Alcoholics Anonymous

destinydreamer · destinydreamer

I was trying to get my cat to take a picture but he wouldn't wake up and show his face!! This is my boyfriend for the first year of sobriety... I know that it is not suggested that someone have a relationship for a year but do you think this is ok? (I don't want to hear any sick jokes from any of you guys!!) haha....

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics used so little self-control when we were drinking, we were so absolutely selfish, that it does us good to give up something once in a while. Using self-discipline and denying ourselves a few things is good for us. At first, giving up liquor is a big enough job for a...

Jeninoz · Jeninoz

Dear All, I posted here the day after "the night before". After over 8 years sobriety, I let my meetings slide. I picked up a drink and 2 months later I was drink driving continually, lieing about money and my drinking and my driving and hit my rock bottom on Friday morning at 5am when I finall...

LisaF · LisaF

Well, I applied at the community college in Lincoln, well, actually I'll have to go to the campus in Beatrice on the other side of Lincoln... they offer agriculture there... been looking at the program and what all they offer, and also looking at the University of Nebraska in case I want to do a 4 year d...

Doll · Doll

WALKING THROUGH FEAR If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 When I had taken my Fifth Step, I became aware that all my defects of character stemmed from my need to feel secure and loved. To use my will alone to work on them would have bee...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward. -- Codependent No More Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn. The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we chose t...

Tina · Tina

morning all Justed wanted to share an experience I had the previlege of giving back to the program. We had our One Day District Roundup Yesterday, and I had the honour of chairing the round up, the overwhelming experience I recieve was un believable. I felt nervous and excited and all in all, the thou...

LisaF · LisaF

Well I guess I overdid it yesterday... although I was mostly doing light work. I was sitting most the day while sorting through things, getting up to move around every so often. Well, by the end of the day I was hurting so bad I went to the ER. I thought maybe going into the ER they'd actually try to figu...

miller2 · miller2

I have learned that selfishness and self centeredness is the root of my problems. That fear is an evil and corroding thread. What Im about to type is something that happened today that made me think. But Im OK with it... My daughter and son in law live across town with my wife. (They just had the new baby bo...

Doll · Doll

I hate meetings. I hate a Higher Power. I hate anyone who has a Program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the disease of alcoholism. I am cunning, baffling and powerful. That's me! I have killed millions and I am pleased. I love...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by si...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I went to my doctor and explained my thoughts regarding my alcohol use and she said that judging by what I told her there might possibly be some other explanations for why I'm "acting out" the way I do. She referred me to a specialist and his diagnosis is that I suffer from Manic-Depress...

Doll · Doll

A RESTING PLACE All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...

Quetzal · Quetzal

"I worked at a good job, making a decent salary. I had been recovering for years. Each morning, I got into my car and I thanked God for the car. The heater didn't work. And the chance of the car not starting was almost as great as the chance that it would. I just kept suffering through and thanking God....

ally · ally

I was surfing the net looking for inspiration, on how to stop loving someone....lol (if only) And I found this, I had a few tears in my eye..... Gives new meaning to "Life is to short" I have a boyfriend who grew up with me. His name is Jin. I always thought of him as a friend until last year, wh...

miller2 · miller2

This is kinda neat... see the huge 100 year old oak laying on the ground in front of my buddies house? This fell on a perfectly clear day, not even a breeze... just BOOM. Missed the house literally by inches. The closet branch act...

Wren · Wren

I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past. -- Stephen Covey I was eating lunch with a friend who shared that she disliked one of the vegetables on my plate and hadnt eaten any since childhood. I suggested that so...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're living in a day and age when alcoholics aren't treated as they often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonyous was started. In the old days, every town had its ow...

TenderheartsKS · TenderheartsKS

Very appropriate for my recovery! THE COMPANY YOU KEEP It is better to be alone, than in the wrong company. Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. &qu...

Laura · Laura

I've been sober for a little over three months. I consider myself an alcoholic. I've begun to read the big book. What have I not done? Gone to any face to face meetings . . . not one. I didn't want to go. At first I thought it was because I didn't need to. I gain insight here, as well as support. I've got some gre...

LisaF · LisaF

12 days sober... I pulled an all-nighter last night... roommate's over at our friend's house for the weekend helping to plant the tons of bushes and trees they bought at an auction... So... I went to a meeting last night, did the grocery shopping, got home and cleaned out my babies' cages, cleaned...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves. Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don't label our feelings fear. We're used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal. Peace and serenity may be uncomfortable. At one time, fear may have...

Phil · Phil

Alcoholism stages can be categorized into three stages of alcoholism -- early stage, middle stage and end stage alcoholism or late stage alcoholism. Alcoholism stages generally take years to develop. Alcoholism is a disease where alcoholic beverage consumption is at a level that interferes wit...

ally · ally

HELP....BEFORE I JUMP IN THERE AGAIN (((((((YO Guys))))))) I posted this on the al-anon board and got some wonderful replies.....i am asking If any of you can reply to this also... I love the wisdom I recieve from you as the recovering Alcoholic.... (((Guys)))))) You all know I opened a face to face gr...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I've noticed that the ones who do the most for A.A. are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I'm in danger of havinf a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of the boat gets too far up out of the water, i...

lucybear · lucybear

hello everyone, im new here. so i got sober in dec of 05 and drank again in sept of 06 and continued until jan of 07 when i found out i was pregnant. i quit instanlty and have spent the last months accumulating some peace and happiness with many things that i learned from AA and other places. but now i look a...

Eddie · Eddie

When I was new to AA, I was convinced that I was powerless over alcohol and that my life, because of my drinking, was unmanageable. As I began to do what I was told to do, I discovered that I didn't have to drink anymore. I reasoned that now that I didn't have to drink, I could, through hard work and the use of m...

miller2 · miller2

Tipsy, please dont send me any more private messages. Id prefer you share your feelings here in the forums, good or bad. Hope you have a better day.

Laura · Laura

There are quite a few new posts her I want to take time to read and respond to later this evening. Welcome if you are new and reading this. I only have time for a quick note. I just feel like I need to reach out for moment before going to a party after I shut this computer down. It's a family/friend party. Ther...

Doll · Doll

"HOLD BACK NOTHING" The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you you share your first accurate self-survey. . . . Provided you hold back nothing, your sense of relief will mount from minute to minute. The dammed-up emo...

John · John

Addiction creates moral wreckage. People who become addicted to alcohol or other drugs might lie, cheat, or steal in order to get and use their chemical of choice. Often what's left behind is a trail of shattered relationships. In this situation, apologies won't do. Alcoholics Anonymous calls for...

Jeninoz · Jeninoz

Dear Friends, I am so sick today. I had over 8 years good sobriety in AA and I picked up a drink in February of this year. This is the first time I have been back to AA in any capacity. I thought I had it all under control and last night I went to a work function and I got so drunk and stayed out till 5am in the morn...

Esperanza · Esperanza

I've recently admitted to myself that I may have a problem with drinking. I'm not sure if I do or not, but I've been doing some research and I took the questions quiz on the AA website and I answered "yes" more than 4 times, so I'm starting to get concerned. I want to know more about what the signs...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Make yourself feel good. It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don't have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings, bask...

kate · kate

My parents just came over to see me and I supposed staged some sort of an intervention. They think I am an alcoholic and want me to go to a meeting with them. I agree with them that I have been drinking too much lately. They saw my fiance whom I live with today and I think he may have said something about it wh...

Phil · Phil

Whenever a civilization or society declines or perishes there is always one condition present - they forgot where they came from. -- Carl Sandburg Back To BasicsAlcoholics Anonymous, now today = new Date(); var todayy=today.getYear(); var difference=(Math.round(todayy-1935)); document.w...

POOKISTAN · POOKISTAN

Well, I know this's prolly gonna' be fleeting and I'll prolly feel like shit again tomorrow night but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts. I also made the decision that I'm going to try the sample of antidepressants (a months worth) that my doctor reccomended. This has to be the biggest step towards h...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn't amount to anything. I didn't fool anybody. Although I've been sober for quiet a while, the old habit of building myslef up is still with me. I st...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

or so I thought, but I've been doing a lot of thinking these past few days and I realize that it didn't hide anything from anyone except me. People around me would have to have had the eyesight of pro-wrestling referees not to see that my self confidence was diminishing, I was awkward and uncomfortable i...

Doll · Doll

THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 I cannot count the times when I h...

Phil · Phil

THE GINGHAM DRESS A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, count...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I like coming here and reading what you people post...the good, bad and the ugly. It feels like a meeting to me, I get to share your experience, strength and home and if I feel like sharing I can...seems pretty meetingish to me. So does this count? Can I consider this a meeting? -- Edited by Tipsy McStagge...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The principle of life is that life responds by corresponding; your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be. -- Raymond Charles Barker The attitude that we carry with us into a particular setting will greatly influence our perceptions of any event. Our attitude also influences, positive...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

and irritable right now. I feel like punching things. Inanimate things. For now. So maybe one of you Einsteins can tell me when this phase will pass

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so often that I half believe some of them now, even though I know they aren't true. I used to hang around the lowbrow barrooms so I could feel superior to the other customers...

Doll · Doll

Awwww..........they are almost 3 weeks old. They've grown on me. ARGGHH! It's gonna be tough giving them away......Just wanted to share my smiles

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

The other times I've tried AA I did exactly what is suggested, I went to lots of meetings, I talked to lots of people, I got a sponsor, etc...I even joined a men's group meeting with about 10 other guys with some serious long term sobriety. I did this all within a few weeks and everything was going fine and t...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recovery program. Seven years earlier, I had begun recovery from chemical depen...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

if I didn't quit drinking. I asked her to give me a year and if I haven't stopped I want her to throw me out. It's not that I get drunk and fight with her or that she even sees much of my using because I sneak away with friends to do it...it's just that I think she deserves better than a drunk and all that entails...

Doll · Doll

"ENTIRELY HONEST" We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my pla...

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	yay!!! (Preview) I was trying to get my cat to take a picture but he wouldn't wake up and show his face!! This is my boyfriend for the first year of sobriety... I know that it is not suggested that someone have a relationship for a year but do you think this is ok? (I don't want to hear any sick jokes from any of you guys!!) haha....	destinydreamer	11	582	May 9, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hours a Day ~ 9th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ We alcoholics used so little self-control when we were drinking, we were so absolutely selfish, that it does us good to give up something once in a while. Using self-discipline and denying ourselves a few things is good for us. At first, giving up liquor is a big enough job for a...	Sobrietyspell	0	495	May 9, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	4 Days Sober (Preview) Dear All, I posted here the day after "the night before". After over 8 years sobriety, I let my meetings slide. I picked up a drink and 2 months later I was drink driving continually, lieing about money and my drinking and my driving and hit my rock bottom on Friday morning at 5am when I finall...	Jeninoz	11	1514	May 9, 2007 by alligot
	Applied at another college... (Preview) Well, I applied at the community college in Lincoln, well, actually I'll have to go to the campus in Beatrice on the other side of Lincoln... they offer agriculture there... been looking at the program and what all they offer, and also looking at the University of Nebraska in case I want to do a 4 year d...	LisaF	3	623	May 9, 2007 by Doll
	May9 Daily Reflections (Preview) WALKING THROUGH FEAR If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 When I had taken my Fifth Step, I became aware that all my defects of character stemmed from my need to feel secure and loved. To use my will alone to work on them would have bee...	Doll	0	394	May 9, 2007 by Doll
	Learning New Behaviors (Preview) Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward. -- Codependent No More Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to help us learn. The lessons she wants to teach us are the ones we need to learn. Some say they are the lessons we chose t...	Quetzal	0	522	May 9, 2007 by Quetzal
	Experience of givin back (Preview) morning all Justed wanted to share an experience I had the previlege of giving back to the program. We had our One Day District Roundup Yesterday, and I had the honour of chairing the round up, the overwhelming experience I recieve was un believable. I felt nervous and excited and all in all, the thou...	Tina	3	447	May 9, 2007 by Laura
	finally getting an MRI... (Preview) Well I guess I overdid it yesterday... although I was mostly doing light work. I was sitting most the day while sorting through things, getting up to move around every so often. Well, by the end of the day I was hurting so bad I went to the ER. I thought maybe going into the ER they'd actually try to figu...	LisaF	7	634	May 9, 2007 by Laura
	selfish thinking.... (Preview) I have learned that selfishness and self centeredness is the root of my problems. That fear is an evil and corroding thread. What Im about to type is something that happened today that made me think. But Im OK with it... My daughter and son in law live across town with my wife. (They just had the new baby bo...	miller2	6	644	May 8, 2007 by learning
	I am your disease (Preview) I hate meetings. I hate a Higher Power. I hate anyone who has a Program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you death and I wish you suffering. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the disease of alcoholism. I am cunning, baffling and powerful. That's me! I have killed millions and I am pleased. I love...	Doll	15	11736	May 8, 2007 by TLH
	24 Hours a Day ~ 8th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I'm grateful that I found a program in A.A. that could keep me sober. I'm grateful that A.A. has shown me the way to faith in a Higher Power, because the renewing of that faith has changed my way of life. And I've found a happiness and contentment that I had forgotten existed, by si...	Sobrietyspell	0	435	May 8, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	A mental health professional told me that I'm not an alcoholic... (Preview) I went to my doctor and explained my thoughts regarding my alcohol use and she said that judging by what I told her there might possibly be some other explanations for why I'm "acting out" the way I do. She referred me to a specialist and his diagnosis is that I suffer from Manic-Depress...	Tipsy McStagger	34	2532	May 8, 2007 by cooncatbob
	Daily Reflections May 8 (Preview) A RESTING PLACE All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any Step is more necessary to longtime sobriety and peace of mind than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...	Doll	0	416	May 8, 2007 by Doll
	Giving Ourselves What We Deserve (Preview) "I worked at a good job, making a decent salary. I had been recovering for years. Each morning, I got into my car and I thanked God for the car. The heater didn't work. And the chance of the car not starting was almost as great as the chance that it would. I just kept suffering through and thanking God....	Quetzal	0	468	May 8, 2007 by Quetzal
	THIS IS AWESOME.....LIFE IS TOO SHORT (Preview) I was surfing the net looking for inspiration, on how to stop loving someone....lol (if only) And I found this, I had a few tears in my eye..... Gives new meaning to "Life is to short" I have a boyfriend who grew up with me. His name is Jin. I always thought of him as a friend until last year, wh...	ally	2	544	May 8, 2007 by Wren
	Thought Id share something kinda neat (Preview) This is kinda neat... see the huge 100 year old oak laying on the ground in front of my buddies house? This fell on a perfectly clear day, not even a breeze... just BOOM. Missed the house literally by inches. The closet branch act...	miller2	4	446	May 7, 2007 by destinydreamer
	Change (Preview) I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past. -- Stephen Covey I was eating lunch with a friend who shared that she disliked one of the vegetables on my plate and hadnt eaten any since childhood. I suggested that so...	Wren	1	369	May 7, 2007 by Phil
	24 Hours a Day ~ 7th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ It's very important to keep in a grateful frame of mind, if we want to stay sober. We should be grateful that we're living in a day and age when alcoholics aren't treated as they often used to be treated before Alcoholics Anonyous was started. In the old days, every town had its ow...	Sobrietyspell	0	529	May 7, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Excellent writing (Preview) Very appropriate for my recovery! THE COMPANY YOU KEEP It is better to be alone, than in the wrong company. Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. &qu...	TenderheartsKS	2	435	May 7, 2007 by Quetzal
	So I'm a little slow and reluctant (Preview) I've been sober for a little over three months. I consider myself an alcoholic. I've begun to read the big book. What have I not done? Gone to any face to face meetings . . . not one. I didn't want to go. At first I thought it was because I didn't need to. I gain insight here, as well as support. I've got some gre...	Laura	7	575	May 7, 2007 by Laura
	wired and in a cleaning mood... (Preview) 12 days sober... I pulled an all-nighter last night... roommate's over at our friend's house for the weekend helping to plant the tons of bushes and trees they bought at an auction... So... I went to a meeting last night, did the grocery shopping, got home and cleaned out my babies' cages, cleaned...	LisaF	6	513	May 7, 2007 by psychoktty
	Letting Go Of Fear (Preview) Fear is at the core of codependency. It can motivate us to control situations or neglect ourselves. Many of us have been afraid for so long that we don't label our feelings fear. We're used to feeling upset and anxious. It feels normal. Peace and serenity may be uncomfortable. At one time, fear may have...	Quetzal	1	376	May 7, 2007 by psychoktty
	Alcoholism Stages (Preview) Alcoholism stages can be categorized into three stages of alcoholism -- early stage, middle stage and end stage alcoholism or late stage alcoholism. Alcoholism stages generally take years to develop. Alcoholism is a disease where alcoholic beverage consumption is at a level that interferes wit...	Phil	1	387	May 7, 2007 by Bryan39
	HELP...BEFORE I JUMP IN AGAIN (Preview) HELP....BEFORE I JUMP IN THERE AGAIN (((((((YO Guys))))))) I posted this on the al-anon board and got some wonderful replies.....i am asking If any of you can reply to this also... I love the wisdom I recieve from you as the recovering Alcoholic.... (((Guys)))))) You all know I opened a face to face gr...	ally	4	604	May 6, 2007 by Sick of being sick
	24 Hours a Day ~ 6th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I've noticed that the ones who do the most for A.A. are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I'm in danger of havinf a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of the boat gets too far up out of the water, i...	Sobrietyspell	0	537	May 6, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	support!!!!! (Preview) hello everyone, im new here. so i got sober in dec of 05 and drank again in sept of 06 and continued until jan of 07 when i found out i was pregnant. i quit instanlty and have spent the last months accumulating some peace and happiness with many things that i learned from AA and other places. but now i look a...	lucybear	8	450	May 6, 2007 by lucybear
	Obstacles To Step Three (Preview) When I was new to AA, I was convinced that I was powerless over alcohol and that my life, because of my drinking, was unmanageable. As I began to do what I was told to do, I discovered that I didn't have to drink anymore. I reasoned that now that I didn't have to drink, I could, through hard work and the use of m...	Eddie	1	452	May 6, 2007 by Wren
	tipsy (Preview) Tipsy, please dont send me any more private messages. Id prefer you share your feelings here in the forums, good or bad. Hope you have a better day.	miller2	6	487	May 6, 2007 by Doll
	About to go to a party . . . (Preview) There are quite a few new posts her I want to take time to read and respond to later this evening. Welcome if you are new and reading this. I only have time for a quick note. I just feel like I need to reach out for moment before going to a party after I shut this computer down. It's a family/friend party. Ther...	Laura	5	608	May 6, 2007 by miller2
	Daily Reflections May 6 (Preview) "HOLD BACK NOTHING" The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you you share your first accurate self-survey. . . . Provided you hold back nothing, your sense of relief will mount from minute to minute. The dammed-up emo...	Doll	0	453	May 6, 2007 by Doll
	Apology is more than saying "Sorry" (Preview) Addiction creates moral wreckage. People who become addicted to alcohol or other drugs might lie, cheat, or steal in order to get and use their chemical of choice. Often what's left behind is a trail of shattered relationships. In this situation, apologies won't do. Alcoholics Anonymous calls for...	John	2	4120	May 6, 2007 by Zster
	Please Help (Preview) Dear Friends, I am so sick today. I had over 8 years good sobriety in AA and I picked up a drink in February of this year. This is the first time I have been back to AA in any capacity. I thought I had it all under control and last night I went to a work function and I got so drunk and stayed out till 5am in the morn...	Jeninoz	11	541	May 6, 2007 by Jeninoz
	I need some guidance (Preview) I've recently admitted to myself that I may have a problem with drinking. I'm not sure if I do or not, but I've been doing some research and I took the questions quiz on the AA website and I answered "yes" more than 4 times, so I'm starting to get concerned. I want to know more about what the signs...	Esperanza	6	573	May 6, 2007 by TLH
	Feeling Good (Preview) Make yourself feel good. It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is about creating a good life for ourselves. We don't have to deny ourselves activities that help us feel good. Going to meetings, bask...	Quetzal	0	376	May 6, 2007 by Quetzal
	Do I have a problem? (Preview) My parents just came over to see me and I supposed staged some sort of an intervention. They think I am an alcoholic and want me to go to a meeting with them. I agree with them that I have been drinking too much lately. They saw my fiance whom I live with today and I think he may have said something about it wh...	kate	9	615	May 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Back To Basics (Preview) Whenever a civilization or society declines or perishes there is always one condition present - they forgot where they came from. -- Carl Sandburg Back To BasicsAlcoholics Anonymous, now today = new Date(); var todayy=today.getYear(); var difference=(Math.round(todayy-1935)); document.w...	Phil	4	3034	May 5, 2007 by Bryan39
	I'm actually feeling good tonight... (Preview) Well, I know this's prolly gonna' be fleeting and I'll prolly feel like shit again tomorrow night but I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts. I also made the decision that I'm going to try the sample of antidepressants (a months worth) that my doctor reccomended. This has to be the biggest step towards h...	POOKISTAN	5	634	May 5, 2007 by Doll
	24 Hours a Day ~ 5th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn't amount to anything. I didn't fool anybody. Although I've been sober for quiet a while, the old habit of building myslef up is still with me. I st...	Sobrietyspell	0	414	May 5, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	Drinking masked my fears and insecurities... (Preview) or so I thought, but I've been doing a lot of thinking these past few days and I realize that it didn't hide anything from anyone except me. People around me would have to have had the eyesight of pro-wrestling referees not to see that my self confidence was diminishing, I was awkward and uncomfortable i...	Tipsy McStagger	6	738	May 5, 2007 by Doll
	Daily Reflections May 5 (Preview) THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 I cannot count the times when I h...	Doll	0	376	May 5, 2007 by Doll
	Here yu goooo...Timbo..:) (Preview) THE GINGHAM DRESS A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, count...	Phil	7	612	May 5, 2007 by sheilasdad
	Can this count as meeting? (Preview) I like coming here and reading what you people post...the good, bad and the ugly. It feels like a meeting to me, I get to share your experience, strength and home and if I feel like sharing I can...seems pretty meetingish to me. So does this count? Can I consider this a meeting? -- Edited by Tipsy McStagge...	Tipsy McStagger	20	654	May 5, 2007 by miller2
	Attitudes (Preview) The principle of life is that life responds by corresponding; your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be. -- Raymond Charles Barker The attitude that we carry with us into a particular setting will greatly influence our perceptions of any event. Our attitude also influences, positive...	Quetzal	0	365	May 5, 2007 by Quetzal
	I'm really cranky... (Preview) and irritable right now. I feel like punching things. Inanimate things. For now. So maybe one of you Einsteins can tell me when this phase will pass	Tipsy McStagger	8	1209	May 4, 2007 by miller2
	24 Hours a Day ~ 4th May 2007 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so often that I half believe some of them now, even though I know they aren't true. I used to hang around the lowbrow barrooms so I could feel superior to the other customers...	Sobrietyspell	0	413	May 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	A face only a mother could love (Preview) Awwww..........they are almost 3 weeks old. They've grown on me. ARGGHH! It's gonna be tough giving them away......Just wanted to share my smiles	Doll	6	451	May 4, 2007 by Sobrietyspell
	I dont want to freak myslef out again... (Preview) The other times I've tried AA I did exactly what is suggested, I went to lots of meetings, I talked to lots of people, I got a sponsor, etc...I even joined a men's group meeting with about 10 other guys with some serious long term sobriety. I did this all within a few weeks and everything was going fine and t...	Tipsy McStagger	10	693	May 4, 2007 by amanda2u2
	Freedom from Compulsive Disorders (Preview) Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recovery program. Seven years earlier, I had begun recovery from chemical depen...	Quetzal	1	452	May 4, 2007 by amanda2u2
	I told my wife to leave me... (Preview) if I didn't quit drinking. I asked her to give me a year and if I haven't stopped I want her to throw me out. It's not that I get drunk and fight with her or that she even sees much of my using because I sneak away with friends to do it...it's just that I think she deserves better than a drunk and all that entails...	Tipsy McStagger	17	733	May 4, 2007 by miller2
	Daily Reflectons May 4 (Preview) "ENTIRELY HONEST" We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my pla...	Doll	0	393	May 4, 2007 by Doll
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