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Etiquette Regarding Sobriety Chips
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Is it customary to accept a chip from several meeting group locations, in addition to your home group? For example. a 30 day chip from multiple meetings? -- Edited by Roman on Wednesday 14th of September 2016 07:17:15 PM
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Mauled and Mangled
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This young man walked into a meeting, sat down in the front row and said 'My name is _______ and I can't quit drinking, I need help'. As the chairperson, what do you say to him? 'Stick around and after the meeting we will go to Denny's and have coffee or something.' 'I'd like you to tell me your story' Marc --...
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Embracing Love
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First of all, I love Julia Roberts. Guess that is the "drama queen" in me that I love those sappy love movies. Just saw (which must have been 6th or 7th time)--the movie "Speed".....ok, tbh, Keanu is easy on the eyes. Despite that, Julia Roberts is my favorite actress. A quote from her: "The older you ge...
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Need suggestions: New Chairperson - "As Bill Sees It" Group pg. 36
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I have finally stepped forward to chair a meeting series for January. The topic of the first meeting I am to chair next Tuesday is "as Bill Sees It" page 36 - "Humility First". Any suggestions on an opener for discussion?
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Help Me Obiewan Kanobe... You're My Only Hope.
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Once upon a time I was a scared shitless Newcomer in search of Recovery and The Treacherous Hive of Scum and Villany of Star Wars fame is what the online rooms of AA looked like to me. I'd log into the den of thieves and the hyenas would circle around. There are bits of me scattered all around the rooms of the...
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Troy's 1 Year Birthday
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Good morning all. I've not posted here lately, but do visit and read quite a bit. I wanted to share that October 9 (tomorrow as I post now) is my sober birthday. It sure seems like a miracle. I suppose that the last time I went a year without drinking was nearly 40 years ago when I was an early teenager. ...
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Definition Of An Alcoholic
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Came across this today. Definition of an Alcoholic Anonymous: An Alcoholic Anonymous is an alcoholic who through application of and adherence to rules laid down by the organization, has completely forsworn the use of any and all alcoholic beverages. The moment he wittingly drinks so much as a dro...
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Anonymity-Anonymous
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It is important for us to remember that any member of AA keep the anonymity of fellow AA'ers as well as be sensitive to what could be construed as membership in AA. No one has the right to post any photo of anyone else without their permission. More info: Understanding Anonymity http://www.aa.org/ass...
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Alone
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I have worked hard to get where i am and i am honestly happy..but i need some one to talk to..no one in my family or my friends have the same problems i am working thru..or at least not having all at one. I have lived my whole life to b perfect and that didnt turn out so well so i just want to enjoy life..i had to le...
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the program is not working for me
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I came into the program in January, suffered a few relapses. but have not found the services that I desperately need
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help
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the program is not working for me
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8 years
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8 years sober today. Holla!
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Incomprehensible Demoralization
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I relapsed, again........... My nephew found me in the bathroom Sunday and I just came to today and was released. I can't believe I've done this again. Part of me wishes I was dead. More of a part of me wants to get better. I missed an important interview yesterday. This makes 6 relapses in six attempts. W...
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Are You An Alcoholic Self Test
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https://www.ncadd.org/get-help/take-the-test/am-i-alcoholic-self-test
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Wisdom of the Rooms 10/3
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October 3, 2016Quote of the WeekKeep the broom on your side of the street. It is so easy for me to point my finger and judge. Hes not open minded enough. She should stop telling people what to do. Hes driving like a jerk. Shes not raising her kids right, etc. By constantly criticizing and condemnin...
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Revolving Door Syndrome
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After 9 years of continuous sobriety I relapsed and have spent the last 4 years trying to piece together any length of sobriety. I have been to treatment, and stayed sober for 6 months after that. I have a tough, but loving sponsor who has stuck with me for the last 2 years. Recently, I have not been abl...
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WHAT I DONE IN THE HOLIDAYS
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Hi All! rather than hi jack someone elses thread I thought I would start a new one to answer Pappy's query. The AA life is pretty fantastic. For those that don't know me, I got sober a while back by taking all the steps and adopting a simple way of living as described is steps 10-12. Life has generally been g...
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Origins
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Hey Pappy, I think I am starting to figure some stuff out. I remember when I first stopped drinking , I was all caught up in the how's and whys of alcoholism and alcoholics. I remember you told me to concentrate on staying sober and going to meetings. I thank you for that immensely. I am starting to reslize...
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Today's Gift -- Sept.
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Being PresentReality can be a difficult place to live. Sometimes it seems impossible to stay in the here and now. From time to time we all revisit the past and yearn for the future. This is natural. Being present every minute of the day is impossible for anyone. Still, we can strive to be present for as ma...
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Simple Reminder -- Sept.
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Insurers Driving Big Changes To Substance Abuse Treatment--Threatens To Affect AA?
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Looks like major changes are coming for those seeking treatment for drug and/or alcohol treatment. Looks like some of these changes will significantly affect Alcoholics Anonymous. Insurers Pushing For Changes In Substance Abuse Battle By Mara Lee July 11, 2016Hartford- Facing a surge in subst...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 9/26
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September 26, 2016Quote of the WeekMy brain is like a photographers dark room; the only thing I develop is negative. Towards the end of my drinking I was as much addicted to negative thinking as I was drugs and alcohol. Alcoholism robbed me of hope, took away possibilities of happiness, and the onl...
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Social drinking versus alcohol drinking
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Honesty to I have been sober a short time and recently went on a baseball trip with my son. The other parents, good people all drank in parking lot before game. When I was drinking I could never do that, I would of continued on and missed most of game if not all. The non alcoholic can have 2 drinks go to game an...
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Family Recovery.
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"We think it dangerous if he rushes headlong at his economic problem. The family will be affected also, pleasantly at first, as they feel their money troubles are about to be solved, then not so pleasantly as they find themselves neglected. Dad may be tired at night and preoccupied by day. He may take s...
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Beware the MonkeyCon
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*** Monkeys *** Once upon a time, in a village, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10. And, as supply started to dim...
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One Choice, One Breath at a Time
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Change Comes One Choice, One Breath at a Time by Becky Vollmer This week I celebrated 365 days of sobriety. That's roughly 9,000 hours or 525K minutes. Most importantly, it's more than 3 million breaths. If you'd have asked me a year ago whether I could go 3 million breaths without a drink, I probably w...
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Smoking among AA members
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Hey everyone, Just had my third meeting. Two days sober now and feeling great (First meeting I was off my tree). Thanks for everybody's support. I noticed out of the 10-12 people there, I was the only one who didn't smoke cigarettes (there may have been one or two others). Most had one before the meetin...
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Wrong again and needing
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to follow the input of my HP. 17 years ago one of my recovering AA sisters dropped by my office and asked me to come out to speak with her own sister. I was managing an auto dealership and she was in a jeep parked at the entrance. When I got to the Jeep a body form was on the passenger side slumped against t...
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How 'bout a 'Funny' ???
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Emotional Courage
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In me there is darkness. But with you there is light. --Dietrich BonhoefferA speaker at a meeting said, "To continue something when I'm making mistakes takes emotional courage." She was talking about making a decision to turn her will and life over to her Higher Power, and how it works in her life. To k...
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good smegment on NPR
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Cool segment on NPR the other day. Elizebeth Vargas was a newscaster for one of the big TV networks. She was an alcoholic. Shes sober now, and she told her story. Said good stuff about AA, and really hit the nail on the head about the anxiety trap. You know, when you get to the point, when yer drinking to st...
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I need to wrap my mind around this
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Hi all, I have been lurking on this site for about six months and am extremely grateful for all of the ESH I have absorbed. I had 14 months of sobriety and last night I relapsed. I saw it coming, and knew I needed to go to a meeting, but was overwhelmed by the "insanity." Was just thinking of immediate rel...
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New Member Here
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I'm from Southern California with 23 days of sobriety. Its a rough road. Looking forward to interacting with other members for motivation and advice. Thanks, Roman.
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Wisdom of the Rooms 9/19
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September 19, 2016Quote of the WeekWe never know the difference between a tragedy and a blessing. When I got sober and stopped doing drugs and drinking, I thought it was the worst tragedy ever. First, I thought I could never go to Europe again I mean who could enjoy England without going into a pub a...
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Availing Yourself Of A Sponsor
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This is Chapter 11 from the AA book titled Living Sober. I love this book and all its practical advice -- based on mucho experience from the first 30 years of AA. Has a great description of what a sponsor is. Availing yourself of a sponsor Not every AA member has had a sponsor. But thousands of us say we wo...
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Where Did The 12 Steps Come From?
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Where Did The 12 Steps Come From? by Bill W. July 1953 A.A. Grapevine AAs are always asking: "Where did the Twelve Steps come from?" In the last analysis, perhaps nobody knows. Yet some of the events which led to their formulation are as clear to me as though they took place yesterday. So far a...
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True Health
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We live sedentary lifestyles and eat crap, breathe toxins and then wonder about our weight gain and anxiety and depression, so we go on unhealthy "diets" and eat pills to combat our weight gain, heart problems, obesity, anxiety and depression, we buy the products sold to us on TV, the newe...
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please help
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Please help. I'm lost. I've been in the program for years. In a new place after moving a I a cross the country, I'm not ok. Please help. -- Edited by rdy4change on Sunday 11th of September 2016 10:02:22 AM
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Scientists Reverse Alcohol Dependence in Animals
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May be some hope here... NewsmaxScientists Reverse Alcohol Dependence in AnimalsWednesday, September 7, 2016 11:55 AM By: Sylvia Booth Hubbard Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may have discovered a way to eliminate the urge to drink. "We can completely reverse alcohol de...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 9/12
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Share: September 12, 2016Quote of the WeekIll never be alright until its all alright now. Ive always lived waiting for some future time or event to make me happy. When I meet her then Ill be happy. As soon as I make enough money, then Ill be alright. When I finally pay off my house, then Ill fee...
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Recovered, you say?
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Foreward To First Edition *Tenth Printing, August, 1946 "We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are many thousands of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body."That's all AA is. We borrowed from religion, science and medicine, to achieve that objective. Whateve...
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AA joke about religions and AAs
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Does anyone know the joke about the different religions and what they do when the church is on fire....and what AA members do???
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To Thine Own Self Be True
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Well, tomorrow will be 30 days of sobriety for me if I don't drink. Been going to discussion topic meetings only, until last week when I found a Big Book study group. Now I will go to both. I started reading the 12 and 12. I'll read the book cover to cover and then start working the steps. Well, that's the pla...
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New film by Alcoholics Anonymous
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http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/real-life/new-film-by-alcoholics-anonymous-highlights-dangers-of-addiction-and-how-to-get-help-417786.html
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Welcome to all of those with the desire to stop drinking
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My name is Pattie and I'm an Alcoholic, I joined this online community of Alcoholic Anonymous recently and am overjoyed by the amazing amount of support that is being offered to fellow Alcoholics. I have only attended F2F (face to face) meetings for my entire sobriety. Yeah I know you guys have...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 9/5
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September 5, 2016Quote of the WeekThe worst vice is advice. Everybody has an opinion. And before recovery, I would readily give you mine. It didnt matter if you asked for it or not; it didnt matter whether I had ever taken the advice myself to see if it worked; and it didnt matter if it made you feel be...
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fresh out of rehab
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Well, just did a 28 day program! Got out yesterday. Did an intake interview for another facility for IOP. I start tomorrow. Getting home settled then going to a meeting tomorrow. Thanks for your support. Love..jenny
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I asked a person who has 42 years of sobriety in AA to be my sponsor. He said no because he's never been a sponsor. WTF?
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I have moved to another city. So it's no longer convenient to see my old sponsor. So I told my old sponsor in my old town that I was going to ask someone in my new town who has 42 years with AA sobriety. My old sponsor was fine with that and we parted on good terms. So I asked this guy at the AA meet in my new town wit...
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The Journey of 1000 Miles... Step 1
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Hello All, It's time. I'm sure I am classic in 1000 ways and I am OK with that. Maybe even knowing that is a comfort to me. My name is Bill and I am an alcoholic. Is that Step 1?
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Need a little advice for a first time poster
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So this is my first time posting here. I need some advice from those with a little more experience than I've got. A little background, I'm an alcoholic. I've got 4 dui's under my belt, 2 stays in detox and 2 "after" programs. I've had 3 periods of extended abstinence varying from 7-10 months (1 due to...
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