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sorbsauce


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April 5th 2016. Still looking for a home group.

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Chris M. here in Snohomish, WA (Basically just a bit North of Seattle)

Sober since February 24th, 2010
Thanks to the steps!

I actually came in the rooms and stayed in the rooms since 1994, but the problem was... I only stayed in the "rooms". The solution is in the book, not in the meeting, but the meeting hopefully will get you in front of someone with a book! God, it took me so long to learn that and finally get through the steps! Thanks God and AA!


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I've been clean since March 599th 2015



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First meeting was in the psych unit in MA where I spent ten days

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Welcome to MIP BruinBub ... Glad you're here ...



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Welcome to MIP MatildaMay ... ... ... glad you found us ...



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I have been clean and sober since 27 May 1999, I got Sober shortly after I retired from the Navy in Salinas, Ca


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Welcome to MIP Alice ... glad to have you here ...


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P.S.   Thank for your service ... 



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Good to see you post again Doll ... hope to see more of you here ...


Love ya and God Bless,
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This is my first post!biggrin

I got sober September 7th 2015 at the Dicipleship House in Pompano Beach, FL (Northern Broward County, just north of Ft. Lauderdale)...101 Club and Pompano Beach Group holla! I like the beach meetings (of course) in all the BB fellowships and the colloquial "no s***" group"

Though I attend open beginners meetings regularly to reach out to the newcomer, I prefer book studies and men's meetings.

It is true there is no shortage of newcomers fresh off the plane from Jersey and Philly, I also look forward to enlarging my spiritual life through this digital medium. The prospect of reaching out and learning anytime work is getting to my serenity has me pumped. The ability for me to experience strength and hope from different perspectives and family members I would't otherwise meet is truly revolutionary.

See you around the forums phamily!



-- Edited by Jaxtraw on Monday 20th of June 2016 01:21:06 AM

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Hidehi all. 3 months sober.  First time in 20 years done this under very stressful circumstances.  Check out my share- JohnS.



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Hi there. I'm new to these forums. My last drink was October 30th, 1985 in Sherman Oaks, California. I was 18 years old and already near my end. I've had a number of home groups over the years; in California, Dublin Ireland and in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Welcome to MIP Hamlett ... keep up your inspiring life for others to see and admire ... (I lived in Colorado for 4 years ... beautiful state)

Love ya man and God Bless,
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Thanks Pappy!

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Just got out of my first treatment center. My insurance ran out. My sobriety date is June 21st. I thank god for all the strength he has given me so far. Im still very very new to all of this. Will be attending my meetings regularly. I am scared but also know that I am strong and capable of continuing with my sobriety. I CAN DO THIS. Thank you for letting me post :)



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Hi REN1Love,

Please keep in mind, you only have top go through getting sober once!  That is if you remain strong and follow the suggestions!  I hope you will find a sponsor soon if you haven't already!  I was glad to see you post, it shows that you're serious.  This isn't rocket science, it's just not picking up a drink!  I would also suggest staying away from any and all other substances, you have probably learned that in the treatment center!  You have gotten the chance to learn to live a life that you will see is better than you could have imagined!

Good luck, I hope you have a great experience with what has saved many lives... me too!

Have a great night!

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Welcome to MIP ren1love, ... we're glad you're here ...

Keep in mind this works only with 'Total Honesty' and a strong desire to 'not drink' ... follow a few simple rules and go to meet'ns regularly, and you'll love life and help'n others ... ... ... ... it's amazing what happens to us when we 'cleanup our past' ... and change the way we think ...



Love ya and God Bless,
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Thank you Jack!!! I very much appreciate it everything you said.

One day at a time



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Seperated from alcohol on May 6th 2013.

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Welcome VisionZ! I'm looking forward to hearing how you did it!



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April 16, 2015 is my sobriety date in White Settlement, TX where I attended several meetings at the Glass House until I came back home to NY

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Welcome to MIP LL ... ... ... glad you're here ...



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The O4/25/2005 did it for me. The last part of 3rd step prayer helps me the most.

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Sobriety date is 10/25/1985. I got sober in Glendale, California and went to meetings in Glendale, La Cresenta, La Canada, Los Angeles, San Fernando, and now Long Beach, California.

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4/6/2015. San Antonio TX area. Serendipity is my home group. LAMBDA is my home away from home group. 



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Welcome to MIP Surge, ... glad you found us ...



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My Sobriety date is 10/20/2016....

 

I'm looking for another place to have the support a meeting gives me without having to go anywhere. I bought this amazing computer and I guess I should put it to good use. :D



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Welcome to MIP SS, ...

This is a great place to come for support, But,it will not replace go'n to daily meet'ns ... especially in the beginning of recovery ...



Love ya and God Bless,
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Today. Day one. November 19,  2016. I am ready to heal and grow. I am an alcoholic. I want to be a better mom, daughter, friend, servant of God. I need a sponsor.



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Welcome to MIP KK,

Follow this good decision up with action ... get to a meet'n as soon as you can ... start your new life on the right foot ...


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Woo hoo! Just celebrating 33 years of amazing sobriety! Got sober December 10 1983. It has been the most wonderful time of my life even with the problems that came along. But these things happen to the Normies...so why not us? It's called Life. We are so blessed to be allowed to experience it, when I would clearly have never survived had i kept drinking. All praise to our 12 Step Program!

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Hi...just celebrating 33 years of amazing sobriety through thick and thin. I got sober on the high seas while working the cruise ships! My first meeting was in Puerto Rico and that is where i found my sponsor at the dockside bar EL GRINGO LOCO. It proved that sobriety must not depend on outside circumstances...it must come from within us. Our surroundings or the people in them do not determine our sobriety. That said, the biggest detriment to staying sober is the old sandboxes, toys, and playmates. Eternal sobriety for all! Hugs, Miss VJ

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Welcome to MIP Neil ... Glad to have you here ...


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First AA meeting on March 23, 1992. Haven't picked up a drink since that life-changing day. Thanks to AA, I began a relationship with a God I did not know and did not believe in and seven years in, I came to Christ in a moment that was a hail of glory that changed absolutely everything. I will always be thankful for what Bill W called "spiritual kindergarten". AA led me to Spiritual College, and I will never be the same.⦠Thank God.

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Welcome to MIP ... PoG ... Glad to have you with us ...


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My sobriety date is Feb 14th, 2013. I was able to stop but I know a lot of great people in AA who will support me in making healthy choices. Glad to finally be on this path of my recovery!



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Welcome MGB ... glad to have you here ...


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I am so happy to hear about site and grateful. July 2, 2016 New here ty for the support just had surgery recuperating...

 

 

 

 



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Welcome Raquel, ... congrats on 6 months sober and your surgery recovery ...


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Got sober September 1, 1994, but didn't work the program from about my first anniversary to only recently. By the grace of God, I'm still sober, but insane thinking brought me back to the rooms. I'm grateful to the program and members of Alcoholics Anonymous. 



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Welcome Howard, ...

The important issue here is that we come to recognize insanity when it makes itself known ... then take the 'action' necessary to keep it at bay ...



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Sobriety date January 11, 2014!!!



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Carolyn, welcome. Well done.


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Name is Bernie. D.O.S. is November 30, 1997. At that time my home group was the Downtown Dartmouth Group (Dartmouth NS Canada). Currently, I belong to two groups - Sunrise Group and Serenity Corner Group.

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May 21st, 2015. I do not have any tattoos but I think Im going to get one that says "Last call May 21, 2015" I love the idea!

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Welcome to this forum, Mel and cksem.

We're glad you're staying sober ODAT...

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My AA sobriety date is 13th October 1995 finally got the message in Scarborough uk.l was lucky I read the book it told me I need never drink again it was the truth!



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Maxwell wrote:

My AA sobriety date is 13th October 1995 finally got the message in Scarborough uk.l was lucky I read the book it told me I need never drink again it was the truth!

 I am what I think not what I think I am



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Congratulations! Mine is February 24, 2007, 10 years for me!! 



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I got sober in San Bernardino, CA. The first time for a year, the second time for eight months. My current sobriety date is July 8, 2002. I'm so great full that the same sponsor took me back each time and my home group welcomed me back each time as well. It was and still is so humbling to admit I have a problem and hang around with people who have the solution!!

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JULY 2, 2015  aww



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Intensive care it took me to get clean

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29 October 2016 . Got clean from then never been a aa meeting or no what to expect thanks

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Hi, my name is Joseph and I'm an alcoholic. My sobriety birthday is August 31st, 2014. Posting this to thank the good Lord for the peace He's given me. At one point and time, before I became sober, I had been out of work for about eight months, and remember wondering if there was someone out there on an a message board or an online post who would console me into believing that things would get better or that I could. A string of circumstances had compounded and was just emptily low. Later on, and shortly before getting sober, I was a binge drinker, and found an AA recording on YouTube ( "Kip C giving a powerful talk") and started listening to that between binges. After going to a few AA meetings in person, I traveled home to NC to visit family and had what I suppose would be called a moment of clarity. On the night of August 31st, 2014, under heavy temptation, I hit my knees and ask God for help, and it felt like steps just dropping to my knees. By His goodness only, I haven't drank since. The glory is 100% His, and zero percent mine, and I praise Him for hearing my repeated prayers (even those I said when I often had a hangover or just terrible anxiety) and thank Him for His mercy. Pray He'll do the same for you.

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Glad to have you with us Joseph, ... Miracles happen in AA we are the proof ...


Love ya man and God Bless,
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My name is Stacey 

My sober birthday is 13 July 2011 

 

My home Group is in Essex in England Uk



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Welcome to MIP Jeany, ... Glad you joined us ...


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Hi My name is Jackie and I am ALCOHOLIC!

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Greetings to Stacey and Jaçkie. Welcome aboard!

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Welcome, Jackie & Stacey, one and all!

Tom

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Welcome Aquinas, ... glad you found us ...

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Hello. November 20 2016. Very happy to be here.

 



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Welcome florencio, ... ... ... Glad to have you with us ...


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Hello everyone.....my first time here


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Welcome to MIP Stella65, ... glad you're with us ...

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Greetings, Stella. And welcome.

How are ya doing?


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day 1 today. been trying to get sober for years. frustrated



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Day 1 is so important, JRR. Glad you have started.

Many people are here who are like you. Same experiences, same frustrations.

We're all trying to be sober one day at a time.

You can do that, too.

Welcome to the forum. Tell us how you're doing now.



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Welcome to MIP JRR, ... glad you took the first step ... and that is to seek help ...

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Hiya BillT1. Welcome. You've got an anniversary coming up soon.

Congrats.

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Hey Bill, ... Welcome ... and congrats on your upcoming '3 year' mark ... hang on ...


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12/30/2017 One day down. Feeling scared and hopeful. 



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Welcome Hopeful, ... To feel more hopeful and less scared, find an AA meeting nearby ... go, and you'll find all the support you'll need ...

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We're rooting for you Hopeful.

Let us know How we can help....


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Congrats Db ... thanks for proving it works if you work it ...


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Last Drink: 1/18/16

Sobriety Birthday: 1/17/17

Treatment: MPI - Oakland, CA
Outpatient: Ohlhoff House - SF

Home Groups:

  • Too Early - San Francisco, CA
  • Thumpers - Redwood City, CA
  • Dr. Bob's Nightmare - Oakland, CA
  • Chips and Cake - Piedmont, CA

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  • Web Administrator for Adventure Group: http://tiny.cc/agaa
  • Coffee Maker for High Noon at Rockridge Fellowship - Oakland, CA
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Welcome to MIP sdb, ... and congrats on your upcoming 2nd BD ... stay strong ...


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Welcome, sdb!

You are working hard...

Good for you.

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12/19/1983 at Five points so group, Birmingham,Alabama. At the J.A.F.I. club house.

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30 days 1/20/18 and feeling grateful and positive

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Congrats on 30 days, MS.

Keep up the good work.

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Yes, there was a time I thought 30 days was impossible, I just kept do'n the 'one day at a time' thingy then boom, a year or two had pasted ... Good job MS ...


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Thank you for having this here and being here!

2 sober dates I recognize: 

November 13, 2016, Inpatient Rehab in Kirkland WA. I lasted 37 days as an addict and although given the tools and opportunity to begin a life of sobriety i made the choice to surrender to my addictions again and relapsed for a long time, stubborn and learning the hard way, very hard way. For me it turns out I could learn no other way, and I accept that. But I know now the only true acceptance that will work with any kind of hope to move forward is page 417, from any substance or addiction keeping control of me and the situations and dead ends they seem to almost certainly guarantee as a result.

July 16, 2018 D.O.S. is the day i could finally accept both truths to move forward, all based on the wisdom of acceptance on p.417. the difference is, I know there is nothing positive I can take from choosing to surrender to addiction anymore where there once had been, and there was. I laid painful burdens down I may never have otherwise so painful to others and myself I may never have other than to medicate myself enough to allow me to, and this was vital to move forward, to me.

I still see the positive in negative, and choose to believe that, right or wrong, I needed to travel this unfortunate path to see things clearly. I dont advise it. That my treacherous path was also a wisdom gained from true acceptance is no excuse, but the fact that im here today, sober, accepting that 'nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in Gods world by mistake' is the only and best positive understanding and acceptance I try to take forward, one day at a time.

If there was any good left on that path left to help move me forward I would be able to continue to fool myself over and over again. The truth is visible now, after saying it many time once I lay those horrid burdens I kept for so long down. And that truth is in the amends I tried to make with those burdens. You dont lay them down to feel better, only to free yourself from them and move forward. And if you truly seek to honor those with the amends you make, you must endure the pain and damage you've created, SOBER, and accept that same intensity of pain, SOBER, to truly free yourself from them. 

July 16 I reached that branch of the path. Knowing full well and accepting what may come, I cause more pain by not accepting sobriety as a way to live, as much as endure any pain to come as a result of my choices.

My beliefs, as I accept them.

Thank you A.A. for being here, and Blessings to all. 

 



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