Alcoholics Anonymous

MDC · MDC

I'm still new to all this, with less than 2 months sober. I have several lunches and dinners in the next few weeks, for work. There is always drinking involved. I have to attend. I don't want to drink, and don't think I can drink socially, it will turn to more. How do I handle this? I don't want everyo...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I am meeting my sponsor in two hours to do my 5th step. I'm sure most of us have felt some of our bad deeds were too embarrassing or horrible to share. There are two things in my past that I have to share today with Daniel if I have want to really do this 4/5th step right, but dammit they are sooo horrible that I f...

busboy41 · busboy41

I'm an alcoholic and my name is eddie. I'm sitting in my car alone about to go in the hosp.and have surgery. As I'm reading my morning "medicine" it dawned on me wow there's no one here to go through this with me. As fast as that thought came another came just as fast:where you see only one set of f...

Doll · Doll

Conference Schedule 2009 January 30-Feb.1, 2009 - OA Big Book Study-Jacksonville, FL Febuary 19-22, 2009 - Women in Recovery - Panama City, FL March 6-8, 2009 - NEFOTS - Portland, ME March 5-8, 2009-Unity Weekend"Clancy's 50th Ann."-Jekyll Island, GA April 3-5, 2009-SEPIA - Cape May,...

Moth · Moth

Does anyone know the page in the Big Book that warns us of 'quick money deals?' I know someone recruiting for a pyramid schemes at meetings. This is not a good thing. Any help would be appreciated.Thank you,Moth

FindingFreedom · FindingFreedom

I am trying to figure out how to place principles before personalities. When our group meets, the meeting ends up being a conversation. no one says hi i'm so and so and i'm an alcoholic, they just start talking about anything, no one focus's on a topic, I don't feel like I'm at an AA meeting. one person...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

When I was drinking, the thought of a candy bar, juice, pop, cakes, etc......literally made me sick to my stomach. I'm not sure that I had even bought a single candy item at a store since I was 15. No exaggeration! Now that I have became sober I crave sweets 24 hours a day. I've read a lot about it, and I k...

pinkchip · pinkchip

How do you know when you need to just accept something and work on your attitude and thinking and try to be positive versus knowing that you need to do something and actually make a change that you might be uncomfortable with? As I pondered this I couldn't believe I've been harping on this and feeling ki...

Geraldo · Geraldo

This is a rough road, I was 12 years sober but I failed myself, my family, friends and my sobriety. Right now I'm doing my best to stay sain but it's a challenge. I along with my father are care givers for my mom who has Alzheimer's disease. My patience is challenged every day, some days there is no semblanc...

CAM · CAM

FACE EVERYTHING AND RECOVER F E A R Once you face your fear - its really not scary anymore...you learn you are stronger than you thought you were and it doesn't scare you anymore. If nothing else, I always fall back on the slogans....works everytime :) ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down you...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha All... Wanting to share an HP moment here. It is a kinda, sorta 12th step event looking back and is about driving pass the AA club to drop off some stuff I picked up from the neighbor that I thought the club could make use of. It's still raining so I wasn't too inquisative about that lone young man si...

Doll · Doll

April 16-19, 2009. My sponsor and I have signed up and are splitting the cost of a condo that weekend. Was wondering if any of you will be attending? I would love to meet up........ ~ Jen -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Sunday 29th of March 2009 05:34:50 PM

Doll · Doll

I dont' know about all of you but my own personal pity pot is lined with MINK! It's warm and fuzzy and familiar! That is until AA got in the way! I've been sitting on it since last Wednesday night. It started with BAD (I mean BBBAAAADDDDD) side effects from the meds I take for chronic pain. Don't wish to gros...

Geraldo · Geraldo

Hello, I'm new here, firstly, my name is Jerry and I'm an alcoholic. I need some opinions please, I attend what I call my home group three or four times a week. There are a couple of people who do not stay on the topic of alcoholism and recovery, I may very well be taking someones inventory? but it frustrate...

Mikethebike500 · Mikethebike500

well...for starters....my name is Mike...and yes....I'M AN ALCOHOLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I dont know what the forum rules are...but I feel lke cussin up a storm right now...........I'lll try to refrain..............if anybody is listening....I need help......I'm on the computer right now.....

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Yup I do... a big one... some of you might have suspected it since I keep coming to an AA message board and claiming that I'm never going to drink again but only last a week before going on another 6 month bender :) So how is everyone?

pinkchip · pinkchip

It's not pink, not red, but blue! I made it to 6 months. Thanks for all the support from all of you.

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Last August or September when I was still chairing the jailhouse group I started there were three inmates who I believed then and I still believe will achieve long term sobriety.They are no longer in that jail, they have all been transferred to the state pen. Their lows bordered on being totally insa...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Sure has been awhile, but have decided to come back and get to know some new people. Read the Board from time to time, but it will be fun to check in and see you again. Very fond memories I have of MIP. Toni D

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

For me this has been my Achilles heel and the greatest barrier to maintaining my sobriety. No matter what hellish nightmare I managed to create for myself while drinking or how painful the gut wrenching guilt and shame was I somehow manage to minimize it and downplay it in my mind to convince mys...

MDC · MDC

OK, I made it to another meeting. I still couln't find the courage to say anything. I'm scared about tonight, my wife and I are seeing a counsler, I have no idea what to expect. Will she open up and allow the healing to begin, or will she just say she wants out??? Either way I will face it sober. Today is...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

As an practicing alcoholic, I was spiritually dead and there is little doubt in my mind that eventually I would have been physically dead as well. As a recovering alcoholic, I was reborn both spiritually and physically. I was given the gift of a second chance. And for that I'll be forever grateful. W...

Phil · Phil

Havent been around much.. Lifes been busy.. Did you ever see balance with an alky? Some things never change. :) Just wanted to wish you all a good sober Easter Weekend.. Keep on truckin!!

MDC · MDC

Through all this, my children have suffered. I'm trying to get better, but my kids don't understand. Not only the alcohol, but the problems with my marriage. I have 2 kids, a boy 10, and a girl 12. My son just gave me a letter. "You're not making anything better you fat monster. PS don't talk...

Little Bird · Little Bird

Hello all, I am brand new to the site, and I am glad I found you. I took some time to read some of your posts before actually joining, and found alot of your stories and advice inspiring. Without spilling out my whole life story, my life has been on a rapid downward spiral, with alcohol taking the front seat...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

For three years I wrote a poetry column through a local newspaper. Due to our current economic situation and the state of newspapers nationwide the column was dropped in January of this year. I published a lot of poems in those three years. The video below is what I considered to be "the best of t...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi To all again, really scratching my head about this, I signed back on and everything seemed ok, then today when trying to Log on, have gone in Circles with a Deleted account, dont know if this is from when I deleted it last year. Hindsight, probably have used a very different Password, cause the one I am...

Bob · Bob

So I'm new to the forum. Never been to a meeting. In the past year, I've quit drinking more times than I care to count. This time I'm on day three. Tonight I have to go into work, which is more times than not an extremely stressful 13 hour shift. I have realized that stress, particularly stress during a work...

MDC · MDC

Thanks for all the support. Please continue to pray for me and my family. My behavior has been pretty destructive over the past few days. I'm still sober, but with the depression and family problems building, I'm not at all myself. I've had 1 meal in the past 3 days and maybe 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I le...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi.

MDC · MDC

Trying to deal with the mood swings and depression is rough. I'm on my 36th day! I missed the meeting I was going to go to yesterday, I know I need to go, I haven't been to one yet. From what everyone is saying, I'll get some support there. Over a month by myself. It may have been a little easier with help....

lani · lani

So.....did my lead last night and it was an awesome experience!!! I think we are required to do the work: 5th step , amends and leads to help us grow and realize we can get through anything without drinking!!!!! I cant believe how much my life has changed over the past 18 months!!! I am so grateful that my H...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

Hi Everyone, I feel guilty at times for not posting more here then I do, so I'd like to share with you what I've been up to the last six months to a year. I finished my third book entitled Creating Dreams, from the nightmares of hell. This book took me two years to write and deals with growing up in an alcohol...

lani · lani

My name is Laurie and I am an alcoholic Raised by my dad as my mom left when I was 6...2 brothers...I am the middle child...My younger bro is also a member of AA... Had a housekeeper who lived with us for a little while...she fell in love with my dad and had to leave...I still recall her driving away without s...

bikerbill · bikerbill

A friend gave me this link in February 07, just got round to using it. Here i am, 0530 hrs UK time, still dark, birds just starting to cough and splutter, been awake since 0320. my foot hurts because i've broken a toe and that woke me up. took me a miserable, self pitying hour and a half to realise that my foot...

MDC · MDC

I just learned my wife is having an affair. I can't do this any more. I really tried.

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Please respond in this thread, what you like and what you'd change if you could. Question 1.) Do you enjoy the numerous daily readings that are posted? 2.) Which ones do you like? 3.) Should we keep all of them, or pair them down a bit to make more room for E,S&H and I have problem staying sober th...

lani · lani

Well, I have a little over 17 months sober and although I have been asked in the past to give a lead (not able to because of my work schedule) the time is drawing near...I am giving my first lead next tues at my womens home group!!!! My hubby says it isnt a real lead, or 1/2 a lead because its in front of all wome...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha fellow abstainers!! Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before. Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was kinda calm. Weather was dry after months of rain. Snow still on top of Mauna Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big...

MDC · MDC

32 Days today, and I need a drink. It's much harder than I thought it would be.

Tina · Tina

Hi I'm not sure where to begin with this..... So I'm just gonna go ahead with it,,, I know of someone in the program who was seeing another member from the AA program. They seen each for a while and well things didn't work out, the male individual seemed to think it was ok to be friends with benefits. Whi...

kermit01 · kermit01

Hi there. I am seeking some feedback on how to help someone who is dually addicted to alcohol and crack. Their payday is coming up shortly and to have money in their bank account is a huge trigger to use. If anyone could provide suggestions on how to help someone deal with such a situation and their co...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Anybody catch "The Apprentice" tonight? Dennis Rodman "got fired" because he spent too much time pounding in the cranberry and vodkas. They made a huge deal about it in the boardroom. I found it ridiculous and sad at the same time but the message about alcohol abuse was loud and...

Deafhawk · Deafhawk

I did this video in American Sign Language. I put captions on it so that the ASL challenged can understand it also. Here is the link to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QXsdjfqF8

mstrmsn66 · mstrmsn66

Just stopping by to say hi. Life is pretty good, and very very busy. I started going to my parents on my days off. They have meetings twice a day up in their community. Meeting people, getting out, just living life. Court is coming soon, and the ex will try to take more away, but the 1 thing I have learned so f...

Doll · Doll

Just felt like sharing this morning.......... In 2004 the love of my life said to me " I don't like you when you drink." I had known for quite a few years that I had a problem. What I didn't know was that I'm an alcoholic! I stopped using drugs in 1992 when I made that decision. Looking back, I t...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I'm working the steps with my sponsor now, but my depression is very deep and, in my experience, preceded my use of alcohol and drugs. I try to avoid the people that want to say to me that I'm overly depressed (suicide thoughts) because I'm just not working the program with enough vigor. That really make...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Do you ever feel like you or life is in slow motion and you want to scream? It's hard to explain, but something like the feeling of standing on railroad tracks, watching the oncoming train, and feeling paralized. It's been a long time, but I started to feel like that lately a couple days. It usually hap...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excu...

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	How to handle Business lunches/dinners (Preview) I'm still new to all this, with less than 2 months sober. I have several lunches and dinners in the next few weeks, for work. There is always drinking involved. I have to attend. I don't want to drink, and don't think I can drink socially, it will turn to more. How do I handle this? I don't want everyo...	MDC	5	377	Apr 24, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	5th step today (Preview) I am meeting my sponsor in two hours to do my 5th step. I'm sure most of us have felt some of our bad deeds were too embarrassing or horrible to share. There are two things in my past that I have to share today with Daniel if I have want to really do this 4/5th step right, but dammit they are sooo horrible that I f...	Dodsworth	18	1387	Apr 24, 2009 by eastcoastscott
	never alone (Preview) I'm an alcoholic and my name is eddie. I'm sitting in my car alone about to go in the hosp.and have surgery. As I'm reading my morning "medicine" it dawned on me wow there's no one here to go through this with me. As fast as that thought came another came just as fast:where you see only one set of f...	busboy41	3	388	Apr 22, 2009 by Sacrifice
	Conference Schedule 2009 - USA (Preview) Conference Schedule 2009 January 30-Feb.1, 2009 - OA Big Book Study-Jacksonville, FL Febuary 19-22, 2009 - Women in Recovery - Panama City, FL March 6-8, 2009 - NEFOTS - Portland, ME March 5-8, 2009-Unity Weekend"Clancy's 50th Ann."-Jekyll Island, GA April 3-5, 2009-SEPIA - Cape May,...	Doll	0	2361	Apr 22, 2009 by Doll
	Quick Money Deals - oh help (Preview) Does anyone know the page in the Big Book that warns us of 'quick money deals?' I know someone recruiting for a pyramid schemes at meetings. This is not a good thing. Any help would be appreciated.Thank you,Moth	Moth	3	425	Apr 22, 2009 by Jerry F
	How to keep meetings on topic? (Preview) I am trying to figure out how to place principles before personalities. When our group meets, the meeting ends up being a conversation. no one says hi i'm so and so and i'm an alcoholic, they just start talking about anything, no one focus's on a topic, I don't feel like I'm at an AA meeting. one person...	FindingFreedom	10	503	Apr 22, 2009 by Jane05
	I love sugar....hehe! (Preview) When I was drinking, the thought of a candy bar, juice, pop, cakes, etc......literally made me sick to my stomach. I'm not sure that I had even bought a single candy item at a store since I was 15. No exaggeration! Now that I have became sober I crave sweets 24 hours a day. I've read a lot about it, and I k...	cramcj01	14	464	Apr 21, 2009 by Jane05
	I was about to ask... (Preview) How do you know when you need to just accept something and work on your attitude and thinking and try to be positive versus knowing that you need to do something and actually make a change that you might be uncomfortable with? As I pondered this I couldn't believe I've been harping on this and feeling ki...	pinkchip	6	416	Apr 21, 2009 by Doll
	Challenged sobriety (Preview) This is a rough road, I was 12 years sober but I failed myself, my family, friends and my sobriety. Right now I'm doing my best to stay sain but it's a challenge. I along with my father are care givers for my mom who has Alzheimer's disease. My patience is challenged every day, some days there is no semblanc...	Geraldo	28	567	Apr 21, 2009 by PJ Tucker
	FEAR (Preview) FACE EVERYTHING AND RECOVER F E A R Once you face your fear - its really not scary anymore...you learn you are stronger than you thought you were and it doesn't scare you anymore. If nothing else, I always fall back on the slogans....works everytime :) ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down you...	CAM	2	329	Apr 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	A question from HP... (Preview) Aloha All... Wanting to share an HP moment here. It is a kinda, sorta 12th step event looking back and is about driving pass the AA club to drop off some stuff I picked up from the neighbor that I thought the club could make use of. It's still raining so I wasn't too inquisative about that lone young man si...	Jerry F	2	350	Apr 17, 2009 by toni baloney
	Edisto, S.C. Roundup ~ 16-19 April 09 (Preview) April 16-19, 2009. My sponsor and I have signed up and are splitting the cost of a condo that weekend. Was wondering if any of you will be attending? I would love to meet up........ ~ Jen -- Edited by Sobrietyspell on Sunday 29th of March 2009 05:34:50 PM	Doll	2	652	Apr 16, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	My Fur lined Pity Pot! (Preview) I dont' know about all of you but my own personal pity pot is lined with MINK! It's warm and fuzzy and familiar! That is until AA got in the way! I've been sitting on it since last Wednesday night. It started with BAD (I mean BBBAAAADDDDD) side effects from the meds I take for chronic pain. Don't wish to gros...	Doll	10	2872	Apr 16, 2009 by lani
	my frustrations (Preview) Hello, I'm new here, firstly, my name is Jerry and I'm an alcoholic. I need some opinions please, I attend what I call my home group three or four times a week. There are a couple of people who do not stay on the topic of alcoholism and recovery, I may very well be taking someones inventory? but it frustrate...	Geraldo	16	420	Apr 14, 2009 by StPeteDean
	this could get UGLY!!!!!!!! (Preview) well...for starters....my name is Mike...and yes....I'M AN ALCOHOLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I dont know what the forum rules are...but I feel lke cussin up a storm right now...........I'lll try to refrain..............if anybody is listening....I need help......I'm on the computer right now.....	Mikethebike500	13	484	Apr 14, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Guess what? I have a drinking problem! (Preview) Yup I do... a big one... some of you might have suspected it since I keep coming to an AA message board and claiming that I'm never going to drink again but only last a week before going on another 6 month bender :) So how is everyone?	Tipsy McStagger	25	577	Apr 13, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Chip on my shoulder (Preview) It's not pink, not red, but blue! I made it to 6 months. Thanks for all the support from all of you.	pinkchip	9	733	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	That Fine Line (Preview) Last August or September when I was still chairing the jailhouse group I started there were three inmates who I believed then and I still believe will achieve long term sobriety.They are no longer in that jail, they have all been transferred to the state pen. Their lows bordered on being totally insa...	Dave Harm	5	308	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	Hello to all (Preview) Sure has been awhile, but have decided to come back and get to know some new people. Read the Board from time to time, but it will be fun to check in and see you again. Very fond memories I have of MIP. Toni D	toni baloney	9	376	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	Minimizing (Preview) For me this has been my Achilles heel and the greatest barrier to maintaining my sobriety. No matter what hellish nightmare I managed to create for myself while drinking or how painful the gut wrenching guilt and shame was I somehow manage to minimize it and downplay it in my mind to convince mys...	Tipsy McStagger	16	490	Apr 13, 2009 by lucaskywalker
	The days to come (Preview) OK, I made it to another meeting. I still couln't find the courage to say anything. I'm scared about tonight, my wife and I are seeing a counsler, I have no idea what to expect. Will she open up and allow the healing to begin, or will she just say she wants out??? Either way I will face it sober. Today is...	MDC	18	458	Apr 13, 2009 by BGG
	Life after death (Preview) As an practicing alcoholic, I was spiritually dead and there is little doubt in my mind that eventually I would have been physically dead as well. As a recovering alcoholic, I was reborn both spiritually and physically. I was given the gift of a second chance. And for that I'll be forever grateful. W...	Dave Harm	5	437	Apr 13, 2009 by pinkchip
	Just dropping in to say "HI" :) (Preview) Havent been around much.. Lifes been busy.. Did you ever see balance with an alky? Some things never change. :) Just wanted to wish you all a good sober Easter Weekend.. Keep on truckin!!	Phil	3	418	Apr 13, 2009 by lani
	How to deal with kids (Preview) Through all this, my children have suffered. I'm trying to get better, but my kids don't understand. Not only the alcohol, but the problems with my marriage. I have 2 kids, a boy 10, and a girl 12. My son just gave me a letter. "You're not making anything better you fat monster. PS don't talk...	MDC	9	361	Apr 12, 2009 by pinkchip
	Looking for strength... (Preview) Hello all, I am brand new to the site, and I am glad I found you. I took some time to read some of your posts before actually joining, and found alot of your stories and advice inspiring. Without spilling out my whole life story, my life has been on a rapid downward spiral, with alcohol taking the front seat...	Little Bird	10	399	Apr 11, 2009 by Dave Harm
	Boy Was It Bold (Preview) For three years I wrote a poetry column through a local newspaper. Due to our current economic situation and the state of newspapers nationwide the column was dropped in January of this year. I published a lot of poems in those three years. The video below is what I considered to be "the best of t...	Dave Harm	1	249	Apr 11, 2009 by lani
	Have been going in some circles???? (Preview) Hi To all again, really scratching my head about this, I signed back on and everything seemed ok, then today when trying to Log on, have gone in Circles with a Deleted account, dont know if this is from when I deleted it last year. Hindsight, probably have used a very different Password, cause the one I am...	toni baloney	2	280	Apr 10, 2009 by Doll
	Tips for not drinking under stress (Preview) So I'm new to the forum. Never been to a meeting. In the past year, I've quit drinking more times than I care to count. This time I'm on day three. Tonight I have to go into work, which is more times than not an extremely stressful 13 hour shift. I have realized that stress, particularly stress during a work...	Bob	10	535	Apr 10, 2009 by toni baloney
	Prayers and support (Preview) Thanks for all the support. Please continue to pray for me and my family. My behavior has been pretty destructive over the past few days. I'm still sober, but with the depression and family problems building, I'm not at all myself. I've had 1 meal in the past 3 days and maybe 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I le...	MDC	12	416	Apr 9, 2009 by StPeteDean
	ummm..... (Preview) Hi.	jonijoni1	1	392	Apr 8, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Every day is so different (Preview) Trying to deal with the mood swings and depression is rough. I'm on my 36th day! I missed the meeting I was going to go to yesterday, I know I need to go, I haven't been to one yet. From what everyone is saying, I'll get some support there. Over a month by myself. It may have been a little easier with help....	MDC	20	410	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Promises coming true (Preview) So.....did my lead last night and it was an awesome experience!!! I think we are required to do the work: 5th step , amends and leads to help us grow and realize we can get through anything without drinking!!!!! I cant believe how much my life has changed over the past 18 months!!! I am so grateful that my H...	lani	6	423	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Sick and Tired (Preview) Hi Everyone, I feel guilty at times for not posting more here then I do, so I'd like to share with you what I've been up to the last six months to a year. I finished my third book entitled Creating Dreams, from the nightmares of hell. This book took me two years to write and deals with growing up in an alcohol...	Dave Harm	5	397	Apr 8, 2009 by jonijoni1
	In a nut shell....kinda big one!!! (Preview) My name is Laurie and I am an alcoholic Raised by my dad as my mom left when I was 6...2 brothers...I am the middle child...My younger bro is also a member of AA... Had a housekeeper who lived with us for a little while...she fell in love with my dad and had to leave...I still recall her driving away without s...	lani	5	269	Apr 8, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Good Morning (Preview) A friend gave me this link in February 07, just got round to using it. Here i am, 0530 hrs UK time, still dark, birds just starting to cough and splutter, been awake since 0320. my foot hurts because i've broken a toe and that woke me up. took me a miserable, self pitying hour and a half to realise that my foot...	bikerbill	6	364	Apr 8, 2009 by bikerbill
	HELP!!! (Preview) I just learned my wife is having an affair. I can't do this any more. I really tried.	MDC	31	1268	Apr 8, 2009 by MDC
	How is our board doing? (Preview) Please respond in this thread, what you like and what you'd change if you could. Question 1.) Do you enjoy the numerous daily readings that are posted? 2.) Which ones do you like? 3.) Should we keep all of them, or pair them down a bit to make more room for E,S&H and I have problem staying sober th...	StPeteDean	18	477	Apr 8, 2009 by lani
	Hi all (Preview) Well, I have a little over 17 months sober and although I have been asked in the past to give a lead (not able to because of my work schedule) the time is drawing near...I am giving my first lead next tues at my womens home group!!!! My hubby says it isnt a real lead, or 1/2 a lead because its in front of all wome...	lani	11	394	Apr 7, 2009 by lani
	Powerful Event. (Preview) Aloha fellow abstainers!! Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before. Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was kinda calm. Weather was dry after months of rain. Snow still on top of Mauna Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big...	Jerry F	4	390	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Hello, I'm new here. (Preview) 32 Days today, and I need a drink. It's much harder than I thought it would be.	MDC	24	599	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Advice/ suggestions needed!! (Preview) Hi I'm not sure where to begin with this..... So I'm just gonna go ahead with it,,, I know of someone in the program who was seeing another member from the AA program. They seen each for a while and well things didn't work out, the male individual seemed to think it was ok to be friends with benefits. Whi...	Tina	7	394	Apr 6, 2009 by Rob84
	Advice - how to help someone on payday (Preview) Hi there. I am seeking some feedback on how to help someone who is dually addicted to alcohol and crack. Their payday is coming up shortly and to have money in their bank account is a huge trigger to use. If anyone could provide suggestions on how to help someone deal with such a situation and their co...	kermit01	5	412	Apr 6, 2009 by Dakota
	Poor Dennis! (Preview) Anybody catch "The Apprentice" tonight? Dennis Rodman "got fired" because he spent too much time pounding in the cranberry and vodkas. They made a huge deal about it in the boardroom. I found it ridiculous and sad at the same time but the message about alcohol abuse was loud and...	eastcoastscott	8	876	Apr 6, 2009 by cooncatbob
	Good Basics (Preview) I did this video in American Sign Language. I put captions on it so that the ASL challenged can understand it also. Here is the link to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QXsdjfqF8	Deafhawk	6	439	Apr 4, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Hi old friends (Preview) Just stopping by to say hi. Life is pretty good, and very very busy. I started going to my parents on my days off. They have meetings twice a day up in their community. Meeting people, getting out, just living life. Court is coming soon, and the ex will try to take more away, but the 1 thing I have learned so f...	mstrmsn66	3	398	Mar 31, 2009 by StPeteDean
	MY ES&H (Preview) Just felt like sharing this morning.......... In 2004 the love of my life said to me " I don't like you when you drink." I had known for quite a few years that I had a problem. What I didn't know was that I'm an alcoholic! I stopped using drugs in 1992 when I made that decision. Looking back, I t...	Doll	12	609	Mar 31, 2009 by Ms London
	Recovery/Depression (Preview) I'm working the steps with my sponsor now, but my depression is very deep and, in my experience, preceded my use of alcohol and drugs. I try to avoid the people that want to say to me that I'm overly depressed (suicide thoughts) because I'm just not working the program with enough vigor. That really make...	Dodsworth	17	987	Mar 31, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ An Inside Look (Preview) We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...	Sobrietyspell	0	815	Mar 30, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Old Feelings (Preview) Do you ever feel like you or life is in slow motion and you want to scream? It's hard to explain, but something like the feeling of standing on railroad tracks, watching the oncoming train, and feeling paralized. It's been a long time, but I started to feel like that lately a couple days. It usually hap...	StPeteDean	11	455	Mar 30, 2009 by StPeteDean
	24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th March 2009 (Preview) You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excu...	Sobrietyspell	1	299	Mar 30, 2009 by lani
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