Alcoholics Anonymous

Phil · Phil

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. ...

Doll · Doll

SELF--RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I sa...

Tamiele · Tamiele

My brother has been labelled by himself and others as an alcoholic. Maybe I am speaking from the position of not understanding the disease - but what it looks like to me is that he is just a very immature individual who can't say no to a party. He "dried out" 2 years ago at a centre for one mon...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

At least that's the stage I'm in right now...then it's usually followed by the "Why did I ever think I had a problem?" stage which precedes the "Wow those AA people are sure f**ked up!" stage. With the grand finally being the "I'm going for a beer or two just like any other normal pe...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. "When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the e...

Quetzal · Quetzal

The mind is a baby giant who, more provident in the cradle than he knows, has hurled his paths in life all round ahead of him, like playthings.... -- Robert Frost Sometimes we are bewildered by the options open to us. We feel we have no way of knowing which course would be best. But when we reflect calm...

shaun · shaun

my name is shaun and im an alcoholic.new to this site but nice to be part of it.just thought id touch base.i have some problems with forgiving myself and would like some feedback, if i could.This will take some time to type but i will come back shortly...shaun u.k

Doll · Doll

http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/770 I happened upon today's show. Maybe it will help someone.

Enuff Z Nuff · Enuff Z Nuff

Feeling depressed about losing my gf of 5 years, I let the demons get the best of me. Got a meeting tonight but it's not enough. I desperately need to get a sponser and start to get serious about the steps. Spent the weekend at my old mans to help him with some chores and such around his house. Didn't drink on...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Ryan, Your words just moved me so very deeply in that Post that you made, I hope that everyone will have a chance to read that in your Response to the Installing Love Post. To express how deeply those words touched me, well there are no words. Other than to say, that you are so very cherished a...

batman55 · batman55

Yes even Batman has problems! Yes I joke because that is how I deal with my problems. Except, as I am sure you all are aware of, this is no joke. Drinking 35 beers a night just isn't funny is it? For the last 18 years I have ignored all the signs. I have been to alot of recovery programs and AA, and have even done...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone el...

timverton · timverton

I only have a few minutes and just wanted to wish all of you great people North of the border a happy and sober Thanksgiving! Eat much, but don't overeat. Enjoy and be thankful for the bounties you are so fortunate to have compared to many others in this world. Phil, Kit...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

This morning I went for a walk with my girlfriend and my dog on the beach...we drank our coffee while we threw the ball and just hung out watching all the puppies play. It was a little chilly but really sunny and there were lots of happy people out playing with their non-canine children at the playground,...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Installing Love Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. W...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No ba...

Quetzal · Quetzal

There is nothing permanent except change. -- Heraclitus Most of us don't like change very much. Getting sober is like stepping into a rushing river of change that will take us to new places in our lives. We sense that. We are learning to trust it more each day. But even though life keeps getting be...

Wren · Wren

October 9, 2006 Honoring Life Changes The Wisdom Of Fear Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers-all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this ty...

Doll · Doll

FIXING ME, NOT YOU If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that t...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Tradition Twelve "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." THE spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifice. Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, w...

Robert · Robert

man im struggling with my partner. Since I have decided to do something that I wanted to do (go to uni) she has dropped into a deep depression. I feel this is an arrangement of finances rather than a relationship of love. "I will be ok once Ive got the house, once ive got the kid, once i have money" l...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to a long blow by blow personal story, because it might help some new m...

Veteran Member... · Tipsy McStagger

Puh-leeze! I should be considered many things but "veteran" is hardly one of them. I think there should be a list of choices for our tag lines...mine would read "relapsing dickhead" What would yours say?

HappyMe · HappyMe

Haven't had much to say lately but I check in every day to see how everyone is doing. I've been going to meetings regulary and have been appointed squad leader for the Sunday morning BB I go to. Today was my first day of it. Been busy working the steps and that's going okay. I have d...

Sick of being sick · Sick of being sick

Pride

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

You know something, I dont think I have ever really done step 1...I've gone to meetings and said the obligatory "Hi I'm duane and I'm an alcoholic" but it was always like I had my fingers crossed. Even right now I realize that I'm having trouble reconciling that what I have is alcoholism. That it is chron...

Phil · Phil

"Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark." ~Zen saying We stand in the shadow of our lives every time we tell ourselves that something cannot be done because we are not good enough, or strong enough, or rich enough, or young enough or thin enough, or anything else enough. It is only w...

Doll · Doll

A SPIRITUAL AXIOM It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Step's spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hour...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

Whenever I decide to try to stop drinking I do very well for about a week and then out of nowhere this arrogant attitude comes along and my brain starts saying things like "Are you really going to let these people tell you what to do?" and "Don't you miss being a rebellious fun loving bad ass?" and be...

Robert · Robert

I never thought Id say this, but there is not a single thing that drink can give me today, it always told me what it could give me, and it was sort of right for a certain time, but what it didnt tell me is what it takes away, ie everything, including what it just gave you... I am alot happier sober and that sou...

kittn38 · kittn38

hello family: i knew that i couldn't stay away for long.. u guys lift my spirits. i missed ya. mom is still in hospital. too much to go into. it is just one thing after another. i just pray to god and my higher power. for her and for i. i hope all is w...

Tipsy McStagger · Tipsy McStagger

I'm a drunken twit. Well I'm not drunk right this second but if I was, phew, I assure you that I'd be quite the boob. Seriously though I'm thinking of taking another stab at the old non-drinking. It's probably a complete waste of time since I usually only last until payday but I figure since I lost my j...

wagon · wagon

my home group voted me in for gsr, many said i would be great for this service, and i hope i can do what is expected of me. thanks for all of your support the last months. wagon

cindy · cindy

there is a story about the alcoholic being like a guy that falls into a rushing river clutching a boulder to his chest. the people who are trying to save him from drowning are running along the bank screaming at him to drop the boulder. finally he does and is pulled out of the water, when asked why he held on...

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

What a great tool for us in recovery. Even the first day sober, I could be grateful for SOMETHING. I find as my sobriety grows, my gratitude grows. This morning I am grateful for the CONSISTENCY my Higher Power has brought into my life. Sure, curveballs whip by my head regularly, but the very basis of my d...

jessiesgirl · jessiesgirl

Wish me luck All my life I have an estranged relationship with my father, only saw him maybe twice a year at my grandmothers house. When she past away 11 years ago her funeral was the last time I spoke to him (but I don’t think I talked to him because I was high and angry, cant remember) I have spent the pa...

Phil · Phil

Blame and Denial Blaming others for any set of consequences usually constitutes Denial. Denial keeps all addicts in their addictions. Defense Mechanisms Rationalizing - I don't drink/use every day, I don't have a problem. Minimizing - I don't drink/use half of what Sam drinks. ...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Proving Ourselves Long after a bitter failure, some of us still cling to the hope that we can erase the defeat in some spectacular way. One dream is to "prove ourselves" to those who scorned us or put us down. This never really works, even when we do become winners at some later time. For...

Wren · Wren

"… 'accepting' does not necessarily mean 'liking,' 'enjoying,' or 'condoning.' I can accept [the reality of] what is -- and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck." -- Nathaniel Branden The world is a palette of varied beauty with subtle and not-so...

Enuff Z Nuff · Enuff Z Nuff

I've been trying so hard for the last year to quit drinking and still I find myself going back. I don't know what to do and it's definately ruining my life. I was up to 5 months at one point then slipped, then 30 days and slipped and back up to a couple months and slipped. It's a recurring theme for me. Are ther...

Quetzal · Quetzal

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY It has been proved that we afflicted persons cannot recover by our own will power. We've failed again and again. Therefore, I believe that there must be a Higher Power that helps us. I think of that Power as the grace of God. And I pray every morning for the strength to stay rationa...

Cody1958 · Cody1958

F.E.A.R. ... Face Everything And Recover D.E.N.I.A.L. ... Don't Even Notice I'm Lying H.O.P.E. ... Happy Our Program Exists S.L.I.P. ... Sobriety Losing It's Priority A.C.T.I.O....

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

Thought you might enjoy some photos of the brilliant change of seasons here in my hometown, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Enjoy!! Joni

-- Edited by jonibaloni at 09:20, 2006-10-07

jonibaloni · jonibaloni

This is a story that was told to me many years ago... I did post it below in a reply to a message,. but for those that did not see it, it is a wonderful story about reaching out for help. Enjoy. A man was standing on the front porch of his house, and flood waters starte...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. There is a divine plan of good at work in my life. I will let go and let it unfold. --Ruth P. Freedman We are never certain of the full importance or the eventual impact of any single event in our lives. But of one thing we can be sure: Each experience offers something valua...

Phil · Phil

Well..I went hunting for a turkey this morning... for Thanksgiving... Found one....and every time I went to pull the trigger..I couldnt do it... We introduced ourselves...His name is Bigfeather... I invited him home for Thanksgiving dinner... Looks like Rice a Roni..out of the box..an...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

My name is Justin and I'm an alcoholic. Just wanted to say welcome to this forum to all the new people. This is my 4th go around with this program. The main thing that I've learned through out this bout with trying to stay sober is that I absolutely have to work the steps. There are no if's and's or but's...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Wow, had a duzzy of one last night, woke up at 4:00 in the morning, and rather than go back to bed, felt better to turn on all the lights all over my house, and especially in here, in my office. And the formula that I thought of, worked so well, just signed on to MIP, read all the Posts, and resp...

Cody1958 · Cody1958

Good morning, family. This weekend is here already. Its raining here right now. I'm very grateful for what God has put in front of me today.. So today is going to be all about focusong on the day in front of me, My recovery, and what I can do to make it a productful day. It's our da...

Quetzal · Quetzal

Changing The old saying is true: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. It's the same with addiction and recovery. People can take away our drugs and put us in treatment, but no one can make us clean and sober. When it hurts enough, when we're scared enough, when we're sick and t...

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	Just stuff......ehhhh (Preview) The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. ...	Phil	0	432	Oct 11, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 11 (Preview) SELF--RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I sa...	Doll	0	403	Oct 11, 2006 by Doll
	Frustrated with my brother (Preview) My brother has been labelled by himself and others as an alcoholic. Maybe I am speaking from the position of not understanding the disease - but what it looks like to me is that he is just a very immature individual who can't say no to a party. He "dried out" 2 years ago at a centre for one mon...	Tamiele	4	438	Oct 10, 2006 by Tamiele
	I have this drinkin thing licked! (Preview) At least that's the stage I'm in right now...then it's usually followed by the "Why did I ever think I had a problem?" stage which precedes the "Wow those AA people are sure f*ked up!" stage. With the grand finally being the "I'm going for a beer or two just like any other normal* pe...	Tipsy McStagger	5	471	Oct 10, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Hangover? (Preview) Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. "When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the e...	soberdrunk	3	521	Oct 10, 2006 by Phil
	The mind is a baby giant (Preview) The mind is a baby giant who, more provident in the cradle than he knows, has hurled his paths in life all round ahead of him, like playthings.... -- Robert Frost Sometimes we are bewildered by the options open to us. We feel we have no way of knowing which course would be best. But when we reflect calm...	Quetzal	2	679	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	introduce myself (Preview) my name is shaun and im an alcoholic.new to this site but nice to be part of it.just thought id touch base.i have some problems with forgiving myself and would like some feedback, if i could.This will take some time to type but i will come back shortly...shaun u.k	shaun	5	553	Oct 10, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Not a fan of Dr. Phil, but........ (Preview) http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/770 I happened upon today's show. Maybe it will help someone.	Doll	1	465	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Been a rough couple days... (Preview) Feeling depressed about losing my gf of 5 years, I let the demons get the best of me. Got a meeting tonight but it's not enough. I desperately need to get a sponser and start to get serious about the steps. Spent the weekend at my old mans to help him with some chores and such around his house. Didn't drink on...	Enuff Z Nuff	5	484	Oct 10, 2006 by Dave Harm
	To Ryan...THANK YOU!! (Preview) Ryan, Your words just moved me so very deeply in that Post that you made, I hope that everyone will have a chance to read that in your Response to the Installing Love Post. To express how deeply those words touched me, well there are no words. Other than to say, that you are so very cherished a...	Toni Baloney	1	420	Oct 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Hi all....I am Batman (Preview) Yes even Batman has problems! Yes I joke because that is how I deal with my problems. Except, as I am sure you all are aware of, this is no joke. Drinking 35 beers a night just isn't funny is it? For the last 18 years I have ignored all the signs. I have been to alot of recovery programs and AA, and have even done...	batman55	10	634	Oct 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone el...	Toni Baloney	0	377	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! (Preview) I only have a few minutes and just wanted to wish all of you great people North of the border a happy and sober Thanksgiving! Eat much, but don't overeat. Enjoy and be thankful for the bounties you are so fortunate to have compared to many others in this world. Phil, Kit...	timverton	4	452	Oct 10, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Today... (Preview) This morning I went for a walk with my girlfriend and my dog on the beach...we drank our coffee while we threw the ball and just hung out watching all the puppies play. It was a little chilly but really sunny and there were lots of happy people out playing with their non-canine children at the playground,...	Tipsy McStagger	7	491	Oct 10, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Installing LOVE (Preview) Installing Love Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. W...	Toni Baloney	4	469	Oct 10, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Nonresistance (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday* Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No ba...	Phil	3	458	Oct 10, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	There is nothing permanent except change (Preview) There is nothing permanent except change. -- Heraclitus Most of us don't like change very much. Getting sober is like stepping into a rushing river of change that will take us to new places in our lives. We sense that. We are learning to trust it more each day. But even though life keeps getting be...	Quetzal	0	460	Oct 10, 2006 by Quetzal
	Wisdom of Fear-OM (Preview) October 9, 2006 Honoring Life Changes The Wisdom Of Fear Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers-all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this ty...	Wren	2	444	Oct 10, 2006 by Quetzal
	Daily Reflections Oct 10 (Preview) FIXING ME, NOT YOU If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that t...	Doll	0	404	Oct 10, 2006 by Doll
	The 12th Tradition - History (Preview) Tradition Twelve "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." THE spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifice. Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, w...	Toni Baloney	0	1212	Oct 9, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	family afterwards! (Preview) man im struggling with my partner. Since I have decided to do something that I wanted to do (go to uni) she has dropped into a deep depression. I feel this is an arrangement of finances rather than a relationship of love. "I will be ok once Ive got the house, once ive got the kid, once i have money" l...	Robert	4	443	Oct 9, 2006 by jonibaloni
	24 Hours a Day (Preview) Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to a long blow by blow personal story, because it might help some new m...	Toni Baloney	1	410	Oct 9, 2006 by cindy
	Veteran Member... (Preview) Puh-leeze! I should be considered many things but "veteran" is hardly one of them. I think there should be a list of choices for our tag lines...mine would read "relapsing dickhead" What would yours say?	Tipsy McStagger	5	446	Oct 9, 2006 by cindy
	Hi all (Preview) Haven't had much to say lately but I check in every day to see how everyone is doing. I've been going to meetings regulary and have been appointed squad leader for the Sunday morning BB I go to. Today was my first day of it. Been busy working the steps and that's going okay. I have d...	HappyMe	3	445	Oct 9, 2006 by Phil
	The most deadly thing when added to alcohol (Preview) Pride	Sick of being sick	10	529	Oct 9, 2006 by RyanS
	Step 1 (Preview) You know something, I dont think I have ever really done step 1...I've gone to meetings and said the obligatory "Hi I'm duane and I'm an alcoholic" but it was always like I had my fingers crossed. Even right now I realize that I'm having trouble reconciling that what I have is alcoholism. That it is chron...	Tipsy McStagger	8	1462	Oct 9, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Enough (Preview) "Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark." ~Zen saying We stand in the shadow of our lives every time we tell ourselves that something cannot be done because we are not good enough, or strong enough, or rich enough, or young enough or thin enough, or anything else enough. It is only w...	Phil	0	406	Oct 9, 2006 by Phil
	Daily Reflections Oct 9 (Preview) A SPIRITUAL AXIOM It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Step's spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hour...	Doll	1	398	Oct 9, 2006 by Phil
	My bad attitude... (Preview) Whenever I decide to try to stop drinking I do very well for about a week and then out of nowhere this arrogant attitude comes along and my brain starts saying things like "Are you really going to let these people tell you what to do?" and "Don't you miss being a rebellious fun loving bad ass?" and be...	Tipsy McStagger	2	411	Oct 9, 2006 by Quetzal
	Morning All (Preview) I never thought Id say this, but there is not a single thing that drink can give me today, it always told me what it could give me, and it was sort of right for a certain time, but what it didnt tell me is what it takes away, ie everything, including what it just gave you... I am alot happier sober and that sou...	Robert	6	440	Oct 9, 2006 by Robert
	Hard to Leave.. Missed ya all... (Preview) hello family: i knew that i couldn't stay away for long.. u guys lift my spirits. i missed ya. mom is still in hospital. too much to go into. it is just one thing after another. i just pray to god and my higher power. for her and for i. i hope all is w...	kittn38	4	456	Oct 9, 2006 by kittn38
	Thought for the year... (Preview) I'm a drunken twit. Well I'm not drunk right this second but if I was, phew, I assure you that I'd be quite the boob. Seriously though I'm thinking of taking another stab at the old non-drinking. It's probably a complete waste of time since I usually only last until payday but I figure since I lost my j...	Tipsy McStagger	15	513	Oct 8, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	election (Preview) my home group voted me in for gsr, many said i would be great for this service, and i hope i can do what is expected of me. thanks for all of your support the last months. wagon	wagon	4	450	Oct 8, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	humility (Preview) there is a story about the alcoholic being like a guy that falls into a rushing river clutching a boulder to his chest. the people who are trying to save him from drowning are running along the bank screaming at him to drop the boulder. finally he does and is pulled out of the water, when asked why he held on...	cindy	5	842	Oct 8, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Gratitude List (Preview) What a great tool for us in recovery. Even the first day sober, I could be grateful for SOMETHING. I find as my sobriety grows, my gratitude grows. This morning I am grateful for the CONSISTENCY my Higher Power has brought into my life. Sure, curveballs whip by my head regularly, but the very basis of my d...	jonibaloni	6	819	Oct 8, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Wish me luck (Preview) Wish me luck All my life I have an estranged relationship with my father, only saw him maybe twice a year at my grandmothers house. When she past away 11 years ago her funeral was the last time I spoke to him (but I don’t think I talked to him because I was high and angry, cant remember) I have spent the pa...	jessiesgirl	8	439	Oct 8, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Blame And Denial (Preview) Blame and Denial Blaming others for any set of consequences usually constitutes Denial. Denial keeps all addicts in their addictions. Defense Mechanisms Rationalizing - I don't drink/use every day, I don't have a problem. Minimizing - I don't drink/use half of what Sam drinks. ...	Phil	2	454	Oct 8, 2006 by Tipsy McStagger
	Proving ourselves (Preview) Proving Ourselves Long after a bitter failure, some of us still cling to the hope that we can erase the defeat in some spectacular way. One dream is to "prove ourselves" to those who scorned us or put us down. This never really works, even when we do become winners at some later time. For...	Quetzal	2	506	Oct 8, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	What Is (Preview) "… 'accepting' does not necessarily mean 'liking,' 'enjoying,' or 'condoning.' I can accept [the reality of] what is -- and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck." -- Nathaniel Branden The world is a palette of varied beauty with subtle and not-so...	Wren	4	434	Oct 8, 2006 by Quetzal
	Why is it so hard to quit? (Preview) I've been trying so hard for the last year to quit drinking and still I find myself going back. I don't know what to do and it's definately ruining my life. I was up to 5 months at one point then slipped, then 30 days and slipped and back up to a couple months and slipped. It's a recurring theme for me. Are ther...	Enuff Z Nuff	15	578	Oct 8, 2006 by Robert
	Thought For The day (Preview) THOUGHT FOR THE DAY It has been proved that we afflicted persons cannot recover by our own will power. We've failed again and again. Therefore, I believe that there must be a Higher Power that helps us. I think of that Power as the grace of God. And I pray every morning for the strength to stay rationa...	Quetzal	2	455	Oct 7, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Helpful Acronyms For Today (Preview) F.E.A.R. ... Face Everything And Recover D.E.N.I.A.L. ... Don't Even Notice I'm Lying H.O.P.E. ... Happy Our Program Exists S.L.I.P. ... Sobriety Losing It's Priority A.C.T.I.O....	Cody1958	7	558	Oct 7, 2006 by soberdrunk
	BEAUTIFUL.... (Preview) Thought you might enjoy some photos of the brilliant change of seasons here in my hometown, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Enjoy!! Joni -- Edited by jonibaloni at 09:20, 2006-10-07	jonibaloni	8	446	Oct 7, 2006 by jessiesgirl
	DROWNING?????? (Preview) This is a story that was told to me many years ago... I did post it below in a reply to a message,. but for those that did not see it, it is a wonderful story about reaching out for help. Enjoy. A man was standing on the front porch of his house, and flood waters starte...	jonibaloni	4	434	Oct 7, 2006 by jonibaloni
	Have a good day... (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. There is a divine plan of good at work in my life. I will let go and let it unfold. --Ruth P. Freedman* We are never certain of the full importance or the eventual impact of any single event in our lives. But of one thing we can be sure: Each experience offers something valua...	Phil	0	444	Oct 7, 2006 by Phil
	Turkey (Preview) Well..I went hunting for a turkey this morning... for Thanksgiving... Found one....and every time I went to pull the trigger..I couldnt do it... We introduced ourselves...His name is Bigfeather... I invited him home for Thanksgiving dinner... Looks like Rice a Roni..out of the box..an...	Phil	7	475	Oct 7, 2006 by timverton
	To the newcomer (Preview) My name is Justin and I'm an alcoholic. Just wanted to say welcome to this forum to all the new people. This is my 4th go around with this program. The main thing that I've learned through out this bout with trying to stay sober is that I absolutely have to work the steps. There are no if's and's or but's...	soberdrunk	4	484	Oct 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Nightmares (Preview) Wow, had a duzzy of one last night, woke up at 4:00 in the morning, and rather than go back to bed, felt better to turn on all the lights all over my house, and especially in here, in my office. And the formula that I thought of, worked so well, just signed on to MIP, read all the Posts, and resp...	Toni Baloney	10	476	Oct 6, 2006 by Wren
	Goodmorning Family (Preview) Good morning, family. This weekend is here already. Its raining here right now. I'm very grateful for what God has put in front of me today.. So today is going to be all about focusong on the day in front of me, My recovery, and what I can do to make it a productful day. It's our da...	Cody1958	5	421	Oct 6, 2006 by Phil
	Changing (Preview) Changing The old saying is true: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. It's the same with addiction and recovery. People can take away our drugs and put us in treatment, but no one can make us clean and sober. When it hurts enough, when we're scared enough, when we're sick and t...	Quetzal	3	412	Oct 6, 2006 by Toni Baloney
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