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Found a New Meeting!
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And it was incredible! It is a 12x12 study which I needed. They were studying step 3, which is also just what I needed. It was a 90 minute meeting with the reading by all, a break for fellowship, a speaker, and plenty of time for folks to share. It is well attended, LOTS of women, and just about every one o...
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hi, im new to this aa online thing. whatta we do....just vent about how bad our lives get? i just got off a three day bender and im utterly pissed with myself. if i say i wondt touch another drink again to myself im gonna jump. im so bored of drinking, im so sick of everything it ruins. the shame mostly. the ha...
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1st day of not drinking
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im trying to not drink after yet another failed attempt of trying to be a normal drinking. everything has fallen apart. im like a prisoner in my mind to paranoid to go anywhere if im not drinking. i have that sick feeling in my stomach from guilt. anything that you could say that may help right now would g...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Necessary Pruning
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. . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped by. She commente...
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Hey everyone - New Here
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Hey everyone, my name is Mary and I'm an alcoholic. It still seems very surreal to me and I can't believe that I'm saying this. I'm 23-years-old and weekend drinking has been VERY out of hand for a very long time. I am making life for my fiance and friends very difficult because of it. I'm finally admittin...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Oct 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day Am I critical of other members of A.A. or of new prospects? Do I ever say about other members: "I don't think they're sincere, I think they're bluffing, or I think they're taking a few drinks on the quiet?" Do I realize that my doubtful and skeptical attitude is hurtin...
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Faith and Money
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Sometimes, there is not enough money to make ends meet, much less afford any luxuries.
People may tell us to do a budget, and we chuckle. The expenses we need to pay for survival surpass the income.
We look at the situation; shake our heads, and say, "No way."
Many of us have had to live t...
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Just want to say THANK YOU!!!
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Thanks everyone on this board, for the support in my early sobriety. I came to this site looking for the courage to walk into a meeting and to find the support network I so desperately needed. I have been sober for well over a month now and I couldn't have done it with out you. Thank you, thank you, thank...
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EVERY step of the way.
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When the chaos that is me returns I find that I'm Missing a step or stumbling- if you will. Powerlessness was my missgiving today and in that: I missed giving. I have been "trying" to control my two year old. It doesn't make sense that she should obey "King Marc" any more than God w...
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Daily Reflections ~ "The Acid Test"
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As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Oct 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day How do I talk with new prospects? Am I always trying to dominate the conversation? Do I lay down the law and tell prospects what they will have to do? Do I judge them privately and feel that they have small chance of making the program? Do I belittle them to myself? Or am I willing to b...
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Just checking in
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Just thought I'd say hi Sorry I haven't been in for a bit, just gettin situated and son is now working and going to school. And my daughter is doing the same, I've been in alot of pain the last week or so, Got to go see the dentist. And trying to get things caught up and been gettin to more meetings. And looki...
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day 12
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Hi all, I'm new here, on day 12 no wine and finding it very hard. Life without alcohol is dull, unrewarding and I hate myself for feeling this way. I wish I knew why I'm doing this beyond to satisfy everyone else, but I don't want to be a middle aged lush. Problem is, I don't know what I do want to be....Any adv...
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Hate.......to..........Love
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Was (for whatever reason) thinking about some of those AA slogans. I soon realized some that I used to just down right HATE, loathe, almost made me puke...... Then the light came on! I don't know when, but it did. "Just for today." - I realllly didn't get that one, cause I am a "planner/...
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Just what you need when you need it.
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Last night's meeting was incredible! It is just odd how things happen when you need them. Just out of a very toxic relationship - the ending was a great reflection of the entire thing - from beginning to end. It was painful - and I isolated. I have lost a meeting due to the breakup and the desire to neve...
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Getting Through the Discomfort
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Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It's there and more is on the way. -- Beyond Codependency
Our goal in recovery is to make us feel comfortable, peaceful, and content. Happy. We want to be at peace with our environment and ourselves. Sometimes, to do that, we need to be willin...
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Gratitude List
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Getting Glum, as is the usual case when the weather changes and it gets cold and dark. Have to keep my head out of the blahs and the poor me's. Need to make a gratitude list this morning, and if it helps no one else, it is intended to help ME get through the day. I am grateful for my day to day sobriety. I am appre...
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New job!!
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Hello all! Some of you were aware that I had applied for a new job. Well, I had my interview today and she offered me the job right there! Its at the same hospital but a different, better paying (yea!) position! Its funny, I got so nervous before going but prayed to my HP that his will be done! I guess its mean...
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Daily Reflections ~ Serenity After The Storm
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Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 When on the roller coaster of emotional turmoil, I remember that growth is often painful. My ev...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd Oct 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day What makes an effective talk at an A.A. meeting? It is not a fine speech with fine choice of words and an impressive delivery. Often a few simple words direct from the heart are more effective than the most polished speech. There is always a temptation to speak beyond your own exp...
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Happy Birthday
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Happy 2nd sobriety day Danielle. I hope your day was filled with joy and freedom. Well done girl, you know it works if you work it. With Love and Fellowship, Carl x
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Coping with Families
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There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a different basis.
Ther...
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60 Days!
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I hit a milestone! Hope I can keep it up! Good luck to everyone!
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My wife is going to the hospital...
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Hi Folks, For the past week or so I've mainly been reading here. My wife, Liliana, has been visiting different doctors and labs to get tests done for the operation she will be having tomorrow. As it is a custom here, I will be staying in the hospital with her. She is terrified about this as she hates the i...
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Daily Reflections ~ The Circle And The Triangle
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The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. Comes Of Age Page 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in its services and I found...
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To: New Hope
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A.A. is much more than just not drinking and drugging. It is a pathway to peace and serenity. Comfort within our own skin. True confidence. All we have to do is go to a meeting until we find the one we feel has GOOD sobriety (time meens little)- it is a certain wisdom you will see. And simply ask for help, i.e...
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Just Need To Share
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Hi everyone,
I've just had, perhaps, the worst twenty-four hours of my life. I have just come back from saying goodbye to my love of over seventeen years at the airport. I don't know when we will be together again. I have cried and cried today. So has he.
We were so blissfully happy until my alcoholis...
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19 days....woo-hoo!
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Well, I'm on day 19 right now. I'll be off too see my Doctor in a few hours. I would have to say this is definitely anything but easy, but no one told me that it was going to be : ) Alcohol is on my mind 24 hours a day in some way or another. If it isn't about drinking, it's about my mistakes, or feeling guily f...
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A guy I know started drinking again.
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A bloke I know, and who had encouraged into AA has started drinking again. I'm really upset. He seemed to be doing well and was a regular at our Thursday Step meeting. Now he's locked himself into his flat and is just associating with other drinkers. There doesn't seem much I and others can do- I feel help...
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Daily Reflections ~ Lest We Become Complacent
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LEST WE BECOME COMPLACENT It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 When I am in pain it is easy to stay close to the friends I have found in the programs. Relief from that pain is p...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st Oct 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. will lose some of its effectiveness if I do not do my share. Where am I failing? Are there some things I do not feel like doing? Am I held back by self-consciousness or fear? Self-consciousness is a form of pride. It is a fear that something may happen to you. What happens to you...
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Be Who You Are
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In recovery; we're learning a new behavior. It's called Be Who You Are.
For some of us, this can be frightening. What would happen if we felt what we felt, said what we wanted, became firm about our beliefs, and valued what we needed? What would happen if we let go of our camouflage of adaptation? What w...
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Pysical pain and AA
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this is an honest program so I must be honest. I have been doing all the right things and styaed sober for a while,,, then..... I had this horrible pain in my toungues (or should i say I HAVE a pain in my tounge) I braved it for days and it got worse and worse! this Wed/ ct. 1 i am going in to have the tumor remo...
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It's just God.
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I have seen the most wonderous things in Sobriety. A couple of days ago I started to get complacent. Sunday was one Powerful Experience after another. Monday and today just did'nt seem quite right. I have come to the realiziation that I've been taking God for granted. No gratitude for the Power beh...
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I need some advice....please!
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Hello! I'm 25. I just finished detox at an in-patient psychiatric hospital about 3 weeks ago. I have not yet drank.....and don't plan on it . I have a ton of questions but here is my first. I am currently going to AA meetings and all of my counseling. Everything they have set up as my "plan&qu...
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ABC's of Recovery
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The A.B.C.s of Recovery A -is for our most deadly foe Alcohol B -is for the Bottle, which we say no too C -is for the Control we no longer posses D -is for the 1st Drink that can start a hell of a mess E -is for the Effort we make, just for today ...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 30th Sep 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having got this far, shall we pause and ask ourselves some searching questions? We need to check up on ourselves periodically. Just how good an A.A. am I? Am I attending meetings regularly? Am I doing my share to carry the load? When there is something to be done, do I volunteer?...
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New to board
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Hi, My name is Jules and I am an alcoholic/addict. I have 34 days sober, this is my first time on the boards, but I've been lurking for a bit. My husband and I are both on the program and getting ourselves together, so I have good support at home. That said, it really helps to have somewhere to turn to dur...
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Not a Victim
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You are not a victim.
How deeply ingrained our self-image as a victim can be! How habitual our feelings of misery and helplessness! Victimization can be like a gray cloak that surrounds us, both attracting that which will victimize us and causing us to generate the feelings of victimization.
Vi...
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The Importance of Money
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We cannot afford to allow our focus in life to be money. That will not lead us into the abundance we're seeking. Usually, it will not even lead to financial stability.
Money is important. We deserve to be paid what we're worth. We will be paid what we're worth when we believe we deserve to be. But often y...
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The Blessings of AA and sobriety
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MY HG celebrated my birthday tonight. It was awesome on one hand and a bit uncomfortable on the other (I still suffer from ego mania with an inferiority complex). The speaker was awesome and I had the opportunity to reflect on the real blessings of being sober today so I wanted to share a portion of my &q...
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Daily Reflections ~ Exactly Alike
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Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 89 A man came to the meeting drunk, interrupted the speakers, stood up and took his shirt off, staggered loudly back and forth for coffee, demanded to talk, and eventually called the groups...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th Sep 08
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A.A. Thought For The Day There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.--leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twelfth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community--a...
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Great Online AA Meeting!
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I recently found a great AA site! They have online meetings several times a day, even one at midnight! And there is like 50 = 60 people there at a time sometimes. And there is always someone there 24/7!!! People from all over the world are there. Real great place. Just go to www.aaonline.net/ I am t...
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Daily Reflections ~ Love Without Strings
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Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more like love. they wanted...
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Please Share Your Personal Story of Recovery
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If spreading stories of people's recovery is spam then I'm guilty Thank you! Georgia W. -- Edited by Early Recovery at 21:18, 2008-09-29
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Miracles do happen
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Hi all, I have been busy as always fixing up my home and I also filled out the FAFSA and VT grant to start back to college in the Spring. I only need 6 credits and my internship to finish my BA in psychology. I had called a lady through a program that had worked with me for college helping me with books and car re...
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Please Read my biography
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Please read my profile bio if you have the time. I would like people to get to know me and my story.....which is quite shocking to most Any comments would be so helpful to me and very much appreciated.....
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Congrats on 2yrs, Christine!!! xx
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Well Done on ***TWO YEARS*** Sobriety ~ 1Day@aTime, Christine. Too Cool, Lady. Thanks for coming back & sharing them with us as you go. GodBless, Sister! Daniella xxxxx
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Wow!!
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Hi all lit's been over 2 years since I've been on this site..lost access to a computer for a long time. This is the first place I checked out and it's great to be here again. I was suprised I was still able to access without creating a new account, but I guess that's AA for you...we go away for a while and it's l...
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