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The Family During
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The Big Book has a chapter called The Family Afterward. It's a chapter I dwelled on because it seemed like a lot of my family difficulties started *after* I got sober. But of course they were there all along, either I was blinded to them by my drinking or the family members kept them to themselves. But...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Day's Plan & 24hrs a Day
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On awakening let us think of the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 Every day I ask God to kindle within me...
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agoraphoebia
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is it possible to maintain sobriety, if a person is unable to leave their home, due to agoraphoebia?? couldnt they still do meetings online and even have a online sponsor?? I want to remain sober but have alot anxiety issues. can any one help me?? I have been sober since March 4th 2012. and very much wou...
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It's time for me to step out of the comfort zone.
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I've been prevaricating, procrastinating and generally planning to move home for some time. About a year I thought, but a friend in the fellowship tells me I've been dancing round this for around 3 years. Now God has aligned the planets for me. There are changes afoot at work, I'll either have a new job...
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God Calling - Simplicity
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"Simplicity is the keynote of My kingdom. Choose simple things always. Love and reverence the humble and the simple. Have only simple things. Your standard must never be the world's standard."
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when it's so embarrasing to be a drunk again
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Mostly I just want to give up. But actually I really really want to have what most of you have. I am not dealing with anything in particular. My life is pretty spoiled actually. Not sure why I'm killing myself still. Wish I knew. AA is still my hope and inspiration. Tasha
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Todays Gift
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Blame and Criticism Am I bored? Highly critical? Fearful or anxious? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I may be suffering the effects of procrastination. If I am plagued by boredom, I may not be seeking or initiating constructive changes i...
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Working with others and relapse
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When working with others who relapse do you continue with the step they are working on when they relapse or do you go back to the beginning. With the grace of my higher power I have been able to maintain my sobriety thus far. I was taught to share my experience, strength and hope. I went into the AA program w...
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Daily Reflections ~ Good Orderly Direction & 24hrs a Day
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It is when we try to make our will conform with Gods that we begin to use it rightly. To all of us, this was a most wonderful revelation. Our whole trouble had been the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to bring it into agreement with Gods intention for u...
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God Calling - Seek Beauty
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"Draw beauty from every flower and joy from the song of the birds, and the colour of the flowers. Drink in the beauty of the air and colour. I am with you. When I wanted to express a beautiful thought, I made a lovely flower. When I want to express to man what I am, I strive to make a very beautiful char...
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Rock and Roll for sober alcoholics.
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Hey all, I just did not want to let the two threads below this one to escape without having an article about Rock and Roll. We just covered Sex and Drugs(LSD) so I felt we needed to complete the triumvirate. Here is how Rock and Roll cured some noted rockers: http://www.thecyn.com/blog/alcoholism-r...
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5 Months Today :)
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Its amazing :) Thanks everyone!!!
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First Post - Thinking About Quitting
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So I just got the results from my bloodwork today. Looks like I have high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and my liver enzymes are high apparently all due to alcohol. Think I have alcohol-induced pseudo cushing syndrome. I started drinking heavily when I was 21 and I just turne...
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Today's Gift
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: The person who is bored in the modern world shows that he is in no full sense a member of it. --Brand Blanshard Enthusiasm doesn't just happen to us. It's an attitude that is either fostered or hindered by our decisions about what we'll bring to our experiences from the...
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Happy Belated Bellybutton Birthday, Deano!!!
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Dean, I'm so sorry this is late, my dear big bro! I've been offline a few days househunting & found a new flat in my spiritual home which I return to after 10 years in the wildnerness! Sobriety does indeed keep getting better & better ;) I hope you may not get this till you're back off your hols so yo...
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AA SPEAKER TAPES/DVDS?CDS
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Heres a list of some of my collection for trade PM me if you want any thanksTitle followed by format and # of Disks12 X 12 Audio Book CD 4AA Big Book Audio Book CD 6AA Grapevine Not For Newcomers Only CD 2Bill W. The Twelve Traditions DVD 1Bill W. The Three Legacies CD 2Bill W. A Matter of Grace CD 1Bill W. At th...
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God Calling - Nothing is Small
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"Nothing is small to God. In His sight a sparrow is of greater value than a palace, one kindly word of more importance than a statesman's speech. It is the life in all that has value, and the quality of the life that determines the value. I came to give eternal life." 365 One-Minute Medit...
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just found a great meeting.
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Recently fell off the wagon but I got back on. Ended up finding a meeting 10 min. from my apartment every wendsday at 7:30, real nice meeting. friendly people I read how it works for everyone and then I noticed how much better the program works when your attending meetings, hadnt been in a while, when...
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Daily Reflections ~ Turning It Over & 24hrs a Day
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Every man and woman who has joined A.A. and intends to stick has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isnt it true that in all matters touching upon alcohol, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and guidance of Alcoholics Anonymous? . . . Any will...
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The Power of Vulnerability
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Some of the posts I have been reading here made me think of this Ted talk I saw a few months ago, it's hard to explain but I don't go to meetings to not drink, not really, I go to meetings to learn this stuff. There are varying levels of depth in AA, as Jesus put it, there is bread for babes, and meat for strong me...
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Saying the lords prayer after the meeting, how did it become common?
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Just curious how it became common for lots of groups?
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God Calling - Love and Laugh
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"Work for Me, with Me, through Me. All work to last must be done in My spirit. How silently My spirit works. How gently and gradually souls are led into My kingdom. Love and laughter form the plow that prepare the ground for the seed. If the ground is hard, seed will not grow there. Prepare the gr...
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Unsettled Spritually, Fighting Alcoholism, Family problem
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Its me again, with another post about my life. Im really finding this program to be of great help...I am finding ways to live a much better lifestyle, Im living healthier, Im understanding things a LOT better...but Im also noticing things that really bring me down. Im not sure what my higher power is...
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Thanks
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I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for the helpful advice. I totally agree with the fact that I am finally getting my feelings back which is good but also bad. I now have feelings that I use to just cover up, or numb with the alcohol. I truely thank you all and it is very helpful to know I am not the only...
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mom
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Well we had a meeting with the 4 brothers and step dad. My mom is going down hill fast. They have been married 40 years and now she has dementia. She has been in a nursing home for about 2 -3 months and things are worse. She wont eat or swallow any thing now so a decision had to be made. All intervention will st...
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Survey on Substance Addictions & Relapse (includes prize drawing)
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My name is Dan and I am a senior majoring in counseling at Trinity College of Florida. I come from a past in drug and alcohol addiction and spent a few years in the NA/AA rooms. I am working on a senior research project with the subject being addictions and relapse. My research includes a survey which take...
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new to this site
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just new to this site ive been too 3 A.A meetings and i never knew you could go online and read things that related to me more than i knew even i would just like to say ive tried a few different ways to stop drinking and this is the best ive felt for a long time i will just take one day at a time though im not to sure...
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God Calling - Fear Is Evil
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"Have no fear. Fear is evil, and "perfect love casts out fear." There is no room for fear in the heart in which I dwell. Fear destroys hope. It cannot exist where love is, or where faith is. Fear is the curse of the world. Man is afraid - afraid of poverty, afraid of loneliness, afraid...
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One of those days...
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Good Orderly Direction
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G.O.D. = Good Orderly Direction --Anonymous When we decided to turn our will and lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him, we made a declaration of independence. We declared our freedom from the chains of our self-centered ego and the unrelenting demands of our self-will. When we decided th...
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Looking for information
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How many of your groups have a group conscience meeting? My group does not. Issues are brought up to the group secretary and discussed between the previous secretaries.
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sober steve
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Tried logging into your new discussion forum, but it wouldn't let me... message me please.
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It's not over till it's over...
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Aloha Gang, Crew and Family...The looking for a rain-hat turned police assault and arrest and jail and emergency and court and all of that other crap has melted down. It melted down to 5 of the original charges fell by the way side and the Judge and Public Prosecutor and my Pro-Bono Atty whittle and wh...
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tough day
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Today my emotions have been all over the board. I have a headache and want to just cry. I have just hung around the house all day and slept, and have done very little. I am trying to figure out what I am feeling and why I am feeling like this? Anyone have any words of wisdom?
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This disease took another
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My neighbor died as a result of liver failure. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
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A returning former member
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Greetings all, I originally joined AA at the age of 18 back in 2008 and spent nearly two years sober until one night I was at a party with friends and though "why not?" and had a drink. The next meeting I went to, I told no one about this and decided to quietly leave AA. In the thirteen months tha...
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Anxiety Attacks, Whining Titty Baby!
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Yep, thats me! The guy that so many think of as big bad John, the "GetterDone" guy, the one that so many come to when their ass is in a vise and their head is stuck in their ass... I have been to the ER twice in the past week for anxiety attacks. At first I went thinking I was having respirory problems, couldn...
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Just interesting things I found online.. you might enjoy.
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Wiggle your mouse inside this window Use the displayed keyboard to make some music beatles on cassette Watch Video of your favorite artist
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How it works
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I had a harsh reminder this morning that when an Alcoholic takes back control, their future becomes uncertain. Today, I respect my disease because I know it waits for me around every corner, and it whispers lies in my ears at every opportunity. Today I will pray for those still caught up in this shit. D...
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poisonous people!
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ID hate to complain on this board, as were all trying to live better happier lives, but Im wondering if anyone elses life is poisoned by the same problem I have for so many years ive gone nuts. Is it just me or is it every time you start feeling good, getting positive and shaking off the crap there is someon...
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30 Days!
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I'm wrapping up day 30. Boy what a rollercoaster of emotions this past month has been. Emotionally, things leveled out about a week ago and I'm more "stable", so that is cool. I had a horrid nightmare last night that I got drunk and even in my dream I was saying "i was on day 29 and I screwed...
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Dr Bob's 3rd step prayer
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Does anyone have a copy of Dr Bob's 3rd step prayer? I read it once and really liked it but I never took a copy. Thanks, Mike.
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The reality of drinking
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I have a neighbor who is my age, 53. He is in the intensive care unit right now with liver failure and kidneys that have shut down. He is in a chemically induced coma to keep him comfortable. This a result of his drinking and drug use. I drank with him a few times. In my struggle to become sober this is an examp...
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Thought for the day
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I get these every morning in my email, and they are wonderful to read when you just wake up. Trying to ignore our worries only pushes them underground. Pretending we are not anxious, when we are, is a tactic that fools no one, especially not ourselves. Attempting to deny or repress our fears and worri...
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The Addiction Club
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The lie of drinking
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Another post on here reminded me of this poem. I heard it in a meeting so I searched for it and found it. Very profound: I drank for happiness and became unhappy; I drank for joy and became miserable. I drank to be out-going and became self-centred; I drank for sociability and became argumentative an...
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When you are Hurt -Understand this.
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Im at the point in my recovery where Im starting to see something and at least for me it is seeming like the key to a lost world. YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. there are people who care and sometimes its the hardest thing to see in the world. Sometimes we are very hurt and very s...
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I'm looking for an online sponsor... is that okay?
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I could really use some extra support. No 13th steppers please. I am married. I don't care if you're male or female, but know that my goal is to keep my family sound.
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hi
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Hi am Alexx am 35 bi gendered married with no kids and i live with my cats I am 4 weeks clean from taking any drink am finding things hard at the moment because of things that are going on for me right now I lost my dad in septmber of last year and my mum has been getting treatment for cervical cancer we a...
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Service
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Service: It is one of the greatest compensations in life that no one can help another without helping themselves Ralph Waldo Emerson What are some of you...
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New today
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Today is day 4 sober for me. I did not think I had a drinking problem until I finally realized that I do not drink socially, or occasionally. I drink to forget about the day when it is bad, and to celebrate when it was good. When I did drink, which became every night I drank to get drunk. I would drink befo...
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