Alcoholics Anonymous

brett · brett

My sister is finally out of hospital,but she is in a strange quagmire of what steps to take next,(much like myself).I feel like a fraud trying to offer sum advice on her drinking when i have my own alcohol demons.i ask myself why offer advice on mowing ones backyard when mine is 3ft tall,am i being a hypoc...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Can't remember ever going to a meeting where the topic was the "Joy" of recovery and then I never say never anymore. That was this mornings topic at the end of our Wed. speaker meeting and HP does use others to get me to consider what I cannot or willnot do by myself. I shared from my own experi...

Toad · Toad

Hi, Pretty deep into my sobriety I still felt unsure with my God thing. So I got a little help. Wife and I found a half froze little puppy on the road.It's about zero out. I go to pick it up and it bites me. Get it home and see if we can keep it alive. It hides in a corner for a couple weeks but will drink a little war...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 I came to Alcoholics Anonymous because I was no longer able to con...

soberjulie · soberjulie

Im just so excited....I wanted to share. A bunch of women in the program have all got together and decided to do a BB study....about 12 of us. First meeting was tonight, just to iron out details, timelines (16 weeks) meeting place (alano club) format etc. Anyhow, I suggested we all meet in our pj's. It pa...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Been in the program for a while now and it is just now occuring to me as of late how important having a higher power in my personal life is. It's real easy for me to go to a meeting and talk the talk. Bringing it home in my own personal life is a different story. As i read the Big Book now all I see are references to...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, Today I am feeling good, fear must be bothering someone else today, it has not visited me for a few days.and in those few days. Have been really thinking (not always a good thing, right) but wondering how it gets in, never invited. But there it is, occupying a space in my head, til I make a plea to my H...

Simple · Simple

I just had an interesting conversation with a friend and thought I'd share it. But first, some background information. When I was newly sober, I dated a guy for a few months and it ended when he gave me herpes and then denied that he gave it to me, judged me for it and broke up with me. Yeah, nice. But on t...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice - I can't dri...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Bad thing. I have been ill with a gastrointestinal condition that so far has evaded my doctor's understanding. This has been going on for months now. I have had tests, and due to have more tests. I am treating symptoms right now, not the root cause, as it is unknown at this time. This is very frustrating a...

shannon elizabeth · shannon elizabeth

my name is shannon and im 18 years old. im a senior in high school and my moms been an alcoholic for about 20 years. My mom and i are very close and i love her but i hate her just as much. The abuse she does to herself doesnt only effect her but me and my family. She has gone to rehab for pills such as vikidin, perka...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze. Someti...

tokengirl · tokengirl

Just not working out for me this time around. I've had 2 sponsors in the 2years I've been sober. I stop calling both of them. One just never had the time to work on the steps with me and i liked talking to her but we just never could finish my steps. The other one always wanted me to come over for family ev...

Philip D · Philip D

I'm not into religion, but thought this was kinda nice. Thought I'd share it with you. http://gloriousgrace.net/saucer/saucer.html

Suzanne001 · Suzanne001

Has anyone else experienced sugar cravings after stopping drinking?

CandleDave · CandleDave

Share the joy by sharing in their special day. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=270505725547&Category=47127&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1

Aquaman · Aquaman

Cigarette withdrawal effing sucks. Sucks. Sucks. Sucks. It's my nature to compare/contrast alcoholism and cigarette addiction. Right now...I don't care. It just sucks. One Day At A Time is much easier to swallow than "I quit forever." I can Pray through a Jonez. I thank my HP that I have...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, Well this was sort of weird, but really great, turned out in a good way, I just made a Post about having Fear attacks, a lot of them, and Praying each and every time, and being relieved, but when I read the Post, it did not seem to be something I was really connected to, only super imposed over my own se...

blessdmegz · blessdmegz

i met with my sponsor today...she is my rock...i am so blessed to have found her...she keeps me so grounded. we decided i was complete with step two and i am now working through step three. i will admit thep three scared the living poo out of me when i first started aa...but whist reading it i am reli...

jasperkent · jasperkent

Hi all. Jasper here, definitely an alcoholic. As many of you know I'm in early recovery and have had a hard time the last couple of months. Financial and legal problems, plus my dear wife's medical problems. Bless her heart-- she spent both her birthday and Christmas in the hospital this past month. Th...

MAL · MAL

Hi all! I'm very happy to have found this site. It's good support between meetings. I put down the bottle(s) of wine on Nov. 25th because I'd reached a painful place for me. My grown kids didn't want to spend any more holidays with me, or want much to do with me at all. I'd been trying to quit for 3 year...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

My Recovery has been slowly taking over in capability. Such knowledge seeping & simpering through waiting to take flight. Building up like an inferno of fire & brimstone in the depths of my belly & sanity. I've been becoming well. I was frustrated for a little while. The knowledge but no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 When alcohol infl...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The following article was published in this month's Share magazine & I loved it so much I thought I'd post it for y'all to perhaps enjoy too. Ps. For our newcomers.. It is recomended that we work each step in succession & with a sponsor before running around making amends before we're spiritua...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hope everyone had a safe and sober holiday. It was lovely here. My youngest stepson, whom I had worried about "acting out" while he was here, as he has some damage which creates horrible outbursts of rage... well, he has never been as WELL as I have seen him this past week. Usually traveling 1...

michaelchef1 · michaelchef1

Hello everyone, I am Michael and am curious about something. I am involive in doing 12 step workshops in Akron Ohio. We do them in a 2 hour session on night a week and take the steps as a group. It involves a lot of writing and each wrokshop runs about 20 weeks or longer depending on everybody fourth ste...

Jade · Jade

OK, so I know I'm an alcoholic. I've finally accepted that, and I recognize the negative consequences alcohol is having on my life, but my consequences are nothing compared to those I've read about and heard about in the few meetings I've attended. Nonetheless I know I'm an alcoholic. Yet part of m...

cramcj01 · cramcj01

Still no internet at my place, but I venture to the library once in awhile : ) I hope that the holidays went well for everyone. The stress really got to me this year and my nerves are frazzled! But, I'm alive.....I think. I'm starting my sobriety date over. Though I haven't drank since my mishap in S...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Practicing the "If you keep an open mind...you will find help"; from the ending statement in an Al-Anon meeting I ended up having a spontaneous 10th step moment where I was able to learn some of why I have been dealing with denial and my subconscious mind has been shouting from where ever it h...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Hi everyone, Happy New Year!!! May we all have a happy and sober 2010! It's been quite a while since I last posted, and life has been completely hectic. But, I am still sober and will have four years sobriety in February. The last few weeks have been a complete nightmare for me trying to deal with wa...

runnergirl · runnergirl

Just wanted to drop a quick hello now that I'm settled in Singapore for the next three weeks. It's many degrees below zero back home right now... 90 degrees and humid where I am... Lovely, but I miss my children and husband already. Haven't had a drink. I'm a little nervous about how the next few weeks...

Reffner · Reffner

Greetings, and happy new year to all my fellow A.A.'s. I,m so grateful for all your support and help in keeping me sober for 9 months now. Yup, I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. Not only is it a first for me, it's the greatest miracle ever to happen in my life. We (my wife and kids) woke up yesterday...

Toad · Toad

Hello !! I do hope all had a year of growth. My year was very bumpy to say the least. I received lessons in many different forms. Some fell into the "broken to tenderness" category. Painful. Others gave joy and deep peace that is difficult to describe. I would seem I needed both kinds to grow....

Aquaman · Aquaman

I have grown more and become happier than ever before. Thanks to AA. Consistently cleaning house via steps #4-#10 are such a beatiful way to live; no remorse, no regrets, no dishonesty and I have recovered a sense of honor and chivalry that when I was a young teenager I admired. I can now live a life of...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can understand the exact meanin...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi All, Have been so busy in the last few days, have not been on MIP, and when I opened it up, was surprised to see all the newly signed up new friends in this little family of ours, WELCOME to this little community or family. Hope so much you all will stay and help us stay sober. Hugs and Prayers, Toni

jab · jab

I am looking for input from long term sobriety. I rarely bring this up at meetings... 1. I don't want to send the wrong message about meeting attendance. 2. Cross talk has been negative. Over the years of my sobriety, I have attended meetings in different patterns. When I started I made 9...

louisa · louisa

My name's Louisa and I'm an alcoholic. Been in recovery 7 years - one day at a time - thanks to the miracle of AA. Just wanted to say hello and say how great it is to have found you all! Phew! ! Thanks HP for guiding me here! xx

blessdmegz · blessdmegz

WELL....HELLO EVERYONE I AM MEGAN IAM 26 YRS OLD...PRETTY NEW TO AA , 50 DAYS SOBER IN 45 MINS.....LET ME JUST SAY THAT THIS FIRST MONTH HAS BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER BUT SOBRIETY HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING....I ALWAYS KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM DRINKING...BUT ABOUT 3 DAYS INTO MY DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT PROGRAM,...

Danielle · Danielle

Before my husband became official I took $2,000 from him and never paid him back. I am now to step 9 and I feel I owe him a financial amends but I don't know what I can do. He completely supports me now financially. I thought about getting a job but he doesn't want me to. I help him run his small business and if I...

islandgirl65 · islandgirl65

Hello all, Christine alcoholic. In a sense, I've been sober on and off (more on, thank goodness) for about 12 years. I came in through the "back door"; ACA was my first intro to any concept of alcoholism as a disease. If being a child of an alcoholic wasn't shocking enough, imagine my surpris...

Glenns · Glenns

How do you SA'ers handle your obsession to drink? You can't call your Sponsor because you don't have one. Even if you did have a Sponsor, crippling shyness and embarassment would stop you from ever making the call (remember, you have SAD, or Social Anxiety Disorder). You can't pray on it, because yo...

michaelca · michaelca

Good Morning, I am brand new to this site today. Been sober before thru AA for sixteen years, then relapsed. Yes, it is very true about everything that you have heard, It is cunning, baffling and powerful! I stopped going to meetings cause I thought I could run my own show, lost contact with sponso...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I've shouted from the audience what I have learned in recovery and then sat back to watch how predictable the show would go on using my journey and the journey of others as a filter. Willingness and Honesty are our first keys and if not their first keys they won't find the rooms we were blessed to find and...

Aquaman · Aquaman

So I'm getting the clue that while others in my life enjoy the benefits of my recovery, they would rather it not come with a new philosophy, particuliarly where parenting is involved. My son is eleven and when he comes upon difficult situations I want to help him the best I can. Prior to The Program, t...

jj · jj

Last night at a meeting we were searching for a topic. We came up with addiction and how it is important to be watchful so we don't substitute an addiction with a different one that can slip into that hole in our soul when drinking alcohol is surrendered to our higher power. So last night i was...

Beatles Fan · Beatles Fan

5 months ago I was in a downward spiral, drinking all hours of the day, having blackouts, and hurting (emotionally) myself and others closest to me. My girlfriend had broken up with me as a result. I have been sober now for 4 months and for the last month or so have reconnected with my ex-girlfriend. I am p...

newcomer · newcomer

Dear All, Sometime ago, I submitted a chapter for my thesis, I got the feedback today, not good, grammar terrible, English bad, etc. I emailed back and told my supervisor that I had been over anxious to submit it and yes,it needed a hell of lot more work which I am prepared to do. He contacted me, said he u...

blessdmegz · blessdmegz

there was an aa...all sober new yrs eve party...i figured...well ill go. not like i have a ton of plans any how.....let me back up to ten am this morning. i woke up and immedietly remembered what day it was and broke into tears....every one says "oh its just another day"....but to a pathetic a...

Aquaman · Aquaman

For the first time in 28 years I will not do one or more of the following this evening... Drive with one eye closed. Forget where I left my car. Get in a fight. Embarass anyone with my WhiskeyWit. Spend $$$ and have no idea where it went. Get frostbite on my fingers smoking dope in an alley behind a bar. Wake...

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	REGRETS AND GOALS. (Preview) My sister is finally out of hospital,but she is in a strange quagmire of what steps to take next,(much like myself).I feel like a fraud trying to offer sum advice on her drinking when i have my own alcohol demons.i ask myself why offer advice on mowing ones backyard when mine is 3ft tall,am i being a hypoc...	brett	5	1454	Jan 10, 2010 by jasperkent
	The "Joy" of recovery.... (Preview) Can't remember ever going to a meeting where the topic was the "Joy" of recovery and then I never say never anymore. That was this mornings topic at the end of our Wed. speaker meeting and HP does use others to get me to consider what I cannot or willnot do by myself. I shared from my own experi...	Jerry F	13	1695	Jan 9, 2010 by Jerry F
	Run what you brung (Preview) Hi, Pretty deep into my sobriety I still felt unsure with my God thing. So I got a little help. Wife and I found a half froze little puppy on the road.It's about zero out. I go to pick it up and it bites me. Get it home and see if we can keep it alive. It hides in a corner for a couple weeks but will drink a little war...	Toad	9	1040	Jan 9, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ United We Stand (Preview) We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 30 I came to Alcoholics Anonymous because I was no longer able to con...	Sobrietyspell	0	779	Jan 9, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Pajama Big Book Study (Preview) Im just so excited....I wanted to share. A bunch of women in the program have all got together and decided to do a BB study....about 12 of us. First meeting was tonight, just to iron out details, timelines (16 weeks) meeting place (alano club) format etc. Anyhow, I suggested we all meet in our pj's. It pa...	soberjulie	12	896	Jan 9, 2010 by pinkchip
	Higher Power (Preview) Been in the program for a while now and it is just now occuring to me as of late how important having a higher power in my personal life is. It's real easy for me to go to a meeting and talk the talk. Bringing it home in my own personal life is a different story. As i read the Big Book now all I see are references to...	soberdrunk	11	1068	Jan 8, 2010 by jasperkent
	A CRISIS OF FAITH..... or just an old relative that refuses to leave..... (Preview) Hi All, Today I am feeling good, fear must be bothering someone else today, it has not visited me for a few days.and in those few days. Have been really thinking (not always a good thing, right) but wondering how it gets in, never invited. But there it is, occupying a space in my head, til I make a plea to my H...	Just Toni	13	1916	Jan 8, 2010 by jasperkent
	An interesting story to share... (Preview) I just had an interesting conversation with a friend and thought I'd share it. But first, some background information. When I was newly sober, I dated a guy for a few months and it ended when he gave me herpes and then denied that he gave it to me, judged me for it and broke up with me. Yeah, nice. But on t...	Simple	3	1683	Jan 8, 2010 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections - Do I Have a Choice? + 24hrs a Day (Preview) The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 My powerlessness over alcohol does not cease when I quit drinking. In sobriety I still have no choice - I can't dri...	Sobrietyspell	0	823	Jan 7, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Is it Good, or is it Bad??? (Preview) *Bad thing.* I have been ill with a gastrointestinal condition that so far has evaded my doctor's understanding. This has been going on for months now. I have had tests, and due to have more tests. I am treating symptoms right now, not the root cause, as it is unknown at this time. This is very frustrating a...	jonijoni1	6	1261	Jan 7, 2010 by jonijoni1
	annoyed (Preview) my name is shannon and im 18 years old. im a senior in high school and my moms been an alcoholic for about 20 years. My mom and i are very close and i love her but i hate her just as much. The abuse she does to herself doesnt only effect her but me and my family. She has gone to rehab for pills such as vikidin, perka...	shannon elizabeth	8	1208	Jan 6, 2010 by johnphilip19
	Daily Reflections ~ At The Turning Point & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze. Someti...	Sobrietyspell	0	2510	Jan 6, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Sponsorship (Preview) Just not working out for me this time around. I've had 2 sponsors in the 2years I've been sober. I stop calling both of them. One just never had the time to work on the steps with me and i liked talking to her but we just never could finish my steps. The other one always wanted me to come over for family ev...	tokengirl	19	1060	Jan 6, 2010 by tokengirl
	A little share (Preview) I'm not into religion, but thought this was kinda nice. Thought I'd share it with you. http://gloriousgrace.net/saucer/saucer.html	Philip D	1	831	Jan 6, 2010 by leeu
	sugar (Preview) Has anyone else experienced sugar cravings after stopping drinking?	Suzanne001	9	2012	Jan 6, 2010 by leeu
	Know someone celebrating an Anniversary? Recovery Candle Anniversary Birthday gift celebrate (Preview) Share the joy by sharing in their special day. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=270505725547&Category=47127&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1	CandleDave	0	8305	Jan 6, 2010 by CandleDave
	Quitting Cigarettes...One Day At A Time (Preview) Cigarette withdrawal effing sucks. Sucks. Sucks. Sucks. It's my nature to compare/contrast alcoholism and cigarette addiction. Right now...I don't care. It just sucks. One Day At A Time is much easier to swallow than "I quit forever." I can Pray through a Jonez. I thank my HP that I have...	Aquaman	18	1192	Jan 6, 2010 by jasperkent
	Gratitude to GOD and for the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. (Preview) Hi All, Well this was sort of weird, but really great, turned out in a good way, I just made a Post about having Fear attacks, a lot of them, and Praying each and every time, and being relieved, but when I read the Post, it did not seem to be something I was really connected to, only super imposed over my own se...	Just Toni	4	909	Jan 6, 2010 by jasperkent
	just starting my step 3 (Preview) i met with my sponsor today...she is my rock...i am so blessed to have found her...she keeps me so grounded. we decided i was complete with step two and i am now working through step three. i will admit thep three scared the living poo out of me when i first started aa...but whist reading it i am reli...	blessdmegz	7	935	Jan 6, 2010 by Mike B.
	Having A Rough Time (Preview) Hi all. Jasper here, definitely an alcoholic. As many of you know I'm in early recovery and have had a hard time the last couple of months. Financial and legal problems, plus my dear wife's medical problems. Bless her heart-- she spent both her birthday and Christmas in the hospital this past month. Th...	jasperkent	15	1256	Jan 6, 2010 by jasperkent
	I've made 38 days! (Preview) Hi all! I'm very happy to have found this site. It's good support between meetings. I put down the bottle(s) of wine on Nov. 25th because I'd reached a painful place for me. My grown kids didn't want to spend any more holidays with me, or want much to do with me at all. I'd been trying to quit for 3 year...	MAL	15	1147	Jan 6, 2010 by Azul
	A Share when I was New x (Preview) My Recovery has been slowly taking over in capability. Such knowledge seeping & simpering through waiting to take flight. Building up like an inferno of fire & brimstone in the depths of my belly & sanity. I've been becoming well. I was frustrated for a little while. The knowledge but no...	Sobrietyspell	2	947	Jan 6, 2010 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ The Victory of Surrender (Preview) We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 When alcohol infl...	Sobrietyspell	0	3097	Jan 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Having Had a Spiritual Awakening ... (Preview) The following article was published in this month's Share magazine & I loved it so much I thought I'd post it for y'all to perhaps enjoy too. Ps. For our newcomers.. It is recomended that we work each step in succession & with a sponsor before running around making amends before we're spiritua...	Sobrietyspell	0	889	Jan 5, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	checking in..... (Preview) Hope everyone had a safe and sober holiday. It was lovely here. My youngest stepson, whom I had worried about "acting out" while he was here, as he has some damage which creates horrible outbursts of rage... well, he has never been as WELL as I have seen him this past week. Usually traveling 1...	jonijoni1	5	832	Jan 5, 2010 by StPeteDean
	12 step workshops (Preview) Hello everyone, I am Michael and am curious about something. I am involive in doing 12 step workshops in Akron Ohio. We do them in a 2 hour session on night a week and take the steps as a group. It involves a lot of writing and each wrokshop runs about 20 weeks or longer depending on everybody fourth ste...	michaelchef1	3	982	Jan 5, 2010 by StPeteDean
	new and questioning (Preview) OK, so I know I'm an alcoholic. I've finally accepted that, and I recognize the negative consequences alcohol is having on my life, but my consequences are nothing compared to those I've read about and heard about in the few meetings I've attended. Nonetheless I know I'm an alcoholic. Yet part of m...	Jade	12	769	Jan 5, 2010 by Bob K
	Hey Everyone (Preview) Still no internet at my place, but I venture to the library once in awhile : ) I hope that the holidays went well for everyone. The stress really got to me this year and my nerves are frazzled! But, I'm alive.....I think. I'm starting my sobriety date over. Though I haven't drank since my mishap in S...	cramcj01	8	801	Jan 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	spontaneous 10th step (Preview) Practicing the "If you keep an open mind...you will find help"; from the ending statement in an Al-Anon meeting I ended up having a spontaneous 10th step moment where I was able to learn some of why I have been dealing with denial and my subconscious mind has been shouting from where ever it h...	Jerry F	3	943	Jan 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Long Time Without Posting! (Preview) Hi everyone, Happy New Year!!! May we all have a happy and sober 2010! It's been quite a while since I last posted, and life has been completely hectic. But, I am still sober and will have four years sobriety in February. The last few weeks have been a complete nightmare for me trying to deal with wa...	Quetzal	10	1155	Jan 4, 2010 by tokengirl
	Hello from Singapore! (Preview) Just wanted to drop a quick hello now that I'm settled in Singapore for the next three weeks. It's many degrees below zero back home right now... 90 degrees and humid where I am... Lovely, but I miss my children and husband already. Haven't had a drink. I'm a little nervous about how the next few weeks...	runnergirl	7	1049	Jan 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Gateful, but COLD (Preview) Greetings, and happy new year to all my fellow A.A.'s. I,m so grateful for all your support and help in keeping me sober for 9 months now. Yup, I'm picking up my 9 month chip tonight. Not only is it a first for me, it's the greatest miracle ever to happen in my life. We (my wife and kids) woke up yesterday...	Reffner	7	1112	Jan 4, 2010 by Aquaman
	Review (Preview) Hello !! I do hope all had a year of growth. My year was very bumpy to say the least. I received lessons in many different forms. Some fell into the "broken to tenderness" category. Painful. Others gave joy and deep peace that is difficult to describe. I would seem I needed both kinds to grow....	Toad	5	864	Jan 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	In The Last Six Months... (Preview) I have grown more and become happier than ever before. Thanks to AA. Consistently cleaning house via steps #4-#10 are such a beatiful way to live; no remorse, no regrets, no dishonesty and I have recovered a sense of honor and chivalry that when I was a young teenager I admired. I can now live a life of...	Aquaman	5	750	Jan 4, 2010 by Sobrietyspell
	Daily Reflections ~ Total Acceptance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.152 Only an alcoholic can understand the exact meanin...	Sobrietyspell	1	1232	Jan 4, 2010 by islandgirl65
	Wow, so many new people- so wonderful to see each and every one!!! (Preview) Hi All, Have been so busy in the last few days, have not been on MIP, and when I opened it up, was surprised to see all the newly signed up new friends in this little family of ours, WELCOME to this little community or family. Hope so much you all will stay and help us stay sober. Hugs and Prayers, Toni	Just Toni	12	1044	Jan 4, 2010 by Just Toni
	FEEDBACK - 18 yrs sober going to 2-3 meetings a month (Preview) I am looking for input from long term sobriety. I rarely bring this up at meetings... 1. I don't want to send the wrong message about meeting attendance. 2. Cross talk has been negative. Over the years of my sobriety, I have attended meetings in different patterns. When I started I made 9...	jab	11	1242	Jan 4, 2010 by carlasober
	Hello everyone! (Preview) My name's Louisa and I'm an alcoholic. Been in recovery 7 years - one day at a time - thanks to the miracle of AA. Just wanted to say hello and say how great it is to have found you all! Phew! ! Thanks HP for guiding me here! xx	louisa	11	911	Jan 4, 2010 by carlasober
	iNTRODUCTION (Preview) WELL....HELLO EVERYONE I AM MEGAN IAM 26 YRS OLD...PRETTY NEW TO AA , 50 DAYS SOBER IN 45 MINS.....LET ME JUST SAY THAT THIS FIRST MONTH HAS BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER BUT SOBRIETY HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING....I ALWAYS KNEW I HAD A PROBLEM DRINKING...BUT ABOUT 3 DAYS INTO MY DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT PROGRAM,...	blessdmegz	10	1156	Jan 4, 2010 by carlasober
	Financial Amends to Husband (Preview) Before my husband became official I took $2,000 from him and never paid him back. I am now to step 9 and I feel I owe him a financial amends but I don't know what I can do. He completely supports me now financially. I thought about getting a job but he doesn't want me to. I help him run his small business and if I...	Danielle	12	1387	Jan 4, 2010 by carlasober
	Introduction and what's with the Godzilla avatar? (Preview) Hello all, Christine alcoholic. In a sense, I've been sober on and off (more on, thank goodness) for about 12 years. I came in through the "back door"; ACA was my first intro to any concept of alcoholism as a disease. If being a child of an alcoholic wasn't shocking enough, imagine my surpris...	islandgirl65	8	1170	Jan 4, 2010 by carlasober
	The "Obsession:" how to handle it if you have SAD? (Preview) How do you SA'ers handle your obsession to drink? You can't call your Sponsor because you don't have one. Even if you did have a Sponsor, crippling shyness and embarassment would stop you from ever making the call (remember, you have SAD, or Social Anxiety Disorder). You can't pray on it, because yo...	Glenns	20	732	Jan 4, 2010 by jpmger
	hello, brand new to this site (Preview) Good Morning, I am brand new to this site today. Been sober before thru AA for sixteen years, then relapsed. Yes, it is very true about everything that you have heard, It is cunning, baffling and powerful! I stopped going to meetings cause I thought I could run my own show, lost contact with sponso...	michaelca	12	1203	Jan 4, 2010 by MAL
	Past Actor...now a spectator. (Preview) I've shouted from the audience what I have learned in recovery and then sat back to watch how predictable the show would go on using my journey and the journey of others as a filter. Willingness and Honesty are our first keys and if not their first keys they won't find the rooms we were blessed to find and...	Jerry F	9	1089	Jan 3, 2010 by Jerry F
	"That AA crap" (Preview) So I'm getting the clue that while others in my life enjoy the benefits of my recovery, they would rather it not come with a new philosophy, particuliarly where parenting is involved. My son is eleven and when he comes upon difficult situations I want to help him the best I can. Prior to The Program, t...	Aquaman	17	2068	Jan 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Addiction (Preview) Last night at a meeting we were searching for a topic. We came up with addiction and how it is important to be watchful so we don't substitute an addiction with a different one that can slip into that hole in our soul when drinking alcohol is surrendered to our higher power. So last night i was...	jj	13	1127	Jan 3, 2010 by StPeteDean
	Being outed to others (Preview) 5 months ago I was in a downward spiral, drinking all hours of the day, having blackouts, and hurting (emotionally) myself and others closest to me. My girlfriend had broken up with me as a result. I have been sober now for 4 months and for the last month or so have reconnected with my ex-girlfriend. I am p...	Beatles Fan	9	1316	Jan 3, 2010 by jonijoni1
	Taking responsibility (Preview) Dear All, Sometime ago, I submitted a chapter for my thesis, I got the feedback today, not good, grammar terrible, English bad, etc. I emailed back and told my supervisor that I had been over anxious to submit it and yes,it needed a hell of lot more work which I am prepared to do. He contacted me, said he u...	newcomer	6	955	Jan 2, 2010 by newcomer
	first sober new yrs (Preview) there was an aa...all sober new yrs eve party...i figured...well ill go. not like i have a ton of plans any how.....let me back up to ten am this morning. i woke up and immedietly remembered what day it was and broke into tears....every one says "oh its just another day"....but to a pathetic a...	blessdmegz	13	1110	Jan 1, 2010 by Criket
	Have a Happy Friggin' New Year's Eve! (Preview) For the first time in 28 years I will not do one or more of the following this evening... Drive with one eye closed. Forget where I left my car. Get in a fight. Embarass anyone with my WhiskeyWit. Spend $$$ and have no idea where it went. Get frostbite on my fingers smoking dope in an alley behind a bar. Wake...	Aquaman	11	1019	Jan 1, 2010 by tokengirl
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