Alcoholics Anonymous

Carlotta · Carlotta

Just to let those of you who so kindly responded to my desperation cry know, I successfully got through Grad Celebrations. It was a huge success and although there was some drama, it was sort of a close call as I found my self looking to drink because, I was happy, I was disappointed, I was jealous, I was o...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

LOL..... yep, it's true. Was in Big Lots shopping for a few odds and ends for the apartment and I went ot go throught the checkout, and WHAM!!!! An old shelf, those grocery store ones that are metal and painted cream, the ones that they can raise and lower the shelves with those little diamond shaped hole...

Larry_H · Larry_H

I was at a meeting just recently and a man who was sober for 42 years made the following statement."I have been sober for 42 years and unless you have been sober for 43 years or longer you have absolutely nothing to offer me. You can't help me be sober for 43 years unless you have done it. I am here to...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: Growing We all perform on two stages: one public, one private. The Public stage is what we do and say. The Private stage is what we think and what we rehearse in our minds to do on the Public stage. Even though we may never perform it, what we rehearse in our minds helps mol...

AGO · AGO

As a sponsor I mean For me it has been by far the most rewarding part of the program, I get 10% by learning, 90% by teaching, in every case whatever I was passing on to my sponsee was exactly what I needed to hear at that time. I have had maybe 100 Sponsees over the years, maybe 30 of whom I made it to step 12 with,...

AGO · AGO

OK, sound track is safe, watching with kiddies over your shoulder isn't, NSFW if someone is looking I am sorry but this as "what it was like" made me spray coffee out my nose all over the monitor What it was Like Of course that was what it was like, and what happened, this is what it's like now muc...

mikef · mikef

If I could suggest, we all get up out of our seats,walk over to someone,give them a hug and tell them you love them and then we'll move forward,doing God's will ,loving Him and loving others!

runnergirl · runnergirl

I'm feeling really alone and helpless right now. Plotting. Not good. But it feels like the only way I can rely on feeling good. Even though I know I will utlimately feel worse.

Just Toni · Just Toni

To all my brothers and sisters here, sure hope more that anything, I will not offend in any way as to the nature of this Post. My first thoughts were "Well certainly cannot a Post about it, I do not share this in meetings, only with one other person, that has a very ill child. So here goes, as most of yo...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

You know that bawling I was doing about not having anyone to eat Chinese with in my new bare apartment on the floor at 11pm?? Well, YOU all can do that with me. :o) Thanks for coming over!!

tlcate · tlcate

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42763

camitch · camitch

I have been sober since January 31, 2010. I have been making better decisions, living better, developing relationships that just wasn't possible before. I started AA on April 10th. I have bought the big book and am starting chapter 6 Into Action. I will be attending an AA meeting in the next half ho...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my place in the Fellowship. Later I sh...

Just Toni · Just Toni

This is a Posting of Oblongs that was down the Page, so I thought I would bring it up to the surface---for it's content: Oblong wrote: One of the first things I thought of when I woke up this morning was about this website and "well, I guess I can't go back on there anymore". But I am back here beca...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought for Hazelden is: Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt, where thieves break through and steal; but lay up treasures in heaven ... for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. --Matthew 6:19 21 The True Treasure Consider the followi...

Oblong · Oblong

Hi everyone! This might sound odd to some people but after I take that very first sip of alcohol (no matter in what form) I get a bit of a pain. It's not really so much of a pain as it is a feeling of pressure or something in my urethra (I know, I know, I'm sorry but I had to say where... it might be relevant!) And i...

gonee · gonee

The AA book says "Do not be discouraged............." Why would I be discouraged? The only time I became discouraged was when my own selfish needs were not met. I am hardly ever discouraged these days because I consistently work with newcomers. The context of the book is referring to the w...

kkotz401 · kkotz401

Hello all! Just thought I would let everyone know that it is my one year anniversary of sobriety. Thank you all for you help!

Larry_H · Larry_H

A short time ago Dean started an informal poll on Quitting drinking. I would like to start another one about how did you get to AA. This is just for fun to see what the demographics of the MIP members is. Select which number fits you best. 1. Came straight to AA was sick and tired of being sick and tired and a...

Just Toni · Just Toni

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmxmxmxmx ok lets see if this prints....if so, I dont think the Site is functioning as it usually does..... Here is a test... Ok, the preview worked, so maybe just a little hick up...... The site was not letting me edit, or even Post, but looks like it is Ok now... Toni.

Jerry F · Jerry F

I thought about it first and came up with the opportunity anyway. She was there at my home group Sunday morning meeting at "AA at the Bay" Hilo. Before the meeting started we did our Ahas!! and hugged. I listened as best I could to her "coming out" statements but no doubt I'm dea...

leeu · leeu

Hey...I am going on a 2 week vacationstaying w/my sister down south and we will go see my daughter. So looking forward to this!! Dunno about internet, so not to worry if I dont post for a while. I know Ill check e-mail at the library, at a minimum, so write if u wish. Check yall L8TR:)

Oblong · Oblong

Need I say more? well I will... I am so ashamed of myself I can't even tell you. I went and drank last night. I guess that voice got stronger and stronger. And ya, nothing bad happened or anything, but I feel like crying all day today or throwing up or something just from the guilt of it. It was a stupid mistak...

Mike B. · Mike B.

Trying to turn it over to the best of my ability. Having relationship issues and my default setting is to dive right in and fix everything. I need to know the end result of all this now. With this thinking I've kicked god out of the drivers seat and replaced him with me. Not a good idea. What I've learn...

Larry_H · Larry_H

The Eye Opener from Hazelden The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety. The most effective and incidentally the soberest group, is the happiest group. It is possible that you can't speak at meetings, maybe you are not in a position to "carry the message," but you can and sho...

barisax · barisax

I'm shocked and saddened to learn of the alcoholic death of an old friend from the program. Yet, like my father's death many years ago, it's not surprising that a person would die from a fatal disease. My friend had some years of sobriety. He was a good friend, we did have other activities together bes...

gonee · gonee

AA book pg 27. The doctor said: "You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have NEVER seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you." Towards the end of my drinking I wondered what was wrong with me. I could not understand how I was able to funct...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi Friends, Feeling so happy, I did what looked like the Impossible to do, and I did it. My computer just went south the other day, I was able to get on and made a few folders and was really missing my computer the way it had been. So I kept, very cautiously trying to not mess it up further, but see if I could s...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: I walked across an open field at winter's break as the sun danced on the last few drifts. I imagined my fears would melt one by one as I learned to love myself. --Laurel Lewis Fear is as familiar as our image in a mirror. Although we have resolved many of the fears that boun...

Aquaman · Aquaman

We spent the day at the Mayo Clinic and while we don't have FINAL answers we have very good news! IF (and I mean IF) little River Rose has a carnitine deficiency disorder it would be one of the easily manageable kinds (very meaty diet or simple supplement required) and the blessing is that it was caug...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Aren't I such a lady? Sorry folks but it must be addressed. This is not for the faint of heart. Since I have quit drinking, I can't. I don't. Coffee, veggies, salad, fruit, fiber one... nothing makes a difference. Now I realize wine can have a laxative effect but I didn't realize how much. Now I woul...

runnergirl · runnergirl

Doesn't it get painful old listening to people, like me, who are constantly battling their sobriety... Thinking they just need one more time to give it a try, see if it can work. I haven't picked up, but I'm fighting it tooth and nail. For those of you who have completely given yourselves to the progr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 124 No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and sha...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

the last 3 weeks have been pretty bad, even to my standards (which isn't sayin much considering AA groups). I drove drunk and broke through some dude's fence (Badly), had multiple fights with a certain person and just have drank really bad since. A 5th of vodka without a sweat (no pun intended), that w...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Hey MIP friends I need help. Last night following a meeting I agreed to sponsor a person coming back from an extended research period. He shared with me that he has Schizophrenia that is severe at times. He is on and off medication for it depending on his whim of the moment. Am I at risk physically arou...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Facebook Group, I joined. http://intherooms.com/?id=facebookonepieceofinfo

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

So I've done a lot of growing up in the past little while. There was a shift in my thought processes, and life is just easier. I don't know how or when, but pretty sure it was God just doing it for me. No more poor me's, etc. etc. no more loneliness even though I am alone (but I do have my son back in my life !), and...

Jamison · Jamison

Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am an alcoholic and am on 12 days sober. I also know after many failed attempts in the past, that I need the support of AA. My therapist suggested going to a women only meeting. I live in a small town with not many meetings. I am also agoraphobic, so I have to prac...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I just very recently got this link via email from a recovering friend who got it from a relative. For those of you who are interested in "first seeds" of recovery it is very inlightening. For others maybe not. Our fight against this disease is an old one and has included many many people in...

Larry_H · Larry_H

12 Traditions Checklist Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1. Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members inventories? 2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious prelud...

lightweight92 · lightweight92

my sobriety date is 9/15/05. i have recently started a new big book study with my sponsor and have been using the set aside prayer and loving the effect that prayer has had on me and my program. does anyone know the orgin of this prayer?

Oblong · Oblong

I'm going to a meeting tonight. The same one I went to before that I didn't like. Gonna give it another shot. I have a feeling it will be better just because I've been there already so I kind of know what to expect.

pinkchip · pinkchip

Yah...I would not ever call going to a meeting a day, doing over 90 meetings in 90 days right from the start, and adhering to the policy of not drinking no matter what "watered down AA." I would call it a good program. That is what I did primarily (though I had a sponsor and did as much stepwork...

MLB · MLB

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestion to help ease the at home detox pains. I got 4 days into the detox last week and lost it. Thanks

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

A friend here, in response to a post about grieving, mentioned CODA meetings. I am probably in dire need for some of those as well. Not only do I have a codependent marriage, but there is the sickest kind of codependency between my Al Anon aunt and I (who has actually been my "pseudo-mom" sinc...

Larry_H · Larry_H

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000178889------------------------------------------------------- You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's t...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

I knew it was coming and I held it at bay for as long as I could, my powerful subconscious. I have a history of PTSD, and things that are NOT life-threatening even, my inner psyche often will suppress, as a "protective mechanism". (Freud would have loved to pick this brain.) If it hurts, it is h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a distance. God is nearer to me than I think and I can exper...

AGO · AGO

Working the Steps I have been scolded a few times (by fellow AA's) because of the fact that I sometimes share at meetings about how the Steps are meant to be worked immediately and quickly. I've been told that this "theory" will "harm" newcomers (having only a few days, a few week...

barisax · barisax

bikerbill wrote: I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' My absolute first impression of AA - my first contact via phone - was "These people sound like a bunch of sm...

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	Got Through Graduation Celebrations (Preview) Just to let those of you who so kindly responded to my desperation cry know, I successfully got through Grad Celebrations. It was a huge success and although there was some drama, it was sort of a close call as I found my self looking to drink because, I was happy, I was disappointed, I was jealous, I was o...	Carlotta	6	1472	May 5, 2010 by SteveP
	Trip to the E.R. Today!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) LOL..... yep, it's true. Was in Big Lots shopping for a few odds and ends for the apartment and I went ot go throught the checkout, and WHAM!!!! An old shelf, those grocery store ones that are metal and painted cream, the ones that they can raise and lower the shelves with those little diamond shaped hole...	jonijoni1	21	1126	May 5, 2010 by Ms London
	Heard at a AA Meeting (Preview) I was at a meeting just recently and a man who was sober for 42 years made the following statement."I have been sober for 42 years and unless you have been sober for 43 years or longer you have absolutely nothing to offer me. You can't help me be sober for 43 years unless you have done it. I am here to...	Larry_H	18	1016	May 5, 2010 by bikerbill
	Growing -- from Hazelden (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: Growing We all perform on two stages: one public, one private. The Public stage is what we do and say. The Private stage is what we think and what we rehearse in our minds to do on the Public stage. Even though we may never perform it, what we rehearse in our minds helps mol...	Larry_H	0	573	May 5, 2010 by Larry_H
	What is your experience with Sponsorship? (Preview) As a sponsor I mean For me it has been by far the most rewarding part of the program, I get 10% by learning, 90% by teaching, in every case whatever I was passing on to my sponsee was exactly what I needed to hear at that time. I have had maybe 100 Sponsees over the years, maybe 30 of whom I made it to step 12 with,...	AGO	15	1586	May 5, 2010 by Mike B.
	Offensive on every level (Preview) OK, sound track is safe, watching with kiddies over your shoulder isn't, NSFW if someone is looking I am sorry but this as "what it was like" made me spray coffee out my nose all over the monitor What it was Like Of course that was what it was like, and what happened, this is what it's like now muc...	AGO	0	653	May 4, 2010 by AGO
	One giant hug! (Preview) If I could suggest, we all get up out of our seats,walk over to someone,give them a hug and tell them you love them and then we'll move forward,doing God's will ,loving Him and loving others!	mikef	10	1003	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Dumping (Preview) I'm feeling really alone and helpless right now. Plotting. Not good. But it feels like the only way I can rely on feeling good. Even though I know I will utlimately feel worse.	runnergirl	10	1253	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Well this Post is gong to be difficult.... (Preview) To all my brothers and sisters here, sure hope more that anything, I will not offend in any way as to the nature of this Post. My first thoughts were "Well certainly cannot a Post about it, I do not share this in meetings, only with one other person, that has a very ill child. So here goes, as most of yo...	Just Toni	19	1371	May 4, 2010 by FlyingSquirrel
	Celebrate with me!! (Preview) You know that bawling I was doing about not having anyone to eat Chinese with in my new bare apartment on the floor at 11pm?? Well, YOU all can do that with me. :o) Thanks for coming over!!	jonijoni1	19	1055	May 4, 2010 by SteveP
	Step 3 - Step Work Board (Preview) http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42763	tlcate	0	595	May 4, 2010 by tlcate
	90 Days Sober (Preview) I have been sober since January 31, 2010. I have been making better decisions, living better, developing relationships that just wasn't possible before. I started AA on April 10th. I have bought the big book and am starting chapter 6 Into Action. I will be attending an AA meeting in the next half ho...	camitch	10	1058	May 4, 2010 by itsmichael
	Daily Reflections ~ "Entirely Honest" & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my place in the Fellowship. Later I sh...	Sobrietyspell	2	469	May 4, 2010 by Larry_H
	Did you just come to MIP and then leave..... (Preview) This is a Posting of Oblongs that was down the Page, so I thought I would bring it up to the surface---for it's content: Oblong wrote: One of the first things I thought of when I woke up this morning was about this website and "well, I guess I can't go back on there anymore". But I am back here beca...	Just Toni	13	1147	May 4, 2010 by Reffner
	The True Treasure (Preview) Today's thought for Hazelden is: Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and dust doth corrupt, where thieves break through and steal; but lay up treasures in heaven ... for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. --Matthew 6:19 21 The True Treasure Consider the followi...	Larry_H	2	560	May 4, 2010 by mikef
	pain after first sip (Preview) Hi everyone! This might sound odd to some people but after I take that very first sip of alcohol (no matter in what form) I get a bit of a pain. It's not really so much of a pain as it is a feeling of pressure or something in my urethra (I know, I know, I'm sorry but I had to say where... it might be relevant!) And i...	Oblong	7	1163	May 4, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Do not be discouraged. (Preview) The AA book says "Do not be discouraged............." Why would I be discouraged? The only time I became discouraged was when my own selfish needs were not met. I am hardly ever discouraged these days because I consistently work with newcomers. The context of the book is referring to the w...	gonee	0	652	May 4, 2010 by gonee
	One year sober (Preview) Hello all! Just thought I would let everyone know that it is my one year anniversary of sobriety. Thank you all for you help!	kkotz401	16	1179	May 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	An informal poll on how did you get to AA? (Preview) A short time ago Dean started an informal poll on Quitting drinking. I would like to start another one about how did you get to AA. This is just for fun to see what the demographics of the MIP members is. Select which number fits you best. 1. Came straight to AA was sick and tired of being sick and tired and a...	Larry_H	16	1054	May 3, 2010 by barisax
	Is anyone having problems with how this site usually functions??? (Preview) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmxmxmxmx ok lets see if this prints....if so, I dont think the Site is functioning as it usually does..... Here is a test... Ok, the preview worked, so maybe just a little hick up...... The site was not letting me edit, or even Post, but looks like it is Ok now... Toni.	Just Toni	2	467	May 3, 2010 by Larry_H
	I scolded her with love... (Preview) I thought about it first and came up with the opportunity anyway. She was there at my home group Sunday morning meeting at "AA at the Bay" Hilo. Before the meeting started we did our Ahas!! and hugged. I listened as best I could to her "coming out" statements but no doubt I'm dea...	Jerry F	2	908	May 3, 2010 by Jerry F
	Breaking Good (Preview) Hey...I am going on a 2 week vacationstaying w/my sister down south and we will go see my daughter. So looking forward to this!! Dunno about internet, so not to worry if I dont post for a while. I know Ill check e-mail at the library, at a minimum, so write if u wish. Check yall L8TR:)	leeu	6	497	May 3, 2010 by Just Toni
	Today is day one (Preview) Need I say more? well I will... I am so ashamed of myself I can't even tell you. I went and drank last night. I guess that voice got stronger and stronger. And ya, nothing bad happened or anything, but I feel like crying all day today or throwing up or something just from the guilt of it. It was a stupid mistak...	Oblong	17	1177	May 3, 2010 by SteveP
	Acceptance is the key to all my problems today (Preview) Trying to turn it over to the best of my ability. Having relationship issues and my default setting is to dive right in and fix everything. I need to know the end result of all this now. With this thinking I've kicked god out of the drivers seat and replaced him with me. Not a good idea. What I've learn...	Mike B.	3	3035	May 3, 2010 by SteveP
	The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety (Preview) The Eye Opener from Hazelden The aim of AA is not Sobriety but Happy Sobriety. The most effective and incidentally the soberest group, is the happiest group. It is possible that you can't speak at meetings, maybe you are not in a position to "carry the message," but you can and sho...	Larry_H	3	1090	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Cunning, Baffling, Powerful but Not Surprising (Preview) I'm shocked and saddened to learn of the alcoholic death of an old friend from the program. Yet, like my father's death many years ago, it's not surprising that a person would die from a fatal disease. My friend had some years of sobriety. He was a good friend, we did have other activities together bes...	barisax	6	1213	May 3, 2010 by BGG
	My Mind. (Preview) AA book pg 27. The doctor said: "You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have NEVER seen one single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you." Towards the end of my drinking I wondered what was wrong with me. I could not understand how I was able to funct...	gonee	2	503	May 3, 2010 by AGO
	Ya HOO, I did it! I did it!... I DID IT!!!! (Preview) Hi Friends, Feeling so happy, I did what looked like the Impossible to do, and I did it. My computer just went south the other day, I was able to get on and made a few folders and was really missing my computer the way it had been. So I kept, very cautiously trying to not mess it up further, but see if I could s...	Just Toni	6	797	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Fear (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: I walked across an open field at winter's break as the sun danced on the last few drifts. I imagined my fears would melt one by one as I learned to love myself. --Laurel Lewis Fear is as familiar as our image in a mirror. Although we have resolved many of the fears that boun...	Larry_H	4	9038	May 3, 2010 by Mike B.
	Joyous, Happy & Free!!!!!! (Preview) We spent the day at the Mayo Clinic and while we don't have FINAL answers we have very good news! IF (and I mean IF) little River Rose has a carnitine deficiency disorder it would be one of the easily manageable kinds (very meaty diet or simple supplement required) and the blessing is that it was caug...	Aquaman	13	1130	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Everybody poops. Except me. (Preview) Aren't I such a lady? Sorry folks but it must be addressed. This is not for the faint of heart. Since I have quit drinking, I can't. I don't. Coffee, veggies, salad, fruit, fiber one... nothing makes a difference. Now I realize wine can have a laxative effect but I didn't realize how much. Now I woul...	whitewhineoh	20	1129	May 2, 2010 by Ellen E
	Doesn't it get old? (Preview) Doesn't it get painful old listening to people, like me, who are constantly battling their sobriety... Thinking they just need one more time to give it a try, see if it can work. I haven't picked up, but I'm fighting it tooth and nail. For those of you who have completely given yourselves to the progr...	runnergirl	18	1176	May 2, 2010 by turninggrey
	Daily Reflections ~ Lighting The Dark Past & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 124 No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and sha...	Sobrietyspell	1	1327	May 2, 2010 by Jerry F
	4am and I'm a mess,, (Preview) the last 3 weeks have been pretty bad, even to my standards (which isn't sayin much considering AA groups). I drove drunk and broke through some dude's fence (Badly), had multiple fights with a certain person and just have drank really bad since. A 5th of vodka without a sweat (no pun intended), that w...	Dodsworth	11	1029	May 2, 2010 by Just Toni
	Schizophrenia (Preview) Hey MIP friends I need help. Last night following a meeting I agreed to sponsor a person coming back from an extended research period. He shared with me that he has Schizophrenia that is severe at times. He is on and off medication for it depending on his whim of the moment. Am I at risk physically arou...	Larry_H	12	2165	May 2, 2010 by Larry_H
	"In The Rooms" (Preview) Facebook Group, I joined. http://intherooms.com/?id=facebookonepieceofinfo	StPeteDean	4	901	May 2, 2010 by StPeteDean
	A.A. Speaker tips (Preview) So I've done a lot of growing up in the past little while. There was a shift in my thought processes, and life is just easier. I don't know how or when, but pretty sure it was God just doing it for me. No more poor me's, etc. etc. no more loneliness even though I am alone (but I do have my son back in my life !), and...	mstrmsn66	2	12085	May 2, 2010 by angelov8
	New here (Preview) Hi. Just thought I would introduce myself. I am an alcoholic and am on 12 days sober. I also know after many failed attempts in the past, that I need the support of AA. My therapist suggested going to a women only meeting. I live in a small town with not many meetings. I am also agoraphobic, so I have to prac...	Jamison	21	1007	May 2, 2010 by kld47
	Historically interesting... (Preview) I just very recently got this link via email from a recovering friend who got it from a relative. For those of you who are interested in "first seeds" of recovery it is very inlightening. For others maybe not. Our fight against this disease is an old one and has included many many people in...	Jerry F	5	1382	May 2, 2010 by jonijoni1
	12 Traditions Checklist (Preview) 12 Traditions Checklist Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity. 1. Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members inventories? 2. Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious prelud...	Larry_H	1	685	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	set aside prayer (Preview) my sobriety date is 9/15/05. i have recently started a new big book study with my sponsor and have been using the set aside prayer and loving the effect that prayer has had on me and my program. does anyone know the orgin of this prayer?	lightweight92	10	8173	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Going to a meeting! (Preview) I'm going to a meeting tonight. The same one I went to before that I didn't like. Gonna give it another shot. I have a feeling it will be better just because I've been there already so I kind of know what to expect.	Oblong	10	751	May 1, 2010 by Oblong
	Not Drinking and Going to Meetings (Preview) Yah...I would not ever call going to a meeting a day, doing over 90 meetings in 90 days right from the start, and adhering to the policy of not drinking no matter what "watered down AA." I would call it a good program. That is what I did primarily (though I had a sponsor and did as much stepwork...	pinkchip	16	1936	May 1, 2010 by AGO
	Need tips for at home detox. (Preview) Just wondering if anyone has any tips or suggestion to help ease the at home detox pains. I got 4 days into the detox last week and lost it. Thanks	MLB	28	730	May 1, 2010 by Larry_H
	My "friend" CODA and me - in various places (Preview) A friend here, in response to a post about grieving, mentioned CODA meetings. I am probably in dire need for some of those as well. Not only do I have a codependent marriage, but there is the sickest kind of codependency between my Al Anon aunt and I (who has actually been my "pseudo-mom" sinc...	jonijoni1	6	1148	May 1, 2010 by pinkchip
	Transportation to and from Alcoholics Anonymous meetings may be - Tax Deductable (Preview) http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#en_US_publink1000178889------------------------------------------------------- You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for an inpatient's t...	Larry_H	2	1428	May 1, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Let the real PAIN begin........ (Preview) I knew it was coming and I held it at bay for as long as I could, my powerful subconscious. I have a history of PTSD, and things that are NOT life-threatening even, my inner psyche often will suppress, as a "protective mechanism". (Freud would have loved to pick this brain.) If it hurts, it is h...	jonijoni1	15	1151	Apr 30, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections ~ Healing Heart and Mind & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 55 Since it is true that God comes to me through people, I can see that by keeping people at a distance I also keep God at a distance. God is nearer to me than I think and I can exper...	Sobrietyspell	0	754	Apr 30, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	When DO you want to get well? (Preview) Working the Steps I have been scolded a few times (by fellow AA's) because of the fact that I sometimes share at meetings about how the Steps are meant to be worked immediately and quickly. I've been told that this "theory" will "harm" newcomers (having only a few days, a few week...	AGO	7	2158	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
	Fellowship and First Impressions (Preview) bikerbill wrote: I remember when I first came in the rooms there were all these people who knew so much more than me, I judged them to be a bunch of smartarses and felt intimidated and 'little.' My absolute first impression of AA - my first contact via phone - was "These people sound like a bunch of sm...	barisax	4	1651	Apr 30, 2010 by pinkchip
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