Alcoholics Anonymous

Butcher99 · Butcher99

First time poster, been in AA and recovery for many years, had 15 plus years of sobriety/abstinence and now have almost 3 after a bad relapse. I hope this is not offensive, but I go to meetings now primarily to change and grow up in recovery, not simply to "hold on and not drink or use". I found out the hard w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 25, 2017Quote of the WeekSpirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves." When I was newly sober, all I thought about was myself. How was I going to not drink tonight, or tomorrow; how was I going to work the program if I didnt believe in God; who was going to pay my bills if I could...

bikerbill · bikerbill

As you know i find it cathartic and cleansing to post on here. Selfish I know but thats what I do. Sometimes it is easier to write than to say face to face. This one though, i talked with my spinsor and with my surrogate spinsor first. I'm ok. My big brother, the eldest brother, my mate Ronnie died at 5am...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all my family here ... Love youse guys and THANKS for helping me to stay sober ... May God Bless us everyone, Pappy

Childwall Eileen · Childwall Eileen

Could I please have an up to date meeting list for Liverpool. If I am on the wrong site, could someone direct me to the correct one. Thank you, Eileen.

Tanin · Tanin

The blunt, physiological truth for us, as of today, is that a drink pretty surely means a drunk sooner or later, and that spells trouble. Living Sober, 1975

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I feel pain in my liver. It used to be only after drinking, but these days it's always kind of there. It still flares up worse after a binge, but it never completely goes away now. That can't be good :|

margaretbrooks · margaretbrooks

Hey My friend was caught last day for impaired driving. His car collided with another vehicle and he was caught. It was found, the alcohol level in the blood exceeded the permissible range. Is it a serious issue? What should be done to save him? Should we meet [url=http://www.spam/]SPAM Link deleted...

alinicole12 · alinicole12

Hi everyone. Today is my first day sober. I know that alcohol causes me to be destructive and angry, and it's really taking a toll on me and my relationship with my boyfriend. I've been wanting to quit drinking for quite a while, but by the time 5pm rolls around, I just say fuck it and tell myself that I'll j...

Qualtagh · Qualtagh

Hi All! Please do me a favor and let me know what you think of the following statement with respect to presenting a 24 hour chip. ... "and now the most important chip of all, 24 hours to 29 days. No guilt, no shame, we all have enough to go around". Our chip person has been saying this for over a year. Sudd...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 18, 2017Quote of the WeekIf youre having trouble making a decision, maybe you shouldnt." When I got sober, I suddenly found that I had a lot more options and choices in my life. Now that I wasnt drinking all the time, I could decide to do many other things go to meetings or fellowship, fix up t...

SoberToday007 · SoberToday007

One of the sayings that helped me most when I got sober was that I could start my day again any time I wanted. Most of the time I felt totally trapped by my life and what was going on around me. This saying helped me hugely to take back some sense of control over my day and gave me a sense of a way out of feeling so t...

Tanin · Tanin

What we did was simply go to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are over five million each year, in approximately 150 countries around the globe. And remember, you do not have to become an AA member in order to visit some AA meetings. If all you want to do is sort of "try out" AA, you are entirely welc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 11, 2017Quote of the WeekThe worst bottom can become the greatest beginning." A woman once shared in a meeting that she used to keep a breathalyzer in her house to help her control her drinking. One day she started drinking too early, lost track of time, and her husband caught her using it...

change57 · change57

I am back...never really left...just didn't post. Gave up on others, mostly myself. Used this board to vent and unload and caused unnecessary turmoil just because I wasn't handling things in my life....didn't know how to handle things in my life. So when someone here disagreed with me, called me on m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 4, 2017Quote of the WeekAlcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic. My idea of an alcoholic was a bum living in the gutter downtown, or someone wearing a dirty raincoat drinking from a paper bag. I owned a home, had a retirement account, and dine...

mikef · mikef

I repost this short focus every year to remind myself of the grace and mercy I have received(God's unmerited favor for me)and the daily work I do to remain free of active drug addiction)Alcohol is a drug)I reflect on my sponsor ,my sponsees and above all the God of my own understanding.The message is Ho...

Tanin · Tanin

For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a steppingstone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the more we shall begin to fin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I Will Attend a Meeting Creator; I will attend a meeting today. I promise to seek out the similarities and not the differences. I will find something good in everything that is shared. I will praise the clean and sober and pray for the using addict. At the end of the day I will thank You for my recovery. It d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 27, 2017Quote of the WeekWillingness is the key. I was one big Gordian knot of self-will when I got to the program. I bristled at your suggestions to attend meetings every day, and took offense at many of my sponsors directions. I was too good to sweep the floors, and had no interest in shakin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Tonight, with all the 'trick or treaters', I was transported to the late 50's ... my folks took me and my sister to the 'exclusive' side of town, with a couple neighborhood kids, to go collect some candy ... since we were in the 'low rent' district, it was a real treat ... ... ... (the big candy bars)(5cent...

JerryF · JerryF

I had never heard that as a topic before in any recovery meeting I've ever been to. I went to the morning meeting because I needed to be in the dialogue where I often find the characteristics of my Higher Power and a friend of mine started the sharing and with the topic of Tenderness and I got triggered b...

JerryF · JerryF

I wanted a morning meeting this morning and went with the awareness that last week Wednesday I got "smoked out" of the meeting. The meeting is held in a county park pavilion and county park ordinances are no smoking and then ordinances are subject to alcoholism right? I left that meeting...not on...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I can now drink 26 ounces of vodka with hardly a stumble. My increasing tolerance is starting to frighten me. Oh well...at least I dont drive drunk anymore :) But seriously...I'm kind of concerned :|

MaybeIAm · MaybeIAm

When i created my name i used the name Maybe I Am .. I have been a member of alanon for a long time (many years) and one day i was talking to a friend in recovery who is yep a double 'winner. she's got aa under her belt for many years and one day as we were talking she mentioned to me .. ''have you ever thought you m...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I can never believe in god or a higher power. Am I doomed?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 6, 2017Quote of the WeekA.A. = A program of 1,000 surrenders. I was taught to never give in and never give up. To surrender was to lose, and I was to avoid it at all costs. As such, I led with my ego, and thought that I could bully, cajole, or manipulate my way into getting just about anything I wa...

Mevon7 · Mevon7

Hello all- new to the boards, but not new to recovery and AA. Could just use some friends. Got sober in 2006, relapsed after 8 years, and have been in and out ever since. I don't go to meetings anymore... I guess that's why I'm here.

mikef · mikef

Have a blessed and productive Thanksgiving day.We reflect and know every day in recovery is Thanksgiving,pay it forward..The trials and tribulations will still come,but we can face them in a lucid frame of mind and WE can move forward in God's(of your own understanding) grace and mercy...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What really happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol? There are plenty of reasons to quit drinking alcohol. Perhaps you can't party as hard as you once did, and the hangovers are getting worse. Maybe you've developed a beer belly. Possibly, there's a deeper issue at play and you don't w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 20, 2017Quote of the WeekYoull never have it all together. Thats like eating once and for all." Ive wasted a lot of time and energy waiting for everything to be just right. But its never turned out that way. I felt like if only I could get that perfect job and make a certain amount of money, th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Tanin · Tanin

From the December 1989 Grapevine magazine.12 Tips for Sober Holidays Line up extra AA activities (help on the phones, speak, empty the ashtrays).Be host to friends, especially newcomers, at home or at a coffee shop.Keep your AA telephone list with you at all times.Find out about holiday meeti...

Tanin · Tanin

Big celebration at my houseNovember 14 is National Pickle DayNOVEMBER 14, 2017, BY BECCA MITCHELL,November 14 is National Pickle Day in the United States! It's unknown where the holiday actually originated but according to Time.com, the day was the end result of a week of celebrations organiz...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

My apologies for my recent drunken sh*it-posting. I was doing great on Naltrexone, thought I didn't need it anymore (kind of like I've done with the program)...went off it and eased my way back into bender-beast-mode. For reasons that I can't explain I end up here when that happens. I'm back on my tr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 13, 2017Quote of the WeekBe kind, be loving, be quiet. I used to have a lot to say. At parties or gatherings, I had to make sure everyone was listening to the stories or jokes or opinions I had, because, dont you know, I knew everything. And after a few drinks, I became the obnoxious attention...

jelODG · jelODG

I went to my first meeting in 1985. After finally taking the steps with a sponsor I stayed sober for 6 yrs., in AA. My alcoholic mind eventually told me my job was more important than going to meetings and working with others. Of course, I drank again and went in and out of AA for years. I racked up 14 DUI,s in...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 30, 2017Quote of the WeekI could drink or I could do everything else. By the end of my drinking, my world had gotten very small. I lost my job, again, but this time I didnt get a new one. Most of my friends and family didnt want to hang out with me much because I was usually drunk, or on my way there....

Tanin · Tanin

I found this interesting. It's nice to read about AA's presence in cities world wide. First ever Alcoholics Anonymous museum exhibition openshttp://metro.co.uk/2017/10/06/first-ever-alcoholics-anonymous-museum-exhibition-opens-6982484/

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Robinator2448 · Robinator2448

Joined Alcoholics Anonymous about 3 months ago. Been attending AA meetings regularly. But I relapsed and had a glass of wine the other night and feeling guilty about attending meetings. Are there other alcoholics out there who have a drink is still attend meetings. I feel like I have failed and I'm co...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 23, 2017Quote of the WeekAll that pain has value. When I came into the rooms, I was buried in shame. Without alcohol to escape into, I was overwhelmed with remorse over many of my actions. As I moved towards working the Fourth Step, I was desperately afraid of what I would find in the abyss of se...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

thank you folks for my sobriety, it's my anniversary today. Odat very grateful to be here and be Sober.

boston blacky · boston blacky

I'm floating a question to those in the fellowship who might be in a position to assist and advise me. As I'm also brand new to this forum - please bear with while I try to explain. My younger bro. has been in and out of rehab for approx. 10 yrs. He resides in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I am (by the grace of god a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 16, 2017Quote of the WeekWhen did ( ) become your Higher Power? I used to believe that people, places, or things would fix me. I was sure that if only I could get the perfect girlfriend, or that new car, or make enough money, then I would be happy, or secure, or comfortable. But it never work...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 9, 2017Quote of the WeekIf Im invested in the outcome, Ive kept God out of it. I was a big ball of self-will before I entered recovery. In most things, it was my way or the highway. If I couldnt get my way, Id change jobs, or relationships, or Id move. When I planned something, Id start with the ou...

Stephen H · Stephen H

Drinking at the moment, was 4 Years sober on sept 23rd just gone. In a lot of pain and now my family is as well, emotional and mental, will post tomorrow if I can, trying not to feel sorry for myself but I'm hurting bad its 1am here and I'm sitting in my car & its cold. Outside of my house where my wife &...

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	Change and Emotional Recovery (Preview) First time poster, been in AA and recovery for many years, had 15 plus years of sobriety/abstinence and now have almost 3 after a bad relapse. I hope this is not offensive, but I go to meetings now primarily to change and grow up in recovery, not simply to "hold on and not drink or use". I found out the hard w...	Butcher99	3	769	Dec 26, 2017 by wildcat
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12 - 25 (Preview) December 25, 2017Quote of the WeekSpirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves." When I was newly sober, all I thought about was myself. How was I going to not drink tonight, or tomorrow; how was I going to work the program if I didnt believe in God; who was going to pay my bills if I could...	Pythonpappy	0	660	Dec 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Friends across the pond. ...had some tough news (Preview) As you know i find it cathartic and cleansing to post on here. Selfish I know but thats what I do. Sometimes it is easier to write than to say face to face. This one though, i talked with my spinsor and with my surrogate spinsor first. I'm ok. My big brother, the eldest brother, my mate Ronnie died at 5am...	bikerbill	11	977	Dec 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Happy Sober Holidays (Preview) Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all my family here ... Love youse guys and THANKS for helping me to stay sober ... May God Bless us everyone, Pappy	Pythonpappy	1	593	Dec 25, 2017 by Tanin
	Meeting list Liverpool. (Preview) Could I please have an up to date meeting list for Liverpool. If I am on the wrong site, could someone direct me to the correct one. Thank you, Eileen.	Childwall Eileen	1	725	Dec 21, 2017 by Tanin
	What Is One Drink? (Preview) The blunt, physiological truth for us, as of today, is that a drink pretty surely means a drunk sooner or later, and that spells trouble. Living Sober, 1975	Tanin	5	735	Dec 21, 2017 by bikerbill
	Liver pain... (Preview) I feel pain in my liver. It used to be only after drinking, but these days it's always kind of there. It still flares up worse after a binge, but it never completely goes away now. That can't be good :\|	TipsyMcstagger	2	675	Dec 19, 2017 by Tanin
	Alcoholic friend stuck with DUI (Preview) Hey My friend was caught last day for impaired driving. His car collided with another vehicle and he was caught. It was found, the alcohol level in the blood exceeded the permissible range. Is it a serious issue? What should be done to save him? Should we meet [url=http://www.spam/]SPAM Link deleted...	margaretbrooks	2	717	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Your First Meeting Experience? First meeting jitters (Preview) Hi everyone. Today is my first day sober. I know that alcohol causes me to be destructive and angry, and it's really taking a toll on me and my relationship with my boyfriend. I've been wanting to quit drinking for quite a while, but by the time 5pm rolls around, I just say fuck it and tell myself that I'll j...	alinicole12	3	760	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Sanity Check - Please weigh in (Preview) Hi All! Please do me a favor and let me know what you think of the following statement with respect to presenting a 24 hour chip. ... "and now the most important chip of all, 24 hours to 29 days. No guilt, no shame, we all have enough to go around". Our chip person has been saying this for over a year. Sudd...	Qualtagh	4	734	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12-18 (Preview) December 18, 2017Quote of the WeekIf youre having trouble making a decision, maybe you shouldnt." When I got sober, I suddenly found that I had a lot more options and choices in my life. Now that I wasnt drinking all the time, I could decide to do many other things go to meetings or fellowship, fix up t...	Pythonpappy	0	624	Dec 18, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Sayings that helped ....... (Preview) One of the sayings that helped me most when I got sober was that I could start my day again any time I wanted. Most of the time I felt totally trapped by my life and what was going on around me. This saying helped me hugely to take back some sense of control over my day and gave me a sense of a way out of feeling so t...	SoberToday007	2	725	Dec 18, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	How Does Someone Learn About The Benefits Of AA Meetings? (Preview) What we did was simply go to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are over five million each year, in approximately 150 countries around the globe. And remember, you do not have to become an AA member in order to visit some AA meetings. If all you want to do is sort of "try out" AA, you are entirely welc...	Tanin	6	742	Dec 16, 2017 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12 - 11 (Preview) December 11, 2017Quote of the WeekThe worst bottom can become the greatest beginning." A woman once shared in a meeting that she used to keep a breathalyzer in her house to help her control her drinking. One day she started drinking too early, lost track of time, and her husband caught her using it...	Pythonpappy	0	820	Dec 11, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Hello Again (Preview) I am back...never really left...just didn't post. Gave up on others, mostly myself. Used this board to vent and unload and caused unnecessary turmoil just because I wasn't handling things in my life....didn't know how to handle things in my life. So when someone here disagreed with me, called me on m...	change57	4	1067	Dec 7, 2017 by margaretbrooks
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12-4 (Preview) December 4, 2017Quote of the WeekAlcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic. My idea of an alcoholic was a bum living in the gutter downtown, or someone wearing a dirty raincoat drinking from a paper bag. I owned a home, had a retirement account, and dine...	Pythonpappy	0	672	Dec 4, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	In God's grace and mercy,33 years freedom from active addiction (Preview) I repost this short focus every year to remind myself of the grace and mercy I have received(God's unmerited favor for me)and the daily work I do to remain free of active drug addiction)Alcohol is a drug)I reflect on my sponsor ,my sponsees and above all the God of my own understanding.The message is Ho...	mikef	4	651	Dec 3, 2017 by gonee
	Fear and Prudence (Preview) For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a steppingstone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the more we shall begin to fin...	Tanin	4	771	Dec 1, 2017 by Tanin
	Simple Reminders - Nov (Preview)	Pythonpappy	27	1900	Nov 30, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - Nov (Preview) I Will Attend a Meeting Creator; I will attend a meeting today. I promise to seek out the similarities and not the differences. I will find something good in everything that is shared. I will praise the clean and sober and pray for the using addict. At the end of the day I will thank You for my recovery. It d...	Pythonpappy	30	1007	Nov 30, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-27 (Preview) November 27, 2017Quote of the WeekWillingness is the key. I was one big Gordian knot of self-will when I got to the program. I bristled at your suggestions to attend meetings every day, and took offense at many of my sponsors directions. I was too good to sweep the floors, and had no interest in shakin...	Pythonpappy	0	720	Nov 27, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Trip to the Past (Preview) Tonight, with all the 'trick or treaters', I was transported to the late 50's ... my folks took me and my sister to the 'exclusive' side of town, with a couple neighborhood kids, to go collect some candy ... since we were in the 'low rent' district, it was a real treat ... ... ... (the big candy bars)(5cent...	Pythonpappy	6	3467	Nov 27, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Tenderness (Preview) I had never heard that as a topic before in any recovery meeting I've ever been to. I went to the morning meeting because I needed to be in the dialogue where I often find the characteristics of my Higher Power and a friend of mine started the sharing and with the topic of Tenderness and I got triggered b...	JerryF	5	2730	Nov 26, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Walked Away... (Preview) I wanted a morning meeting this morning and went with the awareness that last week Wednesday I got "smoked out" of the meeting. The meeting is held in a county park pavilion and county park ordinances are no smoking and then ordinances are subject to alcoholism right? I left that meeting...not on...	JerryF	5	3197	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Wow, it's kind of weird... (Preview) I can now drink 26 ounces of vodka with hardly a stumble. My increasing tolerance is starting to frighten me. Oh well...at least I dont drive drunk anymore :) But seriously...I'm kind of concerned :\|	TipsyMcstagger	12	2393	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	New & checking things out (Preview) When i created my name i used the name Maybe I Am .. I have been a member of alanon for a long time (many years) and one day i was talking to a friend in recovery who is yep a double 'winner. she's got aa under her belt for many years and one day as we were talking she mentioned to me .. ''have you ever thought you m...	MaybeIAm	15	3870	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	As a die hard atheist... (Preview) I can never believe in god or a higher power. Am I doomed?	TipsyMcstagger	7	2847	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-6 (Preview) November 6, 2017Quote of the WeekA.A. = A program of 1,000 surrenders. I was taught to never give in and never give up. To surrender was to lose, and I was to avoid it at all costs. As such, I led with my ego, and thought that I could bully, cajole, or manipulate my way into getting just about anything I wa...	Pythonpappy	4	2290	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Need some friends :) (Preview) Hello all- new to the boards, but not new to recovery and AA. Could just use some friends. Got sober in 2006, relapsed after 8 years, and have been in and out ever since. I don't go to meetings anymore... I guess that's why I'm here.	Mevon7	3	690	Nov 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Every day for thanks (Preview) Have a blessed and productive Thanksgiving day.We reflect and know every day in recovery is Thanksgiving,pay it forward..The trials and tribulations will still come,but we can face them in a lucid frame of mind and WE can move forward in God's(of your own understanding) grace and mercy...	mikef	3	2072	Nov 25, 2017 by gonee
	What really happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol? (Preview) What really happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol? There are plenty of reasons to quit drinking alcohol. Perhaps you can't party as hard as you once did, and the hangovers are getting worse. Maybe you've developed a beer belly. Possibly, there's a deeper issue at play and you don't w...	Pythonpappy	3	860	Nov 20, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-20 (Preview) November 20, 2017Quote of the WeekYoull never have it all together. Thats like eating once and for all." Ive wasted a lot of time and energy waiting for everything to be just right. But its never turned out that way. I felt like if only I could get that perfect job and make a certain amount of money, th...	Pythonpappy	0	694	Nov 20, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Pickles Comic (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	733	Nov 19, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	12 Tips for Sober Holidays Holidays (Preview) From the December 1989 Grapevine magazine.12 Tips for Sober Holidays Line up extra AA activities (help on the phones, speak, empty the ashtrays).Be host to friends, especially newcomers, at home or at a coffee shop.Keep your AA telephone list with you at all times.Find out about holiday meeti...	Tanin	2	3866	Nov 18, 2017 by gonee
	November 14th Is Important (Preview) Big celebration at my houseNovember 14 is National Pickle DayNOVEMBER 14, 2017, BY BECCA MITCHELL,November 14 is National Pickle Day in the United States! It's unknown where the holiday actually originated but according to Time.com, the day was the end result of a week of celebrations organiz...	Tanin	2	3552	Nov 15, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	I'm okay and I'm sorry (Preview) My apologies for my recent drunken sh*it-posting. I was doing great on Naltrexone, thought I didn't need it anymore (kind of like I've done with the program)...went off it and eased my way back into bender-beast-mode. For reasons that I can't explain I end up here when that happens. I'm back on my tr...	TipsyMcstagger	4	3961	Nov 14, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-13 (Preview) November 13, 2017Quote of the WeekBe kind, be loving, be quiet. I used to have a lot to say. At parties or gatherings, I had to make sure everyone was listening to the stories or jokes or opinions I had, because, dont you know, I knew everything. And after a few drinks, I became the obnoxious attention...	Pythonpappy	0	3882	Nov 13, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Retirement (Preview) I went to my first meeting in 1985. After finally taking the steps with a sponsor I stayed sober for 6 yrs., in AA. My alcoholic mind eventually told me my job was more important than going to meetings and working with others. Of course, I drank again and went in and out of AA for years. I racked up 14 DUI,s in...	jelODG	3	2957	Nov 7, 2017 by Tanin
	Simple Reminders - Oct (Preview)	Pythonpappy	34	8029	Oct 31, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - Oct (Preview) God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...	Pythonpappy	34	4340	Oct 31, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 10-30 (Preview) October 30, 2017Quote of the WeekI could drink or I could do everything else. By the end of my drinking, my world had gotten very small. I lost my job, again, but this time I didnt get a new one. Most of my friends and family didnt want to hang out with me much because I was usually drunk, or on my way there....	Pythonpappy	0	2289	Oct 30, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	The Story Of AA In Scotland (Preview) I found this interesting. It's nice to read about AA's presence in cities world wide. First ever Alcoholics Anonymous museum exhibition openshttp://metro.co.uk/2017/10/06/first-ever-alcoholics-anonymous-museum-exhibition-opens-6982484/	Tanin	1	2687	Oct 29, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminders - Sept. (Preview)	Pythonpappy	41	5456	Oct 26, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Feeling guilty (Preview) Joined Alcoholics Anonymous about 3 months ago. Been attending AA meetings regularly. But I relapsed and had a glass of wine the other night and feeling guilty about attending meetings. Are there other alcoholics out there who have a drink is still attend meetings. I feel like I have failed and I'm co...	Robinator2448	18	4223	Oct 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 10-23 (Preview) October 23, 2017Quote of the WeekAll that pain has value. When I came into the rooms, I was buried in shame. Without alcohol to escape into, I was overwhelmed with remorse over many of my actions. As I moved towards working the Fourth Step, I was desperately afraid of what I would find in the abyss of se...	Pythonpappy	0	3273	Oct 23, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	A Grateful Day (Preview) thank you folks for my sobriety, it's my anniversary today. Odat very grateful to be here and be Sober.	StPeteDean	6	796	Oct 20, 2017 by Dodsworth
	Question on getting help; i.e. rehab or even hospitaliztion for struggling brother in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I'm 21 plus (Preview) I'm floating a question to those in the fellowship who might be in a position to assist and advise me. As I'm also brand new to this forum - please bear with while I try to explain. My younger bro. has been in and out of rehab for approx. 10 yrs. He resides in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I am (by the grace of god a...	boston blacky	12	1944	Oct 17, 2017 by Tanin
	Wisdom of the Rooms 10-16 (Preview) October 16, 2017Quote of the WeekWhen did ( ) become your Higher Power? I used to believe that people, places, or things would fix me. I was sure that if only I could get the perfect girlfriend, or that new car, or make enough money, then I would be happy, or secure, or comfortable. But it never work...	Pythonpappy	0	710	Oct 16, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 10-9 (Preview) October 9, 2017Quote of the WeekIf Im invested in the outcome, Ive kept God out of it. I was a big ball of self-will before I entered recovery. In most things, it was my way or the highway. If I couldnt get my way, Id change jobs, or relationships, or Id move. When I planned something, Id start with the ou...	Pythonpappy	0	2536	Oct 9, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Don't know what to say, please help. (Preview) Drinking at the moment, was 4 Years sober on sept 23rd just gone. In a lot of pain and now my family is as well, emotional and mental, will post tomorrow if I can, trying not to feel sorry for myself but I'm hurting bad its 1am here and I'm sitting in my car & its cold. Outside of my house where my wife &...	Stephen H	3	2354	Oct 9, 2017 by JerryF
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