Has a few stars in it.. but i dont think they were famous when they made it.. cant rem half their names.. will edit when i its finished and i can check..
Cheap film.. But bout people in AA.. sharing their probs.;..
Iv never been to a meeting.. how true to life, for your experiences is this film .. .. Well.. how true is it to meetings you've experienced in real life?. etc etc..?
Yes, saw the film twice on tv last year, when I saw it was going to be on the second time, I wanted to watch it too.
And in my opinion, it was the fact that is was "very close with the message of AA" Good Film.
Good to see you. Another film that is good on the subject is "When A man Loves a Woman", a more recent film, and the Parts in the film that have to do with AA, are 100% true to the Program. Maybe a little closer to "Bulls eye" than the first one. Watch that one if you can.
Of course this is just my little opinion here.
I think if you actually went to a Meeting you would be able to capture the "feel" of the meetings, I feel certain you would enjoy. Fear comes up I know but just walk thru the fear and into the rooms. Try it, it has worked for everyone on this Board, I do not believe that anyone ever walks into the rooms without feeling "scared to death", but that fear leaves. Promise.
You would discover that we are all pretty much the same. They say there are only about 14 stories in all the rooms, and I believe that is true, so if you listened, you would probably hear your story, from another. I Pray you will give this AA Recovery a chance. We all do.
i actualy bought this dvd ages ago. like early last year i guess.. .. it cost like £1.99 or something.. so. i guess bout $2.50-$3... ..
didnt know how true to life it was.. loads of stars in it.. but only name i can rem at mo is Ally MacBeal.... guy who played Billy Wiz in The Green Mile
NO im not sober tonight btw....ffs.. but well i am doing better than i was.. i finished my last drink tonight along time before the offi closed.. but i didnt go for more drink.. same last night sept i got an ealier night.. and tody wasnt too bad actualy.. i got up early.. well had something i needed to do this morning so got up to do that,.. still had time, could have gone back to bed but got up and had a shower and shave.. then went to work.. felt pretty good for doing that.. cos it was by choice.. as opposed to gettin up and going to work simply cos i have too..
And like i said..well didnt wake up 100%.. but .. didnt wake up f**k*d like i often too.. and i cant tell you how great that feels!..
Saturday was awful.. I did have stomach bug.. woke up yesterday with diarrhea.. at like 04:30.. was in and out of loo every five mins.. beter by time i got to work.. kinda.. Apparently a few people had it this weekend...... But im ok today.. thank f**k.. was abit concerned at time that it was cos of drink..
Either way it was nasty.. but im ok now.. that wise...
Watching this film does make me want to go to a meetin and make some new friends.. some people who know what its like..
i duno.. i hav had a drink and im really tired.. gona go to bed in a minute..
I haven't seen the film. But I do know people will know what your feeling at a meeting just try one. You can go even if you had a couple. Don't worry **just try it.
The first time I went, in town, I just went quietly in and sat in the back to watch. I did that a couple of times to the various meetings I went to,,, AA, alanon, ACoA... till I got the hang of how it goes. Like the order of the meeting, and when people talk, and what they talk about and stuff. Then I was about the 4th meeting before I decided whether I wanted to continue that particular group or not. And that's what they kind of recommend.. find a couple of groups and go a few times to see what it's like. Not all are the same, really,, there are kind of different personalities at each one. One of ours has mostly mandated people, and another mostly working people, another one more old-timers and another one more beginners. At one I find a bunch of people out front smoking, and at another one I find carrots and dip for the refreshment. But it is true that throughout,, there is the same program and basic structure, and similar progressions of the disease. Some people find that they are comfortable when they travel anywhere, finding and attending a local meeting.
I think you are doing pretty well, considering , Rob. You were getting withdrawal symptoms, and were kind of on the fence, though you wanted to improve your situation. You did and are doing some testing and exploring. And you are kind of weaning yourself off, by cutting down and down. And you are finding some improvement,, and it looks like enough to want to continue to improve. Thank God. Day by day, step by step you are making some progress.
keep coming,
amanda
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Rob you are tired all the time because you drink. I hope too one day you'll make it to a meeting. I love the fellowship because I fit in with the other misfits. I'm just one memeber umong millions and if feels pretty darn good to have other members looking out for me. Once in a while you might get a cranky person,but most of the time people are caring like here on the board. It's so darn funny,your thinking about going to AA,but Rob you have already sort of been to AA with the fokes here. Got to go the rest of the way now Rob because your drinking will never be fun again. A Head full of AA and a belly full of drink just do not mix.
Well this week i have been drinking but i havent yet gone ott.. The other night after i posted on here bout this film i actualy stayed up and watched it again.. not drinking..
I might go to a meeting tomorrow night.. The one that is on tonight is, as far as i can tell on map, pretty much opposite where woman i work with lives and im not risking her seeing me going there.. Shes the sort of person thats like.. Well its their choice to drink all theyve gota do is pull themselves together and not drink.. and NO sympathy.. Shes actualy a really nice person in many ways.. but doesnt seem to choose to be very understanding, wouuld prefer to indulge in feeling her initial emotions rather than try to understand peoples reasons..
