Alcoholics Anonymous

newbyalchie · newbyalchie

Hi All! I just signed up for this and am looking forward to supporting anyone who needs it. God knows I do. So hi and howdy and hello. So I am going to type out some frustration because at 12:00 am there are no meetings in the area and I looked online to see if the...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Good evening. To the new people: Welcome, To everyone else: Apologies for my absence. Drunkenness is a self fulfilling condition: You can't be normal without drink............. I took the time out from work. This for me is the third (or forth) attempt at sobriety............ it feels good so f...

Dori · Dori

Hey, Just had to come over on this side and read your posts Phil they always encourage me and move me in the right direction.They are simple .. I am doing good working it and staying busy work , kids and on and on . miss your posts Dori a greatful person in alanon

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

My deepest apologies, I went into your Post, and took out the "FF" AA. Which is standard procedure around here now. That is all I took out, and when I went back to re-read your post, I accidentally removed about a third of the end of you Post. Please, Please forgive me. It was an accident. and I am s...

jeannie · jeannie

And if not now, when? --The Talmud It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But is there always a tomorrow? If we live too many of our days counting on tomorrows, we may find o...

LisaF · LisaF

I went to my meeting tonight and we were sitting there talking and this loud motorcycle pulls up and someone starts saying something about someone named Skeeter, and I'm sitting here thinking there's not that many skeeters around... My husband's uncle is named Skeeter, and I knew he was a recovering...

LisaF · LisaF

Did anyone else here get this way when you stopped drinking and started going to AA? This really good feeling like you're on top of the world... my sponsor said some people get that way just from putting down the alcohol and doing something good for yourself. I've definitely been this way over the past w...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, I have just joined this forum and wanted to say 'hi' to everybody. My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been sober since November 5th 2005 and I am feeling really great about it. I'm starting to feel great about life and beginning to love every minute of it. I regularly a...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

There it goes again... the beautiful happy-crying thing again... Just wanted you all to know that I am so in awe of so many of you and your journey(s)... I just started crying again after decades, and have not shed a 'pain-tear' yet (I know they will come at some point...) but I am being washed with te...

Mimi · Mimi

Hello Everyone, I am new here and hoping someone may have some words of wisdom. I recently attended a few alanon meetings and am finding them helpful. Last night I also attended an open AA meeting which was also very informative. I'm hoping someone may have an opinion on my daughter-- if this i...

Wren · Wren

Control Do you have control issues? Personality control is the biggest issue everyone must face in the spiritual journey. Because this is not understood nor often enough addressed, the spiritual journey for many is a disguised ego trip. We think we can control everything we experience – with b...

karina · karina

So after I posted my "IM GOING CRAZY!" message, i went to bed only to find the next day to be alot worse. By night time i really needed to talk to someone, so i called the nurses hotline. I told her my physical symptoms and she said i was going through sever withdrawal. So she said I HAD to go to the hospital. I t...

Wren · Wren

Gifts We Give ourselves Friends Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, c...

Phil · Phil

Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover fr...

Sycorax · Sycorax

....and not drinking! Only been a couple of days. I still can't get to any meetings: my daughter who is only three prevents me from going to all the local ones except for this one on Fridays where they have a creche. There should be more creche meetings! Maybe I could start one up myself, but...

Phil · Phil

There are five drivers that get in the saddle and drive us. They’ve got spurs on their boots and they kick us, and all of our emotional miseries come from being dominated by one of those drivers." Here are the drivers: Be perfect. Please everybody. Try harder. Be strong. Hurry up. Have y...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Good day to be sober! Hope you are all doing well!

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Hi to All, Just glad you are all here today. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 20:10, 2006-06-30

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Did you find us, you have to sign in, o.k.? Toni

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Well I am going to write this, and then probably edit it out, I don't really know if it belongs on this AA Board. As some of you know, I have a Son, that is in Prison, for committing a very serious crime, while in the middle of a pychotic break. He suffers with Schizophenia, and had been taken good medication...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

The A.A. way of living is not an easy one, but it's an adventure in living that is better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A. we have a chance to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter ho...

alkteach · alkteach

I am a 27 year old female who had a very bad drinking problem. I truly don't think I was the definition of an alcoholic, because I didn't need it 24/7, but I definitely abused alcohol. I was a binge drinker and throughout high school and college that was very normal behavior.&...

LisaF · LisaF

I just emailed the last person I felt needs to know about the drinking and AA... my best online friend that I've known for 7 years... he was there for me through problems I had when I was 15 and 16, he helped me to find out about God and know God and eventually led me to decide to get baptized about a year after I...

LisaF · LisaF

I'm struggling tonight and I don't want to call my sponsor because she's already in bed, she said she had to work early in the morning. I know, I know I should call anyway but I can't bring myself to call people this late at night. Nothing's wrong, it's just late on a Saturday night with nothing to do so I wan...

Wren · Wren

"It is always your next move." -- Napoleon Hill The great benefit of heightened awareness is that we have more choice in how we live our lives. At any moment, we can purposefully choose a new experience for ourselves. We can choose to pay attention, breathe more deeply, laugh, rest, play, appreci...

DanaBanana · DanaBanana

First...thanks to those of you that msg'd me privately thinking of me...it sure was nice to log in today to find so much thoughtfullness!

I'm sorry for my abrupt absence....I was having a hard time....Thursday was my 5 month sobriety birthday and I was feeling really discontent and agitat...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Last night I went to a meeting. Vented some garbage that was in my head. Then this lady starts talking and talking and talking and talking and talking. You get the picture. I really don't want to hear about your active alcoholism and your views on stuff other than alcohol. That was how I felt. Said Fu** th...

LisaF · LisaF

At the AA group I go to they have a letter on the bullitin board from alcohol to the alcoholic, where it's saying it's your best friend and all this stuff but it makes you realize how bad it is and what it's done to you. I'd seen one online for self-injury before too but never saved a copy. I was wanting a copy o...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Well Folks, Through Prayer and Meditation I have come to the decision that I cannot be an active participant of the Group here. It was a hard decision to make but the only one that I feel at peace with myself about. This is undoubtably one of the best groups in recover on the internet today. It is not the gro...

anonymousone · anonymousone

New website: blog.asweunderstandit.com Designed to support those lacking belief or faith in God, yet still maintaining their sobriety through the remainder of the AA program

Wren · Wren

Just a reminder, on the AA chat there's an AA meeting at 6 PST, 9 EST on Tuesday's and Saturdays. Just left the meeting, and we could use a few more people. Had a wonderful chairperson tonight, and an excellent topic. Hope others will join us. Saturdays are good for me, Tuesdays iffy, but su...

JMAS · JMAS

We all know resentment isnt good.I have been going back to meetings sharing i had 16 years and picked up and how gratful i am to have came back.there is always someone who wants to beat you up about it.as if im not doing a good job of doing that myself.He really got me angry i said thank you for your caring and...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Was feeling good all day up until I got to my meeting. Talked with one of the old-timers and got a huge reality check. Kind of gained a new perspective on meetings and how to view things. All I know right now is that I'm in spiritual pain. All this stuff on my mind and it's all crap I can't do anything about. Fe...

jeannie · jeannie

A friend sent this to me - thought I would share it - hope you like it . Prescribed by the** **Great Physician** ** ***************************** The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember... Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was u...

LisaF · LisaF

Did anyone else struggle with this when you started AA? I have no faith anymore. I was a wiccan when I was a young teen, and then I became a Christian when I was 16 and lost my faith about a year ago. I believe there's some type of god because I don't believe in evolution or the big bang theory, someone had to cr...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down. --Olive Schreiner God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Many times -- yesterday, last week, today, and even tomorrow -- we'll come face-to-face with a seemingly intolerable...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Anyone been to any of these non-AA workshops? Just wondering.., thuinking about attending one, but dunno yet. Would like to get some opinions first....

Wren · Wren

Step 4-Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Step 5-Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good morning, Just wanted to open this topic up, for discussion, this a.m. The very best part of my Recovery, if there is such a thing, is Emotional Sobriety. No More Mellow Drama, Just life being life, with it's ups and downs. I have been upset in the last few days, and have been feeling off-cen...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

I live in the Akron, OH area and had the great pleasure of attending Founder's Day this past weekend. What a humbling experience, to be with fellow recovering alcoholics from around the world. I met people from Australia, Ireland and England. James from England ended up sharing his story at on...

LisaF · LisaF

Hi everyone, I'm new here, I'm Lisa and I'm an alcoholic... I'm 22, and I've been drinking off and on since I was 12. My sobriety date is only 4 days ago, 6/12/2006. I'm a binge drinker, I'm fine for months and then I start drinking again and it's nearly every night for a few weeks, drinking until I get sick m...

JMAS · JMAS

My ego wants me to do things my way i hate having a sponser after all these years of sponsering other woman.But i am taking direction and she also had 16 years and went out a few years ago so God has a plan and i dont. hugs thank you for all you love and kindiness jean

LisaF · LisaF

At my meeting tonight we were talking about the principles of AA, we mostly talked about the whole giving up anger part of it. I actually joined in and talked a bit even though I'm still new to this. It's been 4 days of no alcohol and I'm already noticing a difference, I'm not as irritable as I have been thes...

Rob · Rob

Getting older, things changing.. One day everthing perfect, care free... next day f**k*d up, everthing out the window. Years ago - nothing to worry about, everything great, happy carefree..... now everything tits up more things to frown at than to smile at.. A family so perfect now so f**k*d up... F...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Hi everyone, I have missed my regular meetings this week so I thought I would share here. Not too much going on in my life, just regular day to day stuff. I am doing ok physically, some good days, some bad. My son is feeling much better after his bike accident. Sports day at th...

Wren · Wren

Using Your Pain To Help Others Pain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where i...

Phil · Phil

Self Acceptance The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering alcoholics. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believe that using alcohol was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

And acceptance is the answer to all your problems today. When you are disturbed, it is because you find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of your life -- unacceptable to you, and you can find no serenity until you accept that person, place, thing or s...

Phil · Phil

"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe ------------------------------------------- ...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Good Morning from Mississippi my Friends! first I need to make amends for my lack of participation on the message board and to the Members of MIP. I give no excuses just a heartfelt apology. I will try to do better in the Future, thanks for being here for me. "Bobby Dean"

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	NewbieAlchie (Preview) Hi All! I just signed up for this and am looking forward to supporting anyone who needs it. God knows I do. So hi and howdy and hello. So I am going to type out some frustration because at 12:00 am there are no meetings in the area and I looked online to see if the...	newbyalchie	7	572	Jun 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi Everyone (Preview) Good evening. To the new people: Welcome, To everyone else: Apologies for my absence. Drunkenness is a self fulfilling condition: You can't be normal without drink............. I took the time out from work. This for me is the third (or forth) attempt at sobriety............ it feels good so f...	Cabbageheadchris	4	487	Jun 21, 2006 by jonibaloni
	CHECKING IN -PHIL (Preview) Hey, Just had to come over on this side and read your posts Phil they always encourage me and move me in the right direction.They are simple .. I am doing good working it and staying busy work , kids and on and on . miss your posts Dori a greatful person in alanon	Dori	2	687	Jun 21, 2006 by Dori
	To Cabbagehead Chris (Preview) My deepest apologies, I went into your Post, and took out the "FF" AA. Which is standard procedure around here now. That is all I took out, and when I went back to re-read your post, I accidentally removed about a third of the end of you Post. Please, Please forgive me. It was an accident. and I am s...	Toni Baloney	5	537	Jun 21, 2006 by Phil
	TODAY (Preview) *And if not now, when? --The Talmud* It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But is there always a tomorrow? If we live too many of our days counting on tomorrows, we may find o...	jeannie	0	456	Jun 21, 2006 by jeannie
	It's a small world! (Preview) I went to my meeting tonight and we were sitting there talking and this loud motorcycle pulls up and someone starts saying something about someone named Skeeter, and I'm sitting here thinking there's not that many skeeters around... My husband's uncle is named Skeeter, and I knew he was a recovering...	LisaF	3	542	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	on top of the world feeling (Preview) Did anyone else here get this way when you stopped drinking and started going to AA? This really good feeling like you're on top of the world... my sponsor said some people get that way just from putting down the alcohol and doing something good for yourself. I've definitely been this way over the past w...	LisaF	5	589	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	Newbie Here! (Preview) Hi everyone, I have just joined this forum and wanted to say 'hi' to everybody. My name is Carol and I'm an alcoholic. I have been sober since November 5th 2005 and I am feeling really great about it. I'm starting to feel great about life and beginning to love every minute of it. I regularly a...	Quetzal	30	1165	Jun 21, 2006 by Quetzal
	BAWLING MY EYES OUT... (Preview) *There it goes again... the beautiful happy-crying thing again...* *Just wanted you all to know that I am so in awe of so many of you and your journey(s)...* *I just started crying again after decades, and have not shed a 'pain-tear' yet (I know they will come at some point...) but I am being washed with te...*	jonibaloni	7	572	Jun 20, 2006 by karina
	My Daughter (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am new here and hoping someone may have some words of wisdom. I recently attended a few alanon meetings and am finding them helpful. Last night I also attended an open AA meeting which was also very informative. I'm hoping someone may have an opinion on my daughter-- if this i...	Mimi	4	551	Jun 20, 2006 by karina
	Soul Perspectives on Control (Preview) Control Do you have control issues? Personality control is the biggest issue everyone must face in the spiritual journey. Because this is not understood nor often enough addressed, the spiritual journey for many is a disguised ego trip. We think we can control everything we experience – with b...	Wren	2	464	Jun 20, 2006 by Phil
	So friends im still alive, after a hospital visit (Preview) So after I posted my "IM GOING CRAZY!" message, i went to bed only to find the next day to be alot worse. By night time i really needed to talk to someone, so i called the nurses hotline. I told her my physical symptoms and she said i was going through sever withdrawal. So she said I HAD to go to the hospital. I t...	karina	8	688	Jun 20, 2006 by recovering jb
	Friends- OM (Preview) Gifts We Give ourselves Friends Good friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, c...	Wren	4	499	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Making Life Easier (Preview) Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affairs that hard all the time. Having life be that hard is a remnant of our martyrdom, a leftover fr...	Phil	4	550	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hi there again...am back in the relatively real world.... (Preview) ....and not drinking! Only been a couple of days. I still can't get to any meetings: my daughter who is only three prevents me from going to all the local ones except for this one on Fridays where they have a creche. There should be more creche meetings! Maybe I could start one up myself, but...	Sycorax	6	529	Jun 20, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Dragons of the mind (Preview) There are five drivers that get in the saddle and drive us. They’ve got spurs on their boots and they kick us, and all of our emotional miseries come from being dominated by one of those drivers." Here are the drivers: Be perfect. Please everybody. Try harder. Be strong. Hurry up. Have y...	Phil	6	515	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Hi Everyone! (Preview) Good day to be sober! Hope you are all doing well!	soberdrunk	9	527	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Life on Life's Terms (Preview) Hi to All, Just glad you are all here today. Toni -- Edited by Toni Baloney at 20:10, 2006-06-30	Toni Baloney	4	556	Jun 20, 2006 by jeannie
	Sherr (Preview) Did you find us, you have to sign in, o.k.? Toni	Toni Baloney	3	521	Jun 19, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Numb (Preview) Well I am going to write this, and then probably edit it out, I don't really know if it belongs on this AA Board. As some of you know, I have a Son, that is in Prison, for committing a very serious crime, while in the middle of a pychotic break. He suffers with Schizophenia, and had been taken good medication...	Toni Baloney	12	606	Jun 19, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Thought for the day (Preview) The A.A. way of living is not an easy one, but it's an adventure in living that is better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A. we have a chance to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter ho...	soberdrunk	4	539	Jun 19, 2006 by jeannie
	Sober for 3 years, but new to AA (Preview) I am a 27 year old female who had a very bad drinking problem. I truly don't think I was the definition of an alcoholic, because I didn't need it 24/7, but I definitely abused alcohol. I was a binge drinker and throughout high school and college that was very normal behavior.&...	alkteach	6	632	Jun 19, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Everyone knows now (Preview) I just emailed the last person I felt needs to know about the drinking and AA... my best online friend that I've known for 7 years... he was there for me through problems I had when I was 15 and 16, he helped me to find out about God and know God and eventually led me to decide to get baptized about a year after I...	LisaF	4	590	Jun 18, 2006 by LisaF
	struggling tonight (Preview) I'm struggling tonight and I don't want to call my sponsor because she's already in bed, she said she had to work early in the morning. I know, I know I should call anyway but I can't bring myself to call people this late at night. Nothing's wrong, it's just late on a Saturday night with nothing to do so I wan...	LisaF	12	580	Jun 18, 2006 by LisaF
	Choose differently (Preview) "It is always your next move." -- Napoleon Hill The great benefit of heightened awareness is that we have more choice in how we live our lives. At any moment, we can purposefully choose a new experience for ourselves. We can choose to pay attention, breathe more deeply, laugh, rest, play, appreci...	Wren	4	553	Jun 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	I'm back...I'm here...I'm still sober! (Preview) First...thanks to those of you that msg'd me privately thinking of me...it sure was nice to log in today to find so much thoughtfullness! I'm sorry for my abrupt absence....I was having a hard time....Thursday was my 5 month sobriety birthday and I was feeling really discontent and agitat...	DanaBanana	6	581	Jun 18, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Walked out of a Meeting (Preview) Last night I went to a meeting. Vented some garbage that was in my head. Then this lady starts talking and talking and talking and talking and talking. You get the picture. I really don't want to hear about your active alcoholism and your views on stuff other than alcohol. That was how I felt. Said Fu** th...	soberdrunk	3	604	Jun 18, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Letter from alcohol? (Preview) At the AA group I go to they have a letter on the bullitin board from alcohol to the alcoholic, where it's saying it's your best friend and all this stuff but it makes you realize how bad it is and what it's done to you. I'd seen one online for self-injury before too but never saved a copy. I was wanting a copy o...	LisaF	8	4679	Jun 18, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Goodbye (Preview) Well Folks, Through Prayer and Meditation I have come to the decision that I cannot be an active participant of the Group here. It was a hard decision to make but the only one that I feel at peace with myself about. This is undoubtably one of the best groups in recover on the internet today. It is not the gro...	Bobby Dean	5	567	Jun 18, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Higher Power (Preview) New website: blog.asweunderstandit.com Designed to support those lacking belief or faith in God, yet still maintaining their sobriety through the remainder of the AA program	anonymousone	2	557	Jun 18, 2006 by Rob
	Tonights Meeting (Preview) Just a reminder, on the AA chat there's an AA meeting at 6 PST, 9 EST on Tuesday's and Saturdays. Just left the meeting, and we could use a few more people. Had a wonderful chairperson tonight, and an excellent topic. Hope others will join us. Saturdays are good for me, Tuesdays iffy, but su...	Wren	1	483	Jun 18, 2006 by Phil
	alittle resentment (Preview) We all know resentment isnt good.I have been going back to meetings sharing i had 16 years and picked up and how gratful i am to have came back.there is always someone who wants to beat you up about it.as if im not doing a good job of doing that myself.He really got me angry i said thank you for your caring and...	JMAS	8	639	Jun 17, 2006 by TLH
	Struggling (Preview) Was feeling good all day up until I got to my meeting. Talked with one of the old-timers and got a huge reality check. Kind of gained a new perspective on meetings and how to view things. All I know right now is that I'm in spiritual pain. All this stuff on my mind and it's all crap I can't do anything about. Fe...	soberdrunk	3	531	Jun 17, 2006 by jeannie
	Perscription (Preview) *A friend sent this to me - thought I would share it - hope you like it .* Prescribed by the Great Physician ***************************** The next time you feel like GOD can't use you, just remember... Noah was a drunk Abraham was too old Isaac was a daydreamer Jacob was a liar Leah was u...	jeannie	6	538	Jun 17, 2006 by Phil
	finding a higher power (Preview) Did anyone else struggle with this when you started AA? I have no faith anymore. I was a wiccan when I was a young teen, and then I became a Christian when I was 16 and lost my faith about a year ago. I believe there's some type of god because I don't believe in evolution or the big bang theory, someone had to cr...	LisaF	2	564	Jun 17, 2006 by Phil
	Acceptance and Surrender (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Wisdom never kicks at the iron walls it can't bring down. --Olive Schreiner* God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Many times -- yesterday, last week, today, and even tomorrow -- we'll come face-to-face with a seemingly intolerable...	Phil	2	562	Jun 17, 2006 by Phil
	Emotional Sobriety...??? (Preview) Anyone been to any of these non-AA workshops? Just wondering.., thuinking about attending one, but dunno yet. Would like to get some opinions first....	jonibaloni	1	540	Jun 17, 2006 by Phil
	Steps 4 and 5 (Preview) Step 4-Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Step 5-Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.	Wren	2	517	Jun 17, 2006 by Wren
	Emotional Sobriety (Preview) Good morning, Just wanted to open this topic up, for discussion, this a.m. The very best part of my Recovery, if there is such a thing, is Emotional Sobriety. No More Mellow Drama, Just life being life, with it's ups and downs. I have been upset in the last few days, and have been feeling off-cen...	Toni Baloney	8	596	Jun 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	AA Founder's Day!!!! (Preview) I live in the Akron, OH area and had the great pleasure of attending Founder's Day this past weekend. What a humbling experience, to be with fellow recovering alcoholics from around the world. I met people from Australia, Ireland and England. James from England ended up sharing his story at on...	jonibaloni	5	619	Jun 17, 2006 by jonibaloni
	New here... (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm new here, I'm Lisa and I'm an alcoholic... I'm 22, and I've been drinking off and on since I was 12. My sobriety date is only 4 days ago, 6/12/2006. I'm a binge drinker, I'm fine for months and then I start drinking again and it's nearly every night for a few weeks, drinking until I get sick m...	LisaF	7	592	Jun 17, 2006 by iffer
	got a sponser (Preview) My ego wants me to do things my way i hate having a sponser after all these years of sponsering other woman.But i am taking direction and she also had 16 years and went out a few years ago so God has a plan and i dont. hugs thank you for all you love and kindiness jean	JMAS	3	499	Jun 17, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	giving up anger... (Preview) At my meeting tonight we were talking about the principles of AA, we mostly talked about the whole giving up anger part of it. I actually joined in and talked a bit even though I'm still new to this. It's been 4 days of no alcohol and I'm already noticing a difference, I'm not as irritable as I have been thes...	LisaF	0	512	Jun 16, 2006 by LisaF
	Shadows (Preview) Getting older, things changing.. One day everthing perfect, care free... next day f*kd up, everthing out the window. Years ago - nothing to worry about, everything great, happy carefree..... now everything tits up more things to frown at than to smile at.. A family so perfect now so f*kd up... F...	Rob	3	531	Jun 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Missed meetings (Preview) Hi everyone, I have missed my regular meetings this week so I thought I would share here. Not too much going on in my life, just regular day to day stuff. I am doing ok physically, some good days, some bad. My son is feeling much better after his bike accident. Sports day at th...	WRbeachbum	5	575	Jun 16, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Healing with Hurt (Preview) Using Your Pain To Help Others Pain is a fact of being and one that permeates all of our lives to some degree. Since the hurt we feel may be a part of the experiences that have touched us most deeply, we are often loathe to let it go. It is frequently easier to keep our pain at our sides, where i...	Wren	4	568	Jun 16, 2006 by Wren
	The Problem..and The Solution (Preview) Self Acceptance The problem The lack of self-acceptance is a problem for many recovering alcoholics. This subtle defect is difficult to identify and often goes unrecognized. Many of us believe that using alcohol was our only problem, denying the fact that our lives had become...	Phil	1	654	Jun 16, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Acceptance (Preview) And acceptance is the answer to all your problems today. When you are disturbed, it is because you find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of your life -- unacceptable to you, and you can find no serenity until you accept that person, place, thing or s...	soberdrunk	4	507	Jun 15, 2006 by jeannie
	A share about control and acceptance (Preview) "When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe ------------------------------------------- ...	Phil	3	573	Jun 15, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Hello (Preview) Good Morning from Mississippi my Friends! first I need to make amends for my lack of participation on the message board and to the Members of MIP. I give no excuses just a heartfelt apology. I will try to do better in the Future, thanks for being here for me. "Bobby Dean"	Bobby Dean	3	511	Jun 15, 2006 by Wren
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