Alcoholics Anonymous

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

June 7th, 2006 A.A. Thought For The Day Alchoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism i...

John C · John C

Hey Gang, New to this site. Also new to a city. I have to admit that I've not always availed myself of AA, and have spent many years spinning my wheels. Now I'm in a situation where I have a significant amount of time sober, but my program, and my life, are for shit. I wan...

flumpy · flumpy

Hi there people, Oh god where do I start? christ! i am so sorry to you all, cabbageheadchris for one for 'finding streanth in my situation' and all the reast of you for putting up with me going on about me me me. i am sorry that i am me i am sorry that i have a weakness, i am sorry that i am human, i am...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

i just wanted to thank U guys for taking time to "hug" me in my world of hurt here i am working the steps on having to accept that all i may get out of this program is to love/treat me and others better... there may NOT be any lights at the end of the tunnel...there may NOT be any be...

Sherry · Sherry

Hello. I just picked up my silver chip--I did the 90 meetings 90 days and now that I have hit 6 months I havent been able to get to more than two meetings a week. Its our companies busy time---actually crazy time! I thought this might be a nice place to come when I cant get to my meeting.&...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Perhaps there is a better way, we think so. For we are now on a different basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Well, I guess I want to talk about resentment. I understand it can be about anger, resentment, fear, etc. But can it just plain be anything that ticks you off....and then you wonder what's the real issue? [Anger for me is so cyclical. I think it's...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

Hope for Today - June 7 I rarely cried while I was growing up in myalcoholic family. I was sure it was a sign ofweakness. However, my emotions came as apackage. When I turned off one feeling, I shut offall the others.. If it weren't for the program, mysponsor, and the support of fellow members , I wouldn...

Wren · Wren

On... Authenticity The greatest social and familial pressure everyone experiences is to conform. We learn early in our life that if we want to get others to help us or cooperate with us, we need to do what pleases them. We also find that we get approval for how we are when we conform to others’ expect...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Guess the last time I posted, well, had a very rough spot. Thought my husband was drinking again. (?) After much worry, and a session w/my counselor--we talked about energy drinks. She said "do you think that maybe he was that way from the energy drinks...

Phil · Phil

Stage One: DENIAL You tell yourself that it isn't happening. You tell yourself that your spouse will come back to you. With a divorce, you think that he / she is just going through a phase or mid-life crisis and will come to their senses. You think that you cannot accept that it is ending, and you refuse...

Daddys_Girl · Daddys_Girl

To anyone who is reading this and is currently going threw treatment or has gone threw treatment, i would like to congradulate you. I come from a home from a drinker who i loved deeply and was not a bad person. This person did not get treatment and unfortunatly passed away from the disease....

Phil · Phil

Today's Gift. A good anger acted upon is beautiful as lightning and swift with power. A good anger swallowed clots the blood like slime. --Marge Piercy How does it feel when someone tells us we should play basketball when we don't want to? Often, it angers us that someone else is telling us wha...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

First , let me say up front, this is a Trivia kind of Post. Woke up at 4:45, this am, with about 4 1/2 sleep, got on the Board, then make coffee, and breakfast, was headed back to beddy bye, and no I had to stop and read the Board again. Well I look at the right hand, and can see, I have been into my OCD. My...

rosie light shines · rosie light shines

last night i cried AGAIN!!! i am lying in bed last night, getting ready for sleep, and it hit me!! here i am goin on 60 this month and i **feel** like i MISSED out on life.....the abuse-- the resultant addictions/ codependency disease, u know, the aftershocks of the trauma, and NOW, i get my...

Sherry · Sherry

I was reading a little homemade book my 7 yr old daughter wrote while spending last Saturday night at her friends & I still have a smile on my face since I read it Sunday morning. If anyone is having a tough day or evening maybe after reading it you will feel a little better--I'll type it j...

Phil · Phil

Rebuilding Trustby Lynette J. Hoy, NCC, LCPC What does trusting someone signify? Trust, in a practical sense, means that you place confidence in someone to be honest with you, faithful to you, keep promises, vows and confidences and not abandon you. Here are some factors to consider abo...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

I don't know what's going on. My brain is so screwed up right now. I can really see why people go out and drink over the decision to not deal with the 4th step. Man, it would be nice to just drown my past away. Not ready to do it today though. I went to the meeting tonight and it was a BB study on To The Wives. Sho...

Wren · Wren

There Is Only Now It can be easy for us to walk through the world and our lives without really being present. While dwelling on the past and living for the future are common pastimes, it is physically impossible to live anywhere but the present moment. We cannot step out our front door and take a...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

The AA Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know pea...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning Terri, i saw you come in last night, and make a Response, and just thought I would make a Post to you, so that hopefully we can get to know you, and Congratulations on this being now your Second Day. We all start there. day l, day 2, and so it goes. I am, We are, looking so forward to getti...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Hi everyone, I have been reading posts and am so happy to see some new members reaching out. Welcome to you! I look forward to getting to hear your experience. Rather than saying "keep coming back" I would rather say "stay!". I am glad you are here. The progra...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Hi everyone, Hope you all had a good, sober weekend. I had a quiet time. Did some gardening, played with my kids, went to a movie, dinner at the in-laws. What a "normal" life I have now. I love it! I always thought sobriety would be boring, and when I first came into the...

Sherry · Sherry

that if you could take an alcoholic & show them through a crystal ball how wonderful their life would be if they quit drinking than I bet we would have very few alcoholics. My heart goes out to those who have very little family support or those who have many more problems than alcoholism.&nbs...

thesyz · thesyz

Anyone looking for information on the 12 step program should check out My Name is Bill W, which is coming out on DVD pretty soon. Its a good watch about the history of AA and how/why it was founded.

Emkay · Emkay

My Secret Life with Alcohol www.pittsburghdietdiaries.blogspot.com I started getting drunk at about 16. Throughout my teens and in my 20s, even after the birth of my daughter, I got drunk. I can remember some pretty shocking and stupid things I have done and said while drinking. At one poi...

Sherry · Sherry

My husband has been absolutely wonderful in helping me quit drinking. Luckily I didnt end up hitting bottom or losing anything from my drinking. It started to cause problems at home--with my husband but luckily I was ready to quit--I was too tired of trying to find new hiding spots, too f...

soberdrunk · soberdrunk

Was at this meeting tonight. It's like all the anxiety just travelled straight into my brain\body. This guy brought up a topic. After a few of us started sharing our experiences in dealing with the subject the guy started to get real uneasy and cross-talk, getting really defiant. I thought there wa...

Robert · Robert

feeling good, taken the pooch for a walk now going for a picnic, this beats hugging the loo anyday

Rob · Rob

Just out of interest why has the option to edit ones own posts now not available..?

flumpy · flumpy

Hi there everyone

I did actually try and post this earlier but I think I forgot to fill the 'topic' section in and so no post!

Anyway, just want to say 'Hi' to you all and say 'Thankyou' to all who have read and replyed to my last post

In my week of need

I have thus f...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Chapter 7 Working With Others Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one el...

Sherry · Sherry

Hello! I am new here--posted once tonight already--I tend to be compulsive when I do things! Drinking was definately one of those compulsive things. Anyhow, I have been going to AA for a little over 6 months. I "think" I was an alcoholic for about the past 6 years. It i...

Phil · Phil

Eight Common Excuses for Harboring Regrets What's yours? A closer look at why you hold on to regrets is the start of letting them go. 1. “It’s too late to let go of my regret.” The passage of time neither improves nor impairs our ability to let go of regrets. Letting go is a function of willingnes...

Rob · Rob

My mum n dad are going away tomorrow for two weeks, house and dog sitting for their friends whilst they are way.. nice house, nice place etc.. Mum and dad both drank tonight.. dad went to bed early.. Mum, cos shes over weight doesnt eat much.. and ofcourse still drinks alot.. so thats why sh...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

Ok, I am doing everything I can to avoid calling my boss back. I am running out of laundry. The time must be coming. GRRR! I hate doing things I don't want to do! I am such a child sometimes.

Phil · Phil

If you have a desire to stop drinking and your drinking is causing you problems -- or, if you have discovered that living without alcohol is uncomfortable, and you get restless, irritable or discontented when not drinking -- it is highly suggested that you find a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Y...

Wren · Wren

Answering The Call Taking Responsibility For Your Destiny There are those of us who believe that our lives are predestined and that we should resign ourselves to our lots in life. Yet the truth is that it is up to each one of us to decide what that des...

Sycorax · Sycorax

To be honest, because my last post was so negative and self-pitying and also written while I was not 100% straight, I really expected to be kicked off this board. Imagine my relief when I logged in today and found 5 caring, sympathetic responses! You guys really are great (I'm almost tearful as I write t...

janna75 · janna75

Hi all, I'm new here, and I am just looking for...I suppose...suggestions, past experiences, etc. I'm a stay at home mom of two darling girls, ages 2 and 5. My husband is a successful businessman, and we live a nice life. My husband and I have been married for 8 years, but togeth...

Robert · Robert

Ha my manager was well cheesed off! I am the piece of turd at work and all the managers keep this info close to them, I have seen their documents "watch everything Rob does" "Robs a trouble maker" bla bla bla. Well I had my first week on the phones this week (I work in a call centre) and I have never done...

Phil · Phil

Each Day a New Beginning. Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding....

Phil · Phil

Denial is the psychological process by which human beings protect themselves from things which threaten them by blocking knowledge of those things from their awareness. It is a defense which distorts reality; it keeps us from feeling the pain and uncomfortable truth about things we do not want t...

Sycorax · Sycorax

Was just wondering. I think in a post I made previously I referred to Van Gogh - miserable his whole adult life, an alcoholic and also apparently a misogynist who assaulted prostitutes....when I was younger (a LOT younger) I really romanticised the whole 'wastoid' lifestyle. In 1986, when I w...

Toni Baloney · Toni Baloney

Good Morning everyone, I was sitting in a meeting, yesterday, listening, or trying to listen to a young woman, that was in my mind really struggling with where she was at, was talking a lot about how staying sober, was difficult for her, as she and her husband did a lot of traveling. And the trav...

iffer · iffer

Hello everyone. Day 3 for me again. I talked with my sponsor yesterday for a long time. I went to my home group meeting and I spoke up and told them that I slipped again. I talked with my boss yesterday about my calling in sick on Wednesday and told her the truth. She is a go...

Phil · Phil

WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? There are two practical ways to describe A.A. The first is the familiar description of purposes and objectives that appears earlier: "Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may sol...

WRbeachbum · WRbeachbum

On a lighter note, what is your favourite song that you relate to recovery? Mine is Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. I listened to it on the way to meetings all the time in my first 6 months. I can really relate to that song.

Phil · Phil

Guilt and resentment are states of mind that destroy love and create suffering. They seem to be caused by what happened but they're not. They are caused by how you relate to what happened. Fortunately, since you created them, you can also release them. Guilt When you have guilt, you reinfo...

Sycorax · Sycorax

So many in AA say that alcohloics need a meeting a day, especially at first. Well, this is just not possible for me - I'm not making excuses here: I have a three year old child and apart from the fact that she would act up terribly at a meeting, and probably distract people, I don't especially...

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	Very Good! Read This! (Preview) June 7th, 2006 A.A. Thought For The Day Alchoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism i...	soberdrunk	7	395	Jun 7, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Ashamed (Preview) Hey Gang, New to this site. Also new to a city. I have to admit that I've not always availed myself of AA, and have spent many years spinning my wheels. Now I'm in a situation where I have a significant amount of time sober, but my program, and my life, are for shit. I wan...	John C	8	496	Jun 7, 2006 by soberdrunk
	sorry (Preview) Hi there people, Oh god where do I start? christ! i am so sorry to you all, cabbageheadchris for one for 'finding streanth in my situation' and all the reast of you for putting up with me going on about me me me. i am sorry that i am me i am sorry that i have a weakness, i am sorry that i am human, i am...	flumpy	6	418	Jun 7, 2006 by DanaBanana
	thank U angels for comforting me (Preview) i just wanted to thank U guys for taking time to "hug" me in my world of hurt here i am working the steps on having to accept that all i may get out of this program is to love/treat me and others better... there may NOT be any lights at the end of the tunnel...there may NOT be any be...	rosie light shines	3	403	Jun 7, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Hello--new here with silver chip (Preview) Hello. I just picked up my silver chip--I did the 90 meetings 90 days and now that I have hit 6 months I havent been able to get to more than two meetings a week. Its our companies busy time---actually crazy time! I thought this might be a nice place to come when I cant get to my meeting.&...	Sherry	8	438	Jun 7, 2006 by DanaBanana
	From How It Works (Preview) Perhaps there is a better way, we think so. For we are now on a different basis of trusting and relying upon God. We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable...	soberdrunk	2	393	Jun 7, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Resentment (Preview) Well, I guess I want to talk about resentment. I understand it can be about anger, resentment, fear, etc. But can it just plain be anything that ticks you off....and then you wonder what's the real issue? [Anger for me is so cyclical. I think it's...	wallsal55	2	393	Jun 7, 2006 by rosie light shines
	WOW, me after 28 months (Preview) Hope for Today - June 7 I rarely cried while I was growing up in myalcoholic family. I was sure it was a sign ofweakness. However, my emotions came as apackage. When I turned off one feeling, I shut offall the others.. If it weren't for the program, mysponsor, and the support of fellow members , I wouldn...	rosie light shines	1	413	Jun 7, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Soul Perspectives (Preview) On... Authenticity The greatest social and familial pressure everyone experiences is to conform. We learn early in our life that if we want to get others to help us or cooperate with us, we need to do what pleases them. We also find that we get approval for how we are when we conform to others’ expect...	Wren	2	341	Jun 7, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Hi....all.... (Preview) Guess the last time I posted, well, had a very rough spot. Thought my husband was drinking again. (?) After much worry, and a session w/my counselor--we talked about energy drinks. She said "do you think that maybe he was that way from the energy drinks...	wallsal55	3	372	Jun 6, 2006 by Wren
	5 Stages of Grief (Preview) Stage One: DENIAL You tell yourself that it isn't happening. You tell yourself that your spouse will come back to you. With a divorce, you think that he / she is just going through a phase or mid-life crisis and will come to their senses. You think that you cannot accept that it is ending, and you refuse...	Phil	5	517	Jun 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	A message of hope (Preview) To anyone who is reading this and is currently going threw treatment or has gone threw treatment, i would like to congradulate you. I come from a home from a drinker who i loved deeply and was not a bad person. This person did not get treatment and unfortunatly passed away from the disease....	Daddys_Girl	4	430	Jun 6, 2006 by rosie light shines
	Hazelden Today (Preview) *Today's Gift. A good anger acted upon is beautiful as lightning and swift with power. A good anger swallowed clots the blood like slime. --Marge Piercy* How does it feel when someone tells us we should play basketball when we don't want to? Often, it angers us that someone else is telling us wha...	Phil	0	356	Jun 6, 2006 by Phil
	Got to Laugh at Life- or my part in it! (Preview) First , let me say up front, this is a Trivia kind of Post. Woke up at 4:45, this am, with about 4 1/2 sleep, got on the Board, then make coffee, and breakfast, was headed back to beddy bye, and no I had to stop and read the Board again. Well I look at the right hand, and can see, I have been into my OCD. My...	Toni Baloney	3	507	Jun 5, 2006 by nmike
	geeeez i feel like doggie doo doo (Preview) last night i cried AGAIN!!! i am lying in bed last night, getting ready for sleep, and it hit me!! here i am goin on 60 this month and i feel like i MISSED out on life.....the abuse-- the resultant addictions/ codependency disease, u know, the aftershocks of the trauma, and NOW, i get my...	rosie light shines	7	486	Jun 5, 2006 by cooncatbob
	The innocence (Preview) I was reading a little homemade book my 7 yr old daughter wrote while spending last Saturday night at her friends & I still have a smile on my face since I read it Sunday morning. If anyone is having a tough day or evening maybe after reading it you will feel a little better--I'll type it j...	Sherry	1	362	Jun 5, 2006 by Phil
	Rebuilding Trust (Preview) Rebuilding Trustby Lynette J. Hoy, NCC, LCPC What does trusting someone signify? Trust, in a practical sense, means that you place confidence in someone to be honest with you, faithful to you, keep promises, vows and confidences and not abandon you. Here are some factors to consider abo...	Phil	2	475	Jun 5, 2006 by Phil
	Feeling Bad (Preview) I don't know what's going on. My brain is so screwed up right now. I can really see why people go out and drink over the decision to not deal with the 4th step. Man, it would be nice to just drown my past away. Not ready to do it today though. I went to the meeting tonight and it was a BB study on To The Wives. Sho...	soberdrunk	3	479	Jun 5, 2006 by soberdrunk
	There is Only Now-OM (Preview) There Is Only Now It can be easy for us to walk through the world and our lives without really being present. While dwelling on the past and living for the future are common pastimes, it is physically impossible to live anywhere but the present moment. We cannot step out our front door and take a...	Wren	3	414	Jun 5, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	The promises (Preview) The AA Promises If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know pea...	WRbeachbum	1	405	Jun 5, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	Welcome Terri!!! (Preview) Good Morning Terri, i saw you come in last night, and make a Response, and just thought I would make a Post to you, so that hopefully we can get to know you, and Congratulations on this being now your Second Day. We all start there. day l, day 2, and so it goes. I am, We are, looking so forward to getti...	Toni Baloney	1	373	Jun 5, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Hello friends (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been reading posts and am so happy to see some new members reaching out. Welcome to you! I look forward to getting to hear your experience. Rather than saying "keep coming back" I would rather say "stay!". I am glad you are here. The progra...	WRbeachbum	4	351	Jun 5, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Happy week! (Preview) Hi everyone, Hope you all had a good, sober weekend. I had a quiet time. Did some gardening, played with my kids, went to a movie, dinner at the in-laws. What a "normal" life I have now. I love it! I always thought sobriety would be boring, and when I first came into the...	WRbeachbum	1	356	Jun 5, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	I bet (Preview) that if you could take an alcoholic & show them through a crystal ball how wonderful their life would be if they quit drinking than I bet we would have very few alcoholics. My heart goes out to those who have very little family support or those who have many more problems than alcoholism.&nbs...	Sherry	1	360	Jun 5, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	12 Step Info (Preview) Anyone looking for information on the 12 step program should check out My Name is Bill W, which is coming out on DVD pretty soon. Its a good watch about the history of AA and how/why it was founded.	thesyz	1	412	Jun 5, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	My Secret Life With Alchol (Preview) My Secret Life with Alcohol www.pittsburghdietdiaries.blogspot.com I started getting drunk at about 16. Throughout my teens and in my 20s, even after the birth of my daughter, I got drunk. I can remember some pretty shocking and stupid things I have done and said while drinking. At one poi...	Emkay	9	500	Jun 4, 2006 by Sherry
	Nervous family (Preview) My husband has been absolutely wonderful in helping me quit drinking. Luckily I didnt end up hitting bottom or losing anything from my drinking. It started to cause problems at home--with my husband but luckily I was ready to quit--I was too tired of trying to find new hiding spots, too f...	Sherry	4	402	Jun 4, 2006 by Sherry
	Anger at meetings (Preview) Was at this meeting tonight. It's like all the anxiety just travelled straight into my brain\body. This guy brought up a topic. After a few of us started sharing our experiences in dealing with the subject the guy started to get real uneasy and cross-talk, getting really defiant. I thought there wa...	soberdrunk	4	535	Jun 4, 2006 by Toni Baloney
	ahh what a day (Preview) feeling good, taken the pooch for a walk now going for a picnic, this beats hugging the loo anyday	Robert	2	377	Jun 4, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Not allowed to edit our own posts now? (Preview) Just out of interest why has the option to edit ones own posts now not available..?	Rob	6	498	Jun 4, 2006 by Rob
	Just saying 'Hi' (Preview) Hi there everyone I did actually try and post this earlier but I think I forgot to fill the 'topic' section in and so no post! Anyway, just want to say 'Hi' to you all and say 'Thankyou' to all who have read and replyed to my last post In my week of need I have thus f...	flumpy	5	559	Jun 4, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	Working with Others (Preview) Chapter 7 Working With Others Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth suggestion: Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one el...	Toni Baloney	1	429	Jun 4, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Havent gone past step one (Preview) Hello! I am new here--posted once tonight already--I tend to be compulsive when I do things! Drinking was definately one of those compulsive things. Anyhow, I have been going to AA for a little over 6 months. I "think" I was an alcoholic for about the past 6 years. It i...	Sherry	4	424	Jun 4, 2006 by Sherry
	Harboring Regrets (Preview) *Eight Common Excuses for Harboring Regrets* What's yours? A closer look at why you hold on to regrets is the start of letting them go. 1. “It’s too late to let go of my regret.” The passage of time neither improves nor impairs our ability to let go of regrets. Letting go is a function of willingnes...	Phil	0	384	Jun 4, 2006 by Phil
	My Mum (Preview) My mum n dad are going away tomorrow for two weeks, house and dog sitting for their friends whilst they are way.. nice house, nice place etc.. Mum and dad both drank tonight.. dad went to bed early.. Mum, cos shes over weight doesnt eat much.. and ofcourse still drinks alot.. so thats why sh...	Rob	19	458	Jun 4, 2006 by Rob
	Stalling ... (Preview) Ok, I am doing everything I can to avoid calling my boss back. I am running out of laundry. The time must be coming. GRRR! I hate doing things I don't want to do! I am such a child sometimes.	WRbeachbum	5	384	Jun 4, 2006 by WRbeachbum
	About AA (Preview) If you have a desire to stop drinking and your drinking is causing you problems -- or, if you have discovered that living without alcohol is uncomfortable, and you get restless, irritable or discontented when not drinking -- it is highly suggested that you find a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Y...	Phil	1	376	Jun 3, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Taking Responsibility-om (Preview) Answering The Call Taking Responsibility For Your Destiny There are those of us who believe that our lives are predestined and that we should resign ourselves to our lots in life. Yet the truth is that it is up to each one of us to decide what that des...	Wren	2	387	Jun 3, 2006 by Phil
	Thanx everyone and esp Toni: also I want to say something abouth 'therapy' (Preview) To be honest, because my last post was so negative and self-pitying and also written while I was not 100% straight, I really expected to be kicked off this board. Imagine my relief when I logged in today and found 5 caring, sympathetic responses! You guys really are great (I'm almost tearful as I write t...	Sycorax	2	490	Jun 3, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Confused...(long...sorry) (Preview) Hi all, I'm new here, and I am just looking for...I suppose...suggestions, past experiences, etc. I'm a stay at home mom of two darling girls, ages 2 and 5. My husband is a successful businessman, and we live a nice life. My husband and I have been married for 8 years, but togeth...	janna75	8	440	Jun 3, 2006 by Sherry
	how to annoy your manager (Preview) Ha my manager was well cheesed off! I am the piece of turd at work and all the managers keep this info close to them, I have seen their documents "watch everything Rob does" "Robs a trouble maker" bla bla bla. Well I had my first week on the phones this week (I work in a call centre) and I have never done...	Robert	4	594	Jun 3, 2006 by Robert
	Following Your Dream (Preview) *Each Day a New Beginning. Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don't settle for less, just continue to climb. --Amanda Bradley* Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding....	Phil	0	363	Jun 3, 2006 by Phil
	Denial (Preview) Denial is the psychological process by which human beings protect themselves from things which threaten them by blocking knowledge of those things from their awareness. It is a defense which distorts reality; it keeps us from feeling the pain and uncomfortable truth about things we do not want t...	Phil	6	437	Jun 3, 2006 by Rob
	embittered and long....don't read if you are feeling crappy yourself! (Preview) Was just wondering. I think in a post I made previously I referred to Van Gogh - miserable his whole adult life, an alcoholic and also apparently a misogynist who assaulted prostitutes....when I was younger (a LOT younger) I really romanticised the whole 'wastoid' lifestyle. In 1986, when I w...	Sycorax	5	629	Jun 2, 2006 by Phil
	"A Quart Low" (Preview) Good Morning everyone, I was sitting in a meeting, yesterday, listening, or trying to listen to a young woman, that was in my mind really struggling with where she was at, was talking a lot about how staying sober, was difficult for her, as she and her husband did a lot of traveling. And the trav...	Toni Baloney	8	1056	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
	Good Morning (Preview) Hello everyone. Day 3 for me again. I talked with my sponsor yesterday for a long time. I went to my home group meeting and I spoke up and told them that I slipped again. I talked with my boss yesterday about my calling in sick on Wednesday and told her the truth. She is a go...	iffer	3	330	Jun 2, 2006 by soberdrunk
	Alcoholics Anonymous (Preview) WHAT IS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS? There are two practical ways to describe A.A. The first is the familiar description of purposes and objectives that appears earlier: "Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may sol...	Phil	1	351	Jun 2, 2006 by jeannie
	Recovery tunes (Preview) On a lighter note, what is your favourite song that you relate to recovery? Mine is Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles. I listened to it on the way to meetings all the time in my first 6 months. I can really relate to that song.	WRbeachbum	8	394	Jun 2, 2006 by jeannie
	Guilt And Resentment (Preview) Guilt and resentment are states of mind that destroy love and create suffering. They seem to be caused by what happened but they're not. They are caused by how you relate to what happened. Fortunately, since you created them, you can also release them. Guilt When you have guilt, you reinfo...	Phil	2	1003	Jun 2, 2006 by Sick of being sick
	Can it work even if you don't do a meeting a day???? (Preview) So many in AA say that alcohloics need a meeting a day, especially at first. Well, this is just not possible for me - I'm not making excuses here: I have a three year old child and apart from the fact that she would act up terribly at a meeting, and probably distract people, I don't especially...	Sycorax	9	495	Jun 2, 2006 by DanaBanana
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