I know this is a 12 step alcoholism site. I apologize for having redirected some posting to my smoking addiction that I am battling with right now. I am miserable and in tears over this addiction too.
It is hard not to share what is going on in a lot of aspects of my life; they are so intertwined... Perhaps I will seek such advice from friends here through Private Messaging, as it switches the 'gears' of this site a bit too much away from alcoholism.
I wholeheartedly understand that this is a site for those with the desire to stop drinking.
We all occasionally share info on other topics here. I have as well. It keeps the human touch here, that we alkies all seem to really need.
But as Phil has said, we also have to keep our main focus on our intent for being here. Funny thing is, I have talked to a few alcoholics who tied their drinking to their smoking, and vice-versa, (couldn't have a cigarette in one hand without thinking of having a beer in the other, or the other way around).
It's great that there are other sites out there to help folks with the issue of smoking cessation, and thanks to Perry for mentioning them. And so now, I can get back to...."Hi, I'm Dan, and I'm an alcoholic"....
Please, please, tell me we're not gonna ' nit pick' over this. I see it this way, if I'm an alcoholic, trying to stay sober one day at a time with the help of AA, then ANY problem I may encounter is acceptable to talk about or ask for help! Isnt' that the purpose? " my life was unmanagable"......Since Anything can threaten my sobriety at any moment! My job, my kid, a spouse, smoking, whatever. If it causes me difficulty in some way, it could possible threaten my sobriety.... I realize we don't want to go off on a tangent and lose 'singleness of purpose' but this is life and ALL aspects of it could possibly affect someone's recovery at any given time.....Just my Humble Opinion.....
-- Edited by Doll at 10:31, 2006-07-30
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Well, I guess I have strong feelings about this, we are all Alcholics - drunks that do not want to pick up a drink - today. And if something is really bothering us, getting to us, then I feel it is related to the Disease, it is an ISM, for sure.
When I started on MIP, in December, I had just lost a Beloved Pet. And some of my Posts were about the horrific Grief I was feeling. I knew clearly that this was not a Pet Loss Board, but expressing, as a Recovering Alcoholic, my own trials in this Grief Process.
My take you always stay on Track, in our Singleness of Purpose, but if you need to vent, as a Recovery Alcohol, that just a few weeks ago, was struggling with the Demons of Picking up, then I would say 'Whatsoever you need to write about, write, vent, do what you need to do to keep those others thoughts from returning. Just my little opinion.
I went on that site too, but could not get into the Forum, and I will go back, when I get a plan of Action together.
when someone sends you an unwanted e-mail... right-click on subject, and click "mark as SPAM". You shouldn't get anymore emails after that!!
Thanks guys and gals. Not picking myself apart, just wanted to 'own' and acknowledge that my primary purpose here is to stay sober one day at a time... that's all, ... just wanted to clarify...
This AA message board is just that, a message board for members of AA to utilize. A place where we can share and exchange our "other" recovery related resources with one another, tell a joke, hear a heart, create a smile, inspire a hope, diminish a fear, write a peom, share an article, inspire a desire, etc. If it benefits two people, a car might be sold and bought here, a room might be rented, a job might be obtained through this resource... While as AA members our Primary Purpose is to remain sober and help other alcoholics achive sobriety, it does not become our sole purpose or function, surely not on a message board in cyber space.
Sharing an outside resource and promoting it under the disquise of AA is two different things. One will be allowed without any problem, the other will be removed.
