Alcoholics Anonymous

SamanthaK · SamanthaK

there were a lot of things that led to my wanting sobriety. i've been drinking for 9 years, which is almost half of my life, and the funny thing is is that i never thought of alcohol to be a problem. when i was 15 i started using meth daily until i got pregnant at 17. i sobered up during the...

Kendall · Kendall

Well I finally went tonight. My husband went with me to the open meeting. It was ok. I wasn't crazy how they went around the room and I had to at least introduce myself. I would have liked to have just sat in the back and listened but there was no "back". It was set up with tables set in a U shape so people were in...

DblWinnr · DblWinnr

I want to welcome you both and I hope you'll keep coming back often... the more you share and get feedback, the better you get to know who and what you're all about. Going to lots of face-to-face AA meetings speeds up the process. I came into AA thinking I was St. Alice, the sacrificial martyr.... you kn...

Phil · Phil

Life gives us so much time to collect bizarre thoughts and feelings. - -Claire Weekes As we go through life, we run into all kinds of negative messages: teasing on the school bus, insulting nicknames, and other put-downs. Pretty soon we may discover that some of these messages stick in our mind...

Phil · Phil

Angry feelings is one of the greatest challenges for recovering alcoholics and addicts. Relapse is often related to the inability to constructively handle anger. Mismanged anger poses a threat to recovery for the newcomer and the oldtimer. Sometimes the greatest threat is to relationships. ...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Afternoon My Friends,,,, This passage is taken from Step Six in our AA 12 And 12, Self righteous anger can also be very enjoyable in a preverse way we can actually take satisfaction from the fact that many people annoy us for it brings a comfortable feeling of superority. gossip barbed with our ang...

elizabeth · elizabeth

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and truth. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You're not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly." by Rumi...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Evening My Friends, These are todays questions from Step Six and my answers to them i hope no one minds that i am shareing this way??? Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character Describe the kind of activities that you really enjoy (NOT) your addictiv...

Serenity · Serenity

Hi my name is Serenity, I am new to this website and i guess i am what you might call coming back i suffer from the fear of socialization and i dont go out much. i go to online meetings, and i work the steps daily, i have a sponsor and we work very closely tog everyday on my recovery. i am sob...

Nic · Nic

Hi all, As some of you know I live on a farm in outback Australia. Some days I wake up wondering what on earth the next mountain will be I will have to climb, and ALWAYS ALWAYS think respectfully of those who have gone before us, and built the roads I ride on, and the lil towns I go to get supplies from etc. Ou...

Phil · Phil

Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...

Phil · Phil

Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people. > >1. - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady. > >During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: > >"What is the firs... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

lady_ladonna_1 · lady_ladonna_1

A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER I asked God to take away my habit. God said, no. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicappe...

Phil · Phil

by Nancy Poitou, M.A., M.F.T. I have been asked often about what is self-esteem, self-love and self-centeredness. These are very good questions and it is a fine line that separates these concepts. Self esteem means to hold oneself in high esteem, feeling worthy of a good life and good tre...

Phil · Phil

Was just thinkin--its nice to see a few Canadians on the board. Serenity? Im not too far from you--bout an hour n of Guelph. I did live in Scarborough at one time and spent 14 years in Brampton, until moving to Quiet Country. It wasnt quiet for long because I was still drinking---better now.:) If I reme...

Donna_C · Donna_C

A quick Hello to each and everyone of you!!!! Phil, I plan to commit myself in returning back to this message board on a more regular basis. I surely miss you all. My schedule has been altered in keeping it simple. I have taken on way too much the last few months. This week is very hectic in finis...

Phil · Phil

WILL POWER = Our WILL-ingness to use a Higher POWER. --Anonymous One of the greatest decisions any of us ever made concerned our Third Step. This decision seemed to go against everything we wanted to do. We all know so well that every time we tried to manage our own lives, we produced misery and...

Phil · Phil

Trapped Within ~~~~ I feel trapped... Within my fears Within my dreams Within my hope Within my insecurities Within my life Within my love Within my loneliness I can't escape these feelings They always come back I could be happy *as forever* And with a single, errant thought CRASH The warm feelin...

schleich · schleich

Hello everyone. I am beginning my challenge to face my addiction to alcohol today. It has gone on for too long. I am 45 and have been drinking since I was 17; real heavily the last few years. I am going to a meeting tonight and am trying to get in a rehab program tomorrow night.&n...

Phil · Phil

A blind man walks into a bar, grabs his dog by its hind legs, and swings him around in a circle. The bartender says, "Hey buddy, what are you doing?" And the blind man says, "Don't mind me, I'm just looking around

lady_ladonna_1 · lady_ladonna_1

I read these posts and feel so bad for what alcoholics have to deal with. As a family member I can relate to how other family members feel but never really understood the pain the alcoholic feels. I've written before regarding my dying (ex)husband and I wanted to share that in reading some of these pos...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Easy Does ItStrain & struggle abound when we try to do everything ourselves, our way. We want positive change to occur immediately & expect miracles to happen according to our personal timetable. We sometimes feel that if our Higher Power is guiding us, we should be able to accomplish great...

SamanthaK · SamanthaK

hello, my name is Samantha, i'm an alcoholic and a drug addict. i'm 21 yrs old and have been clean and sober a little over 4 months. i'm trying to get as big of a support group i can, so i thought i'd see what this forum is all about.

Donna_C · Donna_C

Humility The AA Twelve and Twelve tells us that "the whole emphasis of Step Seven is on humility." We first looked at humility in the Third Step when we made the decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. "The attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle of each of A...

Serenity · Serenity

Good Afternoon My Friends, I am currently working on step six with a question about pride if anyone has any esh on step six or pride i would sure love to hear from yah. Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character (Question One) Make a list of good and bad ways th...

Phil · Phil

Humility looks like saying, “There is something here that I don’t know, the knowing of which would change everything.” Humility looks like saying, “You may be right,” or, “I can understand how you could feel that way.” Humility looks like an open acknowledgement that we don’t have it all figure...

Phil · Phil

Struggling with Ego By JJ Gormley Commonly thought to represent the self, the ego commands center stage in our lives for the simple reason that the ego marks us as individually distinctive from other selves or egos. Our ego is basically our personality. Psychologically cast, ego controls our t...

Busbe · Busbe

Since u live in Canada do u watch the red green show it comes on here Sat eve at 10:30pm It gives us a good laugh to go to sleep on. I know this isnt program but tryin to lighten up Busbe

elizabeth · elizabeth

Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times. Fortunately for baseball fans, Babe Ruth didn’t let his many strikeouts defeat him. He continued going to bat & he kept hitting home runs. How many of us stay willing to try an activity when we’ve experienced defeat, particularly public d...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Today's Quote The best way to knock the chip off your neighbor’s shoulder is to pat him on the back. -Unknown

wallsal55 · wallsal55

Hi, got any goodies on file about insecurity? Boy, I got very insecure after Christmas (and sick, physically and spiritually). THe old insecurities came out like a volcano... Needless... to say I made a huge mistake...but to make a LONG story short, maybe some things HAD to get w...

Phil · Phil

New Year's Resolutions for Internet Junkies... I will try to figure out why I *really* need 9 e-mail addresses. I will stop sending e-mail to my wife (husband). I resolve to work with neglected children -- my own. I will answer my snail mail with the same enthusiasm with which I answer my e-m...

GammyRose · GammyRose

Well, Phil ...the zoo is pretty quiet. It's just me and the monkies in my mind. I gave my cat away a few weeks ago, he was not happy after my son went to college and life is a little calmer now. I am going to have to venture out in the cold in awhile to check on my Mom and go to the post office. How are your plans fo...

Phil · Phil

Q: What causes a person to experience anger? A: There are basically two ways of experiencing anger. You can feel angry with yourself over not having done as well as you had hoped on an examination, or you can have the other kind of anger which is directed at someone else or some object. In other words...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Child of Mine Oh, little child of mine I finally know you're here and I want you to know that I am learning to care I care that you were hurt deep wounds to soul and heart and I in ignorant blindness kept myself so set apart I didn't want to hear your rage from all the pain you've had I didn't know to reach for you...

Phil · Phil

Accepting Help Some of us have felt so alienated that we've forgotten we're not alone. We've come to believe that we have to do it ourselves. Some of us have been abandoned. Some have gone without love. Some of us have gotten used to people never being there for us. Some of us have struggled, had hard...

wallsal55 · wallsal55

I read with great interest your posts on dry drunks. I witness, too, my spouse, get angry, disappointed in others ambitions and achievements, lose his clarity. Sometimes he tries to rain on my parade, spoil my mood. I usually have to pull out my boundary bag and use one for s...

Phil · Phil

A Year To Grow This new year can be a time of growth in sobriety. While we have no crystal ball that tells us what luck and fortune the year will bring, we do have a program that gives us the power to make the best of this year, to grow in sobriety. We can make progress in overcoming resentment and selfish...

Phil · Phil

Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Busyness rapes relationships. It substitutes shallow frenzy for deep friendship. It promises satisfying dreams but delivers hollow nightmares. It feeds the "ego" but starves the inner person. It fills a calendar but fractures a family...

Phil · Phil

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. --Faith Baldwin Change surrounds us. It lies within us, too. The trees in the yard have changed. They've grown taller. Their leaves die and scatter on the ground in the fall. We don't resemble our baby pictures much anymore, either. Like tree...

Phil · Phil

Living Today The beginning of the New Year will often bring back sad memories. This has been the big day for hangovers, coming down, remorse, guilt, and shame. But if we stay with our new purpose - staying clean and staying close to our Higher Power - we don't have to fear the New Year. God has forgi...

John · John

Happy New Year!! May 2005 be full of happiness, joy and freedom for both, YOU and those you love! Should you find yourself in a slump, just remember... YOU ARE A MIRACLE IN PROGRESS! Yours In Healing and Recovery, John F. Wilmington, NC -- Edited by John at 01:10, 2005-01-01

Phil · Phil

To thank each and every one of you for being here the last 365 days. Its been quite a ride. Looking forward to a smoother one in 2005--God Willing. My sobriety moment of 20 years --one day at a time-- is tomorrow at 115pm Im not bragging about that--Im just pretty damned grateful I r...

AngelEyes · AngelEyes

Hi there, I was browsing the internet and found your site after coming to terms with the fact that I am an alcoholic. I am young, only 22 years old and are what some people call a "functional addict." I have the nice job, I'm active in my community, I was always class President in High Sch...

Nic · Nic

Welcome Hoolia! This board moves quite quickly, with lots of people popping in, so thought I would post again to make sure you know you have been noticed, and we are glad you're here. You asked, "What is a dry drunk?" ... to me it is just living sober. I am dry, as long as I don't pick up a drink. Someti...

tanman · tanman

Greetings, This is my first post here, so I apologize if I'm not used to the norms and standards in use! I'm an alcoholic who is struggling to make my life better, to improve myself with the help of God and others like myself. I've been attending meetings for close on three years, though I ashame...

Nic · Nic

Hi all, I have just heard from an on-line friend, who's son had been about a month sober. I haven't had face to face contact with any of this family, and have developed a genuine friendship with his Mum over a few years online. I really like her and feel I can relate to her words. When he decided he wanted t...

Busbe · Busbe

Hi everyone, I hope I am still welcome on this board after my dry drunk through the holidays Im doing better with that now but now down with bronchtus that I just got over I wish I would learn that emotional upsets make me sick...After all these years one would think a person would catch on oh well...

elizabeth · elizabeth

Opening Ourselves To Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Love was g...

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	just feel like talking... (Preview) there were a lot of things that led to my wanting sobriety. i've been drinking for 9 years, which is almost half of my life, and the funny thing is is that i never thought of alcohol to be a problem. when i was 15 i started using meth daily until i got pregnant at 17. i sobered up during the...	SamanthaK	5	1174	Jan 9, 2005 by DblWinnr
	First meeting (Preview) Well I finally went tonight. My husband went with me to the open meeting. It was ok. I wasn't crazy how they went around the room and I had to at least introduce myself. I would have liked to have just sat in the back and listened but there was no "back". It was set up with tables set in a U shape so people were in...	Kendall	4	1089	Jan 9, 2005 by Phil
	TO SERENITY & SCHLEICH... (Preview) I want to welcome you both and I hope you'll keep coming back often... the more you share and get feedback, the better you get to know who and what you're all about. Going to lots of face-to-face AA meetings speeds up the process. I came into AA thinking I was St. Alice, the sacrificial martyr.... you kn...	DblWinnr	1	865	Jan 9, 2005 by Phil
	Bizarre Thoughts And Feelings (Preview) Life gives us so much time to collect bizarre thoughts and feelings. - -Claire Weekes As we go through life, we run into all kinds of negative messages: teasing on the school bus, insulting nicknames, and other put-downs. Pretty soon we may discover that some of these messages stick in our mind...	Phil	1	906	Jan 9, 2005 by Phil
	Dealing With Anger (Preview) Angry feelings is one of the greatest challenges for recovering alcoholics and addicts. Relapse is often related to the inability to constructively handle anger. Mismanged anger poses a threat to recovery for the newcomer and the oldtimer. Sometimes the greatest threat is to relationships. ...	Phil	0	868	Jan 8, 2005 by Phil
	Self-Righteous Anger (Preview) Good Afternoon My Friends,,,, This passage is taken from Step Six in our AA 12 And 12, Self righteous anger can also be very enjoyable in a preverse way we can actually take satisfaction from the fact that many people annoy us for it brings a comfortable feeling of superority. gossip barbed with our ang...	Serenity	2	4835	Jan 8, 2005 by Nic
	a few quotes (Preview) ~~~~~~~~~Come~~~~~~~~~ "You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and truth. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You're not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly." by Rumi...	elizabeth	1	869	Jan 8, 2005 by Phil
	More On Step Six (Preview) Good Evening My Friends, These are todays questions from Step Six and my answers to them i hope no one minds that i am shareing this way??? Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character Describe the kind of activities that you really enjoy (NOT) your addictiv...	Serenity	2	939	Jan 8, 2005 by Serenity
	Fear Of Socialization (Preview) Hi my name is Serenity, I am new to this website and i guess i am what you might call coming back i suffer from the fear of socialization and i dont go out much. i go to online meetings, and i work the steps daily, i have a sponsor and we work very closely tog everyday on my recovery. i am sob...	Serenity	7	1110	Jan 8, 2005 by ralisme
	A little inspiration (Preview) Hi all, As some of you know I live on a farm in outback Australia. Some days I wake up wondering what on earth the next mountain will be I will have to climb, and ALWAYS ALWAYS think respectfully of those who have gone before us, and built the roads I ride on, and the lil towns I go to get supplies from etc. Ou...	Nic	2	1107	Jan 8, 2005 by amanda2u2
	Vulnerability (Preview) Vulnerability Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt. Hurt feelings are a part of life, relationships, and reco...	Phil	0	944	Jan 8, 2005 by Phil
	5 Lessons (Preview) Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people. > >1. - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady. > >During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: > >"What is the firs... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>	Phil	3	1211	Jan 8, 2005 by Nic
	A beautiful Prayer (Preview) *A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER* I asked God to take away my habit. God said, no. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicappe...	lady_ladonna_1	3	1027	Jan 8, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Self Esteem, Self Love, and Self Centeredness (Preview) by Nancy Poitou, M.A., M.F.T. I have been asked often about what is self-esteem, self-love and self-centeredness. These are very good questions and it is a fine line that separates these concepts. Self esteem means to hold oneself in high esteem, feeling worthy of a good life and good tre...	Phil	0	1689	Jan 7, 2005 by Phil
	Canadian Eh?? (Preview) Was just thinkin--its nice to see a few Canadians on the board. Serenity? Im not too far from you--bout an hour n of Guelph. I did live in Scarborough at one time and spent 14 years in Brampton, until moving to Quiet Country. It wasnt quiet for long because I was still drinking---better now.:) If I reme...	Phil	5	1287	Jan 7, 2005 by Serenity
	Hi All (Preview) A quick Hello to each and everyone of you!!!! Phil, I plan to commit myself in returning back to this message board on a more regular basis. I surely miss you all. My schedule has been altered in keeping it simple. I have taken on way too much the last few months. This week is very hectic in finis...	Donna_C	2	874	Jan 7, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Will Power--vroom!! (Preview) WILL POWER = Our WILL-ingness to use a Higher POWER. --Anonymous One of the greatest decisions any of us ever made concerned our Third Step. This decision seemed to go against everything we wanted to do. We all know so well that every time we tried to manage our own lives, we produced misery and...	Phil	1	916	Jan 7, 2005 by wallsal55
	just sharing a few things (Preview) Trapped Within ~~~~ I feel trapped... Within my fears Within my dreams Within my hope Within my insecurities Within my life Within my love Within my loneliness I can't escape these feelings They always come back I could be happy as forever And with a single, errant thought CRASH The warm feelin...	Phil	1	913	Jan 7, 2005 by wallsal55
	hello... (Preview) Hello everyone. I am beginning my challenge to face my addiction to alcohol today. It has gone on for too long. I am 45 and have been drinking since I was 17; real heavily the last few years. I am going to a meeting tonight and am trying to get in a rehab program tomorrow night.&n...	schleich	4	1202	Jan 7, 2005 by schleich
	I need help.:) (Preview) A blind man walks into a bar, grabs his dog by its hind legs, and swings him around in a circle. The bartender says, "Hey buddy, what are you doing?" And the blind man says, "Don't mind me, I'm just looking around	Phil	1	872	Jan 7, 2005 by Donna_C
	Understanding (Preview) I read these posts and feel so bad for what alcoholics have to deal with. As a family member I can relate to how other family members feel but never really understood the pain the alcoholic feels. I've written before regarding my dying (ex)husband and I wanted to share that in reading some of these pos...	lady_ladonna_1	2	895	Jan 7, 2005 by Donna_C
	food for thought (Preview) Easy Does ItStrain & struggle abound when we try to do everything ourselves, our way. We want positive change to occur immediately & expect miracles to happen according to our personal timetable. We sometimes feel that if our Higher Power is guiding us, we should be able to accomplish great...	elizabeth	1	942	Jan 7, 2005 by Phil
	hello... (Preview) hello, my name is Samantha, i'm an alcoholic and a drug addict. i'm 21 yrs old and have been clean and sober a little over 4 months. i'm trying to get as big of a support group i can, so i thought i'd see what this forum is all about.	SamanthaK	4	866	Jan 7, 2005 by SamanthaK
	Humility continued....Step Seven is about Humility (Preview) Humility The AA Twelve and Twelve tells us that "the whole emphasis of Step Seven is on humility." We first looked at humility in the Third Step when we made the decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. "The attainment of greater humility is the foundation principle of each of A...	Donna_C	0	1109	Jan 6, 2005 by Donna_C
	Working Step Six, On The Question About Pride (Preview) Good Afternoon My Friends, I am currently working on step six with a question about pride if anyone has any esh on step six or pride i would sure love to hear from yah. Step 6 - I become entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character (Question One) Make a list of good and bad ways th...	Serenity	2	1199	Jan 6, 2005 by Nic
	A few things re Humility (Preview) Humility looks like saying, “There is something here that I don’t know, the knowing of which would change everything.” Humility looks like saying, “You may be right,” or, “I can understand how you could feel that way.” Humility looks like an open acknowledgement that we don’t have it all figure...	Phil	0	860	Jan 6, 2005 by Phil
	An article about ego (Preview) Struggling with Ego By JJ Gormley Commonly thought to represent the self, the ego commands center stage in our lives for the simple reason that the ego marks us as individually distinctive from other selves or egos. Our ego is basically our personality. Psychologically cast, ego controls our t...	Phil	0	1016	Jan 6, 2005 by Phil
	? Phil (Preview) Since u live in Canada do u watch the red green show it comes on here Sat eve at 10:30pm It gives us a good laugh to go to sleep on. I know this isnt program but tryin to lighten up Busbe	Busbe	5	941	Jan 6, 2005 by Serenity
	it's a new day (Preview) Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times. Fortunately for baseball fans, Babe Ruth didn’t let his many strikeouts defeat him. He continued going to bat & he kept hitting home runs. How many of us stay willing to try an activity when we’ve experienced defeat, particularly public d...	elizabeth	1	1018	Jan 6, 2005 by Phil
	and how (Preview) Today's Quote The best way to knock the chip off your neighbor’s shoulder is to pat him on the back. -Unknown	elizabeth	1	869	Jan 6, 2005 by Phil
	Pssst...Phil....DW, all (Preview) Hi, got any goodies on file about insecurity? Boy, I got very insecure after Christmas (and sick, physically and spiritually). THe old insecurities came out like a volcano... Needless... to say I made a huge mistake...but to make a LONG story short, maybe some things HAD to get w...	wallsal55	1	868	Jan 6, 2005 by Phil
	New Years Resolutions (Preview) New Year's Resolutions for Internet Junkies... I will try to figure out why I really need 9 e-mail addresses. I will stop sending e-mail to my wife (husband). I resolve to work with neglected children -- my own. I will answer my snail mail with the same enthusiasm with which I answer my e-m...	Phil	3	922	Jan 6, 2005 by Busbe
	Zoo, Phil.... (Preview) Well, Phil ...the zoo is pretty quiet. It's just me and the monkies in my mind. I gave my cat away a few weeks ago, he was not happy after my son went to college and life is a little calmer now. I am going to have to venture out in the cold in awhile to check on my Mom and go to the post office. How are your plans fo...	GammyRose	1	1088	Jan 5, 2005 by Phil
	Anger (Preview) Q: What causes a person to experience anger? A: There are basically two ways of experiencing anger. You can feel angry with yourself over not having done as well as you had hoped on an examination, or you can have the other kind of anger which is directed at someone else or some object. In other words...	Phil	1	1520	Jan 5, 2005 by Serenity
	child of mine (Preview) Child of Mine Oh, little child of mine I finally know you're here and I want you to know that I am learning to care I care that you were hurt deep wounds to soul and heart and I in ignorant blindness kept myself so set apart I didn't want to hear your rage from all the pain you've had I didn't know to reach for you...	elizabeth	3	890	Jan 5, 2005 by Serenity
	Accepting (Preview) Accepting Help Some of us have felt so alienated that we've forgotten we're not alone. We've come to believe that we have to do it ourselves. Some of us have been abandoned. Some have gone without love. Some of us have gotten used to people never being there for us. Some of us have struggled, had hard...	Phil	1	967	Jan 5, 2005 by Phil
	Nic, catherine, anyone...dry or active? (Preview) I read with great interest your posts on dry drunks. I witness, too, my spouse, get angry, disappointed in others ambitions and achievements, lose his clarity. Sometimes he tries to rain on my parade, spoil my mood. I usually have to pull out my boundary bag and use one for s...	wallsal55	5	1551	Jan 4, 2005 by catherine
	A Year To Grow (Preview) A Year To Grow This new year can be a time of growth in sobriety. While we have no crystal ball that tells us what luck and fortune the year will bring, we do have a program that gives us the power to make the best of this year, to grow in sobriety. We can make progress in overcoming resentment and selfish...	Phil	1	867	Jan 4, 2005 by wallsal55
	Have a good day!! (Preview) Step Ten "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather...	Phil	1	1176	Jan 4, 2005 by wallsal55
	my thought for today (Preview) Busyness rapes relationships. It substitutes shallow frenzy for deep friendship. It promises satisfying dreams but delivers hollow nightmares. It feeds the "ego" but starves the inner person. It fills a calendar but fractures a family...	elizabeth	1	808	Jan 4, 2005 by wallsal55
	Change (Preview) Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. --Faith Baldwin Change surrounds us. It lies within us, too. The trees in the yard have changed. They've grown taller. Their leaves die and scatter on the ground in the fall. We don't resemble our baby pictures much anymore, either. Like tree...	Phil	1	1028	Jan 3, 2005 by Phil
	Living Today (Preview) Living Today The beginning of the New Year will often bring back sad memories. This has been the big day for hangovers, coming down, remorse, guilt, and shame. But if we stay with our new purpose - staying clean and staying close to our Higher Power - we don't have to fear the New Year. God has forgi...	Phil	2	855	Jan 3, 2005 by Phil
	HapPy nEW yeAr! (Preview) Happy New Year!! May 2005 be full of happiness, joy and freedom for both, YOU and those you love! Should you find yourself in a slump, just remember... YOU ARE A MIRACLE IN PROGRESS! Yours In Healing and Recovery, John F. Wilmington, NC -- Edited by John at 01:10, 2005-01-01	John	2	851	Jan 3, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Taking the opportunity (Preview) To thank each and every one of you for being here the last 365 days. Its been quite a ride. Looking forward to a smoother one in 2005--God Willing. My sobriety moment of 20 years --one day at a time-- is tomorrow at 115pm Im not bragging about that--Im just pretty damned grateful I r...	Phil	3	1051	Jan 3, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Today is a New Year (Preview) Hi there, I was browsing the internet and found your site after coming to terms with the fact that I am an alcoholic. I am young, only 22 years old and are what some people call a "functional addict." I have the nice job, I'm active in my community, I was always class President in High Sch...	AngelEyes	3	1209	Jan 2, 2005 by DblWinnr
	Hello Hoolia - RE: Dry Drunk (Preview) Welcome Hoolia! This board moves quite quickly, with lots of people popping in, so thought I would post again to make sure you know you have been noticed, and we are glad you're here. You asked, "What is a dry drunk?" ... to me it is just living sober. I am dry, as long as I don't pick up a drink. Someti...	Nic	4	1654	Jan 2, 2005 by amanda2u2
	request for advice with AA personality. . . (Preview) Greetings, This is my first post here, so I apologize if I'm not used to the norms and standards in use! I'm an alcoholic who is struggling to make my life better, to improve myself with the help of God and others like myself. I've been attending meetings for close on three years, though I ashame...	tanman	9	1328	Jan 2, 2005 by DblWinnr
	On-line friendship (Preview) Hi all, I have just heard from an on-line friend, who's son had been about a month sober. I haven't had face to face contact with any of this family, and have developed a genuine friendship with his Mum over a few years online. I really like her and feel I can relate to her words. When he decided he wanted t...	Nic	4	1247	Jan 2, 2005 by Nic
	am I still welcome (Preview) Hi everyone, I hope I am still welcome on this board after my dry drunk through the holidays Im doing better with that now but now down with bronchtus that I just got over I wish I would learn that emotional upsets make me sick...After all these years one would think a person would catch on oh well...	Busbe	8	1045	Jan 1, 2005 by Hoolia
	opening ourselves to love (Preview) Opening Ourselves To Love Allowing ourselves to receive love is one of the greatest challenges we face in recovery. Many of us have blocked ourselves from receiving love. We may have lived with people who used love to control us. They would be there for us, but at the high price of our freedom. Love was g...	elizabeth	0	933	Jan 1, 2005 by elizabeth
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