Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

He always lets people do what they want. ~~Frank N.D. Buchman We are born into the world with free will, and we can do whatever we please. But there are civil laws and, if we disobey them, we are at risk of losing our freedom. The spiritual world also has laws; if we disregard them, we suffer consequences....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day Someone once defined the ego as "the sum total of false ideas about myself." Persistent reworking of the Twelve Steps enables me to gradually strip away my false ideas about myself. This permits nearly imperceptible but steady growth in my understanding of the tru...

Neophyte · Neophyte

I have a urine test tommorrow. Now, I'm not sure how many alkies can relate to this but, I have about two weeks sober. So, my boss anounces, yesterday, that random people will be selected for a drug screen tomorrow. And given my circumstances, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be one of them. So the first chanc...

Col · Col

So I think I've figured out why I've been feeling "stuck" lately. I simply feel as though I've stopped progressing in the program. Spirituality is more of an issue than I had thought for me. It's not that I don't believe in a higher power, I do believe I've had some strange, distant relations...

kevbo · kevbo

A first post, so I should tell a little about me to say hello: I was sober for 3 years, then had a 17 year second drinking career. I had my second 30day birthday a week or so back. I'm pretty intent on doing it right this time. I am averaging well over one meeting per day, and have only missed a couple of day...

TigressErica · TigressErica

I didn't want to continue adding negativity to the positive "Vibrant Dreams" thread... so this one is for the other side of that spectrum. Last night I dreamed that me and my ex were back together and going on a trip. She told me to grab a beer from the fridge for her and for me for the trip. Sid...

deb365 · deb365

"I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. There is no bond of union on earth to compare with the union between Me and a soul who loves Me. Priceless beyond all earth's imaginings is that friendship. In the merging of heart and mind and will, a oneness results that only those who experience it can...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life." There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions. Action: Pay a...

leeu · leeu

Hey and hello! Been dealing with a family matter & then out of state & offline. Turned a sober 65--ain't that a miracle!!! All has been restored, despite the darkest hopelessness of the way it used to be. The Promises may not always be rapid or come true all at one time but ...well, just read the...

TigressErica · TigressErica

Well I went... I think that's FIVE days wasn't it? From Thursday morning to now would be five days I think... damn time was flying!!! Then I find out I totally wasn't getting the steps AT ALL... and I NEED a stricter sponser... preferably one in the same city or at least STATE that I'm in!!!! Told ya... e...

Neophyte · Neophyte

Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity." Editorial by Bill W. A.A. Grapevine, December, 1947 "Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common we...

SolanoGypsy · SolanoGypsy

Folks, to get the laugh I am describing, you must see King of the Hill, Season Ten, Episode Three "Bills House." Do yourself a tabor and check it out. If we can't laugh at ourselves, it just ain't funny.

Closer · Closer

Someone said something that was the simplest thing but it could really be a life saver for some people. Sometimes the simplest things can bring someone from a very bad place into the light very quickly: Sometimes we dont know it, but there really is a good world out there. sometimes there are people...

justadrunk · justadrunk

When I spoke with my Mother, and there wasn't a canon ball shooting around inside me - I felt it. When I looked at my son, and he looked at me, and we knew just what it meant - I felt it. When Zach and I disagreed on something all the way home, and then went our seperate ways, with a quick glance and an "I lov...

flipper · flipper

I made my 90 days sober, and you know what I feel pretty damn good about it. Three months ago I would never have said I would make it, at the same point I'm also 8 months smoke free. These have been some of the best days of my life. I'm happy, my family is happy, kids wife and I are all healthy happy and on our way t...

Neophyte · Neophyte

After doing a few readings... The morals/plot line of the Disney movies is so glaring, I'm hardly enjoying the movies any more. (watching Mulan after I watched lion king). Has this happened to you with any movies?

TigressErica · TigressErica

Step 1: Easy... done. Step 2: Well... yeah. I'm religious... but have felt guilty that I couldn't give my problems over to God... Maybe I didn't want to give those problems to anybody else... even God... But I think I'm coming around to this. Step 3: Did this long ago. I was the Sunday School teacher at th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Confucius say ... *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who run in Front of car get tired. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who run behind Car get exhausted. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man with one Chopstick go hungry. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Man who eat many Prunes get good run for money. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Baseball...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. --Carl Jung In our worst time, we have been irritable and difficult to live with. And when we feel most irritable, we are least likely to look at ourselves. Now in recovery, when someone irritates us, it is very us...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

TENNESSEE WOODEN LEG INSURANCE A man and his wife moved back home to Tennessee from Ohio. The husband had a wooden leg, and to insure it in Ohio cost them $2000 per year! When they arrived in Tennessee, they went to an insurance agency to see how much it would cost to insure his wooden le...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A minister was passing a group of young teens sitting on the church lawn and stopped to ask what they were doing."Nothing much, Pastor," replied one boy. "We were just seeing who can tell the biggest lie about their sex life." "Boys, boys, boys!" he scolded. "I...

TigressErica · TigressErica

This thread is for positive coping mechanisms, ways to unwind, pampering ideas... SAFE ways to calm your mood... PLEASE feel free to add to it! Burn incense - I specifically love burning nag champa incense... lots of people find it calms the mood and I agree. Be of service to others - AA and the other 12-...

TigressErica · TigressErica

The last time I drank was the morning of my court case... Thursday morning at about 7am. It is now Sunday evening, 9pm... so that makes more than 72 hours!!! Last night I was tempted to drink... mostly out of boredom I think... but then I was like "meh... why drink?" and today I woke up with with...

Neophyte · Neophyte

I was taking a walk, with his neice last night. Kid Is in a really rough spot. And so were talking and she said something about her best friends mom dying, probably has 2 months to live. And then she made a joke about smokn weed or drinking with friends, and I asked if she did smoke (I was really unsure about i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 30, 2012Quote of the Week "A God defined - is a God confined." Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultima...

looking4myself · looking4myself

I am an alcoholic. Beginning my Sobriety again today, its a constant battle. I am 32 years old and have struggled since the age of 21, but mostly in the last 3 years has my addiction become what it is. I grew up in a wonderfully loving home with my Mother who tried so hard to raise my Sister & I by hers...

Tanin · Tanin

Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I am always amazed at how much more reading I am able to do when I am not drinking. And I dream so much more, and with so much more clarity. Last night I went to bed reading 'salem's Lot by Stephen King and had a series of wonderfully colorful and detailed dreams that I remembered clearly this morning. Wakin...

justadrunk · justadrunk

And I'm keeping them that way until I get to a meeting. It's pretty uncomfortable, and definately a constant reminder of what I need to do... bringing the urgency and desperation back!

justadrunk · justadrunk

Most of it was just talking. Talking, as it turns out, can not physically hurt you ; ) I thought in order for it to feel as though I did it thouroughly, there would need to be convulsions, storms, the booming sound of God in the backround, possibly an exploded head in the corner of a prior sponsee who didn'...

Col · Col

Hey all:) today's day 73 for me..which is great but something has shifted in me. Ive been to 2 meetings this week, I haven't been reading the literature..I'm just off track. I really couldn't tell you why. And I feel pretty miserable. Crying, tired all the time, don't want to be around people. I just fee...

Neophyte · Neophyte

This weekend, I thought I was gonna be in a sea of uncomfortability. 13 year old girl posessive of her uncle (my fiancée), a whole day spent with a guy who used to give me the creeps, and this guys piece of tail-- if the pity pot had a face, it would be hers. But you know what? That 13 year old was incredibly m...

needmyarmour · needmyarmour

Hello everybody! I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? I've made the decision to give up alcohol entirely as it makes me so ill. I feel really relieved as so much of my life was put on hold whilst I recovered but I also feel really anxious. I'm 43 and I've never had to face a social situation without a d...

leh0724 · leh0724

Recently I've been attending meetings where there are pre-prepared sign-in sheets with everyone's information (who usually attends?) that is passed around, so that people can just check off that they were there that day. Typically, so that this list doesn't have to be printed every week, it look...

bluebee · bluebee

Well, it's been a very long time since I have posted here. Just wanted to share what has been going on in my life. I got "laid off" (fired is more like it) from my job of almost eight years this past November. Now, apparently I have been very lucky in that this was the first time I had ever gotten fi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I am still amazed, after years of recovering, at how easily I can begin to talk myself out of attending meetings. I am also still amazed at how good I feel when I go. --Anonymous We don't have to stay stuck in our misery and discomfort. An immediate option is available that will help us feel better: go to a m...

Tanin · Tanin

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the on...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi everyone. My name is Adam and I am an alcoholic. I am new to this message board but wanted to introduce myself. Unlike a lot of my friends, I didn't touch a drop of booze until my first semester of college. As a kid I was warned by my mom that my biological father - they had been divorced since I was two - was...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Always Pick up the Pennies You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc.This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think about..... Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to sp...

Angell · Angell

Hi all....going to be in the meeting room for a bit and hold the door open.

Lorna · Lorna

I guess I put my comment in the wrong spot. I am new. dont know exactly how to do this. Can someone tell me how to start.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind. ~~Helen Keller How difficult it is still to simply enjoy the gifts of the moment and not obsessively try to control the people and circumstances in our life. Sometimes we can persuade others to go along with our wishes. Perhaps we can positively influence a...

SoberMomma · SoberMomma

Hello everyone! I'm Kristin and I'm an alcoholic. I'll try to make this quick, but I wanted to introduce myself and share a little of my story...I am 27 years old and have been sober for 35 days today. I started drinking when I was 12, and was drinking alcoholically by the time I was 18. Where the rest of my c...

TigressErica · TigressErica

I just woke up... and I'm not having the morning NEEEEEED for alcohol the way I have been. I can feel a slight craving for it... but I'm not shaking, not jittery the way I have been every morning until I either caved in, went back to bed, or fought through it. This is making me wonder if what I thought were add...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

"Why are you drinking?" demanded the little prince. "So that I may forget," replied the tippler. "Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him. "Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head. "Ash...

TigressErica · TigressErica

I was having the funniest dream... one that I would have eagerly gone back to sleep hoping to continue in normal circumstances... In my dream... I had superhero powers... I don't think I was a superhero or villain... just somebody with powers. But somebody found out and he was blackmailing me, despi...

Harobed 2 · Harobed 2

. -- Edited by Harobed 2 on Saturday 11th of August 2012 04:03:17 PM -- Edited by Harobed 2 on Saturday 11th of August 2012 04:14:51 PM

Jerry F · Jerry F

After reading Adam's post on "cunning" I had to ask myself when was the last time I experienced the cunning nature of my disease and was reminded to day that a couple of weeks ago while working on a house remodel for a client who lives off shore I went to clean out the reefer and there on the top s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My father taught me that only through self discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water into a cup and you can drink. Without the cup, the water would splash over. The cup is discipline. --Ricardo Montalban It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple come from the same root. To be a disc...

Neophyte · Neophyte

Aparently today's meeting was over run by some chicks share about people judging other peoples recovery. And responses tended to consist of "we judge others to justify our behavior" types of comments. But I thought... There Isnt a right or wrong way to do this recovery thing. There are...

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	Free Will (Preview) He always lets people do what they want. ~~Frank N.D. Buchman We are born into the world with free will, and we can do whatever we please. But there are civil laws and, if we disobey them, we are at risk of losing our freedom. The spiritual world also has laws; if we disregard them, we suffer consequences....	Pythonpappy	1	751	Aug 3, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) Reflection for the Day Someone once defined the ego as "the sum total of false ideas about myself." Persistent reworking of the Twelve Steps enables me to gradually strip away my false ideas about myself. This permits nearly imperceptible but steady growth in my understanding of the tru...	Pythonpappy	1	244	Aug 3, 2012 by Mr_David
	Old habits die hard (Preview) I have a urine test tommorrow. Now, I'm not sure how many alkies can relate to this but, I have about two weeks sober. So, my boss anounces, yesterday, that random people will be selected for a drug screen tomorrow. And given my circumstances, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be one of them. So the first chanc...	Neophyte	33	657	Aug 3, 2012 by Mr_David
	Stuck (Preview) So I think I've figured out why I've been feeling "stuck" lately. I simply feel as though I've stopped progressing in the program. Spirituality is more of an issue than I had thought for me. It's not that I don't believe in a higher power, I do believe I've had some strange, distant relations...	Col	16	479	Aug 2, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Hi, I'm Kevbo, I'm an Alcoholic. Anyone in Albany,NY area? (Preview) A first post, so I should tell a little about me to say hello: I was sober for 3 years, then had a 17 year second drinking career. I had my second 30day birthday a week or so back. I'm pretty intent on doing it right this time. I am averaging well over one meeting per day, and have only missed a couple of day...	kevbo	15	686	Aug 2, 2012 by Stepchild
	Dreams... leave me alone! (Preview) I didn't want to continue adding negativity to the positive "Vibrant Dreams" thread... so this one is for the other side of that spectrum. Last night I dreamed that me and my ex were back together and going on a trip. She told me to grab a beer from the fridge for her and for me for the trip. Sid...	TigressErica	5	389	Aug 2, 2012 by justadrunk
	God Calling - Blessed Bond (Preview) "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. There is no bond of union on earth to compare with the union between Me and a soul who loves Me. Priceless beyond all earth's imaginings is that friendship. In the merging of heart and mind and will, a oneness results that only those who experience it can...	deb365	3	318	Aug 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) "Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life." There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions. Action: Pay a...	Pythonpappy	1	286	Aug 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	Quick Hello and Thanks (Preview) Hey and hello! Been dealing with a family matter & then out of state & offline. Turned a sober 65--ain't that a miracle!!! All has been restored, despite the darkest hopelessness of the way it used to be. The Promises may not always be rapid or come true all at one time but ...well, just read the...	leeu	7	310	Aug 2, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Reeeeee-lapse blah (closed) (Preview) Well I went... I think that's FIVE days wasn't it? From Thursday morning to now would be five days I think... damn time was flying!!! Then I find out I totally wasn't getting the steps AT ALL... and I NEED a stricter sponser... preferably one in the same city or at least STATE that I'm in!!!! Told ya... e...	TigressErica	38	915	Aug 1, 2012 by StPeteDean
	"smile on your brother, everbody get together" (Preview) Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity." Editorial by Bill W. A.A. Grapevine, December, 1947 "Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common we...	Neophyte	11	473	Aug 1, 2012 by Neophyte
	If you need a hearty laugh.... (Preview) Folks, to get the laugh I am describing, you must see King of the Hill, Season Ten, Episode Three "Bills House." Do yourself a tabor and check it out. If we can't laugh at ourselves, it just ain't funny.	SolanoGypsy	2	286	Aug 1, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	In a meeting recently... (Preview) Someone said something that was the simplest thing but it could really be a life saver for some people. Sometimes the simplest things can bring someone from a very bad place into the light very quickly: Sometimes we dont know it, but there really is a good world out there. sometimes there are people...	Closer	7	428	Aug 1, 2012 by Mike B.
	Feeling the 5th step (Preview) When I spoke with my Mother, and there wasn't a canon ball shooting around inside me - I felt it. When I looked at my son, and he looked at me, and we knew just what it meant - I felt it. When Zach and I disagreed on something all the way home, and then went our seperate ways, with a quick glance and an "I lov...	justadrunk	6	576	Aug 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	I did it! (Preview) I made my 90 days sober, and you know what I feel pretty damn good about it. Three months ago I would never have said I would make it, at the same point I'm also 8 months smoke free. These have been some of the best days of my life. I'm happy, my family is happy, kids wife and I are all healthy happy and on our way t...	flipper	8	424	Aug 1, 2012 by Mike B.
	Disney (Preview) After doing a few readings... The morals/plot line of the Disney movies is so glaring, I'm hardly enjoying the movies any more. (watching Mulan after I watched lion king). Has this happened to you with any movies?	Neophyte	11	676	Aug 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	My way up the steps... (Preview) Step 1: Easy... done. Step 2: Well... yeah. I'm religious... but have felt guilty that I couldn't give my problems over to God... Maybe I didn't want to give those problems to anybody else... even God... But I think I'm coming around to this. Step 3: Did this long ago. I was the Sunday School teacher at th...	TigressErica	37	705	Aug 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	Confucius Say (Preview) *Confucius say ...* **~~~~~~~~~ Man who run in Front of car get tired. ~~~~~~~~~ Man who run behind Car get exhausted. ~~~~~~~~~ Man with one** Chopstick go hungry. ~~~~~~~~~ *Man who eat many* Prunes get good run for money. ~~~~~~~~~ *Baseball...*	Pythonpappy	1	307	Aug 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. --Carl Jung In our worst time, we have been irritable and difficult to live with. And when we feel most irritable, we are least likely to look at ourselves. Now in recovery, when someone irritates us, it is very us...	Pythonpappy	1	280	Aug 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	Tennessee's Wooden Leg Ins. (Preview) TENNESSEE WOODEN LEG INSURANCE A man and his wife moved back home to Tennessee from Ohio. The husband had a wooden leg, and to insure it in Ohio cost them $2000 per year! When they arrived in Tennessee, they went to an insurance agency to see how much it would cost to insure his wooden le...	Pythonpappy	1	302	Aug 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	Careful Who You Lie To (Preview) A minister was passing a group of young teens sitting on the church lawn and stopped to ask what they were doing."Nothing much, Pastor," replied one boy. "We were just seeing who can tell the biggest lie about their sex life." "Boys, boys, boys!" he scolded. "I...	Pythonpappy	7	386	Jul 31, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Positive/Safe Coping Mechanisms/Unwinding Methods Etc (Preview) This thread is for positive coping mechanisms, ways to unwind, pampering ideas... SAFE ways to calm your mood... PLEASE feel free to add to it! Burn incense - I specifically love burning nag champa incense... lots of people find it calms the mood and I agree. Be of service to others - AA and the other 12-...	TigressErica	19	516	Aug 1, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Past 72 hours (3 days) alcohol free! - & My Next Addiction? (Preview) The last time I drank was the morning of my court case... Thursday morning at about 7am. It is now Sunday evening, 9pm... so that makes more than 72 hours!!! Last night I was tempted to drink... mostly out of boredom I think... but then I was like "meh... why drink?" and today I woke up with with...	TigressErica	16	4510	Jul 31, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	"remain teachable forever" (Preview) I was taking a walk, with his neice last night. Kid Is in a really rough spot. And so were talking and she said something about her best friends mom dying, probably has 2 months to live. And then she made a joke about smokn weed or drinking with friends, and I asked if she did smoke (I was really unsure about i...	Neophyte	17	1476	Jul 31, 2012 by Neophyte
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 30, 2012Quote of the Week "A God defined - is a God confined." Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultima...	Pythonpappy	2	298	Jul 31, 2012 by Mr_David
	I am looking for others such as I, holding myself accountable starting now! (Preview) I am an alcoholic. Beginning my Sobriety again today, its a constant battle. I am 32 years old and have struggled since the age of 21, but mostly in the last 3 years has my addiction become what it is. I grew up in a wonderfully loving home with my Mother who tried so hard to raise my Sister & I by hers...	looking4myself	20	469	Jul 31, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Carl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) Here's a nice history of the Jung connection to AA I came across in my readings today. There may be a couple of small errors in it. How Jung gave me the power to save my life ROSS FITZGERALD From: The Australian July 28, 2012 12:00AMWHEN I visited the famous psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung's son, Franz,...	Tanin	9	7741	Jul 31, 2012 by Tanin
	The Vibrant Dreams (Preview) I am always amazed at how much more reading I am able to do when I am not drinking. And I dream so much more, and with so much more clarity. Last night I went to bed reading 'salem's Lot by Stephen King and had a series of wonderfully colorful and detailed dreams that I remembered clearly this morning. Wakin...	AdamMoz	4	327	Jul 31, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I put my pants on backwards. (Preview) And I'm keeping them that way until I get to a meeting. It's pretty uncomfortable, and definately a constant reminder of what I need to do... bringing the urgency and desperation back!	justadrunk	26	1155	Jul 31, 2012 by Tanin
	I did my 5th step. (Preview) Most of it was just talking. Talking, as it turns out, can not physically hurt you ; ) I thought in order for it to feel as though I did it thouroughly, there would need to be convulsions, storms, the booming sound of God in the backround, possibly an exploded head in the corner of a prior sponsee who didn'...	justadrunk	14	567	Jul 30, 2012 by mikef
	Scared I'm headed down the wrong road..need help (Preview) Hey all:) today's day 73 for me..which is great but something has shifted in me. Ive been to 2 meetings this week, I haven't been reading the literature..I'm just off track. I really couldn't tell you why. And I feel pretty miserable. Crying, tired all the time, don't want to be around people. I just fee...	Col	21	467	Jul 30, 2012 by Bryan39
	SUPRISE!! (Preview) This weekend, I thought I was gonna be in a sea of uncomfortability. 13 year old girl posessive of her uncle (my fiancée), a whole day spent with a guy who used to give me the creeps, and this guys piece of tail-- if the pity pot had a face, it would be hers. But you know what? That 13 year old was incredibly m...	Neophyte	10	422	Jul 30, 2012 by Bryan39
	How can I manage socially? (Preview) Hello everybody! I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? I've made the decision to give up alcohol entirely as it makes me so ill. I feel really relieved as so much of my life was put on hold whilst I recovered but I also feel really anxious. I'm 43 and I've never had to face a social situation without a d...	needmyarmour	17	554	Jul 30, 2012 by Bryan39
	PREPARED sign-in sheets - break in anonymity? (Preview) Recently I've been attending meetings where there are pre-prepared sign-in sheets with everyone's information (who usually attends?) that is passed around, so that people can just check off that they were there that day. Typically, so that this list doesn't have to be printed every week, it look...	leh0724	9	1575	Jul 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Hope. (Preview) Well, it's been a very long time since I have posted here. Just wanted to share what has been going on in my life. I got "laid off" (fired is more like it) from my job of almost eight years this past November. Now, apparently I have been very lucky in that this was the first time I had ever gotten fi...	bluebee	4	346	Jul 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) I am still amazed, after years of recovering, at how easily I can begin to talk myself out of attending meetings. I am also still amazed at how good I feel when I go. --Anonymous We don't have to stay stuck in our misery and discomfort. An immediate option is available that will help us feel better: go to a m...	Pythonpappy	1	250	Jul 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Poll: Which Serenity Prayer Do You Prefer? poll (Preview) God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the on...	Tanin	13	691	Jul 30, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Hi, I'm Adam (Preview) Hi everyone. My name is Adam and I am an alcoholic. I am new to this message board but wanted to introduce myself. Unlike a lot of my friends, I didn't touch a drop of booze until my first semester of college. As a kid I was warned by my mom that my biological father - they had been divorced since I was two - was...	AdamMoz	13	792	Jul 29, 2012 by SteveP
	Pick Up the Pennies!!! (Preview) Always Pick up the Pennies You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc.This is the first time I've ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think about..... Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to sp...	Pythonpappy	29	644	Jul 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Saturday night meeting in chat (Preview) Hi all....going to be in the meeting room for a bit and hold the door open.	Angell	16	452	Jul 29, 2012 by Stepchild
	hi i am new. what i am suppose to talk about? (Preview) I guess I put my comment in the wrong spot. I am new. dont know exactly how to do this. Can someone tell me how to start.	Lorna	15	520	Jul 29, 2012 by Stepchild
	Just 'Let God' (Preview) Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind. ~~Helen Keller How difficult it is still to simply enjoy the gifts of the moment and not obsessively try to control the people and circumstances in our life. Sometimes we can persuade others to go along with our wishes. Perhaps we can positively influence a...	Pythonpappy	3	310	Jul 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Hi! Quick intro and background (Preview) Hello everyone! I'm Kristin and I'm an alcoholic. I'll try to make this quick, but I wanted to introduce myself and share a little of my story...I am 27 years old and have been sober for 35 days today. I started drinking when I was 12, and was drinking alcoholically by the time I was 18. Where the rest of my c...	SoberMomma	19	567	Jul 29, 2012 by pinkchip
	So I'm Wondering If I ever was/am really addicted to alcohol (Preview) I just woke up... and I'm not having the morning NEEEEEED for alcohol the way I have been. I can feel a slight craving for it... but I'm not shaking, not jittery the way I have been every morning until I either caved in, went back to bed, or fought through it. This is making me wonder if what I thought were add...	TigressErica	62	995	Jul 29, 2012 by TigressErica
	The Strength to Look Forward (Preview) "Why are you drinking?" demanded the little prince. "So that I may forget," replied the tippler. "Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him. "Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head. "Ash...	AdamMoz	6	611	Jul 28, 2012 by AdamMoz
	A DREAM/NIGHTMARE(?) Is what set me off today (Preview) I was having the funniest dream... one that I would have eagerly gone back to sleep hoping to continue in normal circumstances... In my dream... I had superhero powers... I don't think I was a superhero or villain... just somebody with powers. But somebody found out and he was blackmailing me, despi...	TigressErica	21	455	Jul 28, 2012 by Stepchild
	.... (Preview) . -- Edited by Harobed 2 on Saturday 11th of August 2012 04:03:17 PM -- Edited by Harobed 2 on Saturday 11th of August 2012 04:14:51 PM	Harobed 2	5	2806	Jul 28, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	It's only one....come on... (Preview) After reading Adam's post on "cunning" I had to ask myself when was the last time I experienced the cunning nature of my disease and was reminded to day that a couple of weeks ago while working on a house remodel for a client who lives off shore I went to clean out the reefer and there on the top s...	Jerry F	5	360	Jul 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) My father taught me that only through self discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water into a cup and you can drink. Without the cup, the water would splash over. The cup is discipline. --Ricardo Montalban It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple come from the same root. To be a disc...	Pythonpappy	1	317	Jul 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Judgement calls... (Preview) Aparently today's meeting was over run by some chicks share about people judging other peoples recovery. And responses tended to consist of "we judge others to justify our behavior" types of comments. But I thought... There Isnt a right or wrong way to do this recovery thing. There are...	Neophyte	10	469	Jul 28, 2012 by pinkchip
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