselling assesment on monday, with a place called the sactury they do B/Book studies also . and best of all its free!! I am looking fwd to it! Right boys night in again , me and the pooch, wi...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

well i am entering the 60th year and its still hell i made an honest mistake at work, (told the truth to a guy, when the salesmen was not so honest---long story) but anyway, i am facing job loss.....the beat goes on for me....one thing after anohter &...

JOSIE · JOSIE

I've fallen so far off the wagon I don't know if I can get back on. I went through treatment in 1989 and stayed sober for 12 years. Then, in 2001, I decided I could handle alcohol again and would have a few drinks now and then. In 2002, my mother passed away, and all HELL broke loose.&nbs...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Hi everyone. I thought I was going to be working today in the factory/warehouse, whatever it is, but I ended up on the computer for eight hours absorbing information about procedure and safety. God I feel like my brain has been through the blender. Just got off the phone with my sponsor and he wants me...

rowdyboi · rowdyboi

My wife and I have been having problems communicating. We were on the verge of divorce a few days ago. We are both alkies. Just wanting some feedback from people in AA that have been married for a while.

iffer · iffer

Good morning everyone! I am really struggling the past week or so with the crap going on in my head. I have been thinking about drinking again and I know that is not the answer. I am having a hard time looking at myself. I want to be a better person, I want to have that serenity but...

Phil · Phil

Why are we Impatient and Intolerant? As humans we reach out to others to fill a void in life We seek to find our completeness in the company of another or by possession of an object-- as if what another or anything outside of ourselves can offer will make us happy We expect a c...

Phil · Phil

The High Cost of Resentment and Anger in Marriage Many spouses carry heavy suitcases filled with a collection of anger and resentment from their marriage. Periodically, they unpack these suitcases and review every situation in which they feel they were treated unfairly. "Resentment is...

Robert · Robert

Hi there, sorry i have not been in touch, it has been a mad few days, anyway its the weekend, I have a belly full of tandori masala and im content. speak soon

Robert · Robert

Man I am feeling groggy., I slept quite poor on tues night, last night, I kept having panic attacks and felt like crap after drinking too much pop. it sounds wack but I dont think im gonna sleep tonight either. I am so bored. I hate not sleeping, reminds me of the early days. Perhaps I should go to bed? b...

New Member · Country

hello all. My name is Michael and i am an alcoholic. I am married with two children ages 5 and 6. I am 27 years old from tennessee. my beer drinking habits are ruining my family and my life. I am in need of support and prayers. I found this message board today as if God directed me here. Thanks for any advise or...

Phil · Phil

Just had a carrier pigeon..fly in from California.... Computer down...could be a few days... Message to Sober...."Congrats on new job..glad everythings going better for you" And to everyone on the board? "She sends her love...and will miss you." -------------- oops...Had to do a spe...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

The new job went well. Lots of paper signing and video watching along with some tests. Passed the tests with flying colors. Reading and comprehension is still easy for me. I guess my brain still works when it comes to certain things!!! The real work starts tomorrow. Hands on. After all that I'...

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	Change (Preview) I kind of feel sad today. I just came to the realization today that I honestly don't ever want to drink and drug ever again. I guess when I got sober before I always had a lurking notion that someday I might want to go at it again. I've spent about eight years of my life behind bars due to crimes to support my ad...	soberdrunk	2	353	Apr 26, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Regarding this boards Post/Replies (Preview) Hello everyone, Wow... where do I start? First, I want to say that as a long time member of AA with almost 17 years sobriety, and the founder/webmaster of this site, my door (i.e. phone) is available to any member of this message board that feels there is a issue or problem that needs to be addressed o...	John	1	439	Apr 26, 2006 by Phil
	April 26 ~ Happiness is not the Point (Preview) HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the knowledge? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306 In my search "to be happy," I changed jobs, married and...	Doll	2	425	Apr 26, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Wednesdays shares (Preview) *The Language of Letting Go. Negativity* Some people are carriers of negativity. They are storehouses of pent up anger and volatile emotions. Some remain trapped in the victim role and act in ways that further their victimization. And others are still caught in the cycle of addictive or compul...	Phil	1	405	Apr 26, 2006 by rosie light shines
	evening all (Preview) I tried to get a substance called Gabba today as it says in 7 days to sobriety that it can help anxiety. any way when i went into the health shop i was advised it is a banned substance in bodybuilding. ,there was another item as well on the list, that promotes serotonin , this is banned too and has been known t...	Robert	4	433	Apr 26, 2006 by recovering jb
	observation... (Preview) ... when a sober person in AA publicly tells a struggling, tormented, still drinking alcoholic who deperately wants to stop but is finding it very hard to surrender to.. "s**t or get off the pot" does that mean he should go away and stop annoying this sober community until he is himself sober and on the p...	Niall	9	411	Apr 26, 2006 by Phil
	Things seem to be gettin worse (Preview) Things seem to be gettin worse My weekend was pretty shit just like last weekend.. I just cant seem to stop drinking......... part of me wants to drink i woke up this mornign feeling awful and thinking that tonight i was not gona drink (as iv thought SOO many bloody t...	Rob	15	520	Apr 26, 2006 by Robert
	I almost cut my hand off... (Preview) Every so often I go on a drinking binge for a couple of months. Every time before, I could quit when I really decided it was time. But this time... I started in January and have been drinking heavily most of the time. However, the last month or so, I had been trying to quit, but failing....	LJ Looser	11	510	Apr 25, 2006 by LJ Looser
	Blame Mom: Bizarre Cause of Alcoholism (Preview) Women who breastfeed their infants for just a month or less could be placing them at a far higher risk of becoming alcoholics as adults. That's the startling word from new research conducted at Copenhagen University in Denmark, which concluded that early weaning is one factor that predisposes adul...	Doll	4	410	Apr 25, 2006 by Doll
	Calming the Mind--OM (Preview) April 25, 2006 Silencing The Chatter Taming Monkey Mind In Meditation It's been called the monkey mind - the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to fe...	Wren	2	424	Apr 25, 2006 by Robert
	Tuesday night share... (Preview) True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome. True hope responds to the real world, to real life; it is an active effort. Author: Walter Anderson It doesn't make any diffe...	Phil	0	357	Apr 25, 2006 by Phil
	sponcer (Preview) someone ask me to be their sponcer sunday night. been sober but 16 months, still wet behind the ears myself, is this to soon? wagon	wagon	10	434	Apr 25, 2006 by mikey50
	Morning All (Preview) According to a book I am reading at the moment, alot of alcoholics suffer from depression due to a particular amino acid in the brain being depleted, which then gives us little or no serotonin to fire, I am thinking of going to the Dr's today to see if this would be a safe option for me to suppliment with to h...	Robert	4	338	Apr 25, 2006 by Robert
	morning all (Preview) Hello! I have had a wonderful weekend I have taken a real dive into collecting funk soul and blues records which has always been a passion of mine, however alcohol made me forget but I have now re membered As a coming up to the acedemic year I am both excited and nervous and just need to let go and turn...	Robert	5	388	Apr 25, 2006 by wagon
	Bye for now (Preview) Hi all, got 1hr and 20 mins to go before a meeting with my local alcohol support team. If it works out ok, I'll be in North Wales in 3 hours and sitting on the beach on Hell Island (Sorry Shell island!) See ya next week, all the best. Chris.	Cabbageheadchris	3	360	Apr 25, 2006 by Robert
	April 25 (Preview) ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension - freedom under God as we understand Him. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 283 I am for...	Doll	0	461	Apr 25, 2006 by Doll
	today's gift (Preview) *We have within us a limitless supply of new beginnings. --Joan Fitzgerald* We can start our day over any time we choose. If we wake up crabby, on the "wrong side of the bed," we are not doomed to a day of gloom. Each minute can be a new reality for us. We can start a new day with just an ounce of will...	Rick	2	341	Apr 25, 2006 by Phil
	From The Big Book... (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 pea...	Phil	4	403	Apr 25, 2006 by Phil
	Good morning (Preview) Today starts my first (hands on) day at work. No more orientation, yay! Yesterday I went and hung out with one of the guys from the meetings. We worked out with some free weights. It was really cool. We went to a meeting later on. It was a big book study which included the promise from into action. I'm rea...	soberdrunk	4	386	Apr 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Finding the Gift-from OM (Preview) April 24, 2006 Finding The Gift Bad Days We all have days from time to time when it feels like the world is against us or that the chaos we are experiencing will never end. One negative circumstance seems to lead to another. You may wonder, on a bad day, whether anything in your life will ever go ri...	Wren	4	421	Apr 24, 2006 by Wren
	i need to live like NOW really is all i got (Preview) MONDAY , APRIL 24, 2006 You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>. *I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. --Albert Camus* We live our program in one-day portions - and our acti...	rosie light shines	1	363	Apr 24, 2006 by Wren
	i love but i love with CARE (Preview) SUNDAY , APRIL 23, 2006 You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1271>. Opening Ourselves to Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery.Many of us have blocked ourselves from re...	rosie light shines	1	366	Apr 24, 2006 by wandajf
	Grattitude (Preview) Hi there, I ahve been to a place called the sactury today, I have been accepted for addiction counselling and also a big book study, looking fwd to it. went into town for the first time in months today , was a bit strange. got some records from a thrift shop. Was a bit shocked when i went to the loo to find bi...	Robert	2	361	Apr 24, 2006 by rosie light shines
	april 24 (Preview) LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people who loved us... We were trying to find emotional security either by dominating or by being dependent upon others . . . We still vainly tried to be secure by some unhealthy sort of domination or depe...	Doll	1	333	Apr 24, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Sponsees (Preview) Wow, what a weekend with a couple of my sponsees. One ended up in the hospital sick with some unknown thing. One ended up homeless with kids. It's so hard sometimes as a sponsor to know when to step in and help out above the regular taking through the steps, etc... and give some practi...	kspear	3	395	Apr 24, 2006 by rosie light shines
	on the plus side (Preview) I won this on ebay for £11 Most Valuable Album: Album: Bob Dylan - Freewheelin’ Estimated Value: $25,000 Background: 1963. US. Stereo. This is the first release. Has "Stereo/360º sound" logo and a sticker with that reads "Singing His Sensational Hit 'Blowin' in the wind' ".	Robert	3	366	Apr 24, 2006 by Wren
	Opening up... (Preview) Opening Ourselves to Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Lo...	Phil	10	440	Apr 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	guess what?? some better news (Preview) hey u guys, the salesman who handled the job, that i had "screwed up" told me in a very nice email "rosie what U did was fixed--- we were SECOND lowest bid---so if we dont' get the job, its over PRICE, not what U did"..... i was so relieved that i didn'...	rosie light shines	3	353	Apr 24, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Do It Anyway... (Preview) People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false freinds, and true enemies Succeed anyway. The good you do today, will be forgotten tom...	Phil	2	1106	Apr 24, 2006 by Phil
	Fire works (Preview) Hello its all fun and games here, I had got in and was putting the roast pork on, and my partner got me! trying to control the situation as usual., I was just drainging the juices of the pork and my partner insisted that she take over, i firmly told her no, well that was it, she screamed at me threw down the cle...	Robert	5	390	Apr 23, 2006 by Robert
	these are getting way to common (Preview) 04/23/2006 Two Teens Hurt In Crash West Of Sioux Falls The South Dakota Highway Patrol says alcohol was a factor in an early morning crash west of Sioux Falls that sent two teenagers to the hospital with serious injuries. A 17-year-old driver lost control of his car on 267th Stree...	wagon	1	387	Apr 23, 2006 by soberdrunk
	DAY 1 (Preview) Well, today is day 1 for me again............ I drank the past two nights and felt like shit and didn't call my sponsor yet but I will today. I am starting over with step 1 Admitted we were powerless over alcohol and our lives had become unmanagable Yes that is me. Power...	iffer	5	391	Apr 23, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Afternoon All (Preview) Hey there. how is everyone doing today? I am doing ok, just won a job lot of 28, 1970's 45 records (soul and funk) for guess how much....£1.70 ebay is cool man! I know i like stuff like the meters curtis mayfield jackson sisters, but i have a background that is in modern music, so this is all new to me!&nbs...	Robert	4	386	Apr 23, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Avoiding Conflict is an no...no... (Preview) The number one problem in marriages seems to be avoidance of conflict. Whether it is not wanting to discuss who takes out the trash or who takes Susie and Johnny to their soccer games, conflict is not something we look forward to. It just seems easier either to ignore the problems or just accept them,...	Phil	1	601	Apr 23, 2006 by Robert
	Just sharing a moment from within... (Preview) If you want more love in the world Create more love in your heart If you want people to respect you Respect them This relationship applies to everything In all aspects of life. Life will give you back Everything you have given to it. ---------------------------- HOPE is a word, th...	Phil	0	390	Apr 22, 2006 by Phil
	anyone doing the online meeting tonight? (Preview)	Robert	4	364	Apr 22, 2006 by iffer
	2 guesses - what I am cooking for tea tonight (Preview) GO on see if im predictable	Robert	7	415	Apr 22, 2006 by Robert
	ah its working! phew!! (Preview) Hello how is it going? I have not been able to get on here due to what seemed tech problems! I have a alcoholic counselling assesment on monday, with a place called the sactury they do B/Book studies also . and best of all its free!! I am looking fwd to it! Right boys night in again , me and the pooch, wi...	Robert	1	385	Apr 22, 2006 by Phil
	i ALMOST got drunk today (Preview) well i am entering the 60th year and its still hell i made an honest mistake at work, (told the truth to a guy, when the salesmen was not so honest---long story) but anyway, i am facing job loss.....the beat goes on for me....one thing after anohter &...	rosie light shines	6	391	Apr 22, 2006 by Robert
	NEED HELP & SUPPORT (Preview) I've fallen so far off the wagon I don't know if I can get back on. I went through treatment in 1989 and stayed sober for 12 years. Then, in 2001, I decided I could handle alcohol again and would have a few drinks now and then. In 2002, my mother passed away, and all HELL broke loose.&nbs...	JOSIE	5	636	Apr 22, 2006 by JOSIE
	Greetings...... (Preview) Hi everyone. I thought I was going to be working today in the factory/warehouse, whatever it is, but I ended up on the computer for eight hours absorbing information about procedure and safety. God I feel like my brain has been through the blender. Just got off the phone with my sponsor and he wants me...	soberdrunk	4	382	Apr 21, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Two alky's married for three years (Preview) My wife and I have been having problems communicating. We were on the verge of divorce a few days ago. We are both alkies. Just wanting some feedback from people in AA that have been married for a while.	rowdyboi	1	389	Apr 21, 2006 by Wren
	Struggling (Preview) Good morning everyone! I am really struggling the past week or so with the crap going on in my head. I have been thinking about drinking again and I know that is not the answer. I am having a hard time looking at myself. I want to be a better person, I want to have that serenity but...	iffer	10	610	Apr 21, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Impatient and Intolerant? (Preview) Why are we Impatient and Intolerant? As humans we reach out to others to fill a void in life We seek to find our completeness in the company of another or by possession of an object-- as if what another or anything outside of ourselves can offer will make us happy We expect a c...	Phil	1	788	Apr 21, 2006 by soberdrunk
	The High Cost.... (Preview) The High Cost of Resentment and Anger in Marriage Many spouses carry heavy suitcases filled with a collection of anger and resentment from their marriage. Periodically, they unpack these suitcases and review every situation in which they feel they were treated unfairly. "Resentment is...	Phil	1	437	Apr 21, 2006 by wandajf
	out of touch (Preview) Hi there, sorry i have not been in touch, it has been a mad few days, anyway its the weekend, I have a belly full of tandori masala and im content. speak soon	Robert	4	397	Apr 21, 2006 by amanda2u2
	Havent slept since Tuesday (Preview) Man I am feeling groggy., I slept quite poor on tues night, last night, I kept having panic attacks and felt like crap after drinking too much pop. it sounds wack but I dont think im gonna sleep tonight either. I am so bored. I hate not sleeping, reminds me of the early days. Perhaps I should go to bed? b...	Robert	8	409	Apr 21, 2006 by Robert
	New Member (Preview) hello all. My name is Michael and i am an alcoholic. I am married with two children ages 5 and 6. I am 27 years old from tennessee. my beer drinking habits are ruining my family and my life. I am in need of support and prayers. I found this message board today as if God directed me here. Thanks for any advise or...	Country	10	723	Apr 21, 2006 by jeannie
	Re: Toni Baloney (Preview) Just had a carrier pigeon..fly in from California.... Computer down...could be a few days... Message to Sober...."Congrats on new job..glad everythings going better for you" And to everyone on the board? "She sends her love...and will miss you." -------------- oops...Had to do a spe...	Phil	0	391	Apr 21, 2006 by Phil
	New Job!!! (Preview) The new job went well. Lots of paper signing and video watching along with some tests. Passed the tests with flying colors. Reading and comprehension is still easy for me. I guess my brain still works when it comes to certain things!!! The real work starts tomorrow. Hands on. After all that I'...	soberdrunk	5	387	Apr 21, 2006 by amanda2u2
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