Alcoholics Anonymous

Toad · Toad

Howdy, "I am thinkin' that when someone makes it thier business to bring out all of your flaws, it only means they have deeper darker secrets they are hiding. Sad thing is they forget one day it will all come back and bite them." I have some vivid bite marks left. ...

Stephanie14 · Stephanie14

Lately I have been feeling a terminal loneliness. I show up to meetings and still feel alone. My family is 1500 miles away. I recently ended a not so healthy relationship. I am burnt out on being there for other people. I am tired of being an emotional support for everyone around me. I feel like I have no on...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, I just sat back down in chair after having a little lunch, and looked at the Board, Gees Lousie, all you see is Just Toni. I was told that from an infection in my ankle that I am being treated for, pressure socks, fancy bandaids, and antibiotics, that I should be sure to "stay off you foot and lo...

Mobirdie · Mobirdie

Thank you all so very much for jogging my head back to the top of my head and out of my heart. I knew I needed to leave things alone and let him handle them but that mom thing kicked in and my heart overtook my brain. SO...I backed off and glory be would you believe he is working things out himself. There i...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our God-given progr...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Well, as seems to be my own tradition here, unfortunately, I have a few issues and worries I just need to bring out and hopefully let go of. My stepsons are coming for the holiday this year (they live in Oklahoma, we live in Ohio, they are 10 and 14-going on 20, both boys). My husband spoils the daylights ou...

johnphilip19 · johnphilip19

I have a question for members here. What was your rationalization before you became sober? In other words, how did you justify your drinking in your own mind?

major64 · major64

160 days sobber from 18 to 20 beers a day to zero ,I miss it sometimes. I sat with two old friends my old beer drinking buds it was hard to watch them be drunk .The song you ante no fun since i quit driinking came to mind,friends don;t come arround much i know thats best they all drink 20 years of friendship...

Rufio · Rufio

Hey guys. My name is David, I'm 24, and I think im an alcoholic. That is why I am here. I've been curious to talk to recovering alcoholics about their experiences before they sought help. To keep things really short, I consider myself a functioning alcoholic. I drink pretty much every night but it...

Loulou · Loulou

Hi, I am new to this message board and would really appreciate some advice. In spite of not wanting to admit it, I know that I am an alcoholic. I drink at least 5 nights a week, have empty bottles of drink hidden around the house ('luckily I live alone') and have done so for the past 12 years. I am sure that I am...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Hey ya'll, Toni - I'm okay. Just...tired. Thanks for your check-in Been a weird month, but nothing The HP, AA & tiny me couldn't handle. Work has been pretty overwhelming. Family has been good...but busy. I've been working The Program slowly but surely. My Halloween relapse has had a signifi...

Stephanie14 · Stephanie14

The people around me have such hard to handle things going on in their lives that my heart is breaking for them. My roommate lost one of her children (4yrs old) in a house fire last new years eve. She is having to go through her first set of sober holidays without her little girl. I don't know how she gets out...

Mobirdie · Mobirdie

I am a member of Al-Anon now for five years. My son is an Alcoholic/drug addict and is also addicted to prescription pain meds. He is 40 years old, a disabled veteran and homeless. He is currently in detox at the Veterans Hospital. He is going to do rehab there if we can't find something else but I'm hav...

lukin · lukin

Hi... I'm still pretty new to the program, I got to 90 days and had a slip yesterday. My sponsor at the beginning didn't return my calls & didn't answer when I called so I have kind of been wandering around without really knowing who to call when I think my sobriety is in jeopardy. Which it was last nig...

Toad · Toad

Howdy, Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all apperances is still closed and locked. All we need is a KEY, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness. 12 and12 p.p. 34 I desire t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing se...

bigG · bigG

I work for a organisation run by bullies and it trickles down the bullies have seen me being bullied and these cowards now all know its safe to bully me. there is a no bullying policy and what was happening to me perfectly fit the criteria, but the bullies who are in management just say it is office banter....

pinkchip · pinkchip

Okay, so a lot has been going on. My parents came down to visit me and then we met up with the whole family and went on a Disney cruise over the holiday (mainly for my little nephews all aged 7 to 1 and a half). I will say that the whole thing was good, but difficult in many ways. My mother still treats me like...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This is the toughest time of the year to stay sober, due to holidays, family, bad memories etc... It's especially important to double up on your meetings so that you can stay sober through the holiday season. AA clubs add extra meetings, many have 10pm and midnight meetings through new years and aro...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi all.... Have been going through some things, and some or one of you may understand. Have been having some pretty serious problems with my gut the past few weeks. It has taken me as far as the Emergency Room in agony, and have had an ultrasound so far. My doctor suspected gall bladder, but the ultrasou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putting the brake on thos...

turninggrey · turninggrey

1. My HP finding me a wife I do not deserve. 2. Me finding my HP 3. 2 great kids who I hope inhereted most of my wife's genes. 4. A good life free of alcohol. 5. A forum board called MIP that has such wonderful people (except when Loop tries to "sell" us on the Minnesota Spankological Proto...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Ohho - so tomorrow I strat back out on teh road, 2 sites in Manchester but then back home tomorrow, then 2 sites in North Yorkshire on wednesday, overnight in East Kilbride, 400 yards from the meeting, then 3 more sites in Scotland and overnight down in Carlisle, again less than half a mile from the meeti...

Toad · Toad

who has thouroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

This is a thread to express your thoughts and feelings for a number of reasons or no reason at all. It could help you to put them down, so as to have a better look at them, now or in the future. It could help others to identify (validate) with theirs. This can also be insightful or humorous (in good taste...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Thanks for sending my message out Mark . I am still here, and doing well....as far as staying sober. I have a lot to tell you all and am in need of some major advice, but will have to do that at a later time. I do not have the interet right now, so I'm only able to use it off of my phone.....and man, way too much...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

I was not in a sober state. I can't get myself to even open that thread, knowing I was spitting vinegar and being unreasonable. There were 3 days there in a row where I didn't sleep and just drank myself around the clock until I fell very ill. Not a hangover I know that, stomach was full of nails and couldn't...

Toad · Toad

Howdy, Toady is a very good day for this alky to ask for the gift of sobriety. I did. Toad

rgmarbles · rgmarbles

Here I am again, after screwing up Thanksgiving for the little family I'm fortunate enough to have. They (my brother and sister) are very supportive and loving, although they don't quite know what to do with me. They are trying. It's my significant other, who seems to believe that being mean and har...

SteveP · SteveP

Hey guys, I need to tell you that I've had one. Been missing meetings for the last week or so - and bingo, last night, stopped by the pub and had three pints of beer and another bottle when I got home. Feel just like such a loser today. Can't believe that I did that. Need to get back into the saddle today and sta...

Stephanie14 · Stephanie14

I recently moved across the country and pretty much hate it. I have found myself asking why? Why and how did I end up here? I know I am stuck so I wallow in the pain and suffering that I feel in this new environment. In my mediations book I read the following statement which has made me feel better and applies...

Just Toni · Just Toni

OK just sort of chuckling to myself, I had a Prime Rib dinner on Thankgiving, so maybe that is why I am awake. Happy snoozing all. Toni

crispin777 · crispin777

Hi Everybody! New to this site. In my arrogance & denial I was over on the sister Al-anon page. HA! Today I am 22 days sober. The emotions and craziness are almost too much at times. I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with spouses who are both in recovery. My husband is now arou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWELVE STEPS AND TWEL...

Toad · Toad

Howdy, "Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false." I cannot really remember how I arrived at the doors Of A.A. It...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Dear MIP.. I can't believe it but I think Phil hasn't just let himself go of moderating duties but gone & deleted his account as well! I hope it's just so that he can come back as a 'newcomer' with a clean slate & that's him doing whatever it takes to deflate this ego! I got from his share that it wi...

johnphilip19 · johnphilip19

I consider myself an alcoholic since age 16, when I was first introduced to alcohol. My mother bought me Carter's Nut Brown Ale, and I enjoyed drinking large quantities of beer until approximately age 18, when I moved away from my hometown due to a divorce. There I made a friend who drank, and I got the op...

Phil · Phil

Hi Everybody My name is Phil, and I'm alcoholic I have been a moderator on this message board ever since it started...many moons ago.. And was sober for 22 years..When I walked into a beer store...mad at the world..about things that werent going my way.. Since that time I have accumulated 2 months sobr...

Carlotta · Carlotta

Hi Friends:Went to a Big Book meeting last night & someone gave me a copy of an article that intrigued me... google the topic & tell me what you think. I found the article fascinating about Virginia Davis and her discovery of THIQ (short for tetrahydro...) manufactured in the brain. Has an...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

I always have loved watching the gifts of sobriety come alive when the fog lifts. For me, it was writing and poetry. Others will find their own gifts along the way. I recently met a lady in recovery (over seven years) and we had a converstaion once about being taken for granted. To me the worst thing one...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world -- a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its in...

Just Toni · Just Toni

On This day, to the young people serving and protecting our Country, sending out tons of Prayers that they may have some good food today, and just feel save and Loved my our Higher Power, that I Pray will lighten their Hearts. I will be going to a Thankgiving family dinner, but my heart will be over ther...

Toad · Toad

Howdy, Hope this note finds you reasonably well. Keyword reasonably. It still baffels me that when it came to my drinking "reasonably " was no where to be found. As painful as it is " I was strangely Insane ". Good thing Bill W. explained the "strangeness" in the...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

People who symbolize causes and ideas fill a deep human need. We of A.A. do not question that. But we do have to soberly face the fact that being in the public eye is hazardous, especially for us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 181 As a recovered alcoholic I must make an effort to put into practice...

Just Toni · Just Toni

So many of us will be travelling in the next few days, so before you go, just wanted to wish all a Blessed and Sober Happy Thankgiving. Toni

newcomer · newcomer

Hi All, Have had a rough evening, settling down to write my chapter, and guess what managed to spill tea on my lap top, instead of leaving it alone, I turned it off and now its screwed, its not turning on. My first instinct was to drink, my next was to check what back ups I have and make the best of it, trusting...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the years before the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book "The Way Out." . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled "The Way Out.". . . So &quo...

Toad · Toad

Howdy, Today is a really beautiful day. Warm Sunshine. I do not want to waste it . Wishing reasonable happiness, Toad

MDC · MDC

I got a message from cramcj01. Her internet is down, she wanted me to let everyone know that she is "alive and strong." I know she hasn't been here in a while, but that's the message I got! Please keep her in your prayers. Mark

Just Toni · Just Toni

Fo some reason this notion keeps cropping up in my thinking, we are so very Blessed, indeed, with one day at a time, to not have to pick up a drink. And the viligalence that is required, that has also been on my mind. Perhaps it is life itself that is also a very fragile thing as well. But by the Grace of God we...

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	Darker Secrets (Preview) Howdy, "I am thinkin' that when someone makes it thier business to bring out all of your flaws, it only means they have deeper darker secrets they are hiding. Sad thing is they forget one day it will all come back and bite them." I have some vivid bite marks left. ...	Toad	11	1019	Dec 4, 2009 by johnphilip19
	Some days all I can do is not drink and push through... lonely (Preview) Lately I have been feeling a terminal loneliness. I show up to meetings and still feel alone. My family is 1500 miles away. I recently ended a not so healthy relationship. I am burnt out on being there for other people. I am tired of being an emotional support for everyone around me. I feel like I have no on...	Stephanie14	14	959	Dec 4, 2009 by turninggrey
	Be Sure to stay OFF your right foot and leg for a while, pure trivia.. (Preview) Hi All, I just sat back down in chair after having a little lunch, and looked at the Board, Gees Lousie, all you see is Just Toni. I was told that from an infection in my ankle that I am being treated for, pressure socks, fancy bandaids, and antibiotics, that I should be sure to "stay off you foot and lo...	Just Toni	1	603	Dec 4, 2009 by Stephanie14
	Need some information and help please...UPDATE (Preview) Thank you all so very much for jogging my head back to the top of my head and out of my heart. I knew I needed to leave things alone and let him handle them but that mom thing kicked in and my heart overtook my brain. SO...I backed off and glory be would you believe he is working things out himself. There i...	Mobirdie	3	637	Dec 4, 2009 by ljc
	Daily Reflections ~ Into Action & 24hrs a Day (Preview) A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven't been given the truth may die. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 13 I desperately wanted to live, but if I was to succeed, I had to become active in our God-given progr...	Sobrietyspell	0	566	Dec 4, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Pre-Christmas Stress-Rant of 2009 (Preview) Well, as seems to be my own tradition here, unfortunately, I have a few issues and worries I just need to bring out and hopefully let go of. My stepsons are coming for the holiday this year (they live in Oklahoma, we live in Ohio, they are 10 and 14-going on 20, both boys). My husband spoils the daylights ou...	jonijoni1	3	946	Dec 4, 2009 by Just Toni
	Rationality. (Preview) I have a question for members here. What was your rationalization before you became sober? In other words, how did you justify your drinking in your own mind?	johnphilip19	5	860	Dec 2, 2009 by Stephanie14
	gettin harder (Preview) 160 days sobber from 18 to 20 beers a day to zero ,I miss it sometimes. I sat with two old friends my old beer drinking buds it was hard to watch them be drunk .The song you ante no fun since i quit driinking came to mind,friends don;t come arround much i know thats best they all drink 20 years of friendship...	major64	12	1060	Dec 2, 2009 by Stephanie14
	Seeking someone to talk to (Preview) Hey guys. My name is David, I'm 24, and I think im an alcoholic. That is why I am here. I've been curious to talk to recovering alcoholics about their experiences before they sought help. To keep things really short, I consider myself a functioning alcoholic. I drink pretty much every night but it...	Rufio	11	2628	Dec 2, 2009 by Stephanie14
	Need some advice - please help (Preview) Hi, I am new to this message board and would really appreciate some advice. In spite of not wanting to admit it, I know that I am an alcoholic. I drink at least 5 nights a week, have empty bottles of drink hidden around the house ('luckily I live alone') and have done so for the past 12 years. I am sure that I am...	Loulou	8	902	Dec 2, 2009 by Stephanie14
	I'm back and doing...pretty well, actually. (Preview) Hey ya'll, Toni - I'm okay. Just...tired. Thanks for your check-in Been a weird month, but nothing The HP, AA & tiny me couldn't handle. Work has been pretty overwhelming. Family has been good...but busy. I've been working The Program slowly but surely. My Halloween relapse has had a signifi...	Aquaman	9	818	Dec 2, 2009 by kkotz401
	My heart hurts (Preview) The people around me have such hard to handle things going on in their lives that my heart is breaking for them. My roommate lost one of her children (4yrs old) in a house fire last new years eve. She is having to go through her first set of sober holidays without her little girl. I don't know how she gets out...	Stephanie14	11	1223	Dec 2, 2009 by kkotz401
	Need some information and help please (Preview) I am a member of Al-Anon now for five years. My son is an Alcoholic/drug addict and is also addicted to prescription pain meds. He is 40 years old, a disabled veteran and homeless. He is currently in detox at the Veterans Hospital. He is going to do rehab there if we can't find something else but I'm hav...	Mobirdie	6	922	Dec 2, 2009 by Just Toni
	Really need a sponsor- how did you find one? (Preview) Hi... I'm still pretty new to the program, I got to 90 days and had a slip yesterday. My sponsor at the beginning didn't return my calls & didn't answer when I called so I have kind of been wandering around without really knowing who to call when I think my sobriety is in jeopardy. Which it was last nig...	lukin	8	1179	Dec 2, 2009 by Brutus977
	The Key (Preview) Howdy, Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all apperances is still closed and locked. All we need is a KEY, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it is called willingness. 12 and12 p.p. 34 I desire t...	Toad	2	680	Dec 1, 2009 by leeu
	Daily Reflections - Serenity + 24hrs a Day (Preview) Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, something began to happen to me. I felt confused because I wasn't sure what it was that I was feeling, and then I realized I was experiencing se...	Sobrietyspell	0	559	Dec 1, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	I am struggling to work 12 steps at work (Preview) I work for a organisation run by bullies and it trickles down the bullies have seen me being bullied and these cowards now all know its safe to bully me. there is a no bullying policy and what was happening to me perfectly fit the criteria, but the bullies who are in management just say it is office banter....	bigG	17	657	Dec 1, 2009 by tinym
	Back from 8 days with family and still sober lol (Preview) Okay, so a lot has been going on. My parents came down to visit me and then we met up with the whole family and went on a Disney cruise over the holiday (mainly for my little nephews all aged 7 to 1 and a half). I will say that the whole thing was good, but difficult in many ways. My mother still treats me like...	pinkchip	7	710	Dec 1, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Go to more meetings during the Holidays (Preview) This is the toughest time of the year to stay sober, due to holidays, family, bad memories etc... It's especially important to double up on your meetings so that you can stay sober through the holiday season. AA clubs add extra meetings, many have 10pm and midnight meetings through new years and aro...	StPeteDean	3	767	Dec 1, 2009 by angelov8
	Illness possibly cause by alcoholism (Preview) Hi all.... Have been going through some things, and some or one of you may understand. Have been having some pretty serious problems with my gut the past few weeks. It has taken me as far as the Emergency Room in agony, and have had an ultrasound so far. My doctor suspected gall bladder, but the ultrasou...	jonijoni1	10	1158	Nov 30, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Daily Reflections - Protection For All & 24hrs a Day (Preview) At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putting the brake on thos...	Sobrietyspell	0	443	Nov 30, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Things I am Thankful for.................. (Preview) 1. My HP finding me a wife I do not deserve. 2. Me finding my HP 3. 2 great kids who I hope inhereted most of my wife's genes. 4. A good life free of alcohol. 5. A forum board called MIP that has such wonderful people (except when Loop tries to "sell" us on the Minnesota Spankological Proto...	turninggrey	6	1364	Nov 30, 2009 by bikerbill
	Hitting the road again and more craziness at work. (Preview) Ohho - so tomorrow I strat back out on teh road, 2 sites in Manchester but then back home tomorrow, then 2 sites in North Yorkshire on wednesday, overnight in East Kilbride, 400 yards from the meeting, then 3 more sites in Scotland and overnight down in Carlisle, again less than half a mile from the meeti...	bikerbill	7	458	Nov 30, 2009 by bikerbill
	"Rarely Have we seen a person fail ---- (Preview) who has thouroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they...	Toad	9	1049	Nov 30, 2009 by Toad
	Random Thoughts Thread (Includes Jerry F's thread) (Preview) This is a thread to express your thoughts and feelings for a number of reasons or no reason at all. It could help you to put them down, so as to have a better look at them, now or in the future. It could help others to identify (validate) with theirs. This can also be insightful or humorous (in good taste...	StPeteDean	20	1126	Nov 30, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Hi everyone! (Preview) Thanks for sending my message out Mark . I am still here, and doing well....as far as staying sober. I have a lot to tell you all and am in need of some major advice, but will have to do that at a later time. I do not have the interet right now, so I'm only able to use it off of my phone.....and man, way too much...	cramcj01	4	704	Nov 30, 2009 by jasperkent
	I apologize for previous thread (Preview) I was not in a sober state. I can't get myself to even open that thread, knowing I was spitting vinegar and being unreasonable. There were 3 days there in a row where I didn't sleep and just drank myself around the clock until I fell very ill. Not a hangover I know that, stomach was full of nails and couldn't...	Dodsworth	12	1850	Nov 29, 2009 by StPeteDean
	The Gift (Preview) Howdy, Toady is a very good day for this alky to ask for the gift of sobriety. I did. Toad	Toad	2	590	Nov 29, 2009 by angelov8
	Opinions on "tough love" (Preview) Here I am again, after screwing up Thanksgiving for the little family I'm fortunate enough to have. They (my brother and sister) are very supportive and loving, although they don't quite know what to do with me. They are trying. It's my significant other, who seems to believe that being mean and har...	rgmarbles	10	1790	Nov 29, 2009 by Jerry F
	Slip (Preview) Hey guys, I need to tell you that I've had one. Been missing meetings for the last week or so - and bingo, last night, stopped by the pub and had three pints of beer and another bottle when I got home. Feel just like such a loser today. Can't believe that I did that. Need to get back into the saddle today and sta...	SteveP	18	3247	Nov 28, 2009 by Stephanie14
	while in pain (Preview) I recently moved across the country and pretty much hate it. I have found myself asking why? Why and how did I end up here? I know I am stuck so I wallow in the pain and suffering that I feel in this new environment. In my mediations book I read the following statement which has made me feel better and applies...	Stephanie14	5	389	Nov 28, 2009 by Stephanie14
	Is everyone Sleeping!!! Too much Triptophane???? (Preview) OK just sort of chuckling to myself, I had a Prime Rib dinner on Thankgiving, so maybe that is why I am awake. Happy snoozing all. Toni	Just Toni	2	657	Nov 28, 2009 by turninggrey
	Husband & wife in recovery.....but will the marriage recover???? (Preview) Hi Everybody! New to this site. In my arrogance & denial I was over on the sister Al-anon page. HA! Today I am 22 days sober. The emotions and craziness are almost too much at times. I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with spouses who are both in recovery. My husband is now arou...	crispin777	7	2691	Nov 28, 2009 by soberjulie
	Daily Reflections - Active Guardians + 24hrs a Day (Preview) To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A. In it, each member becomes an active guardian of our Fellowship. TWELVE STEPS AND TWEL...	Sobrietyspell	0	653	Nov 28, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	The Doctors Opinion xxvi (Preview) Howdy, "Men and women drink essentially because they like the effect produced by alcohol. The sensation is so elusive that, while they admit it is injurious, they cannot after a time differentiate the true from the false." I cannot really remember how I arrived at the doors Of A.A. It...	Toad	10	1166	Nov 28, 2009 by Toad
	Re Phil! xx (Preview) Dear MIP.. I can't believe it but I think Phil hasn't just let himself go of moderating duties but gone & deleted his account as well! I hope it's just so that he can come back as a 'newcomer' with a clean slate & that's him doing whatever it takes to deflate this ego! I got from his share that it wi...	Sobrietyspell	18	1139	Nov 28, 2009 by pinkchip
	Hi. Well here goes.. (Preview) I consider myself an alcoholic since age 16, when I was first introduced to alcohol. My mother bought me Carter's Nut Brown Ale, and I enjoyed drinking large quantities of beer until approximately age 18, when I moved away from my hometown due to a divorce. There I made a friend who drank, and I got the op...	johnphilip19	9	1231	Nov 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	Honesty (Preview) Hi Everybody My name is Phil, and I'm alcoholic I have been a moderator on this message board ever since it started...many moons ago.. And was sober for 22 years..When I walked into a beer store...mad at the world..about things that werent going my way.. Since that time I have accumulated 2 months sobr...	Phil	18	1220	Nov 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	Tetrahydroisoquinoline (Preview) Hi Friends:Went to a Big Book meeting last night & someone gave me a copy of an article that intrigued me... google the topic & tell me what you think. I found the article fascinating about Virginia Davis and her discovery of THIQ (short for tetrahydro...) manufactured in the brain. Has an...	Carlotta	4	6690	Nov 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	A Super High (Preview) I always have loved watching the gifts of sobriety come alive when the fog lifts. For me, it was writing and poetry. Others will find their own gifts along the way. I recently met a lady in recovery (over seven years) and we had a converstaion once about being taken for granted. To me the worst thing one...	Dave Harm	3	495	Nov 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	Daily Reflections - The Perils of the Limelight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world -- a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its in...	Sobrietyspell	1	691	Nov 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	On This Thanksgiving..... johnphillips put a follow up in this Post so hope you will read it again (Preview) On This day, to the young people serving and protecting our Country, sending out tons of Prayers that they may have some good food today, and just feel save and Loved my our Higher Power, that I Pray will lighten their Hearts. I will be going to a Thankgiving family dinner, but my heart will be over ther...	Just Toni	5	1638	Nov 27, 2009 by jonijoni1
	Strangely Insane ?????? (Preview) Howdy, Hope this note finds you reasonably well. Keyword reasonably. It still baffels me that when it came to my drinking "reasonably " was no where to be found. As painful as it is " I was strangely Insane ". Good thing Bill W. explained the "strangeness" in the...	Toad	6	2300	Nov 27, 2009 by Toad
	Daily Reflections ~ The Hazards of Publicity & 24hrs a Day (Preview) People who symbolize causes and ideas fill a deep human need. We of A.A. do not question that. But we do have to soberly face the fact that being in the public eye is hazardous, especially for us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 181 As a recovered alcoholic I must make an effort to put into practice...	Sobrietyspell	1	696	Nov 27, 2009 by ljc
	Wish everyone a Happy Happy Sober Thanksgiving! (Preview) So many of us will be travelling in the next few days, so before you go, just wanted to wish all a Blessed and Sober Happy Thankgiving. Toni	Just Toni	10	997	Nov 27, 2009 by johnphilip19
	Need to make a gratitude list (Preview) Hi All, Have had a rough evening, settling down to write my chapter, and guess what managed to spill tea on my lap top, instead of leaving it alone, I turned it off and now its screwed, its not turning on. My first instinct was to drink, my next was to check what back ups I have and make the best of it, trusting...	newcomer	3	757	Nov 26, 2009 by jasperkent
	Daily Reflections ~ A Powerful Tradition & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the years before the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book "The Way Out." . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled "The Way Out.". . . So &quo...	Sobrietyspell	1	1103	Nov 26, 2009 by jasperkent
	Sunny Day, (Preview) Howdy, Today is a really beautiful day. Warm Sunshine. I do not want to waste it . Wishing reasonable happiness, Toad	Toad	3	637	Nov 25, 2009 by jj
	RE: cramcj01 (Preview) I got a message from cramcj01. Her internet is down, she wanted me to let everyone know that she is "alive and strong." I know she hasn't been here in a while, but that's the message I got! Please keep her in your prayers. Mark	MDC	2	740	Nov 25, 2009 by turninggrey
	How very fragile we all are..... (Preview) Fo some reason this notion keeps cropping up in my thinking, we are so very Blessed, indeed, with one day at a time, to not have to pick up a drink. And the viligalence that is required, that has also been on my mind. Perhaps it is life itself that is also a very fragile thing as well. But by the Grace of God we...	Just Toni	6	682	Nov 24, 2009 by leeu
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