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Hey Celt?
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Saw you in here this morning our freind. Sent you an email last night. Come on in and join us buddy. Youre no different from the rest of us here. And you have absolutely nothing to fear. We dont judge you, or criticize you. We are all recovering from the disease of alcohol, one day at a time.
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Celt
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Hi Brandon, sorry we missed you, hope you come back.
I'm in Canada and yes it seems we're all on at different times here...it's 6:30 pm here for me right now...my e-mail is gypsy_066@hotmail.com it doesn't seem to show but there's supposed to be an underscore between the y and the 0.
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Anyone still awake out there? I'm UK time
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HI if you can see this. need to talk!
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The universe listens
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It's so freaky...when i stopped drinking and people heard I was going to AA, a lot of friends didnt want to hang out anymore;they thought AA was weird or creepy or a cult..i'm sure a lot of you had heard that from people that you know..i was feeling so lonely, and i asked the universe every day to ple...
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Happy Mothers Day
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This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up the yellow spew splattered with sprinklings of chewed up cherios soaked in Fanta saying, "Its okay honey, Mummy's here." For those who have sat up at night&nbs...
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Psst...Wendy
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Hi, looks like us nightowls are awake and kicking.
I'm going to the chat room wanna meet me there?
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Have a good Monday
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Learning New Behaviors
Sometimes well take a few steps backward. Thats okay too. Sometimes its necessary. Sometimes its part of going forward.
Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn.
The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we c...
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F2F meetings
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Hi everyone
Sorry I have not visited for a while. The thing is I have been diong some serious contemplating about my life and how I want to go forward. I managed to get the courage to call a contact here. She was so helpful, unjudgemental and shared with me things about her life that sounde...
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crap
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thsi is a load of p**s you lot are just about as much help asw another hole in my ass! Wishing you all the best on your recovery but I really think you aqll need to get to more meetings, specially you Phil;! What's with the GURU shite? any way CYA dudes
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Reply To Wantneeda
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Fear Of Success? Keep an open mind on this one-these are my views and my thoughts only-and the second cup of coffee is just starting to kick in.:)
When one is used as a scapegoat as a child, and told that theyll never amount to anything--it sticks. And this guy beleived it.
Lets just put the alcohol as...
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Sunday
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The battle to keep up appearances unnecessarily, the mask--whatever name you give creeping perfectionism--robs us of our energies. --Robin Worthington
How familiar we are with trying to be persons other than ourselves; ones more exciting, we think, or sexier, or smarter. We have pro...
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sorry must be pissed again
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Sorry, just looked down the list DUUUH what a dufuss
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Where is everyone?
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Thought this was the "first stop" for us guys!!~!! last topic I can see aws posted in December last year! What, suddenly theres no alchys in the world or your all "out" of recovery?
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Courage to change
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I am a drug addicted alcoholic...i'm also a double winner...aa adult child of alcoholics...todays courage to change reading i thought i'd share today.
May 8
"Yes but..." These 2 words have become a signal to me that I am refusing to accept something over which I am powerless. My world is rich with...
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all u mothers
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
HAVE A HAPPY SOBER DAY.
ENJOY THE MANY MOMENTS
LUV YA ALL
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Into some Dr Phil Stuff--Im not Him>:)
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Communicating with Emotional Integrity If you respond to stress or conflict with an ingrained pattern that includes avoidance, anger, denial, etc., it can get in the way of effective communication, distancing you even further from your partner. Dr. Phil suggests using the steps below in order to...
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AT SOME POINT
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Liquor ceased to be a luxury; it became a necessity."
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Thoughts For Today
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Anger is just one letter short of Danger.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Patience is also a form of action
We must not give only what we have; we must give what we are
Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark
Darkness cannot dr...
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A quick update
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For those who remember my "I am so screwed up" post, I'd like to tell you that I am 13 days sober today. Since that post I've gotten a sponsor, called him every day, bought a Big Book, and been to a lot of meetings. This weekend my I'm seeing my sponsor to work the first two steps, and maybe the third. Driving h...
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Hey How?
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An oldtimer told me once "If you take in an AA meeting every night, itll spoil your drinking."
I used to go to AA meetings drunk, hungover, sober, drunk hungover, sober, --it was a viscious cycle. Somewhere along the line, when Ide lost everything there was to loose, I surrendered to the fact that no m...
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Honesty
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From "Our Survival:"
"The HONESTY expressed by the members of A.A. in meetings has the power to open my mind. Nothing can block the flow of energy that HONESTY carries with it. The only
obstacle to this flow of energy is inebriation, but even then, no one will find a closed door if he or she has left...
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Its Great To See
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Yes Ellen, its great to see this board so busy, and all the newcommers finding us. Its a pretty nice feeling to be able to be there for others, and reminds this kid each day, that no matter how long weve been sober, we are all on the same path, in the same day.
Its a great lifeline in sobriety. I remember a lo...
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glad to see this board so busy
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Finally got done reading everything on the board (had to start at the bottom of page). This board has developed into such a wonderfully good place that it has touched me deeply. We have all come a long way and we have such a great group of people. We are so blessed...have a good friday eve and...
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Main Page
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I don't think its my computer but im not sure....every other page loads quick enough,,,,this really seems to be testing my patience!! lol
Every time i go to the main page it takes foreeevvverrrr...Anyone else experiencing this??
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Hurrying up to wait?
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Hurrying up to wait?
Practicing Serenity
We often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and anxiety.
The slogan "Easy does it" is our answer to such calls to hurry. The slogan suggests that we simply move...
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BB quote
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"The minute we put our work on a service plane, the alcoholic commences to rely upon our assistance rather than upon God. He clamors for this or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until his material needs are cared for. Nonsense. Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job o...
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How needs enjoying advice...
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How posted at the bottom, you might want to check it out, any advicemight be helpful today. Somedays I forget to look for new post on old posts.
On my way to a meeting. Praying you all have a great evening.
(((Hugs)))
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How do I stop drinking?
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Hi Everyone,
I need to stop drinking. I attended an AA meeting last week then just drank all week anyway. I don't understand the 12 steps, I don't understand how some people have mentors or whatever, because none of that has been discussed with me by anyone from AA.
I need PRACTICAL ad...
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Need some opinions
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How does one calmly and without criticizing, convey to someone else that since theyve quit going to their program meetings, and doing readings, etc. that they are going backwards, and do so with love?
Or does one just Let Go And Let God--and hope that they will get through it all.?
At one poi...
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Wantneeda
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Wendy, I just read your update on the young man in the hospital, I will continue to pray for him and the family. I know this will be a time of searching and growth for their whole family. I am so relieved to here he is okay.
How did your daughter feel after her shring or did she say?
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How It Works
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Alcoholics Anonymous 'How it Works'
Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being hon...
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URGENT REQUEST
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Hello All, I'm new here to this board. I found my way finally !
I am in need of help and hopefully someone can .
I am currently without somewhere to live. I reside in Howard County MD .
I have been sober now for 3 yrs. I've just returned from some psychological counseling that I needed to have.
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The Way of the Bull
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I jsut finished this book by Leo Buscaglia...very inspiring... just thought i'd share some quotes from it. this is the dedication.. Those with no concern for the Way; Those temporarily lost on the Way; Those diligently seeking the Way; Those who know, but are unable to follow the Way; Those who simpl...
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IT IS NOT ENOUGH
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It is not enough to have a dream, unless I'm willing to persue it.
It is not enough to know what is right, unless I'm strong enough to do it.
It is not enough to join the crowd, to be acknowledged and accepted.
I must be true to my ideas, even if I'm excluded and rejected.
It is not enough to learn the t...
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That's suppose to be encouraging advice
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Nothing wrong with me a meeting won't take care of. LOL
(((Hugs))) GammyRose
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First e-share
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Hi all
I've just joined, I feel I need to share something with you all.
Well I must say looking back now I am pretty bemused by my life and how it has turned out. I 'celebrated' my 1st birthday last month which is wonderful and I have changed completely how I look and feel. Yet I look at the aspects of...
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Warnings about Alcohol
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Click For Warnings About Alcohol
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All comes down to choice...
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Just wanted to let you in on some happenings in my life at THIS moment in time.... I've really been trying to get back to the basics of my tools. In treatment i was taught to do regular spot checks throughout the day....what am i thinking,...what am i feeling. Getting into the swing of life on lifes terms,...
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An Answer
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From "There Was an Answer:"
"One of the first things we heard in A.A. was that we had a choice. We could choose not to drink. We could tell the people in A.A. knew about drinking. But they also knew about NOT drinking. We decided to listen to what they had to say."
c. 1987, Memo to an Inmate Who May Be...
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Some more on Anger
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In one way or another everyone has problems with anger. Sometimes the anger is a quiet, seething resentment or indignation at some large or small offense, real or imagined. Sometimes anger explodes into a rage that can turn into retaliation, violence, or murder. When we are angry we hurt peop...
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Anger is never the first emotion
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Hey all... looking for perspectives on managing anger, fear, and pain in recovery in healthy ways. My very first sponsor years ago taught me something that has been invaluable, "Anger is never the first emotion... its always covering pain, shame, or fear." I have found that to be infin...
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Dealing with Depression
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Dealing With Depression?
Everyone gets blue now and then in response to life's disappointments, but when feelings such as sadness, loneliness, exhaustion, hopelessness, and irritability persist and prevent a person from functioning normally, they m...
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Dealing With Anger
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Effectively Coping with Anger
By: Grant Kono, LCSW Anger is generally the most self destructive emotion that you feel. This is because it’s an emotion focused on action. If you are not acting on the anger, then you are thinking about acting on the anger or hoping that someone else will act on the ange...
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Hello ALL
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OMG!!! The motel down the road was doing some digging andn the phone line got cut. Soo, on Monday I'm trying to figure out why my phone won't work and of course I can't get online w/o my phone. So I am now ,2 days later, getting to play catch up on reading all the posts.
Oh yeah, and duuuh, the phone line was f...
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Dissapointed
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HI all
I had a bad day yesterday. well I started out bad by 'asking' my husband what I should do with the kids. I was actually trying to put him on a guilt trip for not being able to spend it with us or for not asking what I would be doing with the kdis so I said something awful I said it seems to me t...
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binge drinking
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I have had a great couple of weeks and am sooo grateful. Most of the stories I hear seem to be mainly about cravings and drinking almost every day. My drinking was different. I didn't crave alcohol and would not for awhile and then I would feel overwhelmed and helpless in what was going on in my life and wou...
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A H.A.L.T. Kind of Day
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I have to admit I am hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. So nice weather out and too many spring projects to complete! Overwhelmed, overwhelming.  So, I pulled out my notes. 
SOMETIMES 12 STEPS ARE TOO MANY...
SHORTEN THEM...
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Phil (and all)
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Der...I posted to you on the Alanon board. 
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Announcements
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hmmmm
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Lots of triggers today....my work has a dang bottle of Kahlua on the pantry shelf,,,i actually had visions of tilting it all the way back!!!! Holy crap...no one at work knows of my addictions....i'll only have been there for three months on the 16th of this month and don't feel comfortable sharing whe...
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