Alcoholics Anonymous

Doll · Doll

HOPE Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement...

Quetzal · Quetzal

I'm furious about my job. Another man got a promotion that I believe I deserve. I'm so mad I feel like quitting. Now my wife says I should deal with my feelings. What good will that do? He still got the promotion. -- Anonymous Our feelings at work are as important as our feelings in any other area of our li...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We go back and back and back...through the layers of fear, shame, rage, hurt, and negative incantations until we discover the exuberant, unencumbered, delightful, and lovable child that was, and still is, in us. -- Beyond Codependency You are lovable. Yes, you. Just because people haven't be...

Dave Harm · Dave Harm

I am a grateful alcoholic. Early in my recovery my HP gave me a therapist who was truly a "gift from above." She understood the power of the 12 steps and kept drilling it into my head that sobriety could never last without a strong foundation with the first three steps. And through almost a yea...

ChicknLittle · ChicknLittle

Hey y'all, The night I got my birds, I broke my computer... well, the power cord... I was lunging after my cat who was going after my birds, and I pulled the cord out of the computer, something messed up in the cord. I have 2 desktop computers I tried to get working, both are screwed up. So I've been goin...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the drink. One of the most important part...

Quetzal · Quetzal

In recovery, we often discuss anger objectively. Yes, we reason, it's an emotion we're all prone to experience. Yes, the goal in recovery is to be free of resentment and anger. Yes, it's okay to feel angry, we agree. Well, maybe . . . . Anger is a powerful and sometimes frightening emotion. It's also a...

Nisha · Nisha

So its the 7th day, and also a friday.I have got 2 days ahead of me for myself, I have two choices: I carry work home, and pretend I am still in office and two, I sit in my own silence fighting the battle of refusing the drink.Cannot think of a third option at the moment.Perhaps it will come to me once I realise...

Doll · Doll

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled thre...

alev430 · alev430

This is my first time here. I looked for a message board like this and signed up promptly because I'm worried about tonight. I'm at a major party school and the main reason I came here honestly was because I knew there would be oceans of alcohol. I was right. I've made many friends (or at least a lot of dru...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day Getting sober was a long and painful journey, but we can truthfully say it was worth it. We know now that all we've been through led us to A.A. and was part of our spiritual journey. We found in A.A. what we had been vainly seeking in the bottle. We'...

jc2008 · jc2008

One minute I'm up, the next I'm down. Last night on the drive home (when I often used to drink, I'm ashamed to admit), I started feeling a lot of negative stuff. I was angry at my husband: after all, if he hadn't been such a meddler about my drinking, I wouldn't have been forced to hide it, right? It's no...

lani · lani

"Most of us thought good character was desirable. Obviously, good character was something one needed to get on with the business of being self-satisfied. Without a proper display of honesty and morality, we'd stand a better chance of getting what we really wanted. But whenever we had to choos...

Nisha · Nisha

Today is my first day at work after the turmoil.Am feeling little shaky.Pressing deadlines,my own nerves not just right, a big uncertain future.I tried not to think about negative things and about HIM last night when I reached home. But couldn't help remembering the time I had, felt lumps in my heart...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day We should be free from alcohol for good. It's out of our hands and in the hands of God, so we don't need to worry about it or even think about it any more. But if we haven't done this honestly and fully, the chances are that it will become our problem a...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Thankyou all for the love, patience & forbearance you reciprocated to my wanting to run around in the boundaries. There were thoughts of 'I'm not an alcoholic.. well I might not be.. I won't know unless I try.. I'm sure I could drink differently now.. I can be normal' yadda & so forth but really...

Doll · Doll

WHAT? NO PRESIDENT? When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I cou...

Quetzal · Quetzal

We are slow to believe that which, if believed, would hurt our feelings. -- Ovid Most of us in recovery have engaged in denial from time to time. Some of us relied on this tool. We may have denied events or feelings from our past. We may have denied other people's problems; we may have denied our own pr...

ron70062 · ron70062

Hi everyone. Just popping in to say Im still sober. I have to be honest though, I havent been to a meeting since before Christmas. Didnt help that I was in a bad car wreck 2 week's before Christmas and destroyed my truck, (not my fault..gave me a good reason to fly to Houston and buy that 4Runner sport Ive be...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., the first thing we did was to admit that we couldn't do anything about our drinking. We admitted that alcohol had us licked and that we were helpless against it. We never could decide whether or not to take a drink. We alway...

Doll · Doll

A UNIQUE STABILITY Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no r...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

BTW, I REALLLLLLLLLLY do LOVE iced tea! I like it fresh brewed, straight with no sugar or maybe with a little lemon. I can drink two 12oz glasses with a meal! Thank goodness that about 99.9% of all restaurants serve it. (My wife is pretty happy about my tastes as well; I don't even glance at the wine m...

jc2008 · jc2008

So I went to a noon meeting near my office. A few people figured out that I was new -- I guess I still look pretty crappy, despite my best efforts. It was a good meeting. The leader of the meeting read from the book (which at first I thought was the Bible and I was ready to bolt!). It was a passage about how alcoh...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Have you ever been around people-pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety- producing. People-pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to get the love a...

nmike · nmike

Hi AA's, Any literature (books, websites, chapters in a book) that you know of about the dry drunk syndrome. Anything would be helpful. An Alanoner Nancy

jc2008 · jc2008

I hope you all aren't getting sick of me yet. It helps me to post here, so here I am again. I had a hard time sleeping last night. I keep thinking about the fact that I can't drink, ever. I know I'm supposed to take it one day at a time but the point of AA is not to drink, ever, isn't it? I can't imagine life wit...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

Take this 20 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic. Answer YES or NO to the following questions. 1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking? YES __ NO __ 2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy? YES __ NO __ 3. Do you drink because you are shy with other peop...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Thought I would take the time, in between my studies today for class, to share my story, in a general way. What it used to be like: I enjoyed drinking in my early college-age years. I had grown up feeling a bit inferior to my peers, even though I seemed to have had all that a young lady would need to make it in t...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe, which we call God, and to whom we can turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power...

Doll · Doll

NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I li...

LINDA · LINDA

Hi All i am sorry i have not been here for a few weeks but i went back to work on the 7th feb . And i have been tired when i get home.But i must be getting back into it now as i dont feel so tired today.I hope your are all well and looking after yourselfs. Linda

Quetzal · Quetzal

"I was furious when I found myself at my first Al-Anon meeting. It seemed so unfair that he had the problem and I had to go to a meeting. But by that time, I had nowhere left in the world to go with my pain. Now, I'm grateful for Al-Anon and my codependency recovery. Al-Anon keeps me on track; recovery h...

Doll · Doll

But I didn't....Nothing unusual is going on. Life is pretty steady these days. I'm feeling better physically.... It started last Friday. I wanted to drink! It was a little better Saturday, but I still thought of chugging a beer or 2. Then by yesterday I had thoughts of how I could hide it from John! I wa...

jc2008 · jc2008

After I read all of the replies to my most recent post I looked up a meeting and found one at 10 PM about 45 minutes from my house. I told my husband I wanted to go. He begged me not to -- he was afraid it was too late, too far, maybe in a bad part of town, that I would go get drunk instead. Also, he asked me why I thoug...

lani · lani

So Im totally board! Hubby's at work, kids went to a school dance and took MY car, so Im here all alone! Went to the bierut, a lebanse restaurant here in ohio, YUMMMMM!!!! with the girls and my daughters friends parents. Nervous at first cause they have the BEST wine! But hey, Im alright....So, as I was ta...

Doll · Doll

THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came ex...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and...

jonijoni · jonijoni

Anybody else experience this? It sucks. February is one of the hardest months for me. Not merely in staying sober, but just in functioning to a decent capacity. It is very dark here in Ohio most days from November through the middle of April. That is a long time to be inside and in hybernation mode. Just w...

Doll · Doll

-----W hen God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. ..... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Quetzal · Quetzal

"Why do I do this to myself?" asked a woman who wanted to lose weight. "I went to my support group feeling so guilty and ashamed because I ate half a cookie that wasn't on the diet. I found out that everyone cheats a little, and some people cheat a lot. I felt so ashamed before I came to the gr...

jc2008 · jc2008

First of all sorry everyone -- I feel like I've hijacked this board. I hate asking for help. HATE IT! But I have no choice. I am really thirsty for a drink. Specifically, beer, which was not my drink of choice. I was just filling up at the gas station and in the window of the store were about 30 neon signs for v...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Experiencing feelings can be a challenge if we've had no previous experience or permission to do that. Learning to identify what we're feeling is a challenge we can meet, but we will not become experts overnight. Nor do we have to deal with our feelings perfectly. Here are some ideas that might be he...

Doll · Doll

Just got a call from a couple AA's to tell me "E" died this afternoon. He was about 23 and been battling the disease for 4 or 5 yrs. We'd seen him come and go.... He'd come to a meeting, pick up a white chip, then go to a bar, then come to a meeting, pick up a white chip then go to a bar.....He'd shared...

jc2008 · jc2008

I went to a meeting this morning -- my first one. I started crying the minute I walked in so folks could tell I was new. Everyone was hugging me and introducing themselves. It was overwhelming -- comforting, scary, strange. I didn't say a word but I listened. It was a beginner's group, but even the r...

jc2008 · jc2008

Why do I still feel so lousy? I'm nauseated and have a headache. Like a hangover. What the heck? I read everyone's posts and wonder, will I ever be able to talk about feelings (other than wanting to drink), higher power, letting go, etc.? I feel like a first grader in a college class. I can't imagine eve...

lani · lani

Kids after the dance: Now your in trouble: I can make them bigger, I think

Doll · Doll

A THANKFUL HEART I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a gratefu...

eastcoastscott · eastcoastscott

A.A. Thought for the Day When we came to our first A.A. meeting, we looked up at the wall at the end of the room and saw the sign: "But for the grace of God." We knew right then and there that we would have to call on the grace of God in order to get sober and get over ou...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

My dear beautiful Sober~Vibers.. My family of fellowship.. I've been thinking.. lol I've been thinking of leaving & going out there on my own again. To leave this circle of friends & to release the pressure of staying sober. I feel I've achieved what I wanted. I feel I'm where I needed to be. I'...

Doll · Doll

MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted,...

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	HOPE - Daily Reflections - 3/2 (Preview) HOPE Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement...	Doll	1	398	Mar 2, 2008 by lani
	Feelings about the Job (Preview) I'm furious about my job. Another man got a promotion that I believe I deserve. I'm so mad I feel like quitting. Now my wife says I should deal with my feelings. What good will that do? He still got the promotion. -- Anonymous Our feelings at work are as important as our feelings in any other area of our li...	Quetzal	0	472	Mar 2, 2008 by Quetzal
	You Are Lovable (Preview) We go back and back and back...through the layers of fear, shame, rage, hurt, and negative incantations until we discover the exuberant, unencumbered, delightful, and lovable child that was, and still is, in us. -- Beyond Codependency You are lovable. Yes, you. Just because people haven't be...	Quetzal	4	536	Mar 1, 2008 by Tuggboat
	The Power of the 3rd Step Prayer (Preview) I am a grateful alcoholic. Early in my recovery my HP gave me a therapist who was truly a "gift from above." She understood the power of the 12 steps and kept drilling it into my head that sobriety could never last without a strong foundation with the first three steps. And through almost a yea...	Dave Harm	1	1031	Mar 1, 2008 by Tuggboat
	My computer's broken still (Preview) Hey y'all, The night I got my birds, I broke my computer... well, the power cord... I was lunging after my cat who was going after my birds, and I pulled the cord out of the computer, something messed up in the cord. I have 2 desktop computers I tried to get working, both are screwed up. So I've been goin...	ChicknLittle	0	417	Mar 1, 2008 by ChicknLittle
	24 Hours a day - March 1 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When I find myself thinking about taking a drink, I say to myself: "Don't reach out and take that problem back. You've given it to God and there's nothing you can do about it." So I forget about the drink. One of the most important part...	eastcoastscott	1	519	Mar 1, 2008 by lani
	Letting Go of Anger (Preview) In recovery, we often discuss anger objectively. Yes, we reason, it's an emotion we're all prone to experience. Yes, the goal in recovery is to be free of resentment and anger. Yes, it's okay to feel angry, we agree. Well, maybe . . . . Anger is a powerful and sometimes frightening emotion. It's also a...	Quetzal	1	497	Mar 1, 2008 by Phil
	Day 7 (Preview) So its the 7th day, and also a friday.I have got 2 days ahead of me for myself, I have two choices: I carry work home, and pretend I am still in office and two, I sit in my own silence fighting the battle of refusing the drink.Cannot think of a third option at the moment.Perhaps it will come to me once I realise...	Nisha	8	602	Mar 1, 2008 by Nisha
	Are you Coffee... (Preview) A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled thre...	Doll	3	474	Mar 1, 2008 by learning
	First Post--Struggling as a college student at a top party school (Preview) This is my first time here. I looked for a message board like this and signed up promptly because I'm worried about tonight. I'm at a major party school and the main reason I came here honestly was because I knew there would be oceans of alcohol. I was right. I've made many friends (or at least a lot of dru...	alev430	11	858	Mar 1, 2008 by learning
	24 Hours a day - Feb 29 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Getting sober was a long and painful journey, but we can truthfully say it was worth it. We know now that all we've been through led us to A.A. and was part of our spiritual journey. We found in A.A. what we had been vainly seeking in the bottle. We'...	eastcoastscott	0	394	Feb 29, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	roller coaster (Preview) One minute I'm up, the next I'm down. Last night on the drive home (when I often used to drink, I'm ashamed to admit), I started feeling a lot of negative stuff. I was angry at my husband: after all, if he hadn't been such a meddler about my drinking, I wouldn't have been forced to hide it, right? It's no...	jc2008	9	647	Feb 29, 2008 by Quetzal
	As Bill see's it (Preview) "Most of us thought good character was desirable. Obviously, good character was something one needed to get on with the business of being self-satisfied. Without a proper display of honesty and morality, we'd stand a better chance of getting what we really wanted. But whenever we had to choos...	lani	1	432	Feb 29, 2008 by jonijoni
	Letter to a Member After Returning back from Hell (Preview) Today is my first day at work after the turmoil.Am feeling little shaky.Pressing deadlines,my own nerves not just right, a big uncertain future.I tried not to think about negative things and about HIM last night when I reached home. But couldn't help remembering the time I had, felt lumps in my heart...	Nisha	6	577	Feb 29, 2008 by Nisha
	24 Hours a day - Feb 28 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day We should be free from alcohol for good. It's out of our hands and in the hands of God, so we don't need to worry about it or even think about it any more. But if we haven't done this honestly and fully, the chances are that it will become our problem a...	eastcoastscott	1	370	Feb 28, 2008 by lani
	The Petulant One Returneth (Preview) Thankyou all for the love, patience & forbearance you reciprocated to my wanting to run around in the boundaries. There were thoughts of 'I'm not an alcoholic.. well I might not be.. I won't know unless I try.. I'm sure I could drink differently now.. I can be normal' yadda & so forth but really...	Sobrietyspell	14	713	Feb 28, 2008 by lani
	Daily Reflections 2/28 (Preview) WHAT? NO PRESIDENT? When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues. . . . our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be . . ." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I finally made my way to A.A., I cou...	Doll	0	423	Feb 28, 2008 by Doll
	Letting Go of Denial (Preview) We are slow to believe that which, if believed, would hurt our feelings. -- Ovid Most of us in recovery have engaged in denial from time to time. Some of us relied on this tool. We may have denied events or feelings from our past. We may have denied other people's problems; we may have denied our own pr...	Quetzal	0	411	Feb 28, 2008 by Quetzal
	Still sober (Preview) Hi everyone. Just popping in to say Im still sober. I have to be honest though, I havent been to a meeting since before Christmas. Didnt help that I was in a bad car wreck 2 week's before Christmas and destroyed my truck, (not my fault..gave me a good reason to fly to Houston and buy that 4Runner sport Ive be...	ron70062	21	779	Feb 27, 2008 by Tuggboat
	24 Hours a day - Feb 27 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., the first thing we did was to admit that we couldn't do anything about our drinking. We admitted that alcohol had us licked and that we were helpless against it. We never could decide whether or not to take a drink. We alway...	eastcoastscott	0	2084	Feb 27, 2008 by eastcoastscott
	A Unique Stability -- Daily Reflections - 2/27 (Preview) A UNIQUE STABILITY Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience. . . The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no r...	Doll	0	459	Feb 27, 2008 by Doll
	My drink (Preview) BTW, I REALLLLLLLLLLY do LOVE iced tea! I like it fresh brewed, straight with no sugar or maybe with a little lemon. I can drink two 12oz glasses with a meal! Thank goodness that about 99.9% of all restaurants serve it. (My wife is pretty happy about my tastes as well; I don't even glance at the wine m...	Sick of being sick	9	688	Feb 27, 2008 by Doll
	Today I DID go to a meeting (Preview) So I went to a noon meeting near my office. A few people figured out that I was new -- I guess I still look pretty crappy, despite my best efforts. It was a good meeting. The leader of the meeting read from the book (which at first I thought was the Bible and I was ready to bolt!). It was a passage about how alcoh...	jc2008	12	561	Feb 27, 2008 by Nisha
	People-Pleasers (Preview) Have you ever been around people-pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety- producing. People-pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to get the love a...	Quetzal	0	835	Feb 27, 2008 by Quetzal
	Dry Drunk Syndrome (Preview) Hi AA's, Any literature (books, websites, chapters in a book) that you know of about the dry drunk syndrome. Anything would be helpful. An Alanoner Nancy	nmike	12	6069	Feb 26, 2008 by StPeteDean
	day 6 (Preview) I hope you all aren't getting sick of me yet. It helps me to post here, so here I am again. I had a hard time sleeping last night. I keep thinking about the fact that I can't drink, ever. I know I'm supposed to take it one day at a time but the point of AA is not to drink, ever, isn't it? I can't imagine life wit...	jc2008	13	588	Feb 26, 2008 by Phil
	The 20 Questions (Preview) Take this 20 question test to help you decide whether or not you are an alcoholic. Answer YES or NO to the following questions. 1. Do you lose time from work due to drinking? YES __ NO __ 2. Is drinking making your home life unhappy? YES __ NO __ 3. Do you drink because you are shy with other peop...	eastcoastscott	12	745	Feb 26, 2008 by jonijoni
	SHARING MY STORY (Preview) Thought I would take the time, in between my studies today for class, to share my story, in a general way. What it used to be like: I enjoyed drinking in my early college-age years. I had grown up feeling a bit inferior to my peers, even though I seemed to have had all that a young lady would need to make it in t...	jonijoni	9	637	Feb 26, 2008 by jonijoni
	24 Hours a day - Feb 26 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe, which we call God, and to whom we can turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power...	eastcoastscott	1	2336	Feb 26, 2008 by lani
	No Ordinary Success Story - Daily Reflections - 2/26 (Preview) NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I li...	Doll	1	486	Feb 26, 2008 by lani
	sorry sorry (Preview) Hi All i am sorry i have not been here for a few weeks but i went back to work on the 7th feb . And i have been tired when i get home.But i must be getting back into it now as i dont feel so tired today.I hope your are all well and looking after yourselfs. Linda	LINDA	6	588	Feb 26, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	Twelve Step Programs (Preview) "I was furious when I found myself at my first Al-Anon meeting. It seemed so unfair that he had the problem and I had to go to a meeting. But by that time, I had nowhere left in the world to go with my pain. Now, I'm grateful for Al-Anon and my codependency recovery. Al-Anon keeps me on track; recovery h...	Quetzal	0	471	Feb 26, 2008 by Quetzal
	I WANTED to drink... (Preview) But I didn't....Nothing unusual is going on. Life is pretty steady these days. I'm feeling better physically.... It started last Friday. I wanted to drink! It was a little better Saturday, but I still thought of chugging a beer or 2. Then by yesterday I had thoughts of how I could hide it from John! I wa...	Doll	8	537	Feb 25, 2008 by learning
	didn't go to a meeting (Preview) After I read all of the replies to my most recent post I looked up a meeting and found one at 10 PM about 45 minutes from my house. I told my husband I wanted to go. He begged me not to -- he was afraid it was too late, too far, maybe in a bad part of town, that I would go get drunk instead. Also, he asked me why I thoug...	jc2008	8	531	Feb 25, 2008 by learning
	yep, thats me.... (Preview) So Im totally board! Hubby's at work, kids went to a school dance and took MY car, so Im here all alone! Went to the bierut, a lebanse restaurant here in ohio, YUMMMMM!!!! with the girls and my daughters friends parents. Nervous at first cause they have the BEST wine! But hey, Im alright....So, as I was ta...	lani	23	697	Feb 25, 2008 by jonijoni
	The Challenge of Failure -- Daily Reflections - 2/25 (Preview) THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. Through much pain came ex...	Doll	0	485	Feb 25, 2008 by Doll
	24 Hours a day - Feb 25 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and...	eastcoastscott	1	378	Feb 25, 2008 by lani
	Seasonal Affective Disorder??? (Preview) Anybody else experience this? It sucks. February is one of the hardest months for me. Not merely in staying sober, but just in functioning to a decent capacity. It is very dark here in Ohio most days from November through the middle of April. That is a long time to be inside and in hybernation mode. Just w...	jonijoni	31	1227	Feb 25, 2008 by lani
	Today's thought.... (Preview) -----W hen God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. ..... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'	Doll	11	568	Feb 25, 2008 by StPeteDean
	Accepting Imperfection (Preview) "Why do I do this to myself?" asked a woman who wanted to lose weight. "I went to my support group feeling so guilty and ashamed because I ate half a cookie that wasn't on the diet. I found out that everyone cheats a little, and some people cheat a lot. I felt so ashamed before I came to the gr...	Quetzal	1	586	Feb 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	me again sorry (Preview) First of all sorry everyone -- I feel like I've hijacked this board. I hate asking for help. HATE IT! But I have no choice. I am really thirsty for a drink. Specifically, beer, which was not my drink of choice. I was just filling up at the gas station and in the window of the store were about 30 neon signs for v...	jc2008	11	699	Feb 25, 2008 by Quetzal
	Recognizing Feelings (Preview) Experiencing feelings can be a challenge if we've had no previous experience or permission to do that. Learning to identify what we're feeling is a challenge we can meet, but we will not become experts overnight. Nor do we have to deal with our feelings perfectly. Here are some ideas that might be he...	Quetzal	1	441	Feb 25, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	This disease has taken another........ (Preview) Just got a call from a couple AA's to tell me "E" died this afternoon. He was about 23 and been battling the disease for 4 or 5 yrs. We'd seen him come and go.... He'd come to a meeting, pick up a white chip, then go to a bar, then come to a meeting, pick up a white chip then go to a bar.....He'd shared...	Doll	12	2496	Feb 25, 2008 by lanchas
	Still here (Preview) I went to a meeting this morning -- my first one. I started crying the minute I walked in so folks could tell I was new. Everyone was hugging me and introducing themselves. It was overwhelming -- comforting, scary, strange. I didn't say a word but I listened. It was a beginner's group, but even the r...	jc2008	11	585	Feb 24, 2008 by Sobrietyspell
	ugh (Preview) Why do I still feel so lousy? I'm nauseated and have a headache. Like a hangover. What the heck? I read everyone's posts and wonder, will I ever be able to talk about feelings (other than wanting to drink), higher power, letting go, etc.? I feel like a first grader in a college class. I can't imagine eve...	jc2008	7	667	Feb 24, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	one more i promise....for now (Preview) Kids after the dance: Now your in trouble: I can make them bigger, I think	lani	1	436	Feb 24, 2008 by jonijoni
	A Thankful Heart -- Daily Reflections -- 2/24 (Preview) A THANKFUL HEART I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion that we can ever know. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 My sponsor told me that I should be a gratefu...	Doll	1	399	Feb 24, 2008 by lani
	24 Hours a day - Feb 24 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day When we came to our first A.A. meeting, we looked up at the wall at the end of the room and saw the sign: "But for the grace of God." We knew right then and there that we would have to call on the grace of God in order to get sober and get over ou...	eastcoastscott	1	398	Feb 24, 2008 by lani
	I've been thinking... (Preview) My dear beautiful Sober~Vibers.. My family of fellowship.. I've been thinking.. lol I've been thinking of leaving & going out there on my own again. To leave this circle of friends & to release the pressure of staying sober. I feel I've achieved what I wanted. I feel I'm where I needed to be. I'...	Sobrietyspell	16	669	Feb 23, 2008 by Sept_19_2002
	Mysterious Paradoxes - Daily Reflections - February 23 (Preview) MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 What glorious mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted,...	Doll	2	1779	Feb 23, 2008 by FindingFreedom
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