Alcoholics Anonymous

Rick · Rick

YES I REALLY AM AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES GOING TO A NOON MEETING GONNA STAY SOBER TODAY IF IT KILLS ME i GUESS ALL I GOT IS TODAY--YESTERDAY WAS A BLURR AND IS GONE THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AGAIN GOD I HATE THIS--YEARS OF THIS CRAP TO THE SHOWER AND TO...

wantneeda · wantneeda

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catherine · catherine

Hi Everyone, I’m still here. Went on a family vacation for a few weeks & w/o internet. Still sober, three weeks today J Dealing with it…being with my dysfunctional family was helpful & hurtful, trying to come to grips with it all, but trying to...

Phil · Phil

We all hurt, we all have sorrows, and we all have doubts. Hurt, sorrow and doubt cannot be avoided, and we should not attempt to avoid hurt, sorrow and doubt. Hurt, sorrow and doubt are a part of us. We should embrace our hurt, our sorrow and our doubt, we should learn from our hurt, sorrow and doubt, and wh...

Phil · Phil

I dont like sympathy. I dont like being felt sorry for. Im my own person. I try to do whats right, on a daily basis, and I try, to the best of my ability to work this program, on a daily basis. Im far from perfect at it, and never will be. I trip--I fall-I stumble. But the big thing is I do my best, with what I have-...

wagon · wagon

when i came in here you and many others help me with my illness! you always have help me so much with your post. i guess saying the program and working the program are two separate things. i hope u make it back god bless wagon

GammyRose · GammyRose

Welcome to the newcomers, glad you are here.Keep coming here and posting. Guys, it's been a rough 2 days. Some good things have happened in my life. But the Alcoholic in my life is really stealing the serenity and the good from me, I 'm letting him. I have a big decision to make, I will go talk to his peer c...

Westchester Rebel · Westchester Rebel

Hi My name is Rick L., and I am an alcoholic. It seems strange to type that as opposed to saying it in a meeting. I am back in the rooms since January of 2004. I say "back" in because I am not a first time winner, but I am a winner today and every day I stay sober. Finding this web site is so cool. My looking for it ha...

Doll · Doll

Whenever I find myself under acute tensions, I lengthen my daily walks and slowly repeat our Serenity Prayer in rhythm to my steps and breathing. If I feel that my pain has in part been occasioned by others, I try to repeat, "God grant me the serenity to love their best, and never fear their worst." This b...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Hey Guys, I've gotta go out of town until next week. Dougs son (27 yrs old) is in the Hospital. He is in the trama center in ICU. He was playing pool at a bar ( had a little too much to drink). He stepped on some guys new shoes .The man didnt appreciate it and sucker punched him, Doug JR. fell to the ground.....

wantneeda · wantneeda

when i am tuned in to my ego: i try to control i don't notice my blessings i need i am insensitive i am in turmoil i am blocked i don't know i count i repel i make a-difference i take i am bored i am empty i am filled with self-doubt i am dissatisfied i have tunnel vision i wai...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i still don't feel too good today. Cancelled my dentist appointment, made it for another day. gotta take it easy on Wendy today i want to ask those that have slipped what your first steps were in getting back up. Steps 1, 2 and 3 are our foundation steps i need to reinforce my foundation, make it&...

wantneeda · wantneeda

we love you. what i think i learned from my slip most of all is that i don't love myself enough yet. I was going through my days thinking i'm strong, courageous, and ok. i'm not i stopped praying like i was early in my sobriety, no meditation like before. Just going through the days kind of numb. it...

wagon · wagon

hey guys got a quick one for you. our aa group went to talk with a group in recovery.after the meeting i had one young man that wanted my phone number. so he could call if he gets in trouble. which is fine with me but hes also a recovering from meth dont know much about that stuff. ithink i can help with his drin...

Phil · Phil

It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to! --Agatha Christie Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best f...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i just want to thank you for your words on my other thread alot of feelings and thoughts there Phil i hope you feel better. i know life sucks sometimes, it really does i know #1 today is not to drink together we will!! i'm really tired tonight and hoping i'm somewhat back to feeling normal tom...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i gotta tell everyone. i'm on day 2 today i need you give me shit, enocuragement, whatever i'm so glad you are here not liking me very much right now i didn't even think about the consequences, just did it i hate this diseae, bottom line it hates me more, i don't want to die i don't want to l...

Doll · Doll

Well, people, I've had an interesting couple of days. It started like this: my teenage son broke his wrist skateboarding on Sunday. We spent 5 hrs in the ER, then find out since it's so swollen they can only put a temp cast on it, which is good for 7 - 10 days, gave me the number for our local orthopedists and...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...

Phil · Phil

Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...

Rick · Rick

The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...

Rick · Rick

You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. ***** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. ***** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...

Rick · Rick

Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...

Rick · Rick

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...

PEANUT · PEANUT

Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...

Rick · Rick

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...

jason · jason

sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...

Doll · Doll

We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...

nmike · nmike

Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...

Rick · Rick

I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...

klynnenicholas · klynnenicholas

This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...

Rick · Rick

AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...

mrbillfrog · mrbillfrog

http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03

nancyjo59 · nancyjo59

I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind. We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!! I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...

Bobby Dean · Bobby Dean

Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse,

Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...

Rick · Rick

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...

Doll · Doll

Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll

-- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02

Cabbageheadchris · Cabbageheadchris

Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose

Phil · Phil

Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...

wantneeda · wantneeda

i have a link in my signature:) check it out

wantneeda · wantneeda

Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...

Doll · Doll

Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...

wantneeda · wantneeda

this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose

Rick · Rick

OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...

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	i AM SICK AND TIRED (Preview) YES I REALLY AM AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES GOING TO A NOON MEETING GONNA STAY SOBER TODAY IF IT KILLS ME i GUESS ALL I GOT IS TODAY--YESTERDAY WAS A BLURR AND IS GONE THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AGAIN GOD I HATE THIS--YEARS OF THIS CRAP TO THE SHOWER AND TO...	Rick	4	1013	Sep 9, 2005 by cheri
	good morning, (Preview) http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9945/frame001604jo.png	wantneeda	3	925	Sep 9, 2005 by Doll
	Update (Preview) Hi Everyone, I’m still here. Went on a family vacation for a few weeks & w/o internet. Still sober, three weeks today J Dealing with it…being with my dysfunctional family was helpful & hurtful, trying to come to grips with it all, but trying to...	catherine	1	844	Sep 9, 2005 by Doll
	Hurt, Sorrow, and Doubt (Preview) We all hurt, we all have sorrows, and we all have doubts. Hurt, sorrow and doubt cannot be avoided, and we should not attempt to avoid hurt, sorrow and doubt. Hurt, sorrow and doubt are a part of us. We should embrace our hurt, our sorrow and our doubt, we should learn from our hurt, sorrow and doubt, and wh...	Phil	5	1189	Sep 9, 2005 by Phil
	Yu know guys (Preview) I dont like sympathy. I dont like being felt sorry for. Im my own person. I try to do whats right, on a daily basis, and I try, to the best of my ability to work this program, on a daily basis. Im far from perfect at it, and never will be. I trip--I fall-I stumble. But the big thing is I do my best, with what I have-...	Phil	3	1120	Sep 9, 2005 by Rick
	rick if your out there!!!! (Preview) when i came in here you and many others help me with my illness! you always have help me so much with your post. i guess saying the program and working the program are two separate things. i hope u make it back god bless wagon	wagon	1	875	Sep 9, 2005 by Rick
	Hey everybody... (Preview) Welcome to the newcomers, glad you are here.Keep coming here and posting. Guys, it's been a rough 2 days. Some good things have happened in my life. But the Alcoholic in my life is really stealing the serenity and the good from me, I 'm letting him. I have a big decision to make, I will go talk to his peer c...	GammyRose	5	873	Sep 9, 2005 by amanda2u2
	New to the Forum (Preview) Hi My name is Rick L., and I am an alcoholic. It seems strange to type that as opposed to saying it in a meeting. I am back in the rooms since January of 2004. I say "back" in because I am not a first time winner, but I am a winner today and every day I stay sober. Finding this web site is so cool. My looking for it ha...	Westchester Rebel	4	945	Sep 8, 2005 by Doll
	Prayer under pressure (Preview) Whenever I find myself under acute tensions, I lengthen my daily walks and slowly repeat our Serenity Prayer in rhythm to my steps and breathing. If I feel that my pain has in part been occasioned by others, I try to repeat, "God grant me the serenity to love their best, and never fear their worst." This b...	Doll	0	956	Sep 8, 2005 by Doll
	Family Emergency Be Back Next Week (Preview) *Hey Guys,* *I've gotta go out of town until next week. Dougs son (27 yrs old) is in the Hospital. He is in the trama center in ICU.* *He was playing pool at a bar ( had a little too much to drink). He stepped on some guys new shoes .The man didnt appreciate it and sucker punched him, Doug JR. fell to the ground.....*	nancyjo59	3	940	Sep 8, 2005 by GammyRose
	the choice is mine (Preview) when i am tuned in to my ego: i try to control i don't notice my blessings i need i am insensitive i am in turmoil i am blocked i don't know i count i repel i make a-difference i take i am bored i am empty i am filled with self-doubt i am dissatisfied i have tunnel vision i wai...	wantneeda	1	885	Sep 8, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	i'm dusted off , i think.... (Preview) i still don't feel too good today. Cancelled my dentist appointment, made it for another day. gotta take it easy on Wendy today i want to ask those that have slipped what your first steps were in getting back up. Steps 1, 2 and 3 are our foundation steps i need to reinforce my foundation, make it&...	wantneeda	6	1123	Sep 8, 2005 by cheri
	(((Rick))) (Preview) we love you. what i think i learned from my slip most of all is that i don't love myself enough yet. I was going through my days thinking i'm strong, courageous, and ok. i'm not i stopped praying like i was early in my sobriety, no meditation like before. Just going through the days kind of numb. it...	wantneeda	1	929	Sep 8, 2005 by Phil
	meeting (Preview) hey guys got a quick one for you. our aa group went to talk with a group in recovery.after the meeting i had one young man that wanted my phone number. so he could call if he gets in trouble. which is fine with me but hes also a recovering from meth dont know much about that stuff. ithink i can help with his drin...	wagon	3	868	Sep 8, 2005 by cheri
	Thursday (Preview) *It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to! --Agatha Christie* Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best f...	Phil	2	1022	Sep 8, 2005 by wantneeda
	(((Phil))) (Preview) i just want to thank you for your words on my other thread alot of feelings and thoughts there Phil i hope you feel better. i know life sucks sometimes, it really does i know #1 today is not to drink together we will!! i'm really tired tonight and hoping i'm somewhat back to feeling normal tom...	wantneeda	2	1056	Sep 8, 2005 by Phil
	day 2..........:( (Preview) i gotta tell everyone. i'm on day 2 today i need you give me shit, enocuragement, whatever i'm so glad you are here not liking me very much right now i didn't even think about the consequences, just did it i hate this diseae, bottom line it hates me more, i don't want to die i don't want to l...	wantneeda	12	1228	Sep 8, 2005 by nancyjo59
	intuitively know how to handle........ (Preview) Well, people, I've had an interesting couple of days. It started like this: my teenage son broke his wrist skateboarding on Sunday. We spent 5 hrs in the ER, then find out since it's so swollen they can only put a temp cast on it, which is good for 7 - 10 days, gave me the number for our local orthopedists and...	Doll	8	1140	Sep 7, 2005 by Doll
	Thanks to all (Preview) To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery. I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...	Sick of being sick	3	866	Sep 7, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	Checkin in (Preview) Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement. Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens. By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...	Phil	9	1183	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	a power greater than myself (Preview) *The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth* Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...	Rick	1	1251	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	simple truth (Preview) You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end. *** When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head. *** Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross. ...	Rick	1	1063	Sep 7, 2005 by Phil
	a little character defect ? (Preview) *Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey* A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...	Rick	1	1017	Sep 6, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	told I love you??? (Preview) *I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot* We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...	Rick	2	795	Sep 6, 2005 by Doll
	Wanting peace of mind... (Preview) Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...	PEANUT	7	1152	Sep 6, 2005 by PEANUT
	thought (Preview) *I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. --Katharine Hepburn* The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our heats are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hold in store? We have no way of knowing what surprises lie in wait...	Rick	1	875	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	sometimes slowly (Preview) sometime slowly for me is me I started AA in april and just now am starting to get better I'v drank for so long to me any ways. I'm 29 now and been drinking since I was 9. I now that doesn't seem long to old timers. well any ways i'm haveing a hard time with the cravings but i am taking campral to help it something...	jason	7	1081	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Turned out great!!! (Preview) Thanks everyone for your advice!!!Appreciate it!!! Having your own drink in hand..will come in handy when your invited outside of your home. The questiong of needing a drink can be avoided,... cuz you already have one. *Gammy Rose: I learned my lesson last time I got on a 4 wheeler...my back hurt for...*	nancyjo59	5	896	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	I am only human (Preview) We're often told that alcoholics and other addictive persons are perfectionists, impatient about any shortcomings - especially our own. We tend to set impossible goals for ourselves, struggling fiercely to reach our unattainable ideals. Then, of course - since no person could possibly meet the...	Doll	4	953	Sep 6, 2005 by Rick
	Explain this (Preview) Hi all, I am a member of Alanon and go to f2f meetings and post on the Alanon site. I have been married to my recovering A husband for 31 years. He has been sober for 22 years. This last 5 years have been difficult at best. I think that the correct term would be a dry drunk. We went to a couples workshop. I as...	nmike	6	1217	Sep 5, 2005 by leejosepho
	just me (Preview) I Am Me In all of the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it. I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself. I own my fantasies, m...	Rick	1	1053	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Just checkin' in.... (Preview) Hey Guys, I'm just checking in to see how everybodies Sunday has been. I was thinking about the ring of fire Rick said they all light, trying to invision what that would look like, about how pretty that must be.Our town doesn't do anything special for the week-end. Today has been a long o...	GammyRose	1	972	Sep 5, 2005 by nancyjo59
	want to quit but always fail (Preview) This is my first post to this message board. I just joined yesterday. I don't want to drink anymore. That's what I say every morning. But as the day passes on, I fail and give in to the drinks, to comfort me. But it's always a false comfort, but, it's all I feel I have. I want to quit but always fall and fail. An...	klynnenicholas	7	1018	Sep 4, 2005 by leejosepho
	February 1956 AA Grapevine (Preview) AA on Toast February 1956 AA Grapevine This is what I told Joe: "There are no musts in AA. Take it cafeteria style -- take it your own way. Don't worry about the spiritual part of the program. Take the First Step, but never mind the rest of them right now. Just stay away from the first drink for twen...	Rick	2	1133	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	My Fellow Man? Happening's IN THE STROM (Preview) http://http://www.livejournal.com/users/insomnia/599039.html "My friend Cheryl is a Jefferson Parish deputy. I spoke with her this am- she told me there are dead bodies on my street - they also found a 7 year old huddled under a stairwell, she had beeb raped and left for dead. Cheryl's hus...	mrbillfrog	7	1152	Sep 4, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	scared (Preview) Decided against posting this. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 17:48, 2005-09-03	Cabbageheadchris	7	1002	Sep 4, 2005 by GammyRose
	Asking for support Please!! (Preview) *I could use a little extra support tomorrow if ya"ll dont mind.* *We are having a Labor Day Party tomorrow here at my place. Some of the guys and their familes are coming over for a BBQ. I"m a little worried about the alchol being around. To say the least!!* *I'll be in my comfort zone, so that will he...*	nancyjo59	7	830	Sep 4, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	Hi Folks (Preview) Sorry I have been away, but like a good little Alcoholic I have an excuse, Seriously though I got swamped with work and needed to play catchup. Guess you folks on the other side of the world heard about our little hurricane here in Mississippi. I would like to ask for a special prayer for thos...	Bobby Dean	4	740	Sep 4, 2005 by Sick of being sick
	positive thoughts (Preview) *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --Abraham Lincoln* Our negative thoughts can be like pebbles rolling down the mountainside. One pebble bumps into another one. The second begins rolling and slams into a third. On and on it goes until thousands of pebbles, rocks, an...	Rick	3	1129	Sep 4, 2005 by Doll
	Hello (Preview) Hello, my name is Dan, and I'm an alcoholic. I attended AA meetings briefly when I was required to by court order several years ago. Didn't truly get the message then, because I hadn't honestly taken the first step. My wife is a great little codependant who strongly encouraged m...	Sick of being sick	6	1056	Sep 4, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey! Phil! (Preview) Have an awesome time....... I'll miss ya round here......... take care, be safe, and most of all ENJOY yourself. Much love to ya Doll -- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2005-09-02	Doll	2	1000	Sep 4, 2005 by cheri
	Depression Drugs (Preview) Hi all. Serious warning. I was diagnosed with depression and panic attacks a few months ago. My doctor prescribed a drug called Citalopram, which is in the same group of drugs as Prozac (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) Three months later I've stopped taking it after suffering from t...	Cabbageheadchris	7	1318	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Hey OP (Preview) Hey OP , We're wondering how you are doing? Did you get your PC up again. Are you still checking in when you can? Hope all is well, we miss you. (((Hugs))) GammyRose	GammyRose	4	891	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	Have a good week everybody!! (Preview) Hey! To each and every one of you "I love you" Im outa here, and riding into the sunset--into new territory. Thats scary for an Alky but when Gods steering the sled, and you feel RIGHT about it all inside--its walk through the fear--and enjoy the ride. Back on the board next Friday. I wish each and e...	Phil	4	1009	Sep 3, 2005 by nancyjo59
	its national Recovery month!!!! (Preview) i have a link in my signature:) check it out	wantneeda	1	824	Sep 3, 2005 by GammyRose
	a great day for recovery-Sept 3 (Preview) Today is September 3, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery! SOLITUDE "One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude." -- Carl Sandburg I need to be alone. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. I need to be alone with me in order to love me, understand me,...	wantneeda	2	863	Sep 3, 2005 by Rick
	PRAYER - pettiness (Preview) Found this on another site, thought it was good enough to share. Keep us, oh God, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault finding & leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness & meet each other face to face, without sel...	Doll	3	1423	Sep 3, 2005 by Cabbageheadchris
	relief (Preview) this was sent to me by a friend .HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF < Hurricane Katrina Relief By Janice Price The magnitude of the Hurricane Katrina devastation has overwhelmed rescue efforts. Men, women and children lack food, water and even the minor conveniences of life. The elderly lack shelter a...	wantneeda	0	1007	Sep 3, 2005 by wantneeda
	Hey Ellen...I heard a rumour? (Preview) Ellen is what I heard fro the grapevine true???? (((Hugs))) Gammy Rose	GammyRose	16	1111	Sep 3, 2005 by mrbillfrog
	thoughts (Preview) OLD TIME AA: 1. It's not old behavior if I'm still doing it. 2. If you're looking to have an image in AA, look around at the meetings you go to and take a look at whom you're trying to impress. 3. An alcoholic is a person who wants to be held while he's isolating. 4. Sobriety is the leading cause of relapse. 5...	Rick	1	1030	Sep 3, 2005 by Bobby Dean
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