Alcoholics Anonymous

Toad · Toad

Mornin' Thank You for the warm welcome. When I took that first drink I FELL IN LOVE. I FELT WHOLE. I FELT GOOD. I did not know booze was numbing the subconscious self dislike I had for myself. It took a srong bit for booze to show it's true Face. A Cover up. I needed to be ROCKETED INTO THE FOURTH DEMINS...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Hi, Im susie and i'm a recovering alcoholic. I have been on this journey since Jan. 29 2008. I received my second DUI and was driving in a blackout. Spent 4 days in jail, 90 on tether, and was court ordered to sobriety court. It changed my life!! I started AA due to the judges order. I was scared but f...

RagnarokNO09 · RagnarokNO09

this is my first post so bare with me please, thought i would try this out... im a 24 year old male, whom just got married, and find my alcoholism hurting some one else other than my self.. i was a meth addict from 14 to 21 and have used a few times since, but never fell back into it (thank the stars) but ended up...

pinkchip · pinkchip

On a lighter note...I get home the other night and there is a typed note from the condo association on my door. They are informing residents of my building that there has been rampant drug use and prostitution going on in one of the units in my building. They want any help and assistance possible to evi...

cindy · cindy

good to be back on here..lost this site when i got the new computer and was grateful for the note in my e-mail today...yay!!! so good to see you all! big hugs and have a happy 24!!

Sara · Sara

I am a recovery drug addict and i have been clean for about 2 years now but my boyfriend has a problem with drinking. I have tried to explain to him that i know what he is going through but he tells me that my addiction isnt the same because I was a pill junkie and heavy cocaine user and I have tried to make him...

allgro3 · allgro3

Sorry to say i did not wake up sober today

Aquaman · Aquaman

My Alkie wants OUTTTT!!!!! Kid's birthday party...pumpkin carving...wife in control...I'm not. I'm feeling shorted. I'm feeling like all my weekends belong to someone else. The dog crap hasn't been cleaned up in weeks. Not my dog - son's dog. Front yard stinks like a ghetto. My alkie is holding up...

Givenupthedevil · Givenupthedevil

Im 6 days sober and it's been rough I tell ya!! Body seems to be playing tricks on me, the depression has set in, the anxiety amounts are unbearable at times. Anyways, I pretty much drink everyday. Straight after work I would get a six pack of 16oz beers just to relax. Never had a DUI or anything, but im not g...

Jane05 · Jane05

First - Hello Everyone! Hope you all are well, it's been a little while. *Grace of God - I'm still sober. Wanted to share that I went to a new meeting on my side of town last night. Mostly the young, in sobriety, running the meeting and it was great. When I say young, under a year. It was sprinkled with...

bikerbill · bikerbill

This could be a long one. But some of my CDs came back this evening, Brief history, I am separated from my wife, but we are still in contact, in fact our relationship is generally better than it ever was. We've been on holiday together, she visits, we talk, but we don't live together - partly because she li...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling of knowing that I am...

misu · misu

I do not know exactly where I should post to introduce myself as a newcomer, but here I am, brand new to this and thinking it's about time. Last week I spent 5 days in the realm of blurred vision and stupidity, ended up falling into train tracks at the central railway station and hitting my head right on the...

bikerbill · bikerbill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_3FvA5x58&feature=related

Mike B. · Mike B.

Why do we as alcoholics have such a hard time accepting and using others opinions or suggestions. This was really hard for me when I first came into the program. I was so stubborn and deviant. I thought I could do it on my own? Wrong... Countless vain attempts. When I got beat up enough by alcohol I...

SUSIE · SUSIE

Some thing very strange happened to me right when I got out of bed. I went to my computer which i do every morning to check things out and had a friend request on my Facebook. I always get excited to see who it is. Well it was from a girl I knew in 1979 and worked with her. We became good friends and shared ma...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Happy Sober Day my Sweet Sobervibers ;) Does anyone mind if I unsticky the Daily thread of our Reflections & 24 leaving these posts available to travel down the page one by one? If anyone else would like to add any other daily post in reply you are very welcome. Thank you, Danielle x

Ramchal · Ramchal

I want to attend the meeting this evening at 9PM eastern time. How do I log on to join the discussion? Ramchal <arturo45@wyoming.com.

newcomer · newcomer

Hi Guys, am in London on a research trip, this used to be a real trigger for me for drinking so am very apprehensive. Have been on the website looking for meetings and am hoping to get one near the British Library at 6 this evening, its probably me but there does not seem to be an abundance of meetings in this...

Aquaman · Aquaman

Maybe this is worth a sticky..... http://www.worldtimezone.com/ -- Edited by Aquaman on Wednesday 21st of October 2009 06:19:42 PM

smartkat · smartkat

If there are problems with my SILs lack of care of the kids (bad enough to warrant calling CPS) would it be appropriate to talk to her sponsor about things?My SIL puts a shield around herself making it virtually impossible to talk to her. We are thinking of having a kind of intervention on the subject bu...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

For those of you that weren't around this weekend, we have a new stickied thread at the top of the page (Share your AA Stories). This is an archive of members stories for the benefit of newcomers and visitors to relate to much like the second half of the Big Book. I want to encourage all of our members to po...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

"Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...

ready2quit · ready2quit

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself and my situation. I live in a VERY rural area and there are no AA meetings close by. I've checked out everything - AA and Celebrate Recovery with no luck so I feel I am on my own (except for the support of my loving husband). I've been d...

Carlotta · Carlotta

I've just got to say this and feel safe saying it here!! Went to a step meeting Sunday evening and a discussion (ladies) group on Tuesday at noon and I just have to say, I'm so humbled to hear such sad and difficult journeys and kept wondering if that could have been me at some point.. possibly!!My bottom...

SteveP · SteveP

Hey all, decided to start a thread about this, not to boast, but to show my gratitude to my higher power and the power the AA fellowship, which means you guys. As some of you may have read, I was in Amsterdam on the weekend with the family. I was there to do the Amsterdam marathon. And I finished it!!!! Just o...

BGG · d

hi, i haven't posted on here for a good while but received an email today reminding me of this board..........was a god send to be honest. i fell off the wagon this weekend :( i've beenliving soba for 18 months and am completly gutted with myself its crazy how that one night has turned me back 18 months so q...

Avril G · Avril G

This is for all Brits on here who are interested in Public Information. I am always invited along to Crime Awareness days in local schools, which are organised by the PMNW Trust, which is run by a Prison Officer of one of the prisons in South Yorkshire. I can't begin to explain how good these days are, ex...

SUSIE · SUSIE

If you get a chance go to Utube and look up "The Skit Guys" and look for God's Chisel. It is a GREAT demonstration on the 12 Steps. Very Cool!!

pinkchip · pinkchip

I live in Florida and my entire family lives in Maryland. My parents did not know how bad things had gotten with my drinking because I hid most of it from them. They were not the ones I called to say I was going to kill myself. They were not the ones who saw me staggering every night. I certainly talked to...

zahndi · zahndi

Things have materialized quickly. In less than a week I have found a home group and volunteered to be secretary. I don't even know all the duties of a meeting secretary but I do know I can learn. I am hoping to hear about other people's experience in this particular job. I picked Monday night group for a co...

maybee · maybee

Can't believe it's been two years. got my coin, middle of sept. life is good!

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every department...

communicator · communicator

Hi,I am new to the forum. I decided to join because I am struggling with A.A. at the moment. I have 10 months and pray one day at a time I will make a year. Erica C.

Just Toni · Just Toni

Yahoo Bill, Wishing all the Blessings of a Wonderful Sober Anniversary! Many hugs and good thoughts for all your hard work. Toni -- Edited by Just Toni on Sunday 18th of October 2009 08:16:30 PM

zahndi · zahndi

My first birthday in AA July 7th 1986 Now my birthday is 2000. I picked July 7th cuz I can't remember exact date in 2000. It is important to me to post original date because I have never stopped recovery and the memories of learning a new way to live and having a relationship with my sweet higher power ; I ...

foxfarmboxers · foxfarmboxers

I started in AA last Sunday, at a local meeting place. I have attended a meeting every night this week. I have a 10 year old at home, and no babysitter. My grown daughter is out of town, as well as my husband. I was grateful to find this message board, and will attempt to participate in the 'online meeti...

texaa · texaa

Hi there, Tex here, in Australia, started binge drinking as an older teen, and can now see that it was almost always out of control to the point where I would not remember parts of the night. I now know that this is called a blackout, but back then I thought it was normal and when reminded of what I had done or...

zahndi · zahndi

What is new for me and I hope others can respond to this too is how I talk about mental illness and sobriety in a meeting. The book addresses it by saying (there are those too who have grave mental disorders but they can recover if they have the capasity to be honest) I don't have exact wording in front of...

Doll · Doll

I've been busy, busy, busy..... Just wanted to give you all a quick update. My dad is doing very well. Radiation treatments seem to have worked. He's in remission for now. My John and I got married (yes, I said married) on the day we met anniversary, August 2nd. I have never been happier. He's a wonderful...

Moth · Moth

I've been sober once for 10 years, relapsed lost it all and now it's 5 years of sobriety. I've been attending Mass and end up with my lips to wine or in a nano second it's the Blood of Christ. But last time I got a buzz going which was more to do with the blood of evil. I feel drawn to communion and have a choice no...

Just Toni · Just Toni

Hi Bill, tried to get your revised picture, that I have on the first page, but it was sort of getting all messed up, so go to page 2, and your Post Title, This is me.... hope that works.... Toni, just trying to learn something about downloading pics. Happy Day 1 of your 4th year. -- Edited by Just Toni on...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey all, I can not get Misu's post below out of my mind because of how lucky I was to have quit pretty early. I was a sophmore in college so I must have been 20 or 21. (I was one of those late starters due to being a young drunk) Of course I did "slip" "relapse" or just plain "get dr...

Aquaman · Aquaman

We're a global community here at MIP, so, what's the weather like where you are? Northeast Iowa, USA - cloudy leaden sky, chilly (40 degrees), no wind and it smells like rain. I've gotta get to work on my shed before snow comes and turns my bikes and yard tools into rusting hulks. Next....

bikerbill · bikerbill

People have set an example (thanks Av) so I've uploaded a pic of me on holiday, half way up a big hill, looking moody and romantic like over the highlands of scotland.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...

jonijoni1 · jonijoni1

Hi all. Where am I coming from? Only child, now late 30's, mom died in an alcoholic car accident when I was 4. Me and dad moved in with my grandparents, as he worked long hours and I needed a stable home life. Dad had stopped drinking 6 months before she died, and he found religion afterward. He became very f...

Larry_H · Larry_H

On Wednesday I was chairing our home group's weekly step study meeting. We had about 20 members present and we were discussing step 8. Among those present was a long time member who has been out doing more research. He was slightly drunk that morning but not causing any disturbance at all. About 3...

Carlotta · Carlotta

This is a very bad place for me to be... get confident after one meeting, thinking I don't need AA, that's the very thing that has gotten me in trouble for the last 20 years. Forgetfulness.... I drummed up some courage last night and to go to a discussion meeting, got there, found 3 people waiting out...

Aquaman · Aquaman

This started as a reply to our new friend, Misu, but I decided it was an anecdote worthy of it's own thread. Kinda funny story...stay with it until the end. I live in a small town; pop. 8000. I work in sales/copywriting for one of two independant radio broadcasting companies here and we compete FIERCELY...

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	Fourth Dimension (Preview) Mornin' Thank You for the warm welcome. When I took that first drink I FELL IN LOVE. I FELT WHOLE. I FELT GOOD. I did not know booze was numbing the subconscious self dislike I had for myself. It took a srong bit for booze to show it's true Face. A Cover up. I needed to be ROCKETED INTO THE FOURTH DEMINS...	Toad	5	1408	Oct 28, 2009 by soberjulie
	Just saying hello! (Preview) Hi, Im susie and i'm a recovering alcoholic. I have been on this journey since Jan. 29 2008. I received my second DUI and was driving in a blackout. Spent 4 days in jail, 90 on tether, and was court ordered to sobriety court. It changed my life!! I started AA due to the judges order. I was scared but f...	SUSIE	14	630	Oct 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	new here.. not sure.. (Preview) this is my first post so bare with me please, thought i would try this out... im a 24 year old male, whom just got married, and find my alcoholism hurting some one else other than my self.. i was a meth addict from 14 to 21 and have used a few times since, but never fell back into it (thank the stars) but ended up...	RagnarokNO09	14	647	Oct 28, 2009 by jasperkent
	Irony (Preview) On a lighter note...I get home the other night and there is a typed note from the condo association on my door. They are informing residents of my building that there has been rampant drug use and prostitution going on in one of the units in my building. They want any help and assistance possible to evi...	pinkchip	5	554	Oct 27, 2009 by RagnarokNO09
	missed u guys!!! (Preview) good to be back on here..lost this site when i got the new computer and was grateful for the note in my e-mail today...yay!!! so good to see you all! big hugs and have a happy 24!!	cindy	7	547	Oct 27, 2009 by Jane05
	I need help. (Preview) I am a recovery drug addict and i have been clean for about 2 years now but my boyfriend has a problem with drinking. I have tried to explain to him that i know what he is going through but he tells me that my addiction isnt the same because I was a pill junkie and heavy cocaine user and I have tried to make him...	Sara	18	741	Oct 27, 2009 by jasperkent
	feeling Down (Preview) Sorry to say i did not wake up sober today	allgro3	12	734	Oct 27, 2009 by jasperkent
	Tough Going Right Now (Preview) My Alkie wants OUTTTT!!!!! Kid's birthday party...pumpkin carving...wife in control...I'm not. I'm feeling shorted. I'm feeling like all my weekends belong to someone else. The dog crap hasn't been cleaned up in weeks. Not my dog - son's dog. Front yard stinks like a ghetto. My alkie is holding up...	Aquaman	15	1143	Oct 27, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Glad I found this Forum. (Preview) Im 6 days sober and it's been rough I tell ya!! Body seems to be playing tricks on me, the depression has set in, the anxiety amounts are unbearable at times. Anyways, I pretty much drink everyday. Straight after work I would get a six pack of 16oz beers just to relax. Never had a DUI or anything, but im not g...	Givenupthedevil	17	956	Oct 27, 2009 by SteveP
	An Attitude of Powerlessness Powerlessness (Preview) First - Hello Everyone! Hope you all are well, it's been a little while. *Grace of God - I'm still sober. Wanted to share that I went to a new meeting on my side of town last night. Mostly the young, in sobriety, running the meeting and it was great. When I say young, under a year. It was sprinkled with...	Jane05	15	927	Oct 27, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	Character defects come back! (Preview) This could be a long one. But some of my CDs came back this evening, Brief history, I am separated from my wife, but we are still in contact, in fact our relationship is generally better than it ever was. We've been on holiday together, she visits, we talk, but we don't live together - partly because she li...	bikerbill	10	1191	Oct 27, 2009 by pinkchip
	Daily Reflections ~ A.A.'s Heartbeat & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I receive a pronounced feeling of knowing that I am...	Sobrietyspell	2	998	Oct 26, 2009 by ljc
	Too young for this (Preview) I do not know exactly where I should post to introduce myself as a newcomer, but here I am, brand new to this and thinking it's about time. Last week I spent 5 days in the realm of blurred vision and stupidity, ended up falling into train tracks at the central railway station and hitting my head right on the...	misu	32	2009	Oct 26, 2009 by Jane05
	Following on from the gratitude thread...... (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC_3FvA5x58&feature=related	bikerbill	0	607	Oct 25, 2009 by bikerbill
	Self Righteousness- Humility (Preview) Why do we as alcoholics have such a hard time accepting and using others opinions or suggestions. This was really hard for me when I first came into the program. I was so stubborn and deviant. I thought I could do it on my own? Wrong... Countless vain attempts. When I got beat up enough by alcohol I...	Mike B.	7	2683	Oct 25, 2009 by Aquaman
	An old friend. (Preview) Some thing very strange happened to me right when I got out of bed. I went to my computer which i do every morning to check things out and had a friend request on my Facebook. I always get excited to see who it is. Well it was from a girl I knew in 1979 and worked with her. We became good friends and shared ma...	SUSIE	10	656	Oct 25, 2009 by Aquaman
	Request re Daily Reflections & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Happy Sober Day my Sweet Sobervibers ;) Does anyone mind if I unsticky the Daily thread of our Reflections & 24 leaving these posts available to travel down the page one by one? If anyone else would like to add any other daily post in reply you are very welcome. Thank you, Danielle x	Sobrietyspell	1	474	Oct 24, 2009 by Just Toni
	Tuesday meeting (Preview) I want to attend the meeting this evening at 9PM eastern time. How do I log on to join the discussion? Ramchal <arturo45@wyoming.com.	Ramchal	9	552	Oct 23, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Need Help (Preview) Hi Guys, am in London on a research trip, this used to be a real trigger for me for drinking so am very apprehensive. Have been on the website looking for meetings and am hoping to get one near the British Library at 6 this evening, its probably me but there does not seem to be an abundance of meetings in this...	newcomer	6	589	Oct 23, 2009 by SteveP
	Global Time Zone Chart (Preview) Maybe this is worth a sticky..... http://www.worldtimezone.com/ -- Edited by Aquaman on Wednesday 21st of October 2009 06:19:42 PM	Aquaman	3	616	Oct 23, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Help! Could I talk to my SIL's sponsor? (Preview) If there are problems with my SILs lack of care of the kids (bad enough to warrant calling CPS) would it be appropriate to talk to her sponsor about things?My SIL puts a shield around herself making it virtually impossible to talk to her. We are thinking of having a kind of intervention on the subject bu...	smartkat	10	635	Oct 23, 2009 by Avril G
	The "Share your AA Stories" thread (Preview) For those of you that weren't around this weekend, we have a new stickied thread at the top of the page (Share your AA Stories). This is an archive of members stories for the benefit of newcomers and visitors to relate to much like the second half of the Big Book. I want to encourage all of our members to po...	StPeteDean	7	3453	Oct 22, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ What We Know Best & 24hrs a Day (Preview) "Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this Tradition [Five]. Around it our Society gathers in unity. The very life of our Fellowship requires the preservation of this principle. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...	Sobrietyspell	0	1292	Oct 22, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	New to Forum - NO AA in the area (Preview) Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself and my situation. I live in a VERY rural area and there are no AA meetings close by. I've checked out everything - AA and Celebrate Recovery with no luck so I feel I am on my own (except for the support of my loving husband). I've been d...	ready2quit	9	648	Oct 22, 2009 by soberjulie
	Two Meetings In (Preview) I've just got to say this and feel safe saying it here!! Went to a step meeting Sunday evening and a discussion (ladies) group on Tuesday at noon and I just have to say, I'm so humbled to hear such sad and difficult journeys and kept wondering if that could have been me at some point.. possibly!!My bottom...	Carlotta	9	562	Oct 22, 2009 by kld47
	Alkie Marathoner (Preview) Hey all, decided to start a thread about this, not to boast, but to show my gratitude to my higher power and the power the AA fellowship, which means you guys. As some of you may have read, I was in Amsterdam on the weekend with the family. I was there to do the Amsterdam marathon. And I finished it!!!! Just o...	SteveP	6	761	Oct 22, 2009 by SteveP
	need to pick myself back up :( (Preview) hi, i haven't posted on here for a good while but received an email today reminding me of this board..........was a god send to be honest. i fell off the wagon this weekend :( i've beenliving soba for 18 months and am completly gutted with myself its crazy how that one night has turned me back 18 months so q...	d	16	750	Oct 21, 2009 by BGG
	Prison? Me? No Way! (Preview) This is for all Brits on here who are interested in Public Information. I am always invited along to Crime Awareness days in local schools, which are organised by the PMNW Trust, which is run by a Prison Officer of one of the prisons in South Yorkshire. I can't begin to explain how good these days are, ex...	Avril G	2	585	Oct 21, 2009 by Avril G
	God's Chisel (Preview) If you get a chance go to Utube and look up "The Skit Guys" and look for God's Chisel. It is a GREAT demonstration on the 12 Steps. Very Cool!!	SUSIE	1	536	Oct 21, 2009 by Avril G
	I did not expect... (Preview) I live in Florida and my entire family lives in Maryland. My parents did not know how bad things had gotten with my drinking because I hid most of it from them. They were not the ones I called to say I was going to kill myself. They were not the ones who saw me staggering every night. I certainly talked to...	pinkchip	13	1460	Oct 21, 2009 by Mike B.
	secretary in home groups? (Preview) Things have materialized quickly. In less than a week I have found a home group and volunteered to be secretary. I don't even know all the duties of a meeting secretary but I do know I can learn. I am hoping to hear about other people's experience in this particular job. I picked Monday night group for a co...	zahndi	7	3647	Oct 21, 2009 by Mike B.
	maybee it's working! (Preview) Can't believe it's been two years. got my coin, middle of sept. life is good!	maybee	9	605	Oct 21, 2009 by Bob K
	Daily Reflections ~ Nothing Grows in the Dark & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every department...	Sobrietyspell	0	448	Oct 21, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	New to the forum (Preview) Hi,I am new to the forum. I decided to join because I am struggling with A.A. at the moment. I have 10 months and pray one day at a time I will make a year. Erica C.	communicator	14	798	Oct 21, 2009 by Rob84
	HAPPY HAPPY 3rd Soberversary BILL!!!! (Preview) Yahoo Bill, Wishing all the Blessings of a Wonderful Sober Anniversary! Many hugs and good thoughts for all your hard work. Toni -- Edited by Just Toni on Sunday 18th of October 2009 08:16:30 PM	Just Toni	18	1094	Oct 20, 2009 by Larry_H
	Milestones (Preview) My first birthday in AA July 7th 1986 Now my birthday is 2000. I picked July 7th cuz I can't remember exact date in 2000. It is important to me to post original date because I have never stopped recovery and the memories of learning a new way to live and having a relationship with my sweet higher power ; I ...	zahndi	6	2185	Oct 20, 2009 by zahndi
	New to AA and grateful I found this board. (Preview) I started in AA last Sunday, at a local meeting place. I have attended a meeting every night this week. I have a 10 year old at home, and no babysitter. My grown daughter is out of town, as well as my husband. I was grateful to find this message board, and will attempt to participate in the 'online meeti...	foxfarmboxers	14	794	Oct 20, 2009 by Avril G
	In and out, in and out.......32 days today (Preview) Hi there, Tex here, in Australia, started binge drinking as an older teen, and can now see that it was almost always out of control to the point where I would not remember parts of the night. I now know that this is called a blackout, but back then I thought it was normal and when reminded of what I had done or...	texaa	7	682	Oct 20, 2009 by texaa
	mental illness coexisting in recovery (Preview) What is new for me and I hope others can respond to this too is how I talk about mental illness and sobriety in a meeting. The book addresses it by saying (there are those too who have grave mental disorders but they can recover if they have the capasity to be honest) I don't have exact wording in front of...	zahndi	8	1698	Oct 20, 2009 by cindy
	It's been too long! (Preview) I've been busy, busy, busy..... Just wanted to give you all a quick update. My dad is doing very well. Radiation treatments seem to have worked. He's in remission for now. My John and I got married (yes, I said married) on the day we met anniversary, August 2nd. I have never been happier. He's a wonderful...	Doll	8	595	Oct 20, 2009 by cindy
	Transubstantiation (Preview) I've been sober once for 10 years, relapsed lost it all and now it's 5 years of sobriety. I've been attending Mass and end up with my lips to wine or in a nano second it's the Blood of Christ. But last time I got a buzz going which was more to do with the blood of evil. I feel drawn to communion and have a choice no...	Moth	8	1368	Oct 20, 2009 by StPeteDean
	Hi Bill, hope your getting better!. (Preview) Hi Bill, tried to get your revised picture, that I have on the first page, but it was sort of getting all messed up, so go to page 2, and your Post Title, This is me.... hope that works.... Toni, just trying to learn something about downloading pics. Happy Day 1 of your 4th year. -- Edited by Just Toni on...	Just Toni	2	578	Oct 20, 2009 by bikerbill
	Who is the youngest member of this board? (Preview) Hey all, I can not get Misu's post below out of my mind because of how lucky I was to have quit pretty early. I was a sophmore in college so I must have been 20 or 21. (I was one of those late starters due to being a young drunk) Of course I did "slip" "relapse" or just plain "get dr...	turninggrey	10	1132	Oct 19, 2009 by Sick of being sick
	Worldwide Weather Check... (Preview) We're a global community here at MIP, so, what's the weather like where you are? Northeast Iowa, USA - cloudy leaden sky, chilly (40 degrees), no wind and it smells like rain. I've gotta get to work on my shed before snow comes and turns my bikes and yard tools into rusting hulks. Next....	Aquaman	16	834	Oct 19, 2009 by ljc
	This is me (Preview) People have set an example (thanks Av) so I've uploaded a pic of me on holiday, half way up a big hill, looking moody and romantic like over the highlands of scotland.	bikerbill	8	836	Oct 19, 2009 by Just Toni
	Daily Reflections ~ Solace for Confusion & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADIT...	Sobrietyspell	0	782	Oct 19, 2009 by Sobrietyspell
	jonijoni's story (Preview) Hi all. Where am I coming from? Only child, now late 30's, mom died in an alcoholic car accident when I was 4. Me and dad moved in with my grandparents, as he worked long hours and I needed a stable home life. Dad had stopped drinking 6 months before she died, and he found religion afterward. He became very f...	jonijoni1	14	975	Oct 19, 2009 by zahndi
	Did I handle this correctly? (Preview) On Wednesday I was chairing our home group's weekly step study meeting. We had about 20 members present and we were discussing step 8. Among those present was a long time member who has been out doing more research. He was slightly drunk that morning but not causing any disturbance at all. About 3...	Larry_H	12	749	Oct 19, 2009 by SteveP
	Complacency (Preview) This is a very bad place for me to be... get confident after one meeting, thinking I don't need AA, that's the very thing that has gotten me in trouble for the last 20 years. Forgetfulness.... I drummed up some courage last night and to go to a discussion meeting, got there, found 3 people waiting out...	Carlotta	14	4759	Oct 19, 2009 by Avril G
	All for One & One for All (Preview) This started as a reply to our new friend, Misu, but I decided it was an anecdote worthy of it's own thread. Kinda funny story...stay with it until the end. I live in a small town; pop. 8000. I work in sales/copywriting for one of two independant radio broadcasting companies here and we compete FIERCELY...	Aquaman	7	690	Oct 19, 2009 by Avril G
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